# Iron or non-alloy steel (HS4 7210) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Iron or non-alloy steel at HS4 7210, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The iron or non-alloy steel subsector recorded $59.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with +3.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $59.3B |
| Latest annual change | +3.1% |
| Active exporters | 159 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 11 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $13.4B | 2,853 | 11 |
| 1996 | $12.9B | 2,926 | 11 |
| 1997 | $13.0B | 2,930 | 11 |
| 1998 | $13.3B | 3,188 | 11 |
| 1999 | $15.1B | 3,640 | 11 |
| 2000 | $17.0B | 3,769 | 11 |
| 2001 | $15.4B | 3,880 | 11 |
| 2002 | $17.0B | 3,963 | 11 |
| 2003 | $21.6B | 4,015 | 11 |
| 2004 | $28.4B | 4,145 | 11 |
| 2005 | $31.2B | 4,292 | 11 |
| 2006 | $36.6B | 4,401 | 11 |
| 2007 | $44.7B | 4,493 | 11 |
| 2008 | $51.7B | 4,476 | 11 |
| 2009 | $33.8B | 4,480 | 11 |
| 2010 | $45.6B | 4,458 | 11 |
| 2011 | $53.8B | 4,506 | 11 |
| 2012 | $49.8B | 4,481 | 11 |
| 2013 | $49.1B | 4,450 | 11 |
| 2014 | $50.9B | 4,637 | 11 |
| 2015 | $42.7B | 4,513 | 11 |
| 2016 | $40.6B | 4,553 | 11 |
| 2017 | $48.9B | 4,666 | 11 |
| 2018 | $52.4B | 4,718 | 11 |
| 2019 | $47.8B | 4,735 | 11 |
| 2020 | $42.5B | 4,644 | 11 |
| 2021 | $70.9B | 4,596 | 11 |
| 2022 | $70.6B | 4,547 | 11 |
| 2023 | $58.3B | 4,491 | 11 |
| 2024 | $59.3B | 4,371 | 11 |

## Leading corridors

- China to Thailand: $1.4B; growth -7.9%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $1.3B; growth -9.3%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.2B; growth +0.5%.
- China to Brazil: $1.1B; growth -2.6%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $928.5M; growth +13.4%.
- Germany to Poland: $859.2M; growth +4.4%.
- China to Philippines: $856.0M; growth -9.5%.
- Republic of Korea to Japan: $837.0M; growth +13.5%.
- Austria to Germany: $820.5M; growth +19.2%.
- Republic of Korea to Mexico: $787.3M; growth -4.8%.

## HS6 products

- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with tin, thickness of 0.5mm or more (HS6 721011)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with tin, thickness of less than 0.5mm (HS6 721012)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with lead, including terne-plate (HS6 721020)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, electrolytically plated or coated with zinc (HS6 721030)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, less than 3mm thick with minimum yield point 275MPa or 3mm or more thick with minimum yield point of 355MPa, electrolytically coated with zinc (HS6 721031)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.s. in item no. 7210.31, electrolytically plated or coated with zinc (HS6 721039)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, corrugated, plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) (HS6 721041)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) (HS6 721049)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with chromium oxides or with chromium and chromium oxides (HS6 721050)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium (HS6 721060)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys (HS6 721061)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium, other than plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys (HS6 721069)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics (HS6 721070)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with materials n.e.c. in heading no. 7210 (HS6 721090)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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