# Iron or non-alloy steel (HS4 7211) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Iron or non-alloy steel at HS4 7211, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The iron or non-alloy steel subsector recorded $4.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with -11.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $4.8B |
| Latest annual change | -11.5% |
| Active exporters | 134 |
| Active importers | 197 |
| Active HS6 products | 6 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.8B | 2,052 | 6 |
| 1996 | $2.4B | 2,074 | 6 |
| 1997 | $2.2B | 2,103 | 6 |
| 1998 | $2.3B | 2,032 | 6 |
| 1999 | $2.3B | 2,328 | 6 |
| 2000 | $2.5B | 2,469 | 6 |
| 2001 | $2.5B | 2,510 | 6 |
| 2002 | $2.5B | 2,546 | 6 |
| 2003 | $3.1B | 2,524 | 6 |
| 2004 | $4.3B | 2,653 | 6 |
| 2005 | $5.1B | 2,797 | 6 |
| 2006 | $5.4B | 2,839 | 6 |
| 2007 | $6.7B | 2,863 | 6 |
| 2008 | $6.8B | 2,903 | 6 |
| 2009 | $3.8B | 2,923 | 6 |
| 2010 | $5.1B | 2,951 | 6 |
| 2011 | $5.8B | 2,913 | 6 |
| 2012 | $4.9B | 2,946 | 6 |
| 2013 | $4.8B | 2,911 | 6 |
| 2014 | $4.9B | 3,003 | 6 |
| 2015 | $3.9B | 2,943 | 6 |
| 2016 | $3.8B | 2,912 | 6 |
| 2017 | $4.7B | 2,956 | 6 |
| 2018 | $5.2B | 3,064 | 6 |
| 2019 | $4.2B | 2,978 | 6 |
| 2020 | $3.6B | 2,794 | 6 |
| 2021 | $6.0B | 2,962 | 6 |
| 2022 | $6.4B | 2,936 | 6 |
| 2023 | $5.3B | 2,918 | 6 |
| 2024 | $4.8B | 2,939 | 6 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $226.2M; growth -2.6%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $207.7M; growth -2.6%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $171.7M; growth -5.4%.
- Germany to Czechia: $165.6M; growth +9.2%.
- Germany to Poland: $136.6M; growth +5.8%.
- Germany to France: $131.8M; growth -8.7%.
- Italy to Germany: $118.5M; growth -6.2%.
- Germany to Austria: $114.4M; growth -13.1%.
- Hungary to Austria: $104.8M; growth -4.4%.
- Austria to Germany: $94.1M; growth -6.8%.

## HS6 products

- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, hot-rolled, width exceeding 150mm, 4mm or more thick, minimum yield point of 355MPa, not in coils and without patterns in relief (HS6 721111)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, hot-rolled, 4.75mm or more thick, minimum yield point of 355MPa, width less than 600mm (HS6 721112)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, hot-rolled, rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width more than 150mm but less than 600mm, 4mm thick or more, not in coils, without patterns in relief (HS6 721113)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, 4.75mm thick or more, excluding those of item no. 7211.13 (HS6 721114)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, less than 4.75mm thick, excluding those of item no. 7211.13 (HS6 721119)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, hot-rolled, 4mm or more thick, width over 150mm but less than 600mm, not in coils and without patterns in relief (HS6 721121)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, hot-rolled, 4.75mm or more thick, width less than 600mm (HS6 721122)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, cold-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon (HS6 721123)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, cold-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon (HS6 721129)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, cold-rolled, width less than 600mm, less than 3mm thick with minimum yield point of 275MPa or 3mm or more thick with minimum yield point of 355MPa (HS6 721130)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, cold-rolled, width less than 600mm, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon (HS6 721141)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, cold-rolled, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon, width less than 600mm (HS6 721149)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, n.e.c. in heading no. 7211, width less than 600mm (HS6 721190)

## 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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