# Iron or non-alloy steel (HS4 7213) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Iron or non-alloy steel at HS4 7213, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The iron or non-alloy steel subsector recorded $13.2B in reported global trade in 2024, with -5.8% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $13.2B |
| Latest annual change | -5.8% |
| Active exporters | 132 |
| Active importers | 197 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $5.2B | 1,865 | 4 |
| 1996 | $4.8B | 1,820 | 4 |
| 1997 | $4.7B | 1,881 | 4 |
| 1998 | $4.1B | 1,824 | 4 |
| 1999 | $4.1B | 1,985 | 4 |
| 2000 | $4.6B | 2,099 | 4 |
| 2001 | $4.4B | 2,088 | 4 |
| 2002 | $5.1B | 2,007 | 4 |
| 2003 | $6.0B | 2,111 | 4 |
| 2004 | $9.9B | 2,223 | 4 |
| 2005 | $10.1B | 2,264 | 4 |
| 2006 | $11.7B | 2,234 | 4 |
| 2007 | $13.6B | 2,202 | 4 |
| 2008 | $16.3B | 2,384 | 4 |
| 2009 | $8.8B | 2,418 | 4 |
| 2010 | $12.3B | 2,359 | 4 |
| 2011 | $15.5B | 2,422 | 4 |
| 2012 | $13.9B | 2,374 | 4 |
| 2013 | $12.8B | 2,377 | 4 |
| 2014 | $12.5B | 2,279 | 4 |
| 2015 | $9.6B | 2,448 | 4 |
| 2016 | $9.0B | 2,292 | 4 |
| 2017 | $10.5B | 2,279 | 4 |
| 2018 | $13.4B | 2,403 | 4 |
| 2019 | $11.6B | 2,274 | 4 |
| 2020 | $10.3B | 2,221 | 4 |
| 2021 | $18.1B | 2,346 | 4 |
| 2022 | $18.3B | 2,315 | 4 |
| 2023 | $13.6B | 2,347 | 4 |
| 2024 | $13.2B | 2,266 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $342.7M; growth +6%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $300.3M; growth +25.4%.
- Malaysia to Thailand: $212.9M; growth +11.2%.
- Germany to Netherlands: $187.2M; growth +11.2%.
- Germany to France: $174.3M; growth -8.3%.
- China to Philippines: $170.6M; growth +134.4%.
- United Arab Emirates to Israel: $165.3M; growth +120.4%.
- Turkey to Romania: $164.7M; growth +46.7%.
- Germany to Poland: $147.8M; growth -9.8%.
- Portugal to Spain: $146.8M; growth +1.4%.

## HS6 products

- Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process (HS6 721310)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of free-cutting steel (HS6 721320)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter (HS6 721331)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, not of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter (HS6 721339)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing by weight 0.25% or more but less than 0.6% of carbon, of circular cross-section less than 14mm in diameter (HS6 721341)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing by weight 0.25% or more but less than 0.6% of carbon, other than circular cross-section less than 14mm in diameter (HS6 721349)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing by weight 0.6% or more of carbon (HS6 721350)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.s. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter (HS6 721391)
- Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring 14mm or more in diameter (HS6 721399)

## 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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