# Steel, stainless (HS4 7219) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Steel, stainless at HS4 7219, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The steel, stainless subsector recorded $32.7B in reported global trade in 2024, with -5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $32.7B |
| Latest annual change | -5% |
| Active exporters | 139 |
| Active importers | 198 |
| Active HS6 products | 14 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $9.9B | 2,150 | 14 |
| 1996 | $8.7B | 2,190 | 14 |
| 1997 | $8.4B | 2,158 | 14 |
| 1998 | $7.8B | 2,183 | 14 |
| 1999 | $9.0B | 2,425 | 14 |
| 2000 | $11.7B | 2,637 | 14 |
| 2001 | $9.9B | 2,803 | 14 |
| 2002 | $11.6B | 2,777 | 14 |
| 2003 | $15.4B | 2,813 | 14 |
| 2004 | $22.4B | 2,954 | 14 |
| 2005 | $23.8B | 3,130 | 14 |
| 2006 | $32.1B | 3,246 | 14 |
| 2007 | $40.7B | 3,339 | 14 |
| 2008 | $35.0B | 3,373 | 14 |
| 2009 | $18.9B | 3,432 | 14 |
| 2010 | $28.0B | 3,364 | 14 |
| 2011 | $34.1B | 3,471 | 14 |
| 2012 | $29.0B | 3,533 | 14 |
| 2013 | $27.9B | 3,505 | 14 |
| 2014 | $31.1B | 3,599 | 14 |
| 2015 | $26.1B | 3,735 | 14 |
| 2016 | $23.8B | 3,684 | 14 |
| 2017 | $29.0B | 3,721 | 14 |
| 2018 | $32.4B | 3,808 | 14 |
| 2019 | $29.1B | 3,844 | 14 |
| 2020 | $25.0B | 3,655 | 14 |
| 2021 | $39.7B | 3,649 | 14 |
| 2022 | $46.4B | 3,672 | 14 |
| 2023 | $34.5B | 3,725 | 14 |
| 2024 | $32.7B | 3,773 | 14 |

## Leading corridors

- Indonesia to China: $1.7B; growth -8%.
- Indonesia to Taiwan: $1.4B; growth -8.6%.
- Belgium to France: $1.1B; growth -7.8%.
- Indonesia to Viet Nam: $1.0B; growth +26.7%.
- Finland to Netherlands: $897.8M; growth -10.7%.
- Finland to Germany: $885.8M; growth -9%.
- Belgium to Germany: $725.4M; growth -1.3%.
- Italy to Germany: $643.5M; growth -8.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $602.7M; growth +6.8%.
- China to Russia: $540.0M; growth +1.3%.

## HS6 products

- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils, of a thickness exceeding 10mm (HS6 721911)
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm (HS6 721912)
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm (HS6 721913)
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils, of a thickness of less than 3mm (HS6 721914)
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, (not in coils), of a thickness exceeding 10mm (HS6 721921)
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, (not in coils), of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm (HS6 721922)
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, (not in coils), of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm (HS6 721923)
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, (not in coils), of a thickness of less than 3mm (HS6 721924)
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled or cold-reduced, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more (HS6 721931)
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm (HS6 721932)
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm (HS6 721933)
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm (HS6 721934)
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mm (HS6 721935)
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.s. in heading no. 7219 (HS6 721990)

## 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/)
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