# Steel, stainless (HS4 7220) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Steel, stainless at HS4 7220, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The steel, stainless subsector recorded $5.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with -8.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $5.0B |
| Latest annual change | -8.5% |
| Active exporters | 124 |
| Active importers | 192 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.1B | 1,640 | 4 |
| 1996 | $1.9B | 1,669 | 4 |
| 1997 | $1.9B | 1,648 | 4 |
| 1998 | $1.9B | 1,663 | 4 |
| 1999 | $1.8B | 1,869 | 4 |
| 2000 | $2.2B | 2,062 | 4 |
| 2001 | $1.9B | 2,207 | 4 |
| 2002 | $2.0B | 2,250 | 4 |
| 2003 | $2.5B | 2,315 | 4 |
| 2004 | $3.5B | 2,419 | 4 |
| 2005 | $3.9B | 2,587 | 4 |
| 2006 | $4.6B | 2,603 | 4 |
| 2007 | $6.5B | 2,683 | 4 |
| 2008 | $5.8B | 2,744 | 4 |
| 2009 | $3.5B | 2,741 | 4 |
| 2010 | $4.7B | 2,763 | 4 |
| 2011 | $5.3B | 2,925 | 4 |
| 2012 | $4.6B | 2,991 | 4 |
| 2013 | $4.4B | 2,984 | 4 |
| 2014 | $4.7B | 3,161 | 4 |
| 2015 | $4.1B | 3,303 | 4 |
| 2016 | $4.0B | 3,221 | 4 |
| 2017 | $4.7B | 3,303 | 4 |
| 2018 | $5.2B | 3,399 | 4 |
| 2019 | $4.6B | 3,363 | 4 |
| 2020 | $4.2B | 3,245 | 4 |
| 2021 | $6.2B | 3,269 | 4 |
| 2022 | $7.1B | 3,322 | 4 |
| 2023 | $5.6B | 3,358 | 4 |
| 2024 | $5.0B | 3,343 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- Italy to Germany: $157.6M; growth -5.3%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $140.9M; growth +1.2%.
- France to Germany: $120.8M; growth -6.7%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Italy: $95.9M; growth +34.9%.
- Japan to China: $87.3M; growth -14.3%.
- Belgium to Germany: $85.4M; growth -3.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $83.1M; growth -4.6%.
- Germany to Poland: $79.8M; growth -1.9%.
- Germany to Austria: $75.6M; growth -13.8%.
- China to Turkey: $70.6M; growth -2.5%.

## HS6 products

- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more (HS6 722011)
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 4.75mm (HS6 722012)
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, cold-rolled (HS6 722020)
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, n.e.c. in heading no 7220 (HS6 722090)

## 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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