# Steel, stainless (HS4 7222) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Steel, stainless at HS4 7222, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The steel, stainless subsector recorded $7.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with -8.9% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $7.1B |
| Latest annual change | -8.9% |
| Active exporters | 143 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.1B | 2,014 | 5 |
| 1996 | $1.9B | 2,051 | 5 |
| 1997 | $1.9B | 2,102 | 5 |
| 1998 | $1.8B | 2,129 | 5 |
| 1999 | $1.7B | 2,443 | 5 |
| 2000 | $2.2B | 2,675 | 5 |
| 2001 | $2.1B | 2,739 | 5 |
| 2002 | $2.0B | 2,820 | 5 |
| 2003 | $2.4B | 2,891 | 5 |
| 2004 | $3.5B | 3,041 | 5 |
| 2005 | $4.3B | 3,162 | 5 |
| 2006 | $5.4B | 3,281 | 5 |
| 2007 | $8.2B | 3,448 | 5 |
| 2008 | $7.9B | 3,451 | 5 |
| 2009 | $4.1B | 3,542 | 5 |
| 2010 | $5.8B | 3,588 | 5 |
| 2011 | $7.6B | 3,636 | 5 |
| 2012 | $6.7B | 3,801 | 5 |
| 2013 | $6.1B | 3,941 | 5 |
| 2014 | $6.4B | 4,032 | 5 |
| 2015 | $5.3B | 4,018 | 5 |
| 2016 | $4.6B | 3,945 | 5 |
| 2017 | $5.4B | 4,051 | 5 |
| 2018 | $6.4B | 4,109 | 5 |
| 2019 | $6.0B | 4,157 | 5 |
| 2020 | $5.2B | 3,998 | 5 |
| 2021 | $7.0B | 3,980 | 5 |
| 2022 | $8.6B | 4,156 | 5 |
| 2023 | $7.9B | 4,216 | 5 |
| 2024 | $7.1B | 4,207 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- Italy to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $246.5M; growth +14.6%.
- Italy to Germany: $222.3M; growth -12%.
- Spain to Germany: $155.3M; growth -9.3%.
- India to Germany: $147.5M; growth +10.2%.
- France to Germany: $107.6M; growth -3.1%.
- Austria to Germany: $99.7M; growth +18.9%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $97.9M; growth +18.6%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $97.4M; growth +17.7%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China: $95.4M; growth +11.6%.
- India to Turkey: $84.1M; growth -8.2%.

## HS6 products

- Steel, stainless: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded (HS6 722210)
- Steel, stainless: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of circular cross-section (HS6 722211)
- Steel, stainless: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, other than of circular cross-section (HS6 722219)
- Steel, stainless: bars and rods, cold-formed or cold-finished (HS6 722220)
- Steel, stainless: bars and rods, n.e.s. in heading no. 7222 (HS6 722230)
- Steel, stainless: angles, shapes and sections (HS6 722240)

## 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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