# Steel, alloy (HS4 7225) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Steel, alloy at HS4 7225, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The steel, alloy subsector recorded $33.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with -5.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $33.8B |
| Latest annual change | -5.7% |
| Active exporters | 121 |
| Active importers | 194 |
| Active HS6 products | 8 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $4.0B | 1,481 | 8 |
| 1996 | $3.8B | 1,509 | 8 |
| 1997 | $4.1B | 1,577 | 8 |
| 1998 | $4.6B | 1,624 | 8 |
| 1999 | $4.4B | 1,765 | 8 |
| 2000 | $5.1B | 1,865 | 8 |
| 2001 | $4.8B | 1,932 | 8 |
| 2002 | $5.5B | 1,964 | 8 |
| 2003 | $7.6B | 2,081 | 8 |
| 2004 | $10.3B | 2,202 | 8 |
| 2005 | $13.0B | 2,364 | 8 |
| 2006 | $15.7B | 2,367 | 8 |
| 2007 | $20.9B | 2,456 | 8 |
| 2008 | $26.8B | 2,491 | 8 |
| 2009 | $17.8B | 2,526 | 8 |
| 2010 | $21.7B | 2,596 | 8 |
| 2011 | $29.0B | 2,668 | 8 |
| 2012 | $26.5B | 2,578 | 8 |
| 2013 | $23.6B | 2,599 | 8 |
| 2014 | $29.7B | 2,730 | 8 |
| 2015 | $28.1B | 2,764 | 8 |
| 2016 | $26.3B | 2,809 | 8 |
| 2017 | $31.1B | 2,863 | 8 |
| 2018 | $34.0B | 2,948 | 8 |
| 2019 | $29.8B | 2,928 | 8 |
| 2020 | $23.4B | 2,840 | 8 |
| 2021 | $37.6B | 2,855 | 8 |
| 2022 | $39.2B | 2,889 | 8 |
| 2023 | $35.8B | 2,812 | 8 |
| 2024 | $33.8B | 2,829 | 8 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $1.5B; growth +14%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $798.3M; growth +0.9%.
- Japan to Thailand: $748.0M; growth -14.8%.
- Japan to Mexico: $729.2M; growth +5.7%.
- Japan to China: $725.9M; growth -11.3%.
- Austria to Germany: $605.8M; growth +4.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $551.9M; growth +1.2%.
- China to Indonesia: $480.6M; growth -5.6%.
- Japan to Indonesia: $474.9M; growth +5.5%.
- Belgium to Germany: $419.0M; growth -4.4%.

## HS6 products

- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel (HS6 722510)
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented (HS6 722511)
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, (other than grain-oriented) (HS6 722519)
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of high speed steel (HS6 722520)
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils (HS6 722530)
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not in coils (HS6 722540)
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (HS6 722550)
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.s. in heading no. 7225 (HS6 722590)
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.s. in heading no. 7225, electrolytically plated or coated with zinc (HS6 722591)
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.s. in heading no. 7225, plated or coated with zinc (other than electrolytically) (HS6 722592)
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.s. in heading no. 7225, (other than plated or coated with zinc) (HS6 722599)

## 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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