# Steel, alloy (HS4 7226) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Steel, alloy at HS4 7226, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The steel, alloy subsector recorded $4.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with -12.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $4.3B |
| Latest annual change | -12.1% |
| Active exporters | 114 |
| Active importers | 188 |
| Active HS6 products | 6 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.5B | 1,464 | 6 |
| 1996 | $1.3B | 1,481 | 6 |
| 1997 | $1.3B | 1,586 | 6 |
| 1998 | $1.4B | 1,517 | 6 |
| 1999 | $1.4B | 1,695 | 6 |
| 2000 | $1.6B | 1,834 | 6 |
| 2001 | $1.5B | 1,855 | 6 |
| 2002 | $1.5B | 1,898 | 6 |
| 2003 | $1.8B | 1,921 | 6 |
| 2004 | $2.4B | 2,045 | 6 |
| 2005 | $2.8B | 2,100 | 6 |
| 2006 | $3.2B | 2,200 | 6 |
| 2007 | $4.0B | 2,261 | 6 |
| 2008 | $4.5B | 2,278 | 6 |
| 2009 | $2.6B | 2,236 | 6 |
| 2010 | $3.2B | 2,215 | 6 |
| 2011 | $3.8B | 2,315 | 6 |
| 2012 | $3.3B | 2,393 | 6 |
| 2013 | $3.2B | 2,328 | 6 |
| 2014 | $3.2B | 2,407 | 6 |
| 2015 | $3.0B | 2,420 | 6 |
| 2016 | $2.9B | 2,322 | 6 |
| 2017 | $3.4B | 2,309 | 6 |
| 2018 | $3.8B | 2,338 | 6 |
| 2019 | $3.3B | 2,407 | 6 |
| 2020 | $2.9B | 2,190 | 6 |
| 2021 | $4.1B | 2,231 | 6 |
| 2022 | $5.1B | 2,242 | 6 |
| 2023 | $4.8B | 2,211 | 6 |
| 2024 | $4.3B | 2,195 | 6 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $255.0M; growth +22.7%.
- France to Germany: $159.2M; growth +31.5%.
- Austria to Germany: $145.5M; growth -4.6%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $117.1M; growth +16.5%.
- France to Republic of Korea: $113.1M; growth +25.8%.
- China to India: $104.3M; growth +29.5%.
- Germany to Switzerland, Liechtenstein: $99.9M; growth -7.4%.
- Germany to Czechia: $89.7M; growth +19%.
- Slovakia to Czechia: $85.3M; growth +16.7%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $77.4M; growth +1.5%.

## HS6 products

- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel (HS6 722610)
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented (HS6 722611)
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, other than grain-oriented (HS6 722619)
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of high speed steel (HS6 722620)
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, n.e.s. in heading no. 7226, hot-rolled (HS6 722691)
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, n.e.s. in heading no. 7226, cold-rolled (HS6 722692)
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, n.e.s. in heading no. 7226, electrolytically plated or coated with zinc (HS6 722693)
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, n.e.s. in heading no. 7226, plated or coated with zinc (other than electrolytically) (HS6 722694)
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, n.e.c. in item no. 7226.9 (HS6 722699)

## 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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