# Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material (HS4 7302) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material at HS4 7302, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material subsector recorded $4.9B in reported global trade in 2024, with +1.8% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $4.9B |
| Latest annual change | +1.8% |
| Active exporters | 143 |
| Active importers | 193 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.2B | 1,652 | 4 |
| 1996 | $1.2B | 1,669 | 4 |
| 1997 | $1.3B | 1,724 | 4 |
| 1998 | $1.4B | 1,671 | 4 |
| 1999 | $1.3B | 1,861 | 4 |
| 2000 | $1.1B | 2,141 | 4 |
| 2001 | $1.3B | 2,188 | 4 |
| 2002 | $1.4B | 2,310 | 4 |
| 2003 | $1.7B | 2,285 | 4 |
| 2004 | $2.0B | 2,425 | 4 |
| 2005 | $2.4B | 2,569 | 4 |
| 2006 | $2.7B | 2,618 | 4 |
| 2007 | $3.6B | 2,708 | 4 |
| 2008 | $5.0B | 2,832 | 4 |
| 2009 | $4.1B | 2,756 | 4 |
| 2010 | $4.0B | 2,752 | 4 |
| 2011 | $4.6B | 2,979 | 4 |
| 2012 | $4.5B | 2,949 | 4 |
| 2013 | $4.7B | 2,975 | 4 |
| 2014 | $4.5B | 3,081 | 4 |
| 2015 | $4.3B | 3,023 | 4 |
| 2016 | $3.5B | 2,997 | 4 |
| 2017 | $3.3B | 3,037 | 4 |
| 2018 | $3.7B | 2,958 | 4 |
| 2019 | $3.6B | 3,035 | 4 |
| 2020 | $3.2B | 2,879 | 4 |
| 2021 | $3.6B | 2,908 | 4 |
| 2022 | $3.9B | 2,986 | 4 |
| 2023 | $4.7B | 3,059 | 4 |
| 2024 | $4.9B | 2,997 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- Poland to Germany: $225.4M; growth +23.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $180.7M; growth +1.7%.
- Austria to Germany: $175.8M; growth +8%.
- China to Malaysia: $128.2M; growth +158.3%.
- Czechia to Germany: $108.3M; growth +27.7%.
- China to Guinea: $97.7M; growth +436.3%.
- France to Italy: $92.0M; growth +9.1%.
- Austria to Italy: $89.4M; growth +20.6%.
- Japan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $81.9M; growth +39.3%.
- Austria to Switzerland, Liechtenstein: $76.7M; growth +6.4%.

## HS6 products

- Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material: rails (HS6 730210)
- Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material: sleepers (cross-ties) (HS6 730220)
- Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material: switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces (HS6 730230)
- Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material: fish-plates and sole plates (HS6 730240)
- Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material: n.e.c. in heading no. 7302 (HS6 730290)

## 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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