# Cast iron (HS4 7303) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Cast iron at HS4 7303, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The cast iron subsector recorded $1.7B in reported global trade in 2024, with -7.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.7B |
| Latest annual change | -7.4% |
| Active exporters | 140 |
| Active importers | 198 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $676.4M | 1,679 | 1 |
| 1996 | $911.5M | 1,939 | 1 |
| 1997 | $751.5M | 1,834 | 1 |
| 1998 | $778.1M | 1,822 | 1 |
| 1999 | $610.6M | 2,014 | 1 |
| 2000 | $675.8M | 2,245 | 1 |
| 2001 | $685.9M | 2,402 | 1 |
| 2002 | $816.4M | 2,346 | 1 |
| 2003 | $934.4M | 2,406 | 1 |
| 2004 | $1.1B | 2,514 | 1 |
| 2005 | $1.2B | 2,558 | 1 |
| 2006 | $1.4B | 2,697 | 1 |
| 2007 | $1.7B | 2,874 | 1 |
| 2008 | $2.4B | 2,872 | 1 |
| 2009 | $2.1B | 2,799 | 1 |
| 2010 | $2.1B | 2,755 | 1 |
| 2011 | $2.1B | 3,015 | 1 |
| 2012 | $2.0B | 3,158 | 1 |
| 2013 | $1.9B | 3,041 | 1 |
| 2014 | $2.2B | 3,265 | 1 |
| 2015 | $2.1B | 3,210 | 1 |
| 2016 | $1.5B | 3,130 | 1 |
| 2017 | $1.4B | 3,203 | 1 |
| 2018 | $1.6B | 3,112 | 1 |
| 2019 | $1.6B | 3,317 | 1 |
| 2020 | $1.4B | 2,905 | 1 |
| 2021 | $1.7B | 2,930 | 1 |
| 2022 | $1.9B | 3,075 | 1 |
| 2023 | $1.8B | 2,918 | 1 |
| 2024 | $1.7B | 2,868 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- France to Italy: $57.0M; growth +28.2%.
- United Arab Emirates to Kuwait: $53.0M; growth +44%.
- France to Germany: $48.7M; growth -5.3%.
- United Arab Emirates to Egypt: $43.1M; growth +92.1%.
- China to Indonesia: $37.2M; growth +62.5%.
- China to Philippines: $32.6M; growth +60.4%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $32.2M; growth -1.6%.
- China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $30.9M; growth -3.1%.
- Spain to France: $29.7M; growth -12.5%.
- Germany to Switzerland, Liechtenstein: $29.7M; growth -5.9%.

## HS6 products

- Cast iron: tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (HS6 730300)

## 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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