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Other cast iron or steel articles: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in other cast iron or steel articles totaled $6.7 billion (2.9 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (24%), India (14%) and Germany (7%); the top importers were Germany (12%), the United States (9%) and Italy (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 4%.

Summary

World trade
$6.7billion
Tonnes
2.9million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,307
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.6 billion · 24.1%
  2. India$957 million · 14.4%
  3. Germany$459 million · 6.9%
  4. Czechia$341 million · 5.1%
  5. France$325 million · 4.9%
  6. Turkey$310 million · 4.7%
  7. Poland$302 million · 4.5%
  8. Spain$265 million · 4%
  9. Italy$225 million · 3.4%
  10. United States$192 million · 2.9%
  11. Thailand$150 million · 2.3%
  12. United Kingdom$134 million · 2%
  13. South Korea$116 million · 1.7%
  14. Belgium$105 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  15. Netherlands$96 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  16. Denmark$67 million · 1%
  17. Slovakia$65 million · 0.97%
  18. Portugal$57 million · 0.86%
  19. Austria$57 million · 0.86%
  20. Vietnam$49 million · 0.73%

Top importers

  1. Germany$786 million · 11.8%
  2. United States$613 million · 9.2%
  3. Italy$498 million · 7.5%
  4. France$319 million · 4.8%
  5. United Kingdom$286 million · 4.3%
  6. Netherlands$220 million · 3.3%
    re-exports
  7. Australia$191 million · 2.9%
  8. Poland$187 million · 2.8%
  9. Czechia$179 million · 2.7%
  10. Austria$169 million · 2.5%
  11. Canada$167 million · 2.5%
  12. Spain$162 million · 2.4%
  13. Japan$143 million · 2.1%
  14. Belgium$129 million · 2%
    re-exports
  15. Sweden$121 million · 1.8%
  16. South Korea$117 million · 1.8%
  17. Switzerland$109 million · 1.6%
  18. Slovakia$109 million · 1.6%
  19. Indonesia$95 million · 1.4%
  20. Russia$89 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 1996

Value in USD billions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • China 1.6
  • India 0.96
  • Germany 0.46
  • Czechia 0.34
  • France 0.32

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.241.6
India0.10.96
Germany0.220.46
Czechia0.110.34
France0.290.32

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 71% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $2,307

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,349
1996$1,348
1997$1,304
1998$1,280
1999$1,221
2000$1,124
2001$1,095
2002$1,164
2003$1,361
2004$1,535
2005$1,667
2006$1,639
2007$1,897
2008$2,313
2009$2,259
2010$2,177
2011$2,234
2012$1,772
2013$2,219
2014$2,245
2015$1,938
2016$2,077
2017$2,017
2018$2,180
2019$2,128
2020$2,064
2021$2,244
2022$2,388
2023$2,465
2024$2,307

What it includes

  • 7325 · Other cast iron or steel articles

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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