HS 73HS chapter
Iron and steel articles
Global trade in iron and steel articles during 2023, with the top exporting and importing countries. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$130.33B
Reported exports (2023)
$113.22B
Reported imports (2023)
50
Exporting countries
Global merchandise trade in iron and steel articles totaled approximately $130.33 billion in reported exports during 2023, with 50 countries acting as exporters in CEPII BACI. China led the field with $34.07 billion in exports — 26.1% of the global market.
This page aggregates every HS6 product line within HS chapter 73. Country-level numbers reflect the sum of all subcategories that BACI reports. See methodology for caveats around mirror reconciliation and known data limitations, or data sources for the underlying CEPII BACI release.
Top exporters
1
China
China$34.07B
26.1%
2
Germany
Germany$12.36B
9.5%
3
Italy
Italy$10.00B
7.7%
4
USA
USA$5.42B
4.2%
5
Other Asia, nes
Other Asia, nes$5.22B
4.0%
6
Poland
Poland$4.66B
3.6%
7
Türkiye
Türkiye$4.52B
3.5%
8
Mexico
Mexico$4.24B
3.3%
9
Austria
Austria$3.79B
2.9%
10
Spain
Spain$3.12B
2.4%
11
Czechia
Czechia$3.03B
2.3%
12
India
India$2.64B
2.0%
13
Canada
Canada$2.23B
1.7%
14
Netherlands
Netherlands$2.22B
1.7%
15
United Kingdom
United Kingdom$2.16B
1.7%
16
Rep. of Korea
Rep. of Korea$1.96B
1.5%
17
France
France$1.80B
1.4%
18
Thailand
Thailand$1.69B
1.3%
19
Romania
Romania$1.55B
1.2%
20
Japan
Japan$1.55B
1.2%
21
Belgium
Belgium$1.54B
1.2%
22
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates$1.28B
1.0%
23
Portugal
Portugal$1.17B
0.9%
24
Sweden
Sweden$1.06B
0.8%
25
Denmark
Denmark$1.01B
0.8%
Top importers
1USA
USA$13.46B
11.9%
2Germany
Germany$9.83B
8.7%
3Mexico
Mexico$5.32B
4.7%
4France
France$4.64B
4.1%
5Thailand
Thailand$3.68B
3.3%
6Japan
Japan$3.32B
2.9%
7Canada
Canada$3.31B
2.9%
8United Kingdom
United Kingdom$2.95B
2.6%
9Netherlands
Netherlands$2.84B
2.5%
10Austria
Austria$2.36B
2.1%
11Rep. of Korea
Rep. of Korea$2.25B
2.0%
12Poland
Poland$2.20B
1.9%
13Czechia
Czechia$2.09B
1.8%
14
Australia
Australia$1.84B
1.6%
15
Norway
Norway$1.79B
1.6%
16
Singapore
Singapore$1.75B
1.5%
17
Switzerland
Switzerland$1.71B
1.5%
18Romania
Romania$1.63B
1.4%
19Belgium
Belgium$1.59B
1.4%
20
Malaysia
Malaysia$1.56B
1.4%
21
Hungary
Hungary$1.54B
1.4%
22
Qatar
Qatar$1.51B
1.3%
23
Indonesia
Indonesia$1.43B
1.3%
24
Philippines
Philippines$1.39B
1.2%
25Sweden
Sweden$1.39B
1.2%