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Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (not those of heading no. 8305) and the like, of iron or steel, with heads of other material or not, but excluding articles with heads of copper

7317 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2022
World Trade $4.56BRnk 581 / 1218
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $2B | $1.65BChina | United States
2022
Product Complexity -0.71Rnk 758 / 1033
2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) 13.4%Rnk 318 / 1218
2022
Share of World Trade 0.019%Rnk 581 / 1218

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Iron Nails. In 2022, Iron Nails were the world's 581st most traded product, with a total trade of $4.56B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Iron Nails grew by 13.4%, from $4.02B to $4.56B. Trade in Iron Nails represent 0.019% of total world trade.

Iron Nails are a part of Iron or steel articles. They include Nails/staples/etc, iron/steel, not office stationary.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Iron Nails  were China ($2B), Oman ($241M), Poland ($149M), Germany ($140M), and Chinese Taipei ($123M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Iron Nails were United States ($1.65B), Canada ($173M), Germany ($162M), United Kingdom ($138M), and Japan ($121M).

Ranking Iron Nails ranks 758th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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Historical Data

Exporters and Importers

Top Origin (2022)China$2B
Top Destination (2022)United States$1.65B

In 2022 Iron Nails were the world's 581st most traded product (out of 1,218).

In 2022, the top exporters of Iron Nails were China ($2B), Oman ($241M), Poland ($149M), Germany ($140M), and Chinese Taipei ($123M).

In 2022, the top importers of Iron Nails were United States ($1.65B), Canada ($173M), Germany ($162M), United Kingdom ($138M), and Japan ($121M).

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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)China$186M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)United States$342M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Iron Nails grew the fastest in China ($186M), Oman ($82.8M), Lithuania ($44.7M), India ($33M), and South Korea ($29.4M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Iron Nails were United States ($342M), Mexico ($25.2M), Senegal ($20.1M), Italy ($18.3M), and Somalia ($17.5M).

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Exporters of Iron Nails (2021 - 2022)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Iron Nails.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.87. This means that most of the exports of Iron Nails are explained by 14 countries.

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Value of Exports in Iron Nails

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)China$1.98B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)United States$1.56B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Iron Nails. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Iron Nails during 2022.

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Iron Nails were China ($1.98B), Oman ($233M), Chinese Taipei ($116M), Turkey ($108M), and Lithuania ($102M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Iron Nails were United States ($1.56B), United Kingdom ($119M), Japan ($106M), France ($75.1M), and Canada ($63.2M).

Net Trade (2022)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Iron Nails.
It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Iron Nails in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.

Top 10 Exporters Countries of Iron Nails by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALIndia+ $27.3M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALMalaysia+ $851k

Iron Nails’s highest export potential is India. With an export gap of $27.3M.  Iron Nails’s highest import potential is Malaysia with an import gap of $851k.

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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

Specialization

The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2022)

Related Products

This visualization shows products that are likely to be exported by countries that export Iron Nails.

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Iron Nails to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relative Relatedness by Country (2022)

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