Steel wire prices by country (HS 7217)
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Steel wire (HS 7217) moved at a median customs value of 1,099 USD per tonne inbound and 1,052 outbound in 2024, down 26.3 % against 2023, over 32 reporting markets.
Drawn wire is several processing steps past rod, and the statistics show it: in the same country and the same year, wire typically reports 60 to 90 per cent above heading 7213. It is the clearest example in this dataset of value added being visible at the border.
- 1,100 USD/tmedian landed value, 2024
- 32reporters with data
- HS 7217code followed here
Median import unit value in other units: 1,099 USD/t · 1.10 USD/kg · 0.498 USD/lb
Landed values, market by market
What each market paid for steel wire, 2024
| Country | Tonnes | USD/tonne | Value (USD m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 624,424 | 1,272 | 794.0 |
| Poland | 321,077 | 1,100 | 353.1 |
| Spain | 195,548 | 1,179 | 230.5 |
| United Arab Emirates | 177,787 | 660 | 117.4 |
| Romania | 174,559 | 1,285 | 224.3 |
| Netherlands | 150,763 | 1,112 | 167.6 |
| Morocco | 150,521 | 1,006 | 151.4 |
| Italy | 137,852 | 1,487 | 205.0 |
| Canada | 133,265 | 1,261 | 168.1 |
| Australia | 130,144 | 908 | 118.2 |
| Oman | 125,584 | 686 | 86.2 |
| United Kingdom | 118,499 | 1,457 | 172.6 |
| Türkiye | 102,430 | 1,552 | 158.9 |
| Kazakhstan | 89,980 | 684 | 61.6 |
| Ghana | 63,664 | 712 | 45.3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 61,871 | 1,097 | 67.9 |
| South Africa | 44,093 | 709 | 31.3 |
| Iraq | 32,584 | 434 | 14.1 |
| Egypt | 23,714 | 1,337 | 31.7 |
| Tanzania | 23,347 | 886 | 20.7 |
| Uzbekistan | 21,916 | 831 | 18.2 |
| Kenya | 13,356 | 781 | 10.4 |
| Algeria | 12,462 | 1,268 | 15.8 |
| Tunisia | 11,947 | 1,249 | 14.9 |
| Jordan | 11,927 | 912 | 10.9 |
| Kuwait | 10,068 | 1,393 | 14.0 |
| Qatar | 9,628 | 816 | 7.9 |
| Bahrain | 6,754 | 1,371 | 9.3 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 6,256 | 790 | 4.9 |
| Senegal | 5,009 | 418 | 2.1 |
| Lebanon | 3,692 | 1,321 | 4.9 |
| Nigeria | 2,968 | 1,348 | 4.0 |
Volume order. These are border values, not mill offers: insurance and freight to the port of entry are part of the number.
Export unit values by country
What each exporter received for steel wire, 2024
| Country | Tonnes | USD/tonne | Value (USD m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 692,465 | 869 | 601.9 |
| Germany | 589,532 | 1,393 | 821.2 |
| Türkiye | 583,549 | 913 | 532.8 |
| Spain | 203,124 | 1,263 | 256.6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 151,846 | 2,095 | 318.1 |
| South Africa | 138,831 | 1,008 | 139.9 |
| Netherlands | 126,167 | 1,305 | 164.7 |
| Canada | 108,675 | 1,803 | 196.0 |
| Oman | 66,706 | 932 | 62.1 |
| Poland | 42,704 | 1,690 | 72.2 |
| Egypt | 26,683 | 1,311 | 35.0 |
| Kenya | 16,022 | 947 | 15.2 |
| United Kingdom | 14,176 | 3,368 | 47.8 |
| Kazakhstan | 9,173 | 996 | 9.1 |
| Romania | 8,442 | 1,538 | 13.0 |
| Algeria | 4,553 | 1,276 | 5.8 |
| Tunisia | 3,296 | 1,249 | 4.1 |
| Australia | 2,375 | 2,348 | 5.6 |
| Morocco | 2,073 | 950 | 2.0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,017 | 873 | 1.8 |
| Ghana | 1,580 | 820 | 1.3 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1,204 | 837 | 1.0 |
| Tanzania | 831 | 727 | 0.6 |
| Uzbekistan | 738 | 1,087 | 0.8 |
| Bahrain | 499 | 1,633 | 0.8 |
| Senegal | 470 | 1,016 | 0.5 |
| Jordan | 404 | 674 | 0.3 |
| Nigeria | 202 | 933 | 0.2 |
| Lebanon | 26 | 1,226 | 0.0 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1,454 | 0.0 |
Export valuation is normally FOB at the port of loading.
Reading the steel wire numbers
- Wire runs Senegal at 418 USD per tonne against Türkiye at 1,552, 271 % apart, and here the spread really is product: galvanized, annealed, bright and spring wire are entirely different things at the same code.
- The reporting set imported 2,997,689 tonnes of steel wire in 2024, 3,337 million dollars, Germany taking 21 % of the volume.
- United Kingdom carries a 1,911 USD per tonne export premium, the mark of a drawer selling coated or specialty wire and buying plain.
What sits inside HS 7217
Several processing steps past rod, so the unit value typically runs 60–90 % above heading 7213 in the same country and the same year.
- Wire diameter drives cost per tonne steeply: each drawing pass adds energy, dies and time, so fine wire costs multiples of coarse wire.
- Galvanized wire carries a zinc coating class, and heavy class coating can add 15 to 25 per cent to the price.
- Tensile class is ordered, not incidental — spring, mesh and binding wire are drawn and heat-treated differently.
- Packaging is a real cost item here: carriers, spools and coil weight are specified on every order.
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Steel wire unit values by year
Median customs unit value for HS 7217 by year, USD per tonne
| Year | Import median | Export median | Export change | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 903 | 890 | — | 18 |
| 2021 | 1,019 | 1,217 | +36.7 % | 16 |
| 2022 | 1,197 | 1,723 | +41.6 % | 12 |
| 2023 | 1,186 | 1,428 | -17.1 % | 25 |
| 2024 | 1,099 | 1,052 | -26.3 % | 28 |
Wire must price above the rod it was drawn from. Track this series against HS 7213 — when the two converge, drawers are absorbing cost instead of passing it through.
Which markets moved, and when
Export unit value by market and year, USD per tonne (HS 7217)
| Market | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 695 | — | 1,142 | 1,141 | 996 |
| Saudi Arabia | 937 | 1,013 | — | 1,523 | 873 |
| Egypt | 1,013 | 1,344 | — | — | 1,311 |
| Germany | — | 1,424 | — | 1,541 | 1,393 |
| Romania | 863 | — | — | 1,107 | 1,538 |
| Türkiye | — | — | 1,147 | 1,020 | 913 |
Blank cells mean the market reported no export of this heading that year, or the declared mass was too small to give a meaningful unit value.
Questions about steel wire prices
What is the price of steel wire per tonne?
Median declared unit value for HS 7217 was 1,099 USD per tonne imported and 1,052 exported in 2024 across 32 markets, about 1.10 USD per kilo. Drawn wire always prices above the rod it came from; the difference is drawing, any coating and the way it is packed.
Is wire following rod prices?
Median export value moved down by -26.3 % from 2023 to 2024. Compare that with the rod heading over the same years: when wire moves less than rod, drawers are absorbing cost rather than passing it on.
Why does wire range from 418 to 1,552?
Diameter, coating and grade. Galvanized fencing wire, bright drawing wire and high-carbon cord for tyres share the heading. Senegal sits at the commodity end; Türkiye pays for fine diameters, coating weight or cord-grade cleanliness.
Is galvanized wire included?
Yes — plated and coated wire is in this heading alongside bright wire, which is one reason the spread is wide. For a like-for-like check, note the coating and the diameter before comparing.
What is inside HS 7217?
Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, cold-drawn, whether or not plated or coated. Rod in coils stays in HS 7213.