China Other clays (HS 2508) Trade by Country

Monthly USD Source: GACC Data as of: August 2026 Coverage 2021–2026

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Latest exports$20.9MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $158M · -4.3% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Latest imports$5.7MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $53.8M · +2.6% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Trade balance+$15.2MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026

Monthly Trade Trend

Exports · 2021-01 to 2026-08 · Imports · 2021-01 to 2026-08 · Monthly USD values; separate scales.

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
6690
Data as of
August 2026

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Exports · 2021-01 to 2026-08 · Cumulative partner values.

PartnerValueShare
1Netherlands$212M10.6%
2Japan$210M10.5%
3India$174M8.7%
4South Korea$155M7.7%
5United States$151M7.5%

Fast-growing export markets

Latest growth snapshot · Jan–Aug 2026 vs Jan–Aug 2025

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  • Vietnam Exports $6.7M Increase +$2.4M YoY +55%
How markets are selected

Ranked by USD increase, then current value. Current value ≥ $1M, increase ≥ $500K and YoY growth ≥ 50%. Only complete, observed matching months with a positive prior-year baseline qualify. Missing or excluded values are not zero. Rankings compare all markets, independently of the chart’s selected country or historical period.

Import Partner Preview

Imports · 2021-01 to 2026-08 · Cumulative partner values.

PartnerValueShare
1United States$170M35.4%
2France$97.4M20.2%
3India$79.8M16.6%
4South Africa$44.6M9.3%
5United Kingdom$14.6M3.0%

Fast-growing import suppliers

Latest growth snapshot · Jan–Aug 2026 vs Jan–Aug 2025

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  • France Imports $14.2M Increase +$7.8M YoY +121%
  • South Africa Imports $6.3M Increase +$2.9M YoY +83%
How markets are selected

Ranked by USD increase, then current value. Current value ≥ $1M, increase ≥ $500K and YoY growth ≥ 50%. Only complete, observed matching months with a positive prior-year baseline qualify. Missing or excluded values are not zero. Rankings compare all markets, independently of the chart’s selected country or historical period.

HS 2508 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's other clays trade under HS 2508 ran $237M of exports against $81.8M of imports, a trade surplus of $156M.

Monthly exports of other clays (HS 2508) ranged from $15.6M to $22.8M between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $19.8M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $20.9M.

Imports over the same months came to $81.8M. Across the published period its largest source markets are United States, France and India.

Annual exports fell 48% between 2021 and 2025, from $469M to $245M.

The three largest destination markets — Netherlands, Japan and India — account for 30% of the published total, out of 88 trading partners on record.

Annual Totals

Sum of published monthly values per year. The latest year is labelled with its last published month until December is in.

YearExportsImportsBalance
2021$469M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$90.1M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$379M
2022$424M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$89.3M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$335M
2023$405M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$84.9M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$320M
2024$299M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$82.9M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$216M
2025$245M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$80.5M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$164M
2026$158M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD$53.8M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD+$104M

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 2508 is an official customs product-group classification. Monthly values are shown in USD, and long product names may be shortened for display.

Source

Source

Source: China General Administration of Customs (GACC), cleaned and structured by China Data Portal.
Transformations: Values are presented as published by the source.

Citation

Citation

China Data Portal. "China Other clays Trade Data (HS 2508)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/2508/

About this data

How much other clays does China export?

China exported $237M of other clays in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $19.8M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 2508).

Which countries buy the most other clays from China?

Netherlands, Japan and India together account for 30% of the published total, out of 88 trading partners on record.

Is China's other clays export growing?

Annual exports declined by 48% between 2021 and 2025, from $469M to $245M.

Where does this China customs data come from, and can I get the full dataset?

Figures come from official China General Administration of Customs (GACC) statistics, published monthly. ChinaData cleans partner names, periods and values so the series is ready for analysis. Partner-level rows for every month, including HS8 detail, are available as a one-time CSV purchase. Choose your products and coverage, then preview the file and price before payment.

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