China Iron ores and concentrates (HS 2601) Trade by Country

Monthly USD Source: GACC Data as of: 2026 Coverage 2018–2026

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Latest exports$135MAugust 2026
Latest imports$1.5BAugust 2026
Trade balance-$1.4BAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026

Monthly Trade Trend

Direct HS4 USD values by month. Exports and imports use separate scales.

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
4393
Data as of
August 2026

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Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Japan$12.5B61.5%
2Taiwan,China$4.8B23.7%
3Republic of Korea$1.6B7.8%
4Viet Nam$696M3.4%
5Indonesia$472M2.3%

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Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Australia$658.3B61.0%
2Brazil$231.5B21.5%
3South Africa$40.6B3.8%
4India$24.0B2.2%
5Peru$19.6B1.8%

HS 2601 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's iron ores and concentrates trade under HS 2601 ran $2.2B of exports against $122.9B of imports, a trade deficit of $120.7B.

Monthly imports of iron ores and concentrates (HS 2601) ranged from $1.5B to $12.2B between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $10.2B. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $1.5B, the lowest month in that window.

Exports over the same months came to $2.2B. Across the published period its largest destination markets are Japan, Taiwan,China and Republic of Korea.

Annual imports rose 63% between 2018 and 2025, from $75.9B to $123.9B.

The three largest source markets — Australia, Brazil and South Africa — account for 86% of the published total, out of 42 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
2018$793M$75.9B-$75.1B
2019$1.4B$101.3B-$99.9B
2020$1.6B$123.7B-$122.1B
2021$3.9B$181.7B-$177.8B
2022$3.2B$127.7B-$124.5B
2023$2.6B$135.6B-$133.0B
2024$2.9B$132.4B-$129.5B
2025$2.3B$123.9B-$121.6B
2026 (through Aug)$1.5B$76.4B-$74.9B

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 2601 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 Iron ores and concentrates Trade Data (HS 2601)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/2601/

About this data

How much iron ores and concentrates does China export?

China exported $2.2B of iron ores and concentrates in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $184M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 2601).

Which countries buy the most iron ores and concentrates from China?

Japan, Taiwan,China and Republic of Korea together account for 93% of the published total, out of 18 trading partners on record.

Is China's iron ores and concentrates export growing?

Annual exports grew by 186% between 2018 and 2025, from $793M to $2.3B.

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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