China Chromium ores and concentrates (HS 2610) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$11.7MAugust 2026
Latest imports$664MAugust 2026
Trade balance-$652MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026
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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
2219
Data as of
August 2026

Export Partner Preview

Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Indonesia$133M53.1%
2Russia$38.3M15.2%
3Japan$35.7M14.2%
4Republic of Korea$27.3M10.9%
5Taiwan,China$3.9M1.6%

Import Partner Preview

Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1South Africa$28.2B78.1%
2Zimbabwe$2.4B6.8%
3Türkiye$2.4B6.7%
4Pakistan$745M2.1%
5Albania$717M2.0%

HS 2610 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's chromium ores and concentrates trade under HS 2610 ran $92.8M of exports against $7.9B of imports, a trade deficit of $7.8B.

Monthly imports of chromium ores and concentrates (HS 2610) ranged from $474M to $826M between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $658M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $664M.

Exports over the same months came to $92.8M. Across the published period its largest destination markets are Indonesia, Russia and Japan.

Annual imports rose 114% between 2018 and 2025, from $2.9B to $6.1B.

The three largest source markets — South Africa, Zimbabwe and Türkiye — account for 92% of the published total, out of 21 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$2.3M$2.9B-$2.9B
2019$4.5M$2.6B-$2.6B
2020$3.3M$2.0B-$2.0B
2021$4.1M$2.6B-$2.6B
2022$6.5M$3.5B-$3.5B
2023$6.6M$5.0B-$5.0B
2024$63.2M$6.0B-$5.9B
2025$95.6M$6.1B-$6.0B
2026 (through Aug)$65.0M$5.3B-$5.3B

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 2610 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 Chromium ores and concentrates Trade Data (HS 2610)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/2610/

About this data

How much chromium ores and concentrates does China export?

China exported $92.8M of chromium ores and concentrates in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $7.7M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 2610).

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

Indonesia, Russia and Japan together account for 83% of the published total, out of 15 trading partners on record.

Is China's chromium ores and concentrates export growing?

Annual exports grew by 4003% between 2018 and 2025, from $2.3M to $95.6M.

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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