China Compounds of rare-earth metals (HS 2846) Trade by Country

Monthly USD Source: GACC Data as of: 2026 Coverage 2018โ€“2026

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Latest exports$34.0MAugust 2026
Latest imports$132MAugust 2026
Trade balance-$98.4MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 ยท Imports August 2026

Monthly Trade Trend

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
5449
Data as of
August 2026

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Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Japan$1.4B37.0%
2United States$733M19.7%
3Republic of Korea$306M8.3%
4Viet Nam$277M7.5%
5Netherlands$252M6.8%

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Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Myanmar$6.1B63.1%
2Malaysia$1.6B16.1%
3Laos$1.2B12.2%
4Viet Nam$236M2.5%
5Japan$171M1.8%

HS 2846 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's compounds of rare-earth metals trade under HS 2846 ran $453M of exports against $2.1B of imports, a trade deficit of $1.7B.

Monthly imports of compounds of rare-earth metals (HS 2846) ranged from $109M to $293M between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $176M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $132M, below the twelve-month average.

Exports over the same months came to $453M. Across the published period its largest destination markets are Japan, United States and Republic of Korea.

Annual imports rose 772% between 2018 and 2025, from $204M to $1.8B.

The three largest source markets โ€” Myanmar, Malaysia and Laos โ€” account for 91% of the published total, out of 25 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$363M$204M+$160M
2019$324M$272M+$52.0M
2020$263M$503M-$240M
2021$498M$1.1B-$570M
2022$671M$1.1B-$405M
2023$528M$1.9B-$1.4B
2024$393M$1.4B-$994M
2025$371M$1.8B-$1.4B
2026 (through Aug)$302M$1.4B-$1.1B

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 2846 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 Compounds of rare-earth metals Trade Data (HS 2846)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/2846/

About this data

How much compounds of rare-earth metals does China export?

China exported $453M of compounds of rare-earth metals in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $37.8M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 2846).

Which countries buy the most compounds of rare-earth metals from China?

Japan, United States and Republic of Korea together account for 65% of the published total, out of 50 trading partners on record.

Is China's compounds of rare-earth metals export growing?

Annual exports grew by 2% between 2018 and 2025, from $363M to $371M.

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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