China Waste and scrap of precious metal (HS 7112) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$795KAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $21.2M · +64.7% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Latest imports$2.5MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $20.7M · +67.4% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Trade balance-$1.7MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026
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HS 711230 Ash containing precious metal or precious metal compoundsHS 71123010 Ash of silver, excl sweepings containing oth precious metalHS 711291 Waste and scrap of gold, incl. metal clad with gold, and other waste and scrap containing gold or gold compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal (excluding ash containing gold or gold compounds, waste and scrap of gold melted down into unworked blocks, ingots, or similar forms, and sweepings expeting ash or Scrap containing precious metals)HS 71129110 Other waste/scrap containing gold/gold compounds for recovery of goldHS 71129120 Waste/scrap with gold or gold compounds, nesHS 711292 Waste and scrap of platinum, incl. metal clad with platinum, and other waste and scrap containing platinum or platinum compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal (excluding ash containing platinum or platinum compounds, waste and scrap of platinum melted down into unworked blocks, ingots, or similar forms, expeting sweepings and ash containing precious metals)HS 71129210 Waste/scrap of platinum, excl sweepings containing oth precious mtlHS 71129220 Other waste/scrap containing platinum/compound for recovery of platinumHS 711299 Waste and scrap of silver, incl. metal clad with silver, and other waste and scrap containing silver or silver compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal (excluding ash, and waste and scrap of precious metals melted down into unworked blocks, ingots or similar forms)HS 71129910 Waste/scrap with silver or silver compoundsHS 71129920 Waste/scrap with other precious moutalsHS 71129990 Waste/scrap of precious metal metal or of metal clad with precious metal

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Exports · 2021-01 to 2026-08 · Imports · 2021-02 to 2026-08 (49 published months; gaps) · Monthly USD values; separate scales.

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
312
Data as of
August 2026

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

PartnerValueShare
1Belgium$147M47.1%
2Japan$68.8M22.0%
3United States$40.5M13.0%
4Singapore$24.7M7.9%
5South Korea$24.5M7.8%

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Imports · 2021-02 to 2026-08 (49 published months; gaps) · Cumulative partner values.

PartnerValueShare
1Singapore$36.3M71.8%
2Malaysia$10.4M20.6%
3Australia$116K0.2%
4New Zealand$98.6K0.2%
5United States$60.2K0.1%

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HS 7112 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's waste and scrap of precious metal trade under HS 7112 ran $36.2M of exports against $27.3M of imports, a trade surplus of $8.9M.

Monthly exports of waste and scrap of precious metal (HS 7112) ranged from $75 to $12.4M between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $3.0M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $795K, below the twelve-month average.

Imports over the same months came to $27.3M. Across the published period its largest source markets are Singapore, Malaysia and Australia.

Annual exports fell 81% between 2021 and 2025, from $149M to $27.9M.

The three largest destination markets — Belgium, Japan and United States — account for 82% of the published total, out of 7 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$149M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$34.6K2021-02 to 2021-09 (5 published months; gaps) · Partial coverageUnavailable
2022$76.9M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$21.5K2022-01 to 2022-11 (5 published months; gaps) · Partial coverageUnavailable
2023$24.2M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$222K2023-01 to 2023-12 (7 published months; gaps) · Partial coverageUnavailable
2024$12.6M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$10.7M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$2.0M
2025$27.9M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$18.9M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$8.9M
2026$21.2M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD$20.7M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD+$570K

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 7112 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 Waste and scrap of precious metal Trade Data (HS 7112)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/7112/

About this data

How much waste and scrap of precious metal does China export?

China exported $36.2M of waste and scrap of precious metal in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $3.0M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 7112).

Which countries buy the most waste and scrap of precious metal from China?

Belgium, Japan and United States together account for 82% of the published total, out of 7 trading partners on record.

Is China's waste and scrap of precious metal export growing?

Annual exports declined by 81% between 2021 and 2025, from $149M to $27.9M.

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

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