China Hot-rolled steel, wide, flat (HS 7208) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$888MAugust 2026
Latest imports$55.9MAugust 2026
Trade balance+$832MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026
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Browse 24 of 40 HS6 / HS8 codes under HS 7208

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HS 720810 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, in coils, simply hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, with patterns in relief directly due to the rolling processHS 72081000 Flat rlld prod, i/nas, coiled, hr, w≥600mm, patterns in reliefHS 720825 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, in coils, simply hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of ≥ 4, 75 mm, pickled, without patterns in reliefHS 72082500 Flat rlld prod, i/nas, coiled, hr, w≥600mm, pickled, thk≥4.75mmHS 720826 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, in coils, simply hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of ≥ 3 mm but < 4, 75 mm, pickled, without patterns in reliefHS 72082610 Flt rlld prd, coiled, hr, pckld, w≥600mm, YS≥355N/mm2, 3mm, thk<4.75mmHS 72082690 Other flat rlld prod, i/nas, coiled, hr, pckld, w≥600mm, 3mm≤thk<4.75mmHS 720827 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, in coils, simply hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of < 3 mm, pickled, without patterns in reliefHS 72082710 Flat rlld prod, i/nas, coiled, hr, pickled, w≥600mm, thick< 1.5mmHS 72082790 Other flat rlld prod, i/nas, coiled, hr, pickled, w≥600mm, thick< 3mmHS 720836 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, in coils, simply hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of ≥ 10 mm, not pickled, without patterns in reliefHS 72083600 Flat rlld prod, i/nas, coiled, hr, w≥600mm, thick〉10mmHS 720837 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, in coils, simply hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of ≥ 4, 75 mm but < 10 mm, not pickled, without patterns in reliefHS 72083700 Flat rlld prod, i/nas, coiled, hr, w≥600mm, 4.75mm≤thk<10mmHS 720838 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, in coils, simply hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of ≥ 3 mm but < 4, 75 mm, not pickled, without patterns in reliefHS 72083810 Flat rlld prod, of a yield strength exceed 355N/mm2, 3mm≤thk<4.75mmHS 72083890 Other flat rlld prod, i/nas, coiled, hr, w≥600mm, 3mm≤thk<4.75mmHS 720839 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, in coils, simply hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of < 3 mm, not pickled, without patterns in reliefHS 72083910 Flat rlld prod, i/nas, coiled, hr, w≥600mm, thick<1.5mmHS 72083990 Flat rlld prod, i/nas, coiled, hr, w≥600mm, thick<3mmHS 720840 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, not in coils, simply hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, with patterns in relief directly due to the rolling processHS 72084000 Flat rlld prod, i/nas, not coiled, hr, w≥600mm, patterns in reliefHS 720851 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width ≥ 600 mm, not in coils, simply hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of > 10 mm, without patterns in reliefHS 72085110 Flat rlld prod, i/nas, not coiled, hr, w≥600mm, thick>50mm

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Monthly Trade Trend

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
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Rows
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Data as of
August 2026

Export Partner Preview

Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Viet Nam$15.5B21.4%
2Republic of Korea$7.1B9.8%
3Saudi Arabia$5.8B8.0%
4United Arab Emirates$5.1B7.1%
5Türkiye$4.1B5.6%

Import Partner Preview

Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Japan$10.1B56.8%
2Republic of Korea$4.6B25.8%
3Taiwan，China$908M5.1%
4India$845M4.8%
5Indonesia$267M1.5%

HS 7208 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's hot-rolled steel, wide, flat trade under HS 7208 ran $12.7B of exports against $764M of imports, a trade surplus of $11.9B.

Monthly exports of hot-rolled steel, wide, flat (HS 7208) ranged from $720M to $1.3B between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $1.1B. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $888M, below the twelve-month average.

Imports over the same months came to $764M. Across the published period its largest source markets are Japan, Republic of Korea and Taiwan，China.

Annual exports rose 2800% between 2018 and 2025, from $492M to $14.3B.

The three largest destination markets — Viet Nam, Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia — account for 39% of the published total, out of 160 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$492M$2.4B-$1.9B
2019$273M$2.4B-$2.2B
2020$223M$4.4B-$4.2B
2021$3.2B$2.4B+$822M
2022$11.4B$2.2B+$9.2B
2023$16.0B$1.5B+$14.6B
2024$18.9B$1.1B+$17.7B
2025$14.3B$857M+$13.4B
2026 (through Aug)$7.9B$475M+$7.4B

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 7208 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 Hot-rolled steel, wide, flat Trade Data (HS 7208)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/7208/

About this data

How much hot-rolled steel, wide, flat does China export?

China exported $12.7B of hot-rolled steel, wide, flat in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $1.1B per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 7208).

Which countries buy the most hot-rolled steel, wide, flat from China?

Viet Nam, Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia together account for 39% of the published total, out of 160 trading partners on record.

Is China's hot-rolled steel, wide, flat export growing?

Annual exports grew by 2800% between 2018 and 2025, from $492M to $14.3B.

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

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