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

Monthly · USD · Source: GACC · Data through 2026-09

YTD imports$542.3M2026 Jan–Sep · -16.6% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-09
Latest imports$66.4MSeptember 2026 · -19.4% YoY vs 2025-09 to 2025-09
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Annual Totals

YearImport value
2026 Jan–Sep$542.3M
2025 · Full year$857.1M
2024 · Full year$1.1B
2023 · Full year$1.5B
2022 · Full year$2.2B
View all 9 years
YearImport value
2021 · Full year$2.4B
2020 · Full year$4.4B
2019 · Full year$2.4B
2018 · Full year$2.4B

Latest month · up to 5 countries

September 2026 · USD

Partner Value Share
Japan $44.4M 67.0%
South Korea $20.8M 31.3%
Taiwan $485.3K 0.7%
United States $254.1K 0.4%
Germany $42.9K 0.1%

Same countries · period totals

2018-01 to 2026-09 · USD

Partner Value Share
Japan $10.1B 56.9%
South Korea $4.6B 25.8%
Taiwan $908.7M 5.1%
United States $23.3M 0.1%
Germany $105.4M 0.6%

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About this data

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

China imported $750M of hot-rolled steel, wide, flat in the twelve months to September 2026, averaging $62.5M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 7208).

What products are covered by HS 7208?

Hot-rolled steel or iron sheets and strips at least 600 mm wide, lacking any alloying elements or surface coatings, used in structural fabrication, automotive panels, and heavy manufacturing.

Which countries supply the most hot-rolled steel, wide, flat to China?

Japan, South Korea and Taiwan together account for 88% of the published total, out of 32 trading partners on record.

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

Annual imports declined by 64% between 2018 and 2025, from $2.4B to $857M.

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Source: China General Administration of Customs (GACC), cleaned and structured by China Data Portal.

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China Data Portal. "China Hot-rolled steel, wide, flat (HS 7208) Import Data." https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/7208/

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