China Flat-rolled products of iron (HS 720851) Exports by Country

Monthly USD Source: GACC Data as of: August 2026 Coverage 2021-01–2026-08

Total exports$16.6B
Latest value$200.6M
Partners121
Coverage2021-01 to 2026-08

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Data as of
August 2026

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Partner Value Share
South Korea $3.4B 20.2%
Vietnam $2.4B 14.3%
Saudi Arabia $2.1B 12.3%
UAE $1.7B 10.2%
India $779.3M 4.7%

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Partner Value Share
South Korea $34.9M 17.4%
Saudi Arabia $24.3M 12.1%
India $23.9M 11.9%
Egypt $19.1M 9.5%
Indonesia $11.5M 5.7%

Annual Totals

Year Export value
2021 $850.4M
2022 $2.9B
2023 $3.7B
2024 $3.8B
2025 $3.2B
2026 $2.2B

HS8 customs codes under 720851

China customs reports HS 720851 at the 8-digit level. 5 subheadings are published under it, and export values for each are available on request.

72085110Flat rlld prod, i/nas, not coiled, hr, w≥600mm, thick>50mm

Extra-thick hot-rolled steel plates exceeding 50 mm in thickness fall under this classification for wide, uncoiled flat products.

72085121Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, 20mm<thk≤50mm, of a yield strength not less than 500N/mm2

High-yield-strength steel plates between 20 mm and 50 mm thick, capable of bearing at least 500 N per square millimeter, are classified here.

72085129Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, 20mm<thk≤50mm, nes

Medium-thickness hot-rolled plates over 20 mm up to 50 mm, lacking the minimum 500 N per square millimeter yield strength, are recorded in this subheading.

72085191Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, 10mm<thk≤20mm, of a yield strength not less than 500N/mm2

Plates ranging from over 10 mm up to 20 mm thick that meet a minimum yield strength of 500 N per square millimeter are tracked separately here.

72085199Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, 10mm<thk≤20mm, nes

Lower-yield-strength flat products over 10 mm up to 20 mm thick, failing to reach the 500 N per square millimeter threshold, are captured by this line.

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 720851 is also written 7208.51. Values are in USD; the public series does not report tonnes or kg. Product scope: Flat-rolled products of iron products classified under HS 720851. The public page shows monthly export partner previews from official GACC customs statistics. Preview and buy a monthly CSV for your selected products, countries and years.

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 Flat-rolled products of iron (HS 720851) Export Data." https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/720851/

About this data

How much flat-rolled products of iron does China export?

China exported $3.4B of flat-rolled products of iron in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $281M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 720851).

Which countries buy the most flat-rolled products of iron from China?

South Korea, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia together account for 47% of the published total, out of 121 trading partners on record.

Is China's flat-rolled products of iron export growing?

Annual exports grew by 281% between 2021 and 2025, from $850M to $3.2B.

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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