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

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

YTD exports$2.6B2026 Jan–Sep · +10.7% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-09
Latest exports$335.8MSeptember 2026 · +11.5% YoY vs 2025-09 to 2025-09
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Monthly Export Trend

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Annual Totals

YearExport value
2026 Jan–Sep$2.6B
2025 · Full year$3.2B
2024 · Full year$3.8B
2023 · Full year$3.7B
2022 · Full year$2.9B
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YearExport value
2021 · Full year$855.8M

Fast-growing export markets

Jan–Sep 2026 vs Jan–Sep 2025 · USD

  • Vietnam Exports $576M Increase +$234M YoY +68%
  • India Exports $188M Increase +$125M YoY +199%
  • Egypt Exports $105M Increase +$90.6M YoY +649%
  • Philippines Exports $60.7M Increase +$24.8M YoY +69%
  • Tanzania Exports $18.4M Increase +$12.5M YoY +209%
  • Nigeria Exports $27.7M Increase +$9.8M YoY +55%

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September 2026 · USD

Partner Value Share
Vietnam $56M 16.7%
South Korea $44.8M 13.3%
Egypt $37.8M 11.3%
Saudi Arabia $30.6M 9.1%
UAE $26.4M 7.9%

Same countries · period totals

2021-01 to 2026-09 · USD

Partner Value Share
Vietnam $2.5B 14.7%
South Korea $3.4B 19.9%
Egypt $315.1M 1.8%
Saudi Arabia $2.1B 12.2%
UAE $1.7B 10.1%

HS8 customs codes under 720851

China customs reports HS 720851 at the 8-digit level. 5 subheadings are published under it. Select an HS8 subcode to check supported export coverage, samples and your one-time price, then buy online. For unsupported scopes or custom research, ask for optional custom help.

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.

Free sample data

Sample: Iraq · 2023.

HS 720851 · China exports

Latest 5 of 12 historical sample rows
monthvalue_usdhs_codeyearflowpartner_codecountry_name
2023-12266,5917208512023export114Iraq
2023-11539,1057208512023export114Iraq
2023-10184,9197208512023export114Iraq
2023-09134,6047208512023export114Iraq
2023-08348,7857208512023export114Iraq
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2023 sample CSV fields, newest first
monthvalue_usdhs_codeyearflowpartner_codecountry_name
2023-12266,5917208512023export114Iraq
2023-11539,1057208512023export114Iraq
2023-10184,9197208512023export114Iraq
2023-09134,6047208512023export114Iraq
2023-08348,7857208512023export114Iraq
2023-07505,9377208512023export114Iraq
2023-06159,8867208512023export114Iraq
2023-05860,2347208512023export114Iraq
2023-04462,1237208512023export114Iraq
2023-031,103,2177208512023export114Iraq
2023-0286,6877208512023export114Iraq
2023-01525,8747208512023export114Iraq

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About this data

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

China exported $2.6B of flat-rolled products of iron (HS 720851) during January–September 2026. In September 2026 alone, China exported $335.8M of flat-rolled products of iron, up 11.5% from September 2025. The page covers January 2021 to September 2026. Values are in US dollars, from the China General Administration of Customs (GACC).

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

In September 2026, Vietnam, South Korea, Egypt were among the leading destinations shown, together accounting for 41.3% of that month's trade value. These are monthly figures, not a full-year ranking.

Are China's flat-rolled products of iron exports growing?

China's flat-rolled products of iron exports were up 10.7% from January–September 2025, reaching $2.6B during January–September 2026.

Can I download monthly flat-rolled products of iron export data?

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

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