China Flat-rolled products of iron (HS 7209) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$264MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $1.9B · +23.0% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Latest imports$14.1MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $151M · -17.2% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Trade balance+$250MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026
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Browse 24 of 26 HS6 / HS8 codes under HS 7209

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HS 720915 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, in coils, simply cold-rolled cold-reduced, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of ≥ 3 mmHS 72091510 Flat rlld prod, a yield strength exceed 355N/mm2, w≥600mm, thk≥3mmHS 72091590 Other flat rlld prod, i/nas, coiled, cr, w≥600mm, thk≥3mmHS 720916 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, in coils, simply cold-rolled cold-reduced, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of > 1 mm but < 3 mmHS 72091610 Flat rlld prod, a yield strength exceed 355N/mm2, w≥600, 1mm<thk<3mmHS 72091690 Product name unavailableHS 72091691 Other flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a percentage elongation after fracture not less than 40%, 1mm<thk<3mmHS 72091699 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, 1mm<thk<3mm, nesHS 720917 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, in coils, simply cold-rolled cold-reduced, not clad, plated or coated, 0.5mm≤thk<15mmHS 72091710 Flat rlld prod, a yield strength exceed 275N/mm2, 0.5mm≤thk≤1mmHS 72091790 Product name unavailableHS 72091791 Other flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a percentage elongation after fracture not less than 38%, 0.5mm≤thk≤1mmHS 72091799 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, 0.5mm≤thk≤1mm, nesHS 720918 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, in coils, simply cold-rolled cold-reduced, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of < 0.5 mmHS 72091810 Flat rlld prod, i/nas, coiled, cr, w≥600mm, thk<0.3mmHS 72091890 Flat rlld prod, i/nas, coiled, cr, w≥600mm, thk<0.5mmHS 720925 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, not in coils, simply cold-rolled cold-reduced, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of ≥ 3 mmHS 72092500 Flat rlld prod, i/nas, not coiled, cr, w≥600mm, thk≥3mmHS 720926 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, not in coils, simply cold-rolled cold-reduced, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of > 1 mm but < 3 mmHS 72092600 Flat rlld prod, i/nas, not coiled, cr, w≥600mm, 1mm<thk<3mmHS 720927 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, not in coils, simply cold-rolled cold-reduced, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of ≥ 0, 5 mm but ≤ 1 mmHS 72092700 Flat rlld prod, i/nas, nt coiled, cr, w≥600mm, 0.5mm≤thk≤1mmHS 720928 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, not in coils, simply cold-rolled cold-reduced, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of < 0, 5 mmHS 72092800 Flat rlld prod, i/nas, nt coiled, cr, w≥600mm, thk<0.5mm

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Monthly Trade Trend

Exports · 2021-01 to 2026-08 · Imports · 2021-01 to 2026-08 · Monthly USD values; separate scales.

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

PartnerValueShare
1Taiwan$1.4B8.4%
2South Korea$1.4B8.2%
3UAE$1.1B6.2%
4Brazil$1.0B6.0%
5Türkiye$931M5.4%

Fast-growing export markets

Latest growth snapshot · Jan–Aug 2026 vs Jan–Aug 2025

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  • South Korea Exports $224M Increase +$86.3M YoY +63%
  • Vietnam Exports $67.5M Increase +$39.4M YoY +140%
  • South Africa Exports $56.8M Increase +$29.5M YoY +108%
  • Indonesia Exports $74.5M Increase +$28.5M YoY +62%
  • Egypt Exports $60.4M Increase +$26.0M YoY +76%
  • Venezuela Exports $35.9M Increase +$16.9M YoY +89%
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Ranked by USD increase, then current value. Current value ≥ $1M, increase ≥ $500K and YoY growth ≥ 50%. Only complete, observed matching months with a positive prior-year baseline qualify. Missing or excluded values are not zero. Rankings compare all markets, independently of the chart’s selected country or historical period.

Import Partner Preview

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

PartnerValueShare
1South Korea$1.9B50.5%
2Taiwan$952M25.0%
3Japan$767M20.1%
4Sweden$60.4M1.6%
5Kazakhstan$54.8M1.4%

Fast-growing import suppliers

Latest growth snapshot · Jan–Aug 2026 vs Jan–Aug 2025

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How markets are selected

Ranked by USD increase, then current value. Current value ≥ $1M, increase ≥ $500K and YoY growth ≥ 50%. Only complete, observed matching months with a positive prior-year baseline qualify. Missing or excluded values are not zero. Rankings compare all markets, independently of the chart’s selected country or historical period.

HS 7209 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's flat-rolled products of iron trade under HS 7209 ran $2.8B of exports against $244M of imports, a trade surplus of $2.5B.

Monthly exports of flat-rolled products of iron (HS 7209) ranged from $151M to $307M between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $231M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $264M.

Imports over the same months came to $244M. Across the published period its largest source markets are South Korea, Taiwan and Japan.

Annual exports fell 44% between 2021 and 2025, from $4.3B to $2.4B.

The three largest destination markets — Taiwan, South Korea and UAE — account for 23% of the published total, out of 119 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$4.3B2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$1.4B2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$2.9B
2022$2.7B2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$1.1B2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$1.7B
2023$2.8B2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$507M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$2.3B
2024$3.0B2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$381M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$2.6B
2025$2.4B2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$276M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$2.1B
2026$1.9B2026 Jan–Aug · YTD$151M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD+$1.8B

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 7209 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 Flat-rolled products of iron Trade Data (HS 7209)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/7209/

About this data

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

China exported $2.8B of flat-rolled products of iron in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $231M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 7209).

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

Taiwan, South Korea and UAE together account for 23% of the published total, out of 119 trading partners on record.

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

Annual exports declined by 44% between 2021 and 2025, from $4.3B to $2.4B.

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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