China Wire of stainless steel (HS 7223) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$22.3MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $169M · +1.9% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Latest imports$11.6MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $104M · +0.5% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Trade balance+$10.7MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026
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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
7955
Data as of
August 2026

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

PartnerValueShare
1South Korea$260M15.2%
2Japan$129M7.5%
3Vietnam$101M5.9%
4Thailand$96.8M5.7%
5Italy$93.1M5.4%

Fast-growing export markets

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

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  • India Exports $5.8M Increase +$2.5M YoY +77%
  • Australia Exports $1.1M Increase +$664K YoY +148%
  • Egypt Exports $1.5M Increase +$591K YoY +64%
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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.

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

PartnerValueShare
1Japan$310M31.4%
2South Korea$234M23.6%
3Germany$99.6M10.1%
4United States$81.1M8.2%
5Sweden$55.6M5.6%

Fast-growing import suppliers

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

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  • Sweden Imports $6.9M Increase +$3.8M YoY +121%
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 7223 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's wire of stainless steel trade under HS 7223 ran $251M of exports against $156M of imports, a trade surplus of $94.7M.

Monthly exports of wire of stainless steel (HS 7223) ranged from $14.0M to $25.4M between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $20.9M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $22.3M.

Imports over the same months came to $156M. Across the published period its largest source markets are Japan, South Korea and Germany.

Annual exports fell 26% between 2021 and 2025, from $336M to $248M.

The three largest destination markets — South Korea, Japan and Vietnam — account for 29% of the published total, out of 106 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$336M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$194M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$141M
2022$391M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$185M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$205M
2023$303M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$181M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$121M
2024$263M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$169M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$94.7M
2025$248M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$156M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$92.0M
2026$169M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD$104M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD+$65.3M

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 7223 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 Wire of stainless steel Trade Data (HS 7223)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/7223/

About this data

How much wire of stainless steel does China export?

China exported $251M of wire of stainless steel in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $20.9M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 7223).

Which countries buy the most wire of stainless steel from China?

South Korea, Japan and Vietnam together account for 29% of the published total, out of 106 trading partners on record.

Is China's wire of stainless steel export growing?

Annual exports declined by 26% between 2021 and 2025, from $336M to $248M.

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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