China Tungsten and articles thereof (HS 8101) Trade by Country

Monthly USD Source: GACC Data as of: 2026 Coverage 2018–2026

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Latest exports$44.1MAugust 2026
Latest imports$5.0MAugust 2026
Trade balance+$39.1MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026

Monthly Trade Trend

Direct HS4 USD values by month. Exports and imports use separate scales.

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
8579
Data as of
August 2026

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Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Japan$649M24.8%
2Republic of Korea$440M16.8%
3United States$402M15.4%
4United Kingdom$138M5.3%
5Netherlands$122M4.7%

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Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Japan$202M48.1%
2Republic of Korea$48.4M11.5%
3United States$47.0M11.2%
4Germany$37.2M8.8%
5Taiwan,China$33.1M7.9%

HS 8101 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's tungsten and articles thereof trade under HS 8101 ran $675M of exports against $60.0M of imports, a trade surplus of $615M.

Monthly exports of tungsten and articles thereof (HS 8101) ranged from $20.9M to $137M between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $56.2M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $44.1M, below the twelve-month average.

Imports over the same months came to $60.0M. Across the published period its largest source markets are Japan, Republic of Korea and United States.

Annual exports rose 45% between 2018 and 2025, from $242M to $350M.

The three largest destination markets — Japan, Republic of Korea and United States — account for 57% of the published total, out of 78 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
2018$242M$46.2M+$196M
2019$236M$40.1M+$196M
2020$177M$40.8M+$136M
2021$240M$43.2M+$197M
2022$296M$42.5M+$254M
2023$268M$56.3M+$212M
2024$276M$63.2M+$213M
2025$350M$47.4M+$303M
2026 (through Aug)$530M$41.3M+$488M

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 8101 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 Tungsten and articles thereof Trade Data (HS 8101)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/8101/

About this data

How much tungsten and articles thereof does China export?

China exported $675M of tungsten and articles thereof in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $56.2M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 8101).

Which countries buy the most tungsten and articles thereof from China?

Japan, Republic of Korea and United States together account for 57% of the published total, out of 78 trading partners on record.

Is China's tungsten and articles thereof export growing?

Annual exports grew by 45% between 2018 and 2025, from $242M to $350M.

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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