China | Imports and Exports | World | Ores, slag and ash | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2012 - 2023
The value of exports of commodity group 26 "Ores, slag and ash" from China totalled $ 3.61 billion in 2023. Sales of commodity group 26 from China decreased by 8.23% in value terms compared to 2022. exports of commodity group 26 "Ores, slag and ash" decreased by $ 324 million (cumulative exports of commodity group 26 from China amounted $3.93 billion in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 26 "Ores, slag and ash" amounted to 0.106% of total exports from China (cumulative merchandise exports from China totalled $ 3.37 trillion in 2023). The share of commodity group 26 in total exports from China decreased by 0.002 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.109% in 2022 and cumulative exports from China were equal to $ 3.59 trillion).
Where does China export Ores, slag and ash?
Top export destinations of "Ores, slag and ash" from China in 2023:
- Japan with a share of 48% (1.73 billion US$)
- Other Asia, nes with a share of 17.2% (623 million US$)
- Korea with a share of 16.4% (595 million US$)
- Thailand with a share of 4.12% (149 million US$)
- Vietnam with a share of 3.57% (129 million US$)
- Indonesia with a share of 1.71% (62 million US$)
- Bangladesh with a share of 1.11% (40 million US$)
- India with a share of 1.09% (39 million US$)
- United Arab Emirates - 28 million US$
- Russia - 26 million US$
Exports structure of 26 - Ores, slag and ash - from China in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 72% (2.62 billion US$): 2601 - Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites
- 16.2% (586 million US$): 2613 - Molybdenum ores and concentrates
- 2.81% (101 million US$): 2618 - Granulated slag (slag sand) from the manufacture of iron or steel
- 2.18% (79 million US$): 2621 - Other slag and ash, including seaweed ash (kelp); ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste.
- 1.61% (58 million US$): 2615 - Niobium, tantalum, vanadium or zirconium ores and concentrates
- 0.925% (33 million US$): 2616 - Precious metal ores and concentrates
- 0.871% (31 million US$): 2614 - Titanium ores and concentrates
- 0.669% (24 million US$): 2602 - Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20 % or more, calculated on the dry weight
- 0.664% (24 million US$): 2617 - Ores and concentrates; n.e.s. in heading no. 2601
- 0.395% (14.3 million US$): 2619 - Slag, dross (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel
The value of imports of commodity group 26 "Ores, slag and ash" to China totalled $ 237 billion in 2023. Sales of commodity group 26 to China went up by 5.83% compared to 2022: imports of commodity group 26 "Ores, slag and ash" went up by $ 13.1 billion (the value of imports of commodity group 26 to China was equal to $224 billion in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 26 "Ores, slag and ash" accounted for 9.3% of total import flow to China (in 2023, total imports to China amounted to $ 2.55 trillion). The share of commodity group 26 in total imports to China increased by 1.02 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 8.27% in 2022 and cumulative imports to China were equal to $ 2.71 trillion).
Where does China import Ores, slag and ash from?
Top trading partners (import of "Ores, slag and ash") of China in 2023:
- Australia with a share of 37% (89 billion US$)
- Brazil with a share of 12.5% (29 billion US$)
- Peru with a share of 9.1% (21 billion US$)
- Chile with a share of 8.67% (20 billion US$)
- South Africa with a share of 4.82% (11.4 billion US$)
- Guinea with a share of 2.68% (6.38 billion US$)
- Mexico with a share of 2.01% (4.79 billion US$)
- Russia with a share of 1.84% (4.38 billion US$)
- Kazakhstan with a share of 1.71% (4.07 billion US$)
- India with a share of 1.51% (3.61 billion US$)
Imports structure of 26 - Ores, slag and ash - to China in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 56% (134 billion US$): 2601 - Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites
- 25% (59 billion US$): 2603 - Copper ores and concentrates
- 4.02% (9.58 billion US$): 2616 - Precious metal ores and concentrates
- 3.61% (8.59 billion US$): 2606 - Aluminium ores and concentrates
- 2.11% (5.03 billion US$): 2610 - Chromium ores and concentrates
- 2.06% (4.91 billion US$): 2602 - Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20 % or more, calculated on the dry weight
- 1.67% (3.98 billion US$): 2608 - Zinc ores and concentrates
- 1.46% (3.47 billion US$): 2604 - Nickel ores and concentrates
- 0.688% (1.63 billion US$): 2607 - Lead ores and concentrates
- 0.685% (1.63 billion US$): 2615 - Niobium, tantalum, vanadium or zirconium ores and concentrates
