Reporter

Product

domain

Returns ordinal version of a number with "th", "nd" or "st".

ordinal

Given a date, returns you the date in words
Year --> 2023= 2023
Quarter --> 20231 = 2023-Q1
Month --> 202301 == Jan 2023

time

Converts a country code to small flag icon.

flag

link

Abbreviates a number into a smaller more human-readible number.

abbreviate

incompleteYearName

Change month id to name (202405 --> May 2025)

longMonth

initMonthQuarterIncomplete

prevMonthQuarterIncomplete

icon

monthName

increaseOrDecreasePresent

Rounds to nearest whole number and adds commas.

commas

increaseOrDecreasePast

Return period in month when you have data in quarters

incompleteYearQuarter

timeFull

Return boolean (or boolean[]) if input country/ies are in subnational countries list.

hasSubnat

Return boolean (or boolean[]) if input country/ies are in subnational complexity countries list.

hasComplexitySubnat

hasCountryLatestTrends

apostrophe

Returns boolean if the subnational cube has HS classification

hasSubnatHS

Checks if the cube should have complexity values at subnational profile

subnationalComplexityAvailability

lowerCaseFirst

ordinalSuperscript

If n < 20 returns the number name, else returns the number

numbersWord

countryPotentialExportsAvailability

Adds abbreviate with subnational data currency support

abbreviateSubnat

symmetricRange

hasSubnatMap

dollar

Joins an array of strings together, adding commas and 'and' when necessary.

list

Calculates the growth percentage between two numbers provided the following object format: {curr, prev}. Also supports calculating the growth between two margin of errors using this format: {curr, currMoe, prev, prevMoe}.

growth

growthPct

shortMonthName

Bilateral Product

Section

Graphite

China

According to the Product Complexity Index (PCI), it was the 971st most complex product out of 1044, with a PCI value of -1.59.

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tabler

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Latest Trends

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Historical Data

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Growth Potential

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Trade Balance

, primarily to <a href="/en/profile/reporter/usa">United States</a> ($111M), <a href="/en/profile/reporter/kor">South Korea</a> ($106M), and <a href="/en/profile/reporter/jpn">Japan</a> ($87.4M).

, mainly from <a href="/en/profile/reporter/moz">Mozambique</a> ($29.4M), <a href="/en/profile/reporter/mdg">Madagascar</a> ($11.3M), and <a href="/en/profile/reporter/tza">Tanzania</a> ($4.51M).

Partner

Trade Flow

Time

Unit

Subnat Geography

Trade Value

Quantity

Unit Value

trade_s_chn_m_hs

HS4 25.04 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digits)

Market Growth and Net Trade

Subnational Monthly Trade

In 2024, some companies involved in the trade of <a href="/en/profile/hs/graphite">Graphite</a> between <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> and <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> were: <a href="/en/profile/company/general-motors">General Motors</a> (7).

Click on any date on the time series, any subnational region on the first treemap, or any destination or origin on the second treemap to explore.

In March 2025, <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> exported <a href="/en/profile/hs/graphite">Graphite</a> mostly to <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> ($7.39M), <a href="/en/profile/country/idn">Indonesia</a> ($6.42M), <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> ($6.23M), <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> ($4.85M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/deu">Germany</a> ($725k). During the same month, <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> imported <a href="/en/profile/hs/graphite">Graphite</a> mostly from <a href="/en/profile/country/tza">Tanzania</a> ($4.12M), <a href="/en/profile/country/mdg">Madagascar</a> ($1.09M), <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> ($83.8k), <a href="/en/profile/country/deu">Germany</a> ($82.1k), and <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> ($76k).

In March 2025, the year-on-year exports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/graphite">Graphite</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> increased by 42.5%. This was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Indonesia (+$6.39M or 21.7k%), United States (+$4.3M or 139%), and Iran (+$171k or 704%). During the same month, year-on-year imports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/graphite">Graphite</a> to <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> increased by 148%. This was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Tanzania (+$3.14M or 323%), Madagascar (+$381k or 53.9%), and United States (+$57.1k or 302%).

In March 2025, <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> exported $27.5M and imported $5.55M of <a href="/en/profile/hs/graphite">Graphite</a>, resulting in a positive trade balance of $22M. Between February 2025 and March 2025, the exports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/graphite">Graphite</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> increased by $10.5M (61.2%), from $17.1M to $27.5M. During the same period, imports increased by $3.37M (154%), from $2.18M to $5.55M.

The following map shows the market growth of <a href="/en/profile/hs/graphite">Graphite</a> exports from <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> between the selected years.

<a href="/en/profile/hs/graphite">Graphite</a> are part of <a href="/en/profile/hs/salt-sulphur-cement-lime-stone-and-plaster">Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster</a> and include: <a href="/en/profile/hs/natural-graphite-in-powder-or-flakes">Natural graphite in powder or flakes</a>, and <a href="/en/profile/hs/natural-graphite-except-powder-or-flakes">Natural graphite, except powder or flakes</a>.

In 2024, <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> exported $205M of <a href="/en/profile/hs/graphite">Graphite</a>, being the 748th most exported product (out of 1,211) in <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a>. In 2024, the main destinations of China's <a href="/en/profile/hs/graphite">Graphite</a> exports were: <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> ($65.5M), <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> ($48.8M), <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> ($45.1M), <a href="/en/profile/country/idn">Indonesia</a> ($9.49M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/deu">Germany</a> ($8.74M).

In 2024, <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> imported $32.3M of <a href="/en/profile/hs/graphite">Graphite</a>, being the 832nd most imported product (out of 1,199) in <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a>. In 2024, the main origins of China's <a href="/en/profile/hs/graphite">Graphite</a> imports were: <a href="/en/profile/country/tza">Tanzania</a> ($13.6M), <a href="/en/profile/country/mdg">Madagascar</a> ($8.31M), <a href="/en/profile/country/moz">Mozambique</a> ($5.02M), <a href="/en/profile/country/deu">Germany</a> ($1.32M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> ($1.12M).

The fastest growing origins for <a href="/en/profile/hs/graphite">Graphite</a> imports in <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> between 2023 and 2024 were: <a href="/en/profile/country/tza">Tanzania</a> ($8.81M), <a href="/en/profile/country/deu">Germany</a> ($370k), and <a href="/en/profile/country/gbr">United Kingdom</a> ($266k).

The fastest growing markets for <a href="/en/profile/hs/graphite">Graphite</a> exports in <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> between 2023 and 2024 were: <a href="/en/profile/country/idn">Indonesia</a> ($7.86M), <a href="/en/profile/country/fra">France</a> ($1.99M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/deu">Germany</a> ($1.51M).

Importing Companies

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Bill of Lading

Click on any importing company on the treemap, or any destination state on the map to explore.

The chart visualizes the number of import shipments of <a href="/en/profile/hs/graphite">Graphite</a> made by companies in the <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> during the selected time period, colored by the region of destination. The map shows a breakdown of the shipments by their destination state.

Find the latest exports, imports and tariffs for Graphite trade in China.