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

Receives a cube and returns its data source link

dataSource_

Add link to the source data page and add a description

dataSource

dollar

toUpperCase

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

Ores, slag and ash

China

According to the Product Complexity Index (PCI), it was the 95th most complex product out of 96, with a PCI value of -1.79.

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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/kor">South Korea</a> ($596M), <a href="/en/profile/reporter/jpn">Japan</a> ($272M), and <a href="/en/profile/reporter/vnm">Vietnam</a> ($129M).

, mainly from <a href="/en/profile/reporter/aus">Australia</a> ($76.3B), <a href="/en/profile/reporter/bra">Brazil</a> ($21.7B), and <a href="/en/profile/reporter/chl">Chile</a> ($19.3B).

Partner

Trade Flow

Time

Unit

Subnat Geography

Trade Value

Quantity

Unit Value

trade_s_chn_m_hs

HS2 26

HS2 26 (Harmonized System 1992 for 2-digits)

Market Growth and Net Trade

Market Concentration

Subnational Monthly Trade

In 2024, some companies involved in the trade of <a href="/en/profile/hs/ores-slag-and-ash">Ores, slag and ash</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/costco-wholesale">Costco Wholesale</a> (1.91k), <a href="/en/profile/company/tmall">Tmall</a> (1.16k), and <a href="/en/profile/company/ikea-group">IKEA Group</a> (679).

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 May 2025, <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> exported <a href="/en/profile/hs/ores-slag-and-ash">Ores, slag and ash</a> mostly to <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> ($181M), <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> ($52.1M), <a href="/en/profile/country/twn">Chinese Taipei</a> ($47.4M), <a href="/en/profile/country/vnm">Vietnam</a> ($20.6M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/ind">India</a> ($14.1M). During the same month, <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> imported <a href="/en/profile/hs/ores-slag-and-ash">Ores, slag and ash</a> mostly from <a href="/en/profile/country/aus">Australia</a> ($6.73B), <a href="/en/profile/country/per">Peru</a> ($2.3B), <a href="/en/profile/country/chl">Chile</a> ($2.04B), <a href="/en/profile/country/bra">Brazil</a> ($1.86B), and <a href="/en/profile/country/gin">Guinea</a> ($1.15B).

In May 2025, the year-on-year exports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/ores-slag-and-ash">Ores, slag and ash</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> decreased by 0.39%. This was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to South Korea (-$27.8M or -34.8%), Indonesia (-$6.94M or -34.8%), and Chinese Taipei (-$5.38M or -10.2%). During the same month, year-on-year imports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/ores-slag-and-ash">Ores, slag and ash</a> to <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> increased by 6.62%. This was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Chile (+$620M or 43.6%), Guinea (+$507M or 78.3%), and Indonesia (+$252M or 156%).

In May 2025, <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> exported $368M and imported $21.3B of <a href="/en/profile/hs/ores-slag-and-ash">Ores, slag and ash</a>, resulting in a negative trade balance of $20.9B. Between April 2025 and May 2025, the exports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/ores-slag-and-ash">Ores, slag and ash</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> increased by $70.3M (23.6%), from $298M to $368M. During the same period, imports decreased by $2.37B (-10%), from $23.7B to $21.3B.

The following map shows the market growth of <a href="/en/profile/hs/ores-slag-and-ash">Ores, slag and ash</a> exports from <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> between the selected years.

<a href="/en/profile/hs/ores-slag-and-ash">Ores, slag and ash</a> are part of <a href="/en/profile/hs/mineral-products">Mineral Products</a> and include: <a href="/en/profile/hs/iron-ore">Iron Ore</a>, <a href="/en/profile/hs/copper-ore">Copper Ore</a>, <a href="/en/profile/hs/zinc-ore">Zinc Ore</a>, <a href="/en/profile/hs/non-iron-and-steel-slag-ash-and-residues">Non-Iron and Steel Slag, Ash and Residues</a>, and <a href="/en/profile/hs/precious-metal-ore">Precious Metal Ore</a>, among others.

In 2024, <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> exported $3.96B of <a href="/en/profile/hs/ores-slag-and-ash">Ores, slag and ash</a>, being the 63rd most exported product (out of 97) in <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a>. In 2024, the main destinations of China's <a href="/en/profile/hs/ores-slag-and-ash">Ores, slag and ash</a> exports were: <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> ($1.72B), <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> ($721M), <a href="/en/profile/country/twn">Chinese Taipei</a> ($679M), <a href="/en/profile/country/idn">Indonesia</a> ($185M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/vnm">Vietnam</a> ($170M).

In 2024, <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> imported $251B of <a href="/en/profile/hs/ores-slag-and-ash">Ores, slag and ash</a>, being the 3rd most imported product (out of 97) in <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a>. In 2024, the main origins of China's <a href="/en/profile/hs/ores-slag-and-ash">Ores, slag and ash</a> imports were: <a href="/en/profile/country/aus">Australia</a> ($87B), <a href="/en/profile/country/bra">Brazil</a> ($31.2B), <a href="/en/profile/country/per">Peru</a> ($24.5B), <a href="/en/profile/country/chl">Chile</a> ($22.7B), and <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> ($12.4B).

The fastest growing origins for <a href="/en/profile/hs/ores-slag-and-ash">Ores, slag and ash</a> imports in <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> between 2023 and 2024 were: <a href="/en/profile/country/per">Peru</a> ($2.72B), <a href="/en/profile/country/chl">Chile</a> ($2.07B), and <a href="/en/profile/country/bra">Brazil</a> ($1.63B).

The fastest growing markets for <a href="/en/profile/hs/ores-slag-and-ash">Ores, slag and ash</a> exports in <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> between 2023 and 2024 were: <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> ($124M), <a href="/en/profile/country/idn">Indonesia</a> ($123M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/mys">Malaysia</a> ($66M).

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/ores-slag-and-ash">Ores, slag and ash</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.

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