Iron ore import volume in China 2023, by country of origin

Published by C. Textor, Apr 10, 2024
In 2023, Australia was China's largest supplier of iron ore by a significant margin, accounting for around 737 million metric tons of iron ore imports to China. Brazil was the second-largest source of Chinese iron ore imports that year. China's total iron ore imports amounted to a total of approximately 1.18 billion metric tons in 2023.

Import volume of iron ore to China in 2023, by major country of origin (in million metric tons)

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Release date

April 2024

Region

China

Survey time period

2023

Supplementary notes

Figures relate to HS code 2601: iron ores and concentrates (incl. roasted iron pyrites).

The source does not provide a release date. The date given is the date of data access.

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