According to data compiled by Chinatungsten Online from the General Administration of Customs, in the first half of 2025, China's imports of tungsten products (excluding cemented carbide tools and tungsten halogen lamps) amounted to 8,698.06 tons, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 17.74% compared to the first half of 2024. The import value was RMB 1.07 billion, showing a year-on-year growth of 36.50%.
Breakdown of Tungsten Product Imports from January to June 2025
From January to June 2025, China imported the following tungsten products:
Tungsten ores and concentrates: 7,302.50 tons, a year-on-year increase of 65.01%.
Other tungsten oxides and hydroxides, nes: 40.00 tons, a year-on-year increase of 48.10%.
Tungsten hexafluoride: 238.69 tons, a year-on-year increase of 3.89%.
Ammonium paratungstate: 5 kilograms, a year-on-year increase of 25.00%.
Ammonium metatungstate: 209 kilograms, compared to only 1 kilogram in the same period last year.
Ferro-tungsten: 37 kilograms, compared to only 1 kilogram in the same period last year.
Tungsten powders: 23.01 tons, a year-on-year increase of 46.56%.
Unwrought tungsten, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering: 2,094 kilograms, a year-on-year increase of 253.12%.
Tungstic acid: 10.75 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 24.59%.
Tungsten trioxides: 6,837 kilograms, a year-on-year decrease of 88.83%.
Sodium tungstate: 1,012.63 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 30.63%.
Carbides of tungsten: 38.78 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 35.82%.
Tungsten wire: 2,466 kilograms, a year-on-year decrease of 9.30%.
Bars and rods, exclude those obtained simply by sintering; profiles, plates, etc.: 2,680 kilograms, a year-on-year decrease of 31.96%.
Additionally, from January to June 2025, China imported:
Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, of metal carbides, coated or plated: 348.38 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 2.12%.
Other knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, of metal carbides: 251.44 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 3.46%.
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