According to data compiled by Chinatungsten Online from the General Administration of Customs, from January to November 2025, China's exports of tungsten products (excluding cemented carbide tools and tungsten halogen lamps, the same below) totaled 14,000 tons, representing a year-on-year decrease of 18.56% compared to the same period in 2024; the export value reached RMB 4.837 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 1.92%.
Among them, from January to November 2025, China exported:
Tungstic acid: 240.96 tons, a year-on-year increase of 184.15%.
Sodium tungstate: 285.54 tons, a year-on-year increase of 863.02%.
Ammonium metatungstate: 2,587.62 tons, a year-on-year increase of 53.14%.
Ferro-tungsten: 2,114.70 tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.03%.
Unwrought tungsten, including bars & rods obtained simply by sintering: 2,011.92 tons, a year-on-year increase of 127.47%.
Tungsten wire: 358.27 tons, a year-on-year increase of 11.04%.
Tungsten trioxides: 1,073.06 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 62.60%.
Other tungsten oxides & hydroxides, nes: 627.77 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 45.72%.
Tungsten hexafluoride: 333.42 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 13.30%.
Ammonium paratungstate: 243.00 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 62.11%.
Carbides of tungsten: 1,757.39 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 53.74%.
Tungsten powders: 1,302.55 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 16.14%.
Tungsten waste and scrap: 370.25 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 33.00%.
Bars & rods, exclude those obtained simply by sintering; profiles, plates, etc: 365.37 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 50.25%.
Additionally, from January to November 2025, China exported:
Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, of metal carbides, coated or plated: 1,424.41 tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.83%.
Other knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, of metal carbides: 1,657.84 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 9.68%.
