According to data compiled by Chinatungsten Online from the General Administration of Customs, from January to April 2025, China's imports of tungsten products (excluding carbide tools and tungsten halogen lamps) totaled 4,934.79 tons, representing a year-on-year increase of 17.73% compared to the same period in 2024. The cumulative value of these imports was 643 million yuan, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 6.25%.
Among these, from January to April 2025, China's imports included:
3,776.91 tons of tungsten ores and concentrates, a year-on-year increase of 35.89%;
10.75 tons of tungstic acid, a year-on-year increase of 5,373 times;
40.00 tons of other tungsten oxides and hydroxides, nes, a year-on-year increase of 48.12%;
181.66 tons of tungsten hexafluoride, a year-on-year increase of 7.05%;
5 kilograms of ammonium paratungstate, a year-on-year increase of 25.00%;
209 kilograms of ammonium metatungstate, compared to only 1 kilogram in the same period last year;
37 kilograms of ferro-tungsten, compared to only 1 kilogram in the same period last year;
16.49 tons of tungsten powders, a year-on-year increase of 54.81%;
2,086 kilograms of unwrought tungsten, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering, a year-on-year increase of 339.16%;
2,227 kilograms of bars and rods (excluding those obtained simply by sintering), profiles, plates, sheets, strips, and foils, a year-on-year increase of 1.97%.
Imports of the following products decreased:
5,478 kilograms of tungsten trioxides, a year-on-year decrease of 88.83%;
855.05 tons of sodium tungstate, a year-on-year decrease of 20.77%;
30.09 tons of carbides of tungsten, a year-on-year decrease of 33.48%;
1,481 kilograms of tungsten wire, a year-on-year decrease of 17.40%.
Additionally, from January to April 2025, China's imports included:
226.87 tons of knives and cutting blades for machines or mechanical appliances, made of coated or plated metal carbides, a year-on-year decrease of 3.28%;
176.65 tons of other knives and cutting blades for machines or mechanical appliances, made of metal carbides, a year-on-year decrease of 4.49%.
