# Benin exports to China: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Benin to China, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/BEN-CHN/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Benin reported $98.6M in goods exports to China. The overall review level is High attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $98.6M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 90.2% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 2 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 36.9% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 120190 | Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $47.8B | 37.3% | High attention |
| 2 | 410120 | Hides and skins: raw, whole, of bovine or equine animals, of a weight per skin not exceeding 8kg when simply dried, 10kg when dry-salted or 14kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved | $57.2M | 0% | Watch |
| 3 | 520100 | Cotton: not carded or combed | $4.7B | 95.7% | High attention |
| 4 | 440290 | Wood: charcoal of wood other than bamboo (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated | $174.8M | 0.5% | Watch |
| 5 | 080131 | Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, in shell, fresh or dried | $13.6M | 91.5% | Watch |
| 6 | 121190 | Plants and parts (including seeds and fruits) n.e.c. in heading no. 1211, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered | $194.9M | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $40.3M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 721632 | Iron or non-alloy steel: I sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more | $13.3M | 0% | Watch |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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