# China exports to Ethiopia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, China reported $2.5B in goods exports to Ethiopia. The overall review level is Critical 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 | $2.5B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 99% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 16 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 133 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.5 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 19.8% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 847150 | Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $285.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $133.6M | 65.1% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $99.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $95.9M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 870423 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $89.9M | 6.4% | High attention |
| 6 | 271019 | Not reported | $2.0B | 18.4% | High attention |
| 7 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $79.3M | 3.6% | High attention |
| 8 | 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $80.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 540233 | Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), textured, of polyesters, not for retail sale, not sewing thread | $66.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $73.0M | 48% | High attention |

## 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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