# China exports to Gabon: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, China reported $185.2M in goods exports to Gabon. 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 | $185.2M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 93.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 25 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.3 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 23% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 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 | $27.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 860692 | Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons: open, with non-removable sides of a height exceeding 60cm, not self-propelled | $18.5M | 56.4% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 730429 | Iron or steel: casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas | $28.2M | 31.7% | High attention |
| 4 | 721420 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $28.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 690490 | Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the like (excluding building bricks) | $15.8M | 5.5% | High attention |
| 6 | 848790 | Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84 | $12.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $14.1M | 14.2% | High attention |
| 8 | 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405 | $11.5M | 7.8% | High attention |
| 9 | 160413 | Fish preparations: sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $24.8M | 29.9% | High attention |
| 10 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $17.3M | 77.9% | 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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