# China exports to Panama: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, China reported $9.4B in goods exports to Panama. 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 | $9.4B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 97.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 30 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 208 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 29.2% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 890190 | Vessels: n.e.s. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $6.0B | 38.6% | High attention |
| 2 | 271019 | Not reported | $5.4B | 45.6% | High attention |
| 3 | 848790 | Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84 | $578.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 890120 | Tankers | $1.3B | 23.9% | High attention |
| 5 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $292.1M | 47.5% | High attention |
| 6 | 293399 | Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933 | $166.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 620462 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $176.3M | 45.1% | High attention |
| 8 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $213.9M | 14.5% | High attention |
| 9 | 851770 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $186.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $303.3M | 0% | 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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