# China exports to Zambia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, China reported $898.7M in goods exports to Zambia. 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 | $898.7M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 99% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 3 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 84 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.5 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 15.5% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $150.1M | 18.7% | High attention |
| 2 | 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 | $53.9M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $52.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $72.3M | 48.4% | High attention |
| 5 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $51.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 870410 | Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | $119.2M | 33.8% | High attention |
| 7 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $29.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 722830 | Steel, alloy: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded | $24.4M | 23.3% | High attention |
| 9 | 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $39.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $29.3M | 19.3% | 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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