# Spain exports to China: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Spain reported $8.3B in goods exports to China. 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 | $8.3B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 83.3% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 20 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 370 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.3 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 32.2% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 260300 | Copper ores and concentrates | $62.6B | 13.4% | High attention |
| 2 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $14.2B | 18.4% | High attention |
| 3 | 020649 | Offal, edible: of swine, (other than livers), frozen | $2.2B | 19.8% | High attention |
| 4 | 740400 | Copper: waste and scrap | $15.6B | 63.9% | Critical attention |
| 5 | 020329 | Meat: of swine, n.e.s. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $1.7B | 77.6% | Critical attention |
| 6 | 390140 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $6.0B | 25.4% | High attention |
| 7 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $2.2B | 25.9% | Watch |
| 8 | 300212 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractions | $2.5B | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 020322 | Meat: of swine, hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in, frozen | $388.3M | 80.9% | Critical attention |
| 10 | 760200 | Aluminium: waste and scrap | $3.1B | 74.4% | Critical 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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