# Guatemala exports to China: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Guatemala reported $55.2M 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 | $55.2M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 81.4% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 5 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 48.9% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 260400 | Nickel ores and concentrates | $2.2B | 78.3% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 760200 | Aluminium: waste and scrap | $3.1B | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 090111 | Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $718.3M | 88.7% | High attention |
| 4 | 710310 | Stones: precious (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped, not strung, mounted or set | $275.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 610910 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $664.6M | 0% | Watch |
| 6 | 130219 | Vegetable saps and extracts: n.e.c. in item no. 1302.1 | $92.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 293890 | Glycosides: natural or reproduced by synthesis, other than rutoside (rutin) and its derivatives | $68.0M | 14.1% | High attention |
| 8 | 120930 | Seed: of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers, of a kind used for sowing | $25.2M | 25.4% | Watch |
| 9 | 120991 | Seed: vegetable seed, of a kind used for sowing | $193.5M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 610990 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted | $200.0M | 65.1% | Watch |

## 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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