# Papua New Guinea exports to China: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Papua New Guinea reported $1.9B in goods exports to China. The overall review level is Watch.

## 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 | $1.9B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 21% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 8 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.5 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 30.1% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $39.7B | 31.1% | Stable |
| 2 | 750120 | Nickel: oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy | $4.8B | 43.9% | High attention |
| 3 | 440349 | Wood, tropical: (as specified in subheading note 1, chapter 44, customs tariff), n.e.s. in item no. 4403.41, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated | $830.0M | 18.5% | Watch |
| 4 | 261690 | Precious metal ores and concentrates: (excluding silver) | $7.3B | 2.1% | Watch |
| 5 | 260300 | Copper ores and concentrates | $62.6B | 25.6% | Stable |
| 6 | 261000 | Chromium ores and concentrates | $4.3B | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 440399 | Wood: in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, n.e.c. in heading no. 4403 | $643.7M | 90.3% | Critical attention |
| 8 | 180100 | Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $67.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 440722 | Wood, tropical: virola, imbuia and balsa, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, thicker than 6mm | $67.8M | 81% | High attention |
| 10 | 442199 | Wood: not of bamboo, articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4414 to 4420 (excluding clothes hangers) | $252.0M | 45.3% | 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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