# Rwanda exports to China: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Rwanda reported $128.2M 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 | $128.2M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 35% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 5 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.3 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 13.1% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 261590 | Niobium, tantalum, vanadium ores and concentrates | $219.6M | 0% | Watch |
| 2 | 261790 | Ores and concentrates n.e.c. in chapter 26: other than antimony | $338.0M | 36.4% | High attention |
| 3 | 261100 | Tungsten ores and concentrates | $128.7M | 33.2% | Watch |
| 4 | 260900 | Tin ores and concentrates | $1.3B | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 291631 | Acids: aromatic monocarboxylic acids, benzoic acid, its salts and esters | $12.1M | 6.7% | High attention |
| 6 | 090111 | Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $718.3M | 11.9% | High attention |
| 7 | 090240 | Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $109.7M | 59.6% | High attention |
| 8 | 710310 | Stones: precious (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped, not strung, mounted or set | $275.3M | 26.7% | Watch |
| 9 | 090421 | Spices: fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, dried, neither crushed nor ground | $470.8M | 18.8% | Watch |
| 10 | 090220 | Tea, green: (not fermented), in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $14.2M | 62.8% | 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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