# Türkiye exports to China: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Türkiye reported $3.8B 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 | $3.8B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 49.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 2 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 87 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 26.3% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 284019 | Borates: disodium tetraborate (refined borax), other than anhydrous | $521.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 251512 | Marble and travertine: merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, having a specific gravity of 2.5 or more | $838.0M | 54.2% | Watch |
| 3 | 261000 | Chromium ores and concentrates | $4.3B | 35.6% | High attention |
| 4 | 260300 | Copper ores and concentrates | $62.6B | 34.9% | Stable |
| 5 | 261690 | Precious metal ores and concentrates: (excluding silver) | $7.3B | 0% | Stable |
| 6 | 260600 | Aluminium ores and concentrates | $8.8B | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 260111 | Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated | $111.0B | 40.1% | High attention |
| 8 | 260700 | Lead ores and concentrates | $2.7B | 39.5% | Stable |
| 9 | 252800 | Natural borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined), but not including borates separated from natural brine: natural boric acid containing not more than 85 % of H3BO3 calculated on the dry weight | $123.2M | 14.1% | High attention |
| 10 | 750120 | Nickel: oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy | $4.8B | 0% | 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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