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China exports of Rail locomotives: diesel-electric powered (HS 860210)

See where China stands in rail locomotives: diesel-electric powered: export scale, destination breadth, market position, growth, and reported trade history.

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Exporter CHNHS6 860210Latest year 2024Growing

Latest exports

$400.8MLatest observed lane total

Destination markets

36Reported active markets

Three-year growth

+4.5%Annualized change

Destination HHI

1,115Destination concentration

Weighted share

92.4%Reported market position

Exporter evidence

How strong is China in Rail locomotives: diesel-electric powered?

Reported exporter totals and calculated indicators for HS 860210. Values retain their observed coverage period.

Exporter scale

Latest exports$400.8M

Current 2024 exports$62.1M

Three-year average$164.8M

Historical peak$1.4B

Market position

Active destinations36

Destination HHI1,115

Weighted share92.4%

Share change+12.2 pp

Competitiveness

Three-year growth+4.5%

Volatility0.9

Maximum drawdown71.1%

TrendGrowing

Measure	Value	What it describes
Exporter	China	Country represented by this profile
Latest observed exports	$400.8M	Sum of latest observed destination-lane values
Current 2024 exports	$62.1M	Common-year comparison where reported
Three-year growth	+4.5%	Annualized change in exporter totals
Five-year growth	+10%	Annualized change in exporter totals
Leading destination	ARG	Destination with the largest observed export value
Leading destination share	26.3%	Share of observed exporter totals
Destination concentration	1,115	HHI across destination markets
Weighted share change	+12.2 pp	Value-weighted latest change in market share
Limited-history lanes	63.5%	Share of lanes with shorter history

Destination markets

Where does China sell rail locomotives: diesel-electric powered?

Leading destination observations ranked by reported export value, with market position and access context.

Destination	Latest exports	Market share	Growth	Access	Signal
Sudan	$39.1M	100%	+109.4%	0.1% tariff	Accelerating
Kenya	$26.5M	100%	+41.1%	0.3% tariff	Growing
Sierra Leone	$26.1M	100%	+170.6%	0.1% tariff	Accelerating
Guinea	$20.9M	75.1%	+12.1%	Not reported	Accelerating
Turkmenistan	$19.1M	95.5%	+49.9%	0% tariff	Growing
Australia	$12.8M	15.5%	-17.1%	FTA reported	Declining
Gabon	$2.1M	7.7%	-50.1%	0.2% tariff	Stable
Liberia	$1.9M	100%	+0%	0.1% tariff	Declining
Egypt	$1.8M	6.5%	+313.8%	0.3% tariff	Accelerating

Destination

Sudan

Latest exports: $39.1M
Market share: 100%
Growth: +109.4%
Access: 0.1% tariff
Signal: Accelerating

Destination

Kenya

Latest exports: $26.5M
Market share: 100%
Growth: +41.1%
Access: 0.3% tariff
Signal: Growing

Destination

Sierra Leone

Latest exports: $26.1M
Market share: 100%
Growth: +170.6%
Access: 0.1% tariff
Signal: Accelerating

Destination

Guinea

Latest exports: $20.9M
Market share: 75.1%
Growth: +12.1%
Access: Not reported
Signal: Accelerating

Destination

Turkmenistan

Latest exports: $19.1M
Market share: 95.5%
Growth: +49.9%
Access: 0% tariff
Signal: Growing

Destination

Australia

Latest exports: $12.8M
Market share: 15.5%
Growth: -17.1%
Access: FTA reported
Signal: Declining

Destination

Gabon

Latest exports: $2.1M
Market share: 7.7%
Growth: -50.1%
Access: 0.2% tariff
Signal: Stable

Destination

Liberia

Latest exports: $1.9M
Market share: 100%
Growth: +0%
Access: 0.1% tariff
Signal: Declining

Destination

Egypt

Latest exports: $1.8M
Market share: 6.5%
Growth: +313.8%
Access: 0.3% tariff
Signal: Accelerating

Price intelligence

How does China's price position vary?

Price comparisons are shown where market-level unit-value observations are available. They describe reported trade values and quantities, not quoted selling prices.

Highest reported price

Zimbabwe: $22.5M / ton.

Lowest reported price

Canada: $6.5 / ton.

Median price

$8.8K / ton across reported markets.

Export trend

Reported export history

Annual observations for China and HS 860210 where available.

Year	Exports	Year-on-year change	Active destinations
2010	$126.2M	+876.3%	17
2011	$178.9M	+41.7%	26
2012	$390.3M	+118.2%	25
2013	$172.6M	-55.8%	18
2014	$207.9M	+20.5%	31
2015	$287.4M	+38.2%	37
2016	$70.4M	-75.5%	20
2017	$306.9M	+335.9%	30
2018	$194.6M	-36.6%	20
2019	$38.7M	-80.1%	19
2020	$101.3M	+162.2%	25
2021	$54.5M	-46.2%	18
2022	$274.1M	+402.7%	24
2023	$158.1M	-42.3%	25
2024	$62.1M	-60.7%	36

Exporter context

China economy and trade network

The exporter profile adds country-level trade and structural context to the selected product position. These indicators describe the country overall and are not limited to HS 860210.

China has reported exports of $3.5T and a trade balance of $1.2T in 2024.

Available structural indicators include 34.6% trade openness, 44.5% investment, and 270 active trade partners.

Reported values

Export totals and destination values describe reported merchandise trade for the stated exporter, HS6 classification, and available year.

Calculated indicators

Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price comparisons are calculated from reported observations.

Coverage

Missing values remain “Not reported”. Country-level indicators are presented separately from product-level observations.

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