HS6 Product Import Market

CHN imports of Lead ores and concentrates (HS 260700)

A complete buyer-market view for HS 260700, covering reported demand, import growth, supplier countries, market concentration, trade routes, and historical context.

Importer CHNHS6 260700Latest year 2024

Latest imports

$2.7BReported value

Three-year growth

+3.5%Annualized change

Supplier countries

52Latest reported count

Market concentration

1242.73HHI indicator

Market evidence

How large is the CHN HS 260700 market?

This profile combines the buyer market's reported size and growth with supplier and route observations for Lead ores and concentrates.

MeasureReported valueWhat it indicates
Latest imports$2.7BImport value in the latest available year
Three-year annualized growth+3.5%Change in reported import value
Three-year average imports$2.5BAverage reported annual import value
Supplier countries52Distinct suppliers reported in the latest period
Market concentration1242.73HHI indicator based on supplier shares
Demand momentumGrowing demandDirection reported for this market

Supplier evidence

Who supplies CHN?

Leading supplier routes for this product and importing country, ranked by latest reported trade value.

SupplierRoute tradeThree-year growthMarket shareTrendAttention
RUS$565.6M+8.7%21.0%GrowingStable
PER$548.9M+9.1%20.4%GrowingStable
MEX$366.8M-6.4%13.7%DecliningWatch
USA$271.1M-0.0%10.1%StableWatch
AUS$169.0M+8.4%6.3%GrowingWatch
TUR$123.3M-15.4%4.6%Rapid declineStable
PRK$70.2M+10.0%4.2%Rapid growthWatch
MMR$58.4M+28.2%2.2%Rapid growthWatch
MNG$57.3M+6.2%2.1%GrowingWatch
BOL$52.9M+26.4%2.0%Rapid growthWatch
BRA$51.7M+47.2%1.9%Rapid growthWatch
KAZ$47.8M+19.2%1.8%Rapid growthStable
NGA$41.6M-1.9%1.5%StableWatch
OMN$40.6M+90.0%1.5%Rapid growthStable
VNM$34.9M+8.1%1.3%GrowingWatch
MAR$32.7M+14.0%1.2%Rapid growthHigh attention
NAM$28.7M+23.5%1.1%Rapid growthWatch
ESP$28.2M-15.8%1.1%Rapid declineCritical attention
BGR$23.3M+20.1%0.9%Rapid growthStable
ARG$19.5M+19.2%0.7%Rapid growthHigh attention
GRC$17.8M+89.0%0.7%Rapid growthHigh attention
TJK$14.7M+217.6%0.5%Rapid growthHigh attention
IDN$14.5M-12.1%0.5%Rapid declineStable
IRN$14.1M+59.8%0.5%Rapid growthWatch
PAK$14.0M-25.3%0.5%Rapid declineHigh attention
SAU$13.6M+144.7%0.5%Rapid growthWatch
HND$13.5M+57.4%0.7%Rapid growthCritical attention

Market reading

What does this buyer market show?

CHN reported imports of lead ores and concentrates at $2.7B in the latest available observation, with three-year annualized change of +3.5%.

How to use this view

Compare supplier scale, market share, and growth together. A large supplier is not automatically a growing supplier, and a growing market does not guarantee commercial access.

Interpretation

How to assess this buyer market

Start with the size of reported imports, then compare the pace of change with supplier breadth. A concentrated market may be harder to enter but can reveal established supply relationships; a broad supplier base may offer more room for differentiated positioning.

Compare the route, not only the country

Supplier totals describe the market at country level. Route evidence can reveal which exporter-to-importer relationships account for the observed value and where supplier activity is changing.

Product classification

What does HS 260700 include?

HS 260700 covers Lead ores and concentrates. This page describes the six-digit Harmonized System classification and reported merchandise imports, not company-level sales or individual shipments.

The classification belongs to HS chapter 26 and heading 2607. Use the code when comparing this market with related product classifications.

How to interpret this market

Compare demand, suppliers, and routes together

CHN's reported imports of lead ores and concentrates show the size of the buyer market. Supplier breadth and concentration add context, while route-level observations show which exporter-to-importer relationships account for the reported value.

A growing market does not guarantee commercial access, and a large supplier is not automatically the fastest-growing supplier. Read the current value together with the historical coverage, supplier share, and trend indicators.

Source and date

Reported merchandise-trade observations for HS6 260700. Coverage shown on this page: 1995-2024.

Definitions

Market share and growth are calculated from reported values where available. “Not reported” means the value was unavailable for this view.