T13 · Trade opportunity evidence

China (CHN) to ROU (ROU) mountings, fittings and similar articles: suitable for other than buildings or furniture, of base metal (HS6 830249)

A country-to-country view of reported mountings, fittings and similar articles: suitable for other than buildings or furniture, of base metal trade, combining buyer demand, exporter position, market structure, access conditions, and observed lane history.

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Exporter China (CHN)Importer ROU (ROU)HS6 830249Two-way vertical tradeCoverage 1995-2024Growing

3-year buyer projection

$39.3MCalculated from reported demand

Exporter growth

+20.2%Full available history

Suppliers in market

55Latest reported count

Observed history

30 yearsLast year: 2024

Reported observations

What this mountings, fittings and similar articles: suitable for other than buildings or furniture, of base metal lane shows for HS 830249

Core values for China (CHN) → ROU (ROU) in HS 830249.

Buyer market

Latest imports$28.3M

Five-year projection$49.1M

Buyer CAGR+11.7%

Latest annual change-9.6%

Exporter position

Latest exports$2.6M

Market share9.1%

Share change-0.4 pp

Best observed share32%

Market structure

Reported suppliers55

Concentration index1,533.2

Share gap+22.9 pp

SignalGrowing

Detailed evidence

Complete lane evidence

Reported values, calculated indicators, and country-pair context for this route.

Measure	Value	What it describes
Buyer imports	$28.3M	ROU (ROU)'s latest reported imports
Exporter exports	$2.6M	China (CHN)'s exports to ROU (ROU)
Exporter market share	9.1%	Exporter share of the reported buyer market
Buyer five-year CAGR	+11.7%	Annualized change in buyer imports
Exporter full-history CAGR	+20.2%	Annualized change in exporter exports
Three-year buyer projection	$39.3M	Calculated projection from reported demand
Five-year buyer projection	$49.1M	Calculated projection from reported demand
Average buyer imports	$16.2M	Average reported importer value
Peak buyer imports	$38.0M	Highest reported importer value
Average exporter exports	$782.2K	Average reported lane exports
Peak exporter exports	$3.0M	Highest reported lane exports
Share change	-0.4 pp	Latest one-year change in exporter share
Reported suppliers	55	Supplier countries observed in the latest period
Buyer GDP	$0.0	Latest buyer-country GDP estimate
Buyer GDP per person	Not reported	Latest buyer-country GDP per person
Buyer population	Not reported thousand	Latest buyer-country population estimate
Buyer investment rate	Not reported	Reported buyer-country investment rate
Buyer secondary education	Not reported	Reported secondary education coverage
Distance	Not reported km	Approximate country-pair distance
Business entry time	Not reported days	Reported days to start a business
Shared legal system	Not reported	Country-pair institutional relationship
Reported FTA	Not reported	Reported trade-agreement indicator
WTO member	Not reported	Buyer-country WTO membership indicator
Lane volatility	1.1	Variation indicator across observed lane values
Maximum drawdown	89%	Largest observed decline from a prior peak
Observed history	30 years	Coverage through 2024

Research reading

Mountings, fittings and similar articles: suitable for other than buildings or furniture, of base metal demand and the China (CHN) to ROU (ROU) lane

ROU (ROU) reported $28.3M of mountings, fittings and similar articles: suitable for other than buildings or furniture, of base metal imports in 2024. China (CHN) accounted for 9.1% of the observed market and reported $2.6M in exports on this lane.

The latest annual values eased slightly, while the longer available history shows +11.7% buyer growth and +20.2% exporter growth. The page separates reported values from projections and indicators.

Product classification

What does HS 830249 include?

HS 830249 covers Mountings, fittings and similar articles: suitable for other than buildings or furniture, of base metal. This page studies the six-digit Harmonized System classification rather than a company, brand, retail category, or individual shipment.

The classification sits in HS chapter 83 and heading 8302. The recorded trade type is two-way vertical trade, with a low price range classification in the available product reference data.

How to interpret this page

Compare demand, position, and history together

This HS 830249 trade opportunity page brings together the buyer market in ROU (ROU), the exporter position of China (CHN), and the observed conditions of their trade lane. A large buyer market does not by itself show that every exporter has equal access, and a positive growth rate does not remove the need to examine volatility and historical coverage.

Use the reported imports and exports to understand scale, market share to understand position, projections to understand the calculated forward view, and lane history to understand how much evidence supports the comparison.

Frequently asked questions

Questions about China (CHN) to ROU (ROU) mountings, fittings and similar articles: suitable for other than buildings or furniture, of base metal trade

What is the HS code for this product?

This page covers HS 830249, the six-digit product classification shown in the trade records.

How large is the ROU (ROU) market?

The page reports the latest buyer imports, historical averages, peaks, growth, and calculated projections for mountings, fittings and similar articles: suitable for other than buildings or furniture, of base metal.

How strong is China (CHN) in this market?

Exporter performance is shown through lane exports, market share, share change, growth, and the number of reported suppliers.

What should be checked before entering this market?

Review market scale, competition, access indicators, volatility, drawdown, and the available history together rather than relying on one signal.

Definitions and coverage

How to read this page

Reported values

Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the stated HS6 classification. They are not company-level sales or shipment records.

Calculated indicators

Growth, projections, concentration, volatility, and share-gap figures are calculated from the reported observations and should be interpreted with their coverage period.

Coverage

This sample covers 30 observed years through 2024. Missing values are shown as not reported rather than estimated.