Domestic export control measures for dual-use items continue to impact tungsten product exports. From March to May, exports of ammonium paratungstate (APT) and tungsten trioxides were zero, with only 2 kilograms of other tungsten oxides & hydroxides, nes exported in April. Notably, carbides of tungsten exports showed signs of gradual recovery from April to May.
According to data compiled by Chinatungsten Online from the General Administration of Customs, in May 2025, China's exports tungsten products (excluding cemented carbide tools and tungsten halogen lamps) totaled 1,295.38 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 23.56% compared to May 2024 and a month-on-month decrease of 6.35% compared to April 2025. The export value was RMB 395 million, reflecting a year-on-year decrease of 16.79% and a month-on-month decrease of 6.27%.
In May 2025, China's exports of specific tungsten products were as follows:
Tungstic acid: 4,000 kilograms, with no export data for year-on-year or month-on-month comparison;
Tungsten hexafluoride: 42.28 tons, a year-on-year increase of 104.90% and a month-on-month increase of 133.53%;
Ammonium metatungstate: 482.14 tons, a year-on-year increase of 125.22% and a month-on-month increase of 23.37%;
Carbides of tungsten: 87.2 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 74.62% but a month-on-month increase of 990.00%;
Ferro-tungsten: 285.07 tons, a year-on-year increase of 13.41% but a month-on-month decrease of 20.88%;
Tungsten powders: 57.03 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 61.99% but a month-on-month increase of 7.81%;
Unwrought tungsten, including bars & rods obtained simply by sintering: 239.38 tons, a year-on-year increase of 141.80% but a month-on-month decrease of 41.04%;
Tungsten wire: 27.04 tons, a year-on-year increase of 0.55% but a month-on-month decrease of 32.18%;
Tungsten waste and scrap: 25.00 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 70.71% and a month-on-month decrease of 6.96%;
Bars & rods, exclude those obtained simply by sintering; profiles, plates, etc.: 30.91 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 69.87% but a month-on-month increase of 36.20%.
Additionally, in May 2025, China exported:
Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, of metal carbides, coated or plated: 137.16 tons, a year-on-year increase of 13.29% and a month-on-month increase of 3.40%;
Other knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, of metal carbides: 156.45 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 12.20% and a month-on-month decrease of 12.48%.
