The import and export situation of fasteners in China in the first half of 2025

David Dai

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Ningbo Zhongli Bolts Manufacturing Co., Ltd. founded in 2003, is a professional manufacturer of high-strength fasteners in different specifications for various models, which is covering an area of about 10,000 square meters, registered capital of 1500,000 RMB, with the total annual productivity of 8,000 tons per year. The company has set up several sales branches in different provinces in China. Meanwhile, the company's products are exported to Europe, USA, Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and other regions.

The import and export situation of fasteners in China in the first half of 2025 has become the focus of attention in the industry. This report compiles the statistical data of products under customs code (HS) 7318 from January to June 2025, and focuses on analyzing the key trends and unit value by country of destination/country of origin.

Export situation

From January to June 2025, China's fastener exports reached 3.056 million tons, an increase of 12.9% compared with the same period of the previous year, with an increase of 343,580 tons. The total export volume was 5.92 billion US dollars, increasing by 7.9% year-on-year, with an increase of 423.8 million US dollars. Among them, steel fasteners under customs code 7318 account for the highest proportion, with an export value of 4.97293 billion US dollars.

From January to June 2025, the average export price of fasteners in China was $1,900 per ton, while the average export price for the same period in 2024 was $2,000 per ton. In June 2025, the average export price of fasteners in China was 2,000 US dollars per ton.

In the first half of 2025, China's fastener export market showed a strong growth trend, especially in exports to the top ten export destination countries. Ranked by export volume, the top ten destination countries are, in order: the United States, Vietnam, Russia, Germany, Japan, Thailand, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and Mexico. Among them, the export volumes of the four ranked countries, Vietnam, Germany, Thailand and the United Kingdom, all achieved a significant year-on-year growth of over 20%, reaching 27.9%, 23.8%, 21.1% and 28.5% respectively.

Import situation

From January to June 2025, the import value of steel fasteners under China's customs code 7318 was approximately 1.126 billion US dollars. Compared with 1.228 billion US dollars in the same period of the previous year, the import volume decreased by approximately 8.27%.

In the first half of 2025, the top five sources of fastener imports for China were Japan, the United States, Germany, Taiwan region of China and Italy. Fasteners from these regions usually have advantages such as high quality, high precision and technological innovation. With the rapid development of China's high-end equipment manufacturing industries such as automobiles and aerospace, the market's requirements for the performance and quality of fasteners are becoming increasingly strict. In the future, China's manufacturing industry will accelerate its pace of intelligent transformation, continuously improve product quality, and forge ahead in the global market where opportunities and challenges coexist.