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Where does China get its unwrought aluminum? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $7.8 billion of unwrought aluminum (3.3 million tonnes), 10.1% of the world total. Its main sources were Russia (48%), Malaysia (18%) and Indonesia (6%). China was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of unwrought aluminum.

Summary

Value
$7.8billion
Tonnes
3.3million tonnes
Share of world total
10.1%
World rank
2nd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Russia3.8Tonnes: 1,490,928USD per tonne: $2,53348.3%Land
Malaysia1.4Tonnes: 639,616USD per tonne: $2,17617.8%Sea
Indonesia0.48Tonnes: 194,445USD per tonne: $2,4606.1%Sea
Thailand0.36Tonnes: 166,884USD per tonne: $2,1504.6%Sea
India0.35Tonnes: 146,078USD per tonne: $2,4294.5%Land
Vietnam0.22Tonnes: 95,431USD per tonne: $2,2612.8%Land
Iran0.18Tonnes: 75,411USD per tonne: $2,4262.3%Sea
South Korea0.17Tonnes: 74,014USD per tonne: $2,2672.2%Sea
United Arab Emirates0.15Tonnes: 64,083USD per tonne: $2,3471.9%Sea
Australia0.12Tonnes: 47,595USD per tonne: $2,4271.5%Sea
Kazakhstan0.07Tonnes: 30,542USD per tonne: $2,3390.91%Land
Pakistan0.06Tonnes: 26,201USD per tonne: $2,2160.74%Land
Taiwan0.05Tonnes: 28,999USD per tonne: $1,7200.64%Sea
Cambodia0.04Tonnes: 19,831USD per tonne: $2,1530.55%Sea
Myanmar0.04Tonnes: 18,485USD per tonne: $2,2060.52%Land
Philippines0.03Tonnes: 14,759USD per tonne: $2,3280.44%Sea
Oman0.03Tonnes: 13,080USD per tonne: $2,2600.38%Sea
Angola0.02Tonnes: 10,231USD per tonne: $2,4230.32%Sea
Nigeria0.02Tonnes: 11,400USD per tonne: $1,9870.29%Sea
Japan0.02Tonnes: 3,891USD per tonne: $5,5540.28%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Russia has been its main source since 2022

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Russia 3.8
  • Malaysia 1.4
  • Indonesia 0.48
  • Thailand 0.36
  • India 0.35

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Russia0.293.8
Malaysia< 0.011.4
Indonesia0.020.48
Thailand00.36
India< 0.010.35

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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