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Critical minerals: China and United Kingdom

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Second country

In 2025, China sold USD 74.4 million of critical minerals and metals to United Kingdom and bought USD 78.5 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTrade in critical minerals and metals runs both ways in similar amounts: China sold USD 74.4 million and United Kingdom sold USD 78.5 million in 2025.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

China's exports to United Kingdom: critical minerals and metals

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by China

2019: 29.3Low 20.8 / High 74.42025: 74.4

201929.3
202022.6
202120.8
202227.3
202341.3
202440.6
202574.4

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

China's imports from United Kingdom: critical minerals and metals

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by China

2019: 97.9Low 78.5 / High 171.12025: 78.5

201997.9
202090.6
2021111.2
2022171.1
2023140.4
2024104
202578.5

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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