HS 81HS chapter
Other base metals
Global trade in other base metals during 2023, with the top exporting and importing countries. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$4.15B
Reported exports (2023)
$44.18M
Reported imports (2023)
21
Exporting countries
Global merchandise trade in other base metals totaled approximately $4.15 billion in reported exports during 2023, with 21 countries acting as exporters in CEPII BACI. Dem. Rep. of the Congo led the field with $2.40 billion in exports — 57.8% of the global market.
This page aggregates every HS6 product line within HS chapter 81. Country-level numbers reflect the sum of all subcategories that BACI reports. See methodology for caveats around mirror reconciliation and known data limitations, or data sources for the underlying CEPII BACI release.
Top exporters
1
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Dem. Rep. of the Congo$2.40B
57.8%
2
Russian Federation
Russian Federation$776.72M
18.7%
3
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan$223.66M
5.4%
4
China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR$192.90M
4.7%
5
Israel
Israel$187.71M
4.5%
6
Madagascar
Madagascar$121.33M
2.9%
7
Tajikistan
Tajikistan$96.95M
2.3%
8
Morocco
Morocco$91.63M
2.2%
9
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan$24.46M
0.6%
10
Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam$8.29M
0.2%
11
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$7.64M
0.2%
12
Gambia
Gambia$6.73M
0.2%
13
Zambia
Zambia$5.56M
0.1%
14
Congo
Congo$3.33M
0.1%
15
Bahamas
Bahamas$361,963
0.0%
16
Dem. People's Rep. of Korea
Dem. People's Rep. of Korea$245,321
0.0%
17
Tonga
Tonga$63,136
0.0%
18
Kiribati
Kiribati$25,534
0.0%
19
Palau
Palau$11,909
0.0%
20
Chad
Chad$6,000
0.0%
21
N. Mariana Isds
N. Mariana Isds$1,518
0.0%
