The total export value of China's fasteners reached USD 11.919 billion in 2025.
In 2025, China's fastener exports maintained an overall growth momentum. According to the preliminary statistics from the General Administration of Customs, the annual export value of China's fasteners reached approximately 11.919 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of about 4.1%; the export volume stood at around 6.239 million metric tons, up 6.7% year on year; the average export unit price was roughly 1,910 US dollars per metric ton, a slight year-on-year decrease of about 2.4%.
Overall, China's fastener industry has gradually entered a phase characterized by "growing volume, stable prices and optimized structure". On one hand, export volume continued to expand; on the other hand, export unit prices faced pressure due to global market competition, rising production capacity in emerging economies, as well as fluctuations in inflation and raw material prices.
In 2025, the total export value to the top 30 destination countries/regions of China's fasteners reached 9.336 billion US dollars, accounting for 78.3% of the total export value. This proportion edged down from 79.6% in 2024, indicating that the market distribution is becoming increasingly diversified as enterprises actively explore new markets.
In terms of market structure, Europe and the United States remain the primary destinations for China's fastener exports, but the regional distribution is gradually optimizing. The Southeast Asian market has maintained stable growth, with remarkable performance from countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which has become a new driver of industry growth and unleashed further cooperation potential. Facing challenges in the international trade environment, China's fastener industry is also embracing a crucial window for industrial upgrading. The global demand for high-value-added fasteners in fields such as aerospace, new energy vehicles, and high-end equipment continues to rise, opening up new development space for Chinese enterprises with technological accumulation and innovation capabilities.
Overall, building on its scale advantages, China's fastener exports are continuously enhancing international competitiveness by expanding diversified markets and promoting the upgrading of product structure towards the medium and high-end segments. This is injecting sustained momentum into the climb of Made-in-China to higher levels in the global industrial and value chains.
