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United Kingdom: gallium, germanium, rare earths and magnets

How much of United Kingdom's trade in each good is with China, which controls their export.

The lines: gallium and germanium, a country is inside the lines when at least 15% of its trade in the good is with China, Hong Kong and Macao, on a side with at least US$10m of trade; Medium from 25%, High from 40%; rare earths and magnets, a country is inside the lines when at least 15% of its trade in the good is with China, Hong Kong and Macao, on a side with at least US$50m of trade; Medium from 25%, High from 40%.

Gallium and germanium unwrought gallium and germanium, their powders and germanium articles

Outside the lines

Share of gallium and germanium (unwrought, powders and germanium articles) exports to China, Hong Kong and Macao, by value

10.1% exports to China, Hong Kong and Macao (of US$1.2m), 2025

Below the 15% entry line: less than 15% of United Kingdom's gallium and germanium trade is with China, Hong Kong and Macao on a side with at least US$10m of trade.

The other side

  • imports from China, Hong Kong and Macao: 1.8% (of US$8.7m), 2025

Source: HMRC uktradeinfo Overseas Trade Statistics (OTS OData API) (English). Confidence: high

Rare earths and magnets rare-earth compounds, rare-earth metals and permanent magnets of metal (HS 2846, 280530, 850511)

High

Share of rare-earth compounds, rare-earth metals and permanent magnets of metal (HS 2846, 280530, 850511) imports from China, Hong Kong and Macao, by value

47.3% imports from China, Hong Kong and Macao (of US$77.6m), 2025

A large part of United Kingdom's rare-earth and magnet imports comes from China, Hong Kong and Macao, so China's export controls on these goods can reach this trade.

The other side

  • exports to China, Hong Kong and Macao: 3.9% (of US$30.7m), 2025

Source: HMRC uktradeinfo Overseas Trade Statistics (OTS OData API) (English). Confidence: high

A cell shows a figure only when it rests on an open official source. “Assessment pending open data” means the figure rests on a source we may not publish yet: it carries no number and no band, is hatched on the map and adds no points to the ranking, until an open national figure replaces it. “At least Medium” means only one side of the trade has an open figure: the band is a floor, not the full assessment.

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