1. The overall import and export situation
A bulldozer is a type of earth-moving machinery that can excavate, transport, and dispose of rock and soil, and has a wide range of applications in open-pit mines. For example, it is used for constructing spoil banks, leveling truck spoil banks, piling and scattering ore, leveling working platforms, and construction sites. It is not only used for auxiliary work but can also be used for primary mining operations.
China is a major manufacturing country. In recent years, the export quantity of crawler bulldozers from China has been on the rise. It has increased from 2,890 units in 2018 to 3,851 units in 2021, and the export value has increased from 276.09 million USD in 2018 to 398.61 million USD in 2021. The import quantity and value have also shown an upward trend. From January to September 2022, the export quantity of crawler bulldozers from China was 3,895 units, with an export value of 412.672 million USD. The import quantity was 46 units, with an import value of 10.481 million USD.
2. Breakdown of import and export
In terms of export quantity, China’s exports of crawler bulldozers are mainly other types of crawler bulldozers. From January to September 2022, the export quantity of China’s crawler bulldozers was 393 units, with an export value of 77.03 million USD; the export quantity of other types of crawler bulldozers was 3,502 units, which was 3,109 units higher than that of crawler bulldozers, with an export value of 3,335.642 million USD, much higher than the export value of crawler bulldozers.
From January to September 2022, the import quantity of crawler bulldozers in China was 21 units, with an import value of 8.718 million USD; the import quantity of other types of crawler bulldozers was 25 units, 4 units higher than that of crawler bulldozers, with an import value of 1.762 million USD, much lower than that of crawler bulldozers.
In terms of average import and export prices, the import unit price of crawler bulldozers is much higher than the export price in China. From January to September 2022, the average export unit price of China’s crawler bulldozers was 105,949.2 USD per unit, and the average import unit price was 227,847.8 USD per unit, which was 121,898.6 USD per unit higher than the export price.
3. Analysis of import and export patterns
From January to September 2022, the top 5 regions for import of China’s crawler bulldozers by value were the Russian Federation, Indonesia, Philippines, Kazakhstan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The export values to these regions were 132.655 million USD, 77.528 million USD, 14.069 million USD, 13.268 million USD, and 11.491 million USD, respectively.
Shandon, Hunan, and Jiangsu are the major provinces in China for exporting crawler bulldozers. From January to September 2022, the export value of crawler bulldozers in Shandong Province ranked first in the country, with an export amount of 233.597 million USD. Hunan Province ranked second with an export amount of 51.874 million USD.
Japan was the largest exporting country of crawler bulldozers to China in terms of export value. From January to September 2022, China imported crawler bulldozers worth 5.036 million USD from Japan, accounting for 48% of the total import value. China also imported crawler bulldozers worth 3.962 million USD from the United States, accounting for 38% of the total import value.
Source from Intelligence Research Group (chyxx.com)
