What is the price of natural rubber per kilogram/pound in China today?
The retail price range for China natural rubber is between US$ 1.54 and US$ 2.29 per kilogram or between US$ 0.70 and US$ 1.04 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of natural rubber in China
The retail price range in Yuan Renminbi for natural rubber is between CNY 10.79 and CNY 16.04 per kilogram or between CNY 4.89 and CNY 7.28 per pound(lb) in Beijing and Shanghai.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for China natural rubber is between US$ 1.08 and US$ 1.60 per kilogram or between US$ 0.49 and US$ 0.73 per pound(lb).
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China Natural Rubber Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Natural Rubber from China over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2012, the price was 3.43 US dollars per kg, and by 2016, it had dropped to 1.46 US dollars per kg. In 2017, the price rose slightly to 1.90 US dollars per kg, before dropping again to 1.50 US dollars per kg in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, the price rose to 1.75 US dollars per kg, and in 2021, it increased further to 1.95 US dollars per kg. The latest data shows that the export price per kilogram of Natural Rubber from China is 1.99 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Natural Rubber from China in 2023 will be around 1.90 US dollars per kg, and in 2024, it will be around 1.95 US dollars per kg.The China natural rubber exports are categorised as:
- Natural rubber latex, whether or not prevulcanised (HS code 400110)
- Balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (excluding natural rubber, whether or not prevulcanised) (HS code 400130)
- Smoked sheets of natural rubber (HS code 400121)
- Natural rubber in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (excluding smoked sheets, technically specified natural rubber "TSNR" and natural rubber latex, whether or not prevulcanised) (HS code 400129)
- Technically specified natural rubber "TSNR" (HS code 400122)
China Natural Rubber Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Natural Rubber into China over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2012, the price per kilogram was 3.43 US dollars, dropping to 2.57 US dollars in 2013. This trend continued, with the price falling to 1.99 US dollars in 2014, 1.96 US dollars in 2015, and 1.46 US dollars in 2016. In 2017, the price rose slightly to 1.90 US dollars, before dropping again to 1.50 US dollars in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, the price rose to 1.75 US dollars, before increasing again to 1.95 US dollars in 2021 and 1.99 US dollars in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the price of Natural Rubber into China will continue to remain relatively stable in the next two years. We can predict that the price in 2023 will be around 1.90 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2024 it will be around 1.95 US dollars per kilogram.Export values for China natural rubber
The total values in export for natural rubber in China were US$ 343,792, US$ 491,568, US$ 318,448 and US$ 348,144 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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China natural rubber - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 China sold 231,552 tonnes of natural rubber. Across 2019 alone, the interest in China natural rubber (processed category) has improved, changing by 8.959 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, natural rubber's exports decreased by -10.52 pc bringing the exporter US$348.14m for the year 2019. China's natural rubber exports are classified as:
- Smoked sheets of natural rubber (HS code 400121)
- Natural rubber in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (excluding smoked sheets, technically specified natural rubber "TSNR" and natural rubber latex, whether or not prevulcanised) (HS code 400129)
- Balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (excluding natural rubber, whether or not prevulcanised) (HS code 400130)
- Technically specified natural rubber "TSNR" (HS code 400122)
- Natural rubber latex, whether or not prevulcanised (HS code 400110)
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China natural rubber export values
In 2019, China supplied natural rubber valued at 348.14m USD, an improvement of 9.32% from 2018's total natural rubber export of 318.448m USD. The annual change in value of China natural rubber between 2017 to 2018 was -35.218 pc.
The annual/yearly change in the amount of China's natural rubber exports between 2017 and 2019 was -10.52% when compared to a variation of 8.959% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
China's stake of the world's total natural rubber's exports in 2019 was 1.9%. The country is ranked number 7 in world exports of natural rubber.
Export markets for China natural rubber ( in '000$ )
China's leading destinations for natural rubber are Kenya, Pakistan, North Korea, Mongolia and Uzbekistan.
Import/Export Trends
China is a net importer of natural rubber. The annual growth of China natural rubber in value between 2015 to 2019 was 49%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was 35%, per annum.
China procured 39,217,872 tonnes of natural rubber in 2019.
Production
The production of natural rubber in China was 67,192,720 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 1.92%. The country had an estimated 56,568,160.00 hectares under natural rubber cultivation.