[CCL Exports] According to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs, China's copper clad laminate (CCL) exports in May 2026 were 8,279.04 mt, up 2.05% MoM and up 15.03% YoY; cumulative exports from January to May 2026 reached 39,764 mt, up 10.31% YoY.

[Copper Foil Exports by Country] According to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs, the main destinations for China’s copper foil exports in May 2026 were Thailand (1,581 mt, down 16.82% MoM), South Korea (853 mt, up 48.18% MoM), and Malaysia (643 mt, down 34.96% MoM).

[SMM Flash] According to customs data, China's exports of lead-acid batteries in May 2026 reached 20.6522 million units, up 7.73 percentage points MoM and up 2.8 percentage points YoY. Combined exports from January to May 2026 totaled 85.9478 million units, down 8.86 percentage points YoY.

According to data from the General Administration of Customs, in May 2026, China's copper enamelled wire exports amounted to 13,904.87 mt, up 14.84% YoY and up 1.38% MoM

In May 2026, China exported copper enamelled wire to 132 countries and regions, with monthly export volume hitting a record high for the same period in history. The top three markets were Vietnam, Japan, and Thailand, together accounting for nearly 32% of total exports; Vietnam’s exports slipped 2.5% YoY, while shipments to Japan and Thailand rose 27.7% and 19.8% YoY, respectively. Turkey posted outstanding export growth, with shipments reaching 908 mt in the month, surging 312.1% YoY and ranking fourth. Exports to South Korea, the Philippines, and Mexico all contracted YoY. Overall, export momentum for enamelled wire outside China remained strong in May.

According to official cross-border logistics manifests processed by the State Customs Service of Ukraine, the country’s primary steelmaking sector successfully expanded its international outbound shipments, increasing its exports of semi-finished steel products by 41.6% month-on-month for the month of May. Total outbound distributions of raw steel square billets and heavy slabs reached 154,630 metric tons, representing a robust 25% expansion compared to the exact same calendar period in the prior year. Regional trade analysts noted that Ukrainian producers are aggressively liquidating upstream steel backlogs into nearby European re-rolling hubs to capture critical hard-currency inflows.