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Bearing Balls
Total suppliers
7,659+
Total Chinese suppliers export
$1B+
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- Transactions
4,842
2018-012022-022026-04Transaction trend for Jiangsu Lixing General Steel Ball C
- 2018-01: 79
- 2018-02: 37
- 2018-03: 48
- 2018-04: 32
- 2018-05: 52
- 2018-06: 30
- 2018-07: 28
- 2018-08: 46
- 2018-09: 27
- 2018-10: 24
- 2018-11: 30
- 2018-12: 27
- 2019-01: 53
- 2019-02: 25
- 2019-03: 38
- 2019-04: 41
- 2019-05: 43
- 2019-06: 52
- 2019-07: 30
- 2019-08: 52
- 2019-09: 55
- 2019-10: 40
- 2019-11: 20
- 2019-12: 40
- 2020-01: 50
- 2020-02: 33
- 2020-03: 86
- 2020-04: 51
- 2020-05: 15
- 2020-06: 9
- 2020-07: 5
- 2020-08: 12
- 2020-09: 31
- 2020-10: 62
- 2020-11: 56
- 2020-12: 56
- 2021-01: 156
- 2021-02: 57
- 2021-03: 85
- 2021-04: 63
- 2021-05: 122
- 2021-06: 81
- 2021-07: 80
- 2021-08: 64
- 2021-09: 64
- 2021-10: 33
- 2021-11: 30
- 2021-12: 32
- 2022-01: 54
- 2022-02: 44
- 2022-03: 52
- 2022-04: 55
- 2022-05: 93
- 2022-06: 37
- 2022-07: 40
- 2022-08: 57
- 2022-09: 22
- 2022-10: 95
- 2022-11: 36
- 2022-12: 69
- 2023-01: 26
- 2023-02: 40
- 2023-03: 25
- 2023-04: 27
- 2023-05: 73
- 2023-06: 51
- 2023-07: 41
- 2023-08: 34
- 2023-09: 30
- 2023-10: 42
- 2023-11: 38
- 2023-12: 31
- 2024-01: 33
- 2024-02: 29
- 2024-03: 29
- 2024-04: 53
- 2024-05: 49
- 2024-06: 50
- 2024-07: 26
- 2024-08: 34
- 2024-09: 47
- 2024-10: 35
- 2024-11: 76
- 2024-12: 56
- 2025-01: 99
- 2025-02: 42
- 2025-03: 76
- 2025-04: 97
- 2025-05: 50
- 2025-06: 38
- 2025-07: 82
- 2025-08: 65
- 2025-09: 52
- 2025-10: 81
- 2025-11: 100
- 2025-12: 45
- 2026-01: 35
- 2026-02: 34
- 2026-03: 8
- 2026-04: 5
- Amount
8,119.87
2018-012022-022026-04Amount trend for Jiangsu Lixing General Steel Ball C
- 2018-01: 2.8M
- 2018-02: 3.1M
- 2018-03: 3.3M
- 2018-04: 710.4K
- 2018-05: 534.6K
- 2018-06: 703.4K
- 2018-07: 645.5K
- 2018-08: 499.2K
- 2018-09: 599.6K
- 2018-10: 486.6K
- 2018-11: 604.8K
- 2018-12: 487.5K
- 2019-01: 704K
- 2019-02: 426.9K
- 2019-03: 717.3K
- 2019-04: 529.8K
- 2019-05: 770.3K
- 2019-06: 573.1K
- 2019-07: 515.8K
- 2019-08: 557.2K
- 2019-09: 595.9K
- 2019-10: 529.8K
- 2019-11: 466.9K
- 2019-12: 774.7K
- 2020-01: 714.2K
- 2020-02: 410.7K
- 2020-03: 805.4K
- 2020-04: 736.2K
- 2020-05: 336.5K
- 2020-06: 12.1K
- 2020-07: 215.9K
- 2020-08: 514.9K
- 2020-09: 431.9K
- 2020-10: 686.3K
- 2020-11: 764.4K
- 2020-12: 675.7K
- 2021-01: 1.3M
- 2021-02: 761.5K
- 2021-03: 872.6K
- 2021-04: 632K
- 2021-05: 1.1M
- 2021-06: 857.4K
- 2021-07: 748.8K
- 2021-08: 362.2K
- 2021-09: 914.8K
- 2021-10: 570.2K
- 2021-11: 894.5K
- 2021-12: 751K
- 2022-01: 741.3K
- 2022-02: 434K
- 2022-03: 1.5M
- 2022-04: 757.4K
- 2022-05: 943.7K
- 2022-06: 552.4K
- 2022-07: 725.7K
- 2022-08: 1.2M
- 2022-09: 543.3K
- 2022-10: 814.8K
- 2022-11: 568.6K
- 2022-12: 539.7K
- 2023-01: 629K
- 2023-02: 875.3K
- 2023-03: 520.1K
- 2023-04: 653.2K
- 2023-05: 1M
- 2023-06: 953.3K
- 2023-07: 1.1M
- 2023-08: 647K
- 2023-09: 653.9K
- 2023-10: 742.3K
- 2023-11: 1.1M
- 2023-12: 588.4K
- 2024-01: 979.2K
- 2024-02: 663.1K
- 2024-03: 608.2K
- 2024-04: 1.3M
- 2024-05: 690.2K
- 2024-06: 813.4K
- 2024-07: 676.7K
- 2024-08: 543.9K
- 2024-09: 512.5K
- 2024-10: 840.2K
- 2024-11: 1.2M
- 2024-12: 1M
- 2025-01: 1.5M
- 2025-02: 902K
- 2025-03: 965.9K
- 2025-04: 992.7K
- 2025-05: 874.6K
- 2025-06: 869.7K
- 2025-07: 1.5M
- 2025-08: 999.7K
- 2025-09: 676.5K
- 2025-10: 1.9M
- 2025-11: 1.7M
- 2025-12: 866.8K
- 2026-01: 725.8K
- 2026-02: 168.8K
- 2026-03: 43.7K
- 2026-04: 44.2K
- Main export countries
- Mexico (6.5%)
- India (3%)
- Not available (78%)
- United States (2.1%)
- Transactions
5
2024-11Transaction trend for Changshu Longte Grinding Ball Co., Ltd.
- 2024-11: 5
- Amount
6,412.8
2024-11Amount trend for Changshu Longte Grinding Ball Co., Ltd.
- 2024-11: 64.1M
- Main export countries
- Chile (100%)
- Transactions
5,257
2018-012022-052026-07Transaction trend for Shandong Dong E Steel Ball Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 11
- 2018-02: 10
- 2018-03: 32
- 2018-04: 20
- 2018-05: 84
- 2018-06: 28
- 2018-07: 47
- 2018-08: 69
- 2018-09: 19
- 2018-10: 18
- 2018-11: 40
- 2018-12: 18
- 2019-01: 53
- 2019-04: 13
- 2019-05: 31
- 2019-06: 25
- 2019-07: 11
- 2019-08: 20
- 2019-09: 36
- 2019-10: 45
- 2019-11: 27
- 2019-12: 66
- 2020-01: 89
- 2020-02: 46
- 2020-03: 53
- 2020-04: 50
- 2020-07: 28
- 2020-08: 36
- 2020-09: 49
- 2020-10: 67
- 2020-11: 34
- 2020-12: 35
- 2021-01: 43
- 2021-02: 45
- 2021-03: 75
- 2021-04: 26
- 2021-05: 39
- 2021-06: 33
- 2021-07: 16
- 2021-08: 15
- 2021-09: 33
- 2021-10: 19
- 2021-11: 12
- 2021-12: 3
- 2022-01: 21
- 2022-02: 79
- 2022-03: 1
- 2022-04: 13
- 2022-05: 38
- 2022-06: 48
- 2022-08: 81
- 2022-09: 16
- 2022-10: 15
- 2022-12: 8
- 2023-01: 54
- 2023-02: 14
- 2023-03: 54
- 2023-04: 27
- 2023-05: 90
- 2023-06: 78
- 2023-07: 74
- 2023-08: 76
- 2023-09: 45
- 2023-10: 49
- 2023-11: 74
- 2023-12: 86
- 2024-01: 69
- 2024-02: 109
- 2024-03: 52
- 2024-04: 119
- 2024-05: 70
- 2024-06: 106
- 2024-07: 125
- 2024-08: 294
- 2024-09: 22
- 2024-10: 117
- 2024-11: 69
- 2024-12: 78
- 2025-01: 139
- 2025-02: 6
- 2025-03: 131
- 2025-04: 36
- 2025-05: 112
- 2025-06: 138
- 2025-07: 52
- 2025-08: 124
- 2025-09: 89
- 2025-10: 55
- 2025-11: 92
- 2025-12: 96
- 2026-01: 71
- 2026-02: 165
- 2026-03: 7
- 2026-04: 82
- 2026-05: 9
- 2026-06: 4
- 2026-07: 9
- Amount
6,002.18
2018-012022-052026-07Amount trend for Shandong Dong E Steel Ball Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 1.4M
- 2018-02: 790.2K
- 2018-03: 1.6M
- 2018-04: 357.1K
- 2018-05: 1.1M
- 2018-06: 298.1K
- 2018-07: 759.8K
- 2018-08: 1.3M
- 2018-09: 145.6K
- 2018-10: 381.3K
- 2018-11: 390.1K
- 2018-12: 352.6K
- 2019-01: 624.9K
- 2019-04: 270K
- 2019-05: 415.8K
- 2019-06: 271.2K
- 2019-07: 245.1K
- 2019-08: 404.2K
- 2019-09: 382.3K
- 2019-10: 678.5K
- 2019-11: 316.9K
- 2019-12: 575K
- 2020-01: 821.2K
- 2020-02: 291.5K
- 2020-03: 286.7K
- 2020-04: 555.7K
- 2020-07: 371.4K
- 2020-08: 325K
- 2020-09: 735.7K
- 2020-10: 767.7K
- 2020-11: 531.5K
- 2020-12: 614.9K
- 2021-01: 486.1K
- 2021-02: 916.5K
- 2021-03: 870.3K
- 2021-04: 496.6K
- 2021-05: 537.1K
- 2021-06: 837.5K
- 2021-07: 122.8K
- 2021-08: 217.6K
- 2021-09: 729.1K
- 2021-10: 97.7K
- 2021-11: 37.7K
- 2021-12: 74K
- 2022-01: 205K
- 2022-02: 311.1K
- 2022-03: 8,900
- 2022-04: 107.5K
- 2022-05: 165.5K
- 2022-06: 149.9K
- 2022-08: 633.6K
- 2022-09: 82.3K
- 2022-10: 39.5K
- 2022-12: 42.2K
- 2023-01: 1.1M
- 2023-02: 289.2K
- 2023-03: 424.7K
- 2023-04: 210.6K
- 2023-05: 1.2M
- 2023-06: 1M
- 2023-07: 1.1M
- 2023-08: 775.2K
- 2023-09: 673.3K
- 2023-10: 715K
- 2023-11: 743.3K
- 2023-12: 640.7K
- 2024-01: 556.5K
- 2024-02: 740.9K
- 2024-03: 542.7K
- 2024-04: 996.5K
- 2024-05: 888.3K
- 2024-06: 1M
- 2024-07: 1.3M
- 2024-08: 2.8M
- 2024-09: 308.8K
- 2024-10: 997.6K
- 2024-11: 656.7K
- 2024-12: 693.1K
- 2025-01: 1.4M
- 2025-02: 22.6K
- 2025-03: 1.3M
- 2025-04: 298.2K
- 2025-05: 1.3M
- 2025-06: 1.5M
- 2025-07: 551.3K
- 2025-08: 1.4M
- 2025-09: 772.7K
- 2025-10: 775K
- 2025-11: 1.1M
- 2025-12: 977.7K
- 2026-01: 889.7K
- 2026-02: 1.3M
- 2026-03: 64.5K
- 2026-04: 172.5K
- 2026-05: 53.9K
- 2026-06: 63.4K
- 2026-07: 127.5K
- Main export countries
- India (93.3%)
- Mexico (0.5%)
- United States (0.2%)
- United Kingdom (0.1%)
Intelligence
China export momentum, destination markets, and regional demand.
China export trend
China export trend
- Date 2018-07: Value 101M USD
- Date 2018-08: Value 98M USD
- Date 2018-09: Value 103M USD
- Date 2018-10: Value 91M USD
- Date 2018-11: Value 101M USD
- Date 2018-12: Value 94M USD
- Date 2019-01: Value 97M USD
- Date 2019-02: Value 75M USD
- Date 2019-03: Value 90M USD
- Date 2019-04: Value 85M USD
- Date 2019-05: Value 99M USD
- Date 2019-06: Value 96M USD
- Date 2019-07: Value 95M USD
- Date 2019-08: Value 85M USD
- Date 2019-09: Value 90M USD
- Date 2019-10: Value 86M USD
- Date 2019-11: Value 89M USD
- Date 2019-12: Value 101M USD
- Date 2020-01: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-02: Value 148M USD
- Date 2020-03: Value 100M USD
- Date 2020-04: Value 94M USD
- Date 2020-05: Value 81M USD
- Date 2020-06: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-07: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-08: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-09: Value 84M USD
- Date 2020-10: Value 91M USD
- Date 2020-11: Value 93M USD
- Date 2020-12: Value 96M USD
- Date 2021-01: Value 21M USD
- Date 2021-02: Value 19M USD
- Date 2021-03: Value 24M USD
- Date 2021-04: Value 21M USD
- Date 2021-05: Value 25M USD
- Date 2021-06: Value 23M USD
- Date 2021-07: Value 27M USD
- Date 2021-08: Value 24M USD
- Date 2021-09: Value 21M USD
- Date 2021-10: Value 27M USD
- Date 2021-11: Value 24M USD
- Date 2021-12: Value 27M USD
- Date 2022-01: Value 32M USD
- Date 2022-02: Value 19M USD
- Date 2022-03: Value 27M USD
- Date 2022-04: Value 24M USD
- Date 2022-05: Value 29M USD
- Date 2022-06: Value 25M USD
- Date 2022-07: Value 26M USD
- Date 2022-08: Value 28M USD
- Date 2022-09: Value 23M USD
- Date 2022-10: Value 24M USD
- Date 2022-11: Value 22M USD
- Date 2022-12: Value 21M USD
- Date 2023-01: Value 23M USD
- Date 2023-02: Value 16M USD
- Date 2023-03: Value 24M USD
- Date 2023-04: Value 24M USD
- Date 2023-05: Value 19M USD
- Date 2023-06: Value 19M USD
- Date 2023-07: Value 21M USD
- Date 2023-08: Value 20M USD
- Date 2023-09: Value 21M USD
- Date 2023-10: Value 19M USD
- Date 2023-11: Value 18M USD
- Date 2023-12: Value 20M USD
- Date 2024-01: Value 34M USD
- Date 2024-02: Value 28M USD
- Date 2024-03: Value 34M USD
- Date 2024-04: Value 33M USD
- Date 2024-05: Value 31M USD
- Date 2024-06: Value 33M USD
- Date 2024-07: Value 34M USD
- Date 2024-08: Value 33M USD
- Date 2024-09: Value 30M USD
- Date 2024-10: Value 33M USD
- Date 2024-11: Value 31M USD
- Date 2024-12: Value 34M USD
- Date 2025-01: Value 36M USD
- Date 2025-02: Value 22M USD
- Date 2025-03: Value 35M USD
- Date 2025-04: Value 32M USD
- Date 2025-05: Value 36M USD
- Date 2025-06: Value 30M USD
- Date 2025-07: Value 33M USD
- Date 2025-08: Value 33M USD
- Date 2025-09: Value 29M USD
- Date 2025-10: Value 27M USD
- Date 2025-11: Value 33M USD
- Date 2025-12: Value 34M USD
- Date 2026-01: Value 35M USD
- Date 2026-02: Value 30M USD
- Date 2026-03: Value 33M USD
- Date 2026-04: Value 38M USD
- Date 2026-05: Value 36M USD
- Date 2026-06: Value 39M USD
- Date 2026-07: Value 36M USD
Top destinations
- Germany539M
- South Korea508M
- Japan506M
- United States401M
- India366M
- Italy264M
- Thailand145M
- France136M
- Brazil129M
- Vietnam128M
Top destinations
- Germany: 539,000,000 USD
- South Korea: 508,000,000 USD
- Japan: 506,000,000 USD
- United States: 401,000,000 USD
- India: 366,000,000 USD
- Italy: 264,000,000 USD
- Thailand: 145,000,000 USD
- France: 136,000,000 USD
- Brazil: 129,000,000 USD
- Vietnam: 128,000,000 USD
Key findings
Largest import market
539M USD
Germany · last 8 years
Fastest demand growth
4,344.44
Qatar · last 8 years
Highest unit price
$637 /kg
Puerto Rico · +26,093.08% vs avg
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Insights
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Product Trends
High-precision Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) ceramic balls are experiencing rapid sales growth, fueled by the adoption of 800V electric vehicle powertrains. Meanwhile, stainless steel bearing balls show steady demand for food-grade and medical equipment requiring corrosion resistance.
Industrial Cluster Analysis
Zhejiang (Ningbo and Cixi) excels in high-volume, automated production of miniature steel and stainless steel balls for appliances. Henan (Luoyang) and Jiangsu specialize in high-precision, automotive-grade, and custom ceramic bearing balls under strict R&D standards.
Quality Expectations
Buyers in high-speed applications require bearing balls to meet precision grades of G5 or G10, with surface roughness (Ra) below 0.01μm to minimize vibration (NVH). Extreme environments demand high fatigue life, strict dimensional tolerance, and zero-defect eddy current testing.
What You Need to Know
Request sample balls for dimensional and surface roughness testing. Ask the supplier for Material Test Reports (MTR), heat treatment certifications, RoHS/REACH compliance documents, and hardness (HRC) test records.
Standard steel balls have an MOQ of 1,000 to 10,000 pieces depending on size, while high-precision ceramic balls have value-based MOQs. In-stock items ship within 7-15 days, while custom grinding takes 30-45 days.
Budget for customized packaging (rust-preventative oiling, vacuum sealing), tooling fees for non-standard sizes, third-party laboratory testing, export customs clearance, international freight, and import duties.
