Buyers must specify the steel grade (e.g., AISI 304, 316, 440C), precise ball diameter, precision grade (G10–G1000), total order volume, packaging specifications, and specific requirements for corrosion resistance or non-magnetic properties.
Category market report
Stainless Steel Balls
Total suppliers
9,298+
Total Chinese suppliers export
$3.5B+
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- Transactions
1,728
2018-012022-072026-09Transaction trend for Compania Electro Metalurgica S.a.
- 2018-01: 8
- 2018-02: 8
- 2018-03: 9
- 2018-04: 4
- 2018-05: 7
- 2018-06: 6
- 2018-08: 1
- 2018-09: 3
- 2018-10: 6
- 2018-11: 2
- 2018-12: 2
- 2019-01: 4
- 2019-02: 12
- 2019-03: 7
- 2019-04: 6
- 2019-05: 4
- 2019-10: 1
- 2019-11: 1
- 2020-01: 1
- 2020-02: 2
- 2020-03: 4
- 2020-04: 3
- 2020-05: 2
- 2020-06: 1
- 2020-07: 7
- 2020-08: 8
- 2020-09: 2
- 2020-10: 8
- 2020-11: 5
- 2020-12: 7
- 2021-01: 4
- 2021-02: 6
- 2021-03: 16
- 2021-04: 27
- 2021-05: 17
- 2021-06: 5
- 2021-07: 9
- 2021-08: 7
- 2021-09: 4
- 2021-10: 17
- 2021-11: 35
- 2021-12: 38
- 2022-01: 7
- 2022-02: 11
- 2022-03: 47
- 2022-04: 16
- 2022-05: 22
- 2022-06: 21
- 2022-07: 5
- 2022-08: 6
- 2022-09: 11
- 2022-10: 20
- 2022-12: 7
- 2023-01: 15
- 2023-02: 11
- 2023-03: 92
- 2023-04: 87
- 2023-05: 66
- 2023-06: 58
- 2023-07: 21
- 2023-08: 48
- 2023-09: 1
- 2023-10: 7
- 2023-11: 42
- 2023-12: 53
- 2024-01: 38
- 2024-02: 8
- 2024-03: 15
- 2024-04: 10
- 2024-05: 20
- 2024-06: 25
- 2024-07: 8
- 2024-08: 15
- 2024-09: 11
- 2024-10: 19
- 2024-11: 16
- 2024-12: 14
- 2025-01: 35
- 2025-02: 26
- 2025-03: 27
- 2025-04: 19
- 2025-05: 24
- 2025-06: 25
- 2025-07: 30
- 2025-08: 33
- 2025-09: 22
- 2025-10: 21
- 2025-11: 26
- 2025-12: 18
- 2026-01: 17
- 2026-02: 30
- 2026-03: 30
- 2026-04: 24
- 2026-05: 37
- 2026-06: 26
- 2026-07: 37
- 2026-08: 19
- 2026-09: 3
- Amount
89,289.69
2018-012022-072026-09Amount trend for Compania Electro Metalurgica S.a.
- 2018-01: 3.9M
- 2018-02: 3.1M
- 2018-03: 6M
- 2018-04: 2.1M
- 2018-05: 4M
- 2018-06: 3.8M
- 2018-08: 517K
- 2018-09: 3.9M
- 2018-10: 2.1M
- 2018-11: 725.8K
- 2018-12: 1.2M
- 2019-01: 1.8M
- 2019-02: 4.1M
- 2019-03: 2.9M
- 2019-04: 2.5M
- 2019-05: 5.3M
- 2019-10: 273.3K
- 2019-11: 3.1M
- 2020-01: 816.7K
- 2020-02: 760.5K
- 2020-03: 4.6M
- 2020-04: 1.1M
- 2020-05: 579.4K
- 2020-06: 526.8K
- 2020-07: 622.4K
- 2020-08: 3.6M
- 2020-09: 746.5K
- 2020-10: 653K
- 2020-11: 581.2K
- 2020-12: 1.1M
- 2021-01: 101K
- 2021-02: 2.2M
- 2021-03: 415.9K
- 2021-04: 694.7K
- 2021-05: 455.2K
- 2021-06: 4M
- 2021-07: 4M
- 2021-08: 191.4K
- 2021-09: 5.1M
- 2021-10: 2.9M
- 2021-11: 6.9M
- 2021-12: 9.7M
- 2022-01: 11.4M
- 2022-02: 644K
- 2022-03: 11.4M
- 2022-04: 1.1M
- 2022-05: 8.8M
- 2022-06: 2.6M
- 2022-07: 9.5M
- 2022-08: 6.1M
- 2022-09: 654.4K
- 2022-10: 18M
- 2022-12: 3.5M
- 2023-01: 6.2M
- 2023-02: 31.3M
- 2023-03: 7M
- 2023-04: 6.1M
- 2023-05: 12M
- 2023-06: 10.9M
- 2023-07: 9.1M
- 2023-08: 1.2M
- 2023-09: 409K
- 2023-10: 6.7M
- 2023-11: 10M
- 2023-12: 206.4M
- 2024-01: 12.7M
- 2024-02: 3.8M
- 2024-03: 8.4M
- 2024-04: 6M
- 2024-05: 6.8M
- 2024-06: 7.6M
- 2024-07: 149.6M
- 2024-08: 5.5M
- 2024-09: 6.4M
- 2024-10: 9.8M
- 2024-11: 6.1M
- 2024-12: 4.2M
- 2025-01: 10M
- 2025-02: 7.5M
- 2025-03: 9.5M
- 2025-04: 9.1M
- 2025-05: 10.8M
- 2025-06: 9M
- 2025-07: 10.6M
- 2025-08: 10M
- 2025-09: 8.2M
- 2025-10: 5.5M
- 2025-11: 8.1M
- 2025-12: 6.9M
- 2026-01: 6.7M
- 2026-02: 10.8M
- 2026-03: 10.7M
- 2026-04: 7.8M
- 2026-05: 13.2M
- 2026-06: 8M
- 2026-07: 12.8M
- 2026-08: 5.8M
- 2026-09: 300.5K
- Main export countries
- Kazakhstan (56.1%)
- Brazil (4.4%)
- Mexico (18.5%)
- Panama (2.2%)
- Transactions
1,961
2018-012022-042026-08Transaction trend for Changshu Longte Grinding Ball Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 22
- 2018-02: 17
- 2018-03: 20
- 2018-04: 1
- 2018-05: 4
- 2018-06: 2
- 2018-07: 1
- 2018-08: 7
- 2018-09: 15
- 2018-11: 20
- 2018-12: 8
- 2019-01: 5
- 2019-02: 9
- 2019-03: 8
- 2019-04: 6
- 2019-05: 2
- 2019-06: 3
- 2019-07: 7
- 2019-08: 7
- 2019-09: 4
- 2019-10: 7
- 2019-11: 8
- 2019-12: 3
- 2020-01: 8
- 2020-02: 1
- 2020-03: 4
- 2020-04: 9
- 2020-05: 6
- 2020-06: 11
- 2020-07: 11
- 2020-08: 5
- 2020-09: 13
- 2020-10: 9
- 2020-11: 5
- 2020-12: 22
- 2021-01: 15
- 2021-02: 13
- 2021-03: 6
- 2021-04: 6
- 2021-05: 8
- 2021-06: 6
- 2021-07: 10
- 2021-08: 5
- 2021-09: 1
- 2021-10: 1
- 2021-11: 11
- 2021-12: 2
- 2022-01: 6
- 2022-03: 4
- 2022-04: 12
- 2022-05: 6
- 2022-06: 6
- 2022-07: 6
- 2022-08: 3
- 2022-09: 5
- 2022-11: 15
- 2022-12: 15
- 2023-01: 11
- 2023-02: 17
- 2023-03: 12
- 2023-04: 14
- 2023-05: 9
- 2023-06: 14
- 2023-07: 17
- 2023-08: 10
- 2023-09: 12
- 2023-10: 64
- 2023-11: 471
- 2023-12: 73
- 2024-01: 46
- 2024-02: 72
- 2024-03: 23
- 2024-04: 24
- 2024-05: 47
- 2024-06: 29
- 2024-07: 29
- 2024-08: 14
- 2024-09: 24
- 2024-10: 38
- 2024-11: 25
- 2024-12: 24
- 2025-01: 35
- 2025-02: 39
- 2025-03: 20
- 2025-04: 13
- 2025-05: 10
- 2025-06: 20
- 2025-07: 15
- 2025-08: 20
- 2025-09: 19
- 2025-10: 43
- 2025-11: 32
- 2025-12: 16
- 2026-01: 11
- 2026-02: 4
- 2026-03: 28
- 2026-04: 9
- 2026-06: 8
- 2026-07: 20
- 2026-08: 15
- Amount
42,291.86
2018-012022-042026-08Amount trend for Changshu Longte Grinding Ball Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 23.2M
- 2018-02: 22.1M
- 2018-03: 26.5M
- 2018-04: 281K
- 2018-05: 1.5M
- 2018-06: 612K
- 2018-07: 326K
- 2018-08: 4.7M
- 2018-09: 2.8M
- 2018-11: 3.6M
- 2018-12: 1.5M
- 2019-01: 882.8K
- 2019-02: 1.7M
- 2019-03: 1.9M
- 2019-04: 1.4M
- 2019-05: 1.4M
- 2019-06: 932.8K
- 2019-07: 2.2M
- 2019-08: 2M
- 2019-09: 949.4K
- 2019-10: 1.8M
- 2019-11: 1.7M
- 2019-12: 998.5K
- 2020-01: 2.2M
- 2020-02: 111K
- 2020-03: 388.3K
- 2020-04: 3.7M
- 2020-05: 1.6M
- 2020-06: 1.7M
- 2020-07: 1.7M
- 2020-08: 1.6M
- 2020-09: 1.6M
- 2020-10: 995.6K
- 2020-11: 298.8K
- 2020-12: 4.1M
- 2021-01: 1.7M
- 2021-02: 1.2M
- 2021-03: 2.3M
- 2021-04: 911.6K
- 2021-05: 1.4M
- 2021-06: 1M
- 2021-07: 2.3M
- 2021-08: 1M
- 2021-09: 449K
- 2021-10: 298.3K
- 2021-11: 6.2M
- 2021-12: 241.3K
- 2022-01: 1.2M
- 2022-03: 2.1M
- 2022-04: 2.5M
- 2022-05: 1.5M
- 2022-06: 1.8M
- 2022-07: 1.1M
- 2022-08: 649.4K
- 2022-09: 763.4K
- 2022-11: 2.8M
- 2022-12: 3.8M
- 2023-01: 2.2M
- 2023-02: 2.7M
- 2023-03: 2.4M
- 2023-04: 2.5M
- 2023-05: 1.7M
- 2023-06: 1.8M
- 2023-07: 2.8M
- 2023-08: 2M
- 2023-09: 2.2M
- 2023-10: 2.5M
- 2023-11: 4.4M
- 2023-12: 4M
- 2024-01: 2.6M
- 2024-02: 1.4M
- 2024-03: 1.3M
- 2024-04: 4.1M
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- 2024-06: 3.1M
- 2024-07: 3.7M
- 2024-08: 2.1M
- 2024-09: 3.6M
- 2024-10: 3.1M
- 2024-11: 66.9M
- 2024-12: 2.9M
- 2025-01: 42.1M
- 2025-02: 8M
- 2025-03: 3.6M
- 2025-04: 3.3M
- 2025-05: 5.9M
- 2025-06: 4.8M
- 2025-07: 3.6M
- 2025-08: 4.9M
- 2025-09: 6.1M
- 2025-10: 9.5M
- 2025-11: 11.1M
- 2025-12: 1.4M
- 2026-01: 1.5M
- 2026-02: 823K
- 2026-03: 11.7M
- 2026-04: 1.7M
- 2026-06: 1.7M
- 2026-07: 4.6M
- 2026-08: 728.8K
- Main export countries
- Philippines (18.6%)
- United States (23.8%)
- Brazil (5.8%)
- Indonesia (10%)
- Transactions
577
2019-012023-042026-08Transaction trend for Goldpro New Materials Co., Ltd.
- 2019-01: 1
- 2019-04: 1
- 2019-12: 5
- 2020-01: 4
- 2020-02: 1
- 2020-03: 2
- 2020-04: 1
- 2020-06: 6
- 2020-07: 11
- 2020-09: 6
- 2020-10: 4
- 2020-11: 2
- 2020-12: 4
- 2021-01: 6
- 2021-03: 3
- 2021-04: 5
- 2021-05: 11
- 2021-06: 12
- 2021-07: 2
- 2021-08: 3
- 2021-09: 8
- 2021-10: 15
- 2021-11: 5
- 2021-12: 7
- 2022-01: 5
- 2022-02: 4
- 2022-03: 7
- 2022-04: 7
- 2022-05: 6
- 2022-06: 22
- 2022-07: 10
- 2022-08: 1
- 2022-09: 2
- 2022-10: 1
- 2022-11: 1
- 2022-12: 2
- 2023-01: 5
- 2023-02: 5
- 2023-03: 30
- 2023-04: 12
- 2023-05: 17
- 2023-06: 9
- 2023-07: 13
- 2023-08: 7
- 2023-09: 2
- 2023-10: 3
- 2023-11: 5
- 2023-12: 9
- 2024-01: 1
- 2024-02: 1
- 2024-03: 11
- 2024-04: 4
- 2024-05: 8
- 2024-06: 8
- 2024-07: 2
- 2024-08: 4
- 2024-09: 15
- 2024-10: 2
- 2024-11: 9
- 2024-12: 1
- 2025-01: 4
- 2025-02: 6
- 2025-03: 9
- 2025-04: 12
- 2025-05: 14
- 2025-06: 19
- 2025-07: 10
- 2025-08: 14
- 2025-09: 8
- 2025-10: 11
- 2025-11: 4
- 2025-12: 1
- 2026-01: 6
- 2026-02: 4
- 2026-03: 8
- 2026-04: 12
- 2026-05: 10
- 2026-06: 15
- 2026-07: 20
- 2026-08: 14
- Amount
12,250.67
2019-012023-042026-08Amount trend for Goldpro New Materials Co., Ltd.
- 2019-01: 35.3K
- 2019-04: 7,387.07
- 2019-12: 1.4M
- 2020-01: 1.7M
- 2020-02: 623.9K
- 2020-03: 931.3K
- 2020-04: 563.7K
- 2020-06: 1.7M
- 2020-07: 1.5M
- 2020-09: 666.9K
- 2020-10: 706.2K
- 2020-11: 778.7K
- 2020-12: 799.8K
- 2021-01: 264.3K
- 2021-03: 461.1K
- 2021-04: 958.9K
- 2021-05: 3.5M
- 2021-06: 5.1M
- 2021-07: 145.1K
- 2021-08: 704.3K
- 2021-09: 4M
- 2021-10: 5M
- 2021-11: 1.2M
- 2021-12: 2.9M
- 2022-01: 1.7M
- 2022-02: 2.2M
- 2022-03: 3.7M
- 2022-04: 4.6M
- 2022-05: 2.1M
- 2022-06: 1.9M
- 2022-07: 2M
- 2022-08: 1.3M
- 2022-09: 2M
- 2022-10: 72.2K
- 2022-11: 72.2K
- 2022-12: 285.6K
- 2023-01: 4.5M
- 2023-02: 2.9M
- 2023-03: 5.7M
- 2023-04: 1.1M
- 2023-05: 2.2M
- 2023-06: 1M
- 2023-07: 1.6M
- 2023-08: 1.6M
- 2023-09: 1.1M
- 2023-10: 1.7M
- 2023-11: 653.4K
- 2023-12: 3.6M
- 2024-01: 510.6K
- 2024-02: 494.4K
- 2024-03: 1.7M
- 2024-04: 1.7M
- 2024-05: 4.2M
- 2024-06: 788K
- 2024-07: 464.1K
- 2024-08: 685.4K
- 2024-09: 2.1M
- 2024-10: 159.5K
- 2024-11: 781.5K
- 2024-12: 78.2K
- 2025-01: 316.2K
- 2025-02: 991.2K
- 2025-03: 2.7M
- 2025-04: 1.9M
- 2025-05: 1.5M
- 2025-06: 843.3K
- 2025-07: 1.2M
- 2025-08: 1.5M
- 2025-09: 950.6K
- 2025-10: 1.4M
- 2025-11: 486.9K
- 2025-12: 54.6K
- 2026-01: 2M
- 2026-02: 462.8K
- 2026-03: 667.3K
- 2026-04: 639.2K
- 2026-05: 1.2M
- 2026-06: 1.3M
- 2026-07: 2.1M
- 2026-08: 1.3M
- Main export countries
- Kazakhstan (28.8%)
- Russia (61.5%)
- Ghana (5.3%)
- Mexico (1.4%)
Intelligence
China export momentum, destination markets, and regional demand.
China export trend
China export trend
- Date 2018-07: Value 207M USD
- Date 2018-08: Value 227M USD
- Date 2018-09: Value 245M USD
- Date 2018-10: Value 214M USD
- Date 2018-11: Value 240M USD
- Date 2018-12: Value 243M USD
- Date 2019-01: Value 227M USD
- Date 2019-02: Value 150M USD
- Date 2019-03: Value 230M USD
- Date 2019-04: Value 206M USD
- Date 2019-05: Value 255M USD
- Date 2019-06: Value 229M USD
- Date 2019-07: Value 216M USD
- Date 2019-08: Value 207M USD
- Date 2019-09: Value 209M USD
- Date 2019-10: Value 206M USD
- Date 2019-11: Value 185M USD
- Date 2019-12: Value 229M USD
- Date 2020-01: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-02: Value 297M USD
- Date 2020-03: Value 259M USD
- Date 2020-04: Value 229M USD
- Date 2020-05: Value 232M USD
- Date 2020-06: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-07: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-08: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-09: Value 178M USD
- Date 2020-10: Value 178M USD
- Date 2020-11: Value 193M USD
- Date 2020-12: Value 194M USD
- Date 2021-01: Value 70M USD
- Date 2021-02: Value 35M USD
- Date 2021-03: Value 82M USD
- Date 2021-04: Value 39M USD
- Date 2021-05: Value 55M USD
- Date 2021-06: Value 66M USD
- Date 2021-07: Value 78M USD
- Date 2021-08: Value 47M USD
- Date 2021-09: Value 72M USD
- Date 2021-10: Value 57M USD
- Date 2021-11: Value 109M USD
- Date 2021-12: Value 83M USD
- Date 2022-01: Value 73M USD
- Date 2022-02: Value 56M USD
- Date 2022-03: Value 65M USD
- Date 2022-04: Value 72M USD
- Date 2022-05: Value 91M USD
- Date 2022-06: Value 55M USD
- Date 2022-07: Value 112M USD
- Date 2022-08: Value 54M USD
- Date 2022-09: Value 67M USD
- Date 2022-10: Value 72M USD
- Date 2022-11: Value 48M USD
- Date 2022-12: Value 61M USD
- Date 2023-01: Value 49M USD
- Date 2023-02: Value 38M USD
- Date 2023-03: Value 66M USD
- Date 2023-04: Value 73M USD
- Date 2023-05: Value 54M USD
- Date 2023-06: Value 52M USD
- Date 2023-07: Value 69M USD
- Date 2023-08: Value 48M USD
- Date 2023-09: Value 60M USD
- Date 2023-10: Value 61M USD
- Date 2023-11: Value 69M USD
- Date 2023-12: Value 70M USD
- Date 2024-01: Value 101M USD
- Date 2024-02: Value 77M USD
- Date 2024-03: Value 110M USD
- Date 2024-04: Value 100M USD
- Date 2024-05: Value 86M USD
- Date 2024-06: Value 116M USD
- Date 2024-07: Value 108M USD
- Date 2024-08: Value 113M USD
- Date 2024-09: Value 100M USD
- Date 2024-10: Value 114M USD
- Date 2024-11: Value 111M USD
- Date 2024-12: Value 149M USD
- Date 2025-01: Value 127M USD
- Date 2025-02: Value 89M USD
- Date 2025-03: Value 132M USD
- Date 2025-04: Value 125M USD
- Date 2025-05: Value 126M USD
- Date 2025-06: Value 140M USD
- Date 2025-07: Value 128M USD
- Date 2025-08: Value 127M USD
- Date 2025-09: Value 131M USD
- Date 2025-10: Value 102M USD
- Date 2025-11: Value 134M USD
- Date 2025-12: Value 124M USD
- Date 2026-01: Value 134M USD
- Date 2026-02: Value 91M USD
- Date 2026-03: Value 119M USD
- Date 2026-04: Value 128M USD
- Date 2026-05: Value 115M USD
- Date 2026-06: Value 141M USD
- Date 2026-07: Value 115M USD
Top destinations
- Chile2B
- Brazil796M
- Japan565M
- Germany550M
- South Korea523M
- United States516M
- Peru471M
- Mongolia448M
- Australia429M
- India379M
Top destinations
- Chile: 1,959,000,000 USD
- Brazil: 796,000,000 USD
- Japan: 565,000,000 USD
- Germany: 550,000,000 USD
- South Korea: 523,000,000 USD
- United States: 516,000,000 USD
- Peru: 471,000,000 USD
- Mongolia: 448,000,000 USD
- Australia: 429,000,000 USD
- India: 379,000,000 USD
Key findings
Largest import market
1.96B USD
Chile · last 8 years
Fastest demand growth
4,040,522.22
Qatar · last 8 years
Highest unit price
$637 /kg
Puerto Rico · +26,093.08% vs avg
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Insights
Product insights to guide your sourcing.
Product Trends
High-precision AISI 304 and 316 stainless steel balls are seeing increased demand in food-grade fluid valves and medical devices. Meanwhile, AISI 440C/420 hardening models are experiencing strong growth in precision micro-bearings and automotive fuel injectors.
Industrial Cluster Analysis
Jiangsu (Nantong and Changzhou) is the core hub for high-precision bearing-grade steel balls, ideal for OEM/ODM precision orders. Shandong (Dong'e and Ningyang) specializes in large-scale production of industrial-grade and grinding balls for bulk procurement.
Quality Expectations
Precision grades must strictly comply with ISO 3290-1 (typically G10 to G100). Automotive and medical buyers demand exceptional sphericity, ultra-low surface roughness (Ra < 0.025μm), and rigorous passivation to prevent rusting under humid or mild acidic conditions.
What You Need to Know
Request physical samples to test diameter tolerance and hardness. Buyers should also ask for material mill test certificates (MTR) to verify chemical composition, and salt spray test reports to confirm rust and corrosion resistance under target conditions.
Standard sizes have an MOQ of 1,000 to 10,000 pieces with a 7–15 day delivery time. Custom sizes or ultra-precision grades require an MOQ of over 50,000 pieces, with a production lead time of 25–40 days, excluding ocean transit time.
Buyers should budget for anti-rust oil or vacuum sealed packaging, third-party inspection (SGS/TUV) fees, export customs clearance, and inland freight. When ordering custom specifications, verify if mold or special processing fees are excluded.
