Provide the exact thread standard (metric, UNC/UNF, or pipe), tool size and pitch, steel grade (e.g., HSS-E), surface coating (e.g., TiN), workpiece material to be machined (e.g., stainless steel), and the target order quantity.
Category market report
Taps & Dies
Total suppliers
8,246+
Total Chinese suppliers export
$418.3M+
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- Transactions
142
2018-012018-112020-02Transaction trend for Tdc Cutting Tools Inc.
- 2018-01: 4
- 2018-02: 34
- 2018-03: 12
- 2018-04: 4
- 2018-05: 4
- 2018-06: 21
- 2018-07: 11
- 2018-08: 6
- 2018-09: 8
- 2018-10: 6
- 2018-11: 3
- 2018-12: 6
- 2019-01: 6
- 2019-02: 3
- 2019-03: 4
- 2019-04: 4
- 2019-05: 2
- 2019-06: 1
- 2019-07: 1
- 2020-01: 1
- 2020-02: 1
- Amount
6,218.8
2018-012018-112020-02Amount trend for Tdc Cutting Tools Inc.
- 2018-01: 9,643.22
- 2018-02: 4.1M
- 2018-03: 12.3M
- 2018-04: 16.9K
- 2018-05: 12.4K
- 2018-06: 6.7M
- 2018-07: 5.3M
- 2018-08: 1.4M
- 2018-09: 2.3M
- 2018-10: 29K
- 2018-11: 2.5M
- 2018-12: 5.7M
- 2019-01: 20.5K
- 2019-02: 1.8M
- 2019-03: 7M
- 2019-04: 900.9K
- 2019-05: 5.3M
- 2019-06: 3.7M
- 2019-07: 2.3M
- 2020-01: 22.5K
- 2020-02: 658K
- Main export countries
- United States (99.1%)
- Mexico (0.8%)
- India (0.1%)
- Colombia (0%)
- Transactions
62
2021-122023-052025-11Transaction trend for Top Eastern Cutting Tools Inc.
- 2021-12: 1
- 2022-02: 2
- 2022-03: 1
- 2022-04: 1
- 2022-05: 2
- 2022-06: 4
- 2022-07: 2
- 2022-09: 3
- 2022-10: 1
- 2022-11: 2
- 2022-12: 2
- 2023-01: 1
- 2023-03: 1
- 2023-05: 1
- 2023-06: 2
- 2023-08: 2
- 2023-09: 4
- 2023-10: 3
- 2023-11: 5
- 2023-12: 9
- 2024-09: 3
- 2024-10: 1
- 2024-12: 1
- 2025-02: 1
- 2025-03: 3
- 2025-04: 2
- 2025-05: 1
- 2025-11: 1
- Amount
3,280.3
2021-122023-052025-11Amount trend for Top Eastern Cutting Tools Inc.
- 2021-12: 3,406.09
- 2022-02: 11.6K
- 2022-03: 20.7K
- 2022-04: 5,479.83
- 2022-05: 9,365.27
- 2022-06: 37.2K
- 2022-07: 12K
- 2022-09: 6,289.68
- 2022-10: 57.2K
- 2022-11: 1.7M
- 2022-12: 290.5K
- 2023-01: 53.3K
- 2023-03: 1,078.65
- 2023-05: 1.4M
- 2023-06: 3.7M
- 2023-08: 3.5M
- 2023-09: 1.9M
- 2023-10: 5.1M
- 2023-11: 23.7K
- 2023-12: 44.1K
- 2024-09: 252.2K
- 2024-10: 88.4K
- 2024-12: 31.1K
- 2025-02: 3.2M
- 2025-03: 5.3M
- 2025-04: 4.2M
- 2025-05: 2M
- 2025-11: 8,254.72
- Main export countries
- Mexico (1.5%)
- United States (97.5%)
- Russia (1%)
- Brazil (0%)
- Transactions
30
2020-022021-112022-10Transaction trend for Tdc Imp & Exp Co., Ltd.
- 2020-02: 1
- 2020-04: 1
- 2020-09: 1
- 2020-11: 3
- 2020-12: 5
- 2021-01: 1
- 2021-02: 2
- 2021-11: 1
- 2021-12: 1
- 2022-01: 1
- 2022-02: 2
- 2022-04: 1
- 2022-07: 3
- 2022-08: 3
- 2022-09: 3
- 2022-10: 1
- Amount
2,061.35
2020-022021-112022-10Amount trend for Tdc Imp & Exp Co., Ltd.
- 2020-02: 60.6K
- 2020-04: 483K
- 2020-09: 399K
- 2020-11: 159.3K
- 2020-12: 177.8K
- 2021-01: 420K
- 2021-02: 208.4K
- 2021-11: 65.3K
- 2021-12: 179K
- 2022-01: 68K
- 2022-02: 2.8M
- 2022-04: 557K
- 2022-07: 5.2M
- 2022-08: 3.8M
- 2022-09: 4.7M
- 2022-10: 1.3M
- Main export countries
- United States (99.6%)
- Mexico (0.4%)
Intelligence
China export momentum, destination markets, and regional demand.
China export trend
China export trend
- Date 2018-07: Value 39.3M USD
- Date 2018-08: Value 41.6M USD
- Date 2018-09: Value 44.5M USD
- Date 2018-10: Value 38M USD
- Date 2018-11: Value 41.3M USD
- Date 2018-12: Value 40.9M USD
- Date 2019-01: Value 38.1M USD
- Date 2019-02: Value 34.4M USD
- Date 2019-03: Value 40.7M USD
- Date 2019-04: Value 45.5M USD
- Date 2019-05: Value 46.1M USD
- Date 2019-06: Value 43.5M USD
- Date 2019-07: Value 52.2M USD
- Date 2019-08: Value 45M USD
- Date 2019-09: Value 47.1M USD
- Date 2019-10: Value 44M USD
- Date 2019-11: Value 39.5M USD
- Date 2019-12: Value 50.1M USD
- Date 2020-01: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-02: Value 62.3M USD
- Date 2020-03: Value 38.9M USD
- Date 2020-04: Value 35.5M USD
- Date 2020-05: Value 37.4M USD
- Date 2020-06: Value 19.2K USD
- Date 2020-07: Value 16.7K USD
- Date 2020-08: Value 18.9K USD
- Date 2020-09: Value 46M USD
- Date 2020-10: Value 38.4M USD
- Date 2020-11: Value 47.5M USD
- Date 2020-12: Value 50.3M USD
- Date 2021-01: Value 7.4M USD
- Date 2021-02: Value 6.5M USD
- Date 2021-03: Value 5.8M USD
- Date 2021-04: Value 6.6M USD
- Date 2021-05: Value 7.4M USD
- Date 2021-06: Value 7M USD
- Date 2021-07: Value 8.1M USD
- Date 2021-08: Value 8.2M USD
- Date 2021-09: Value 8.4M USD
- Date 2021-10: Value 9.5M USD
- Date 2021-11: Value 8.6M USD
- Date 2021-12: Value 8.5M USD
- Date 2022-01: Value 10.5M USD
- Date 2022-02: Value 7.1M USD
- Date 2022-03: Value 7M USD
- Date 2022-04: Value 6.1M USD
- Date 2022-05: Value 8M USD
- Date 2022-06: Value 9.7M USD
- Date 2022-07: Value 12.1M USD
- Date 2022-08: Value 12.7M USD
- Date 2022-09: Value 10.9M USD
- Date 2022-10: Value 8.9M USD
- Date 2022-11: Value 9.4M USD
- Date 2022-12: Value 9.6M USD
- Date 2023-01: Value 11.2M USD
- Date 2023-02: Value 5.6M USD
- Date 2023-03: Value 10.1M USD
- Date 2023-04: Value 10.7M USD
- Date 2023-05: Value 10.2M USD
- Date 2023-06: Value 12M USD
- Date 2023-07: Value 10.7M USD
- Date 2023-08: Value 9.7M USD
- Date 2023-09: Value 11.8M USD
- Date 2023-10: Value 9.4M USD
- Date 2023-11: Value 10.3M USD
- Date 2023-12: Value 10.3M USD
- Date 2024-01: Value 14.6M USD
- Date 2024-02: Value 10M USD
- Date 2024-03: Value 10M USD
- Date 2024-04: Value 10.3M USD
- Date 2024-05: Value 9.6M USD
- Date 2024-06: Value 15.4M USD
- Date 2024-07: Value 13.5M USD
- Date 2024-08: Value 13.3M USD
- Date 2024-09: Value 12.4M USD
- Date 2024-10: Value 14.5M USD
- Date 2024-11: Value 15.2M USD
- Date 2024-12: Value 13.5M USD
- Date 2025-01: Value 14.8M USD
- Date 2025-02: Value 6.8M USD
- Date 2025-03: Value 11.8M USD
- Date 2025-04: Value 11.7M USD
- Date 2025-05: Value 11.3M USD
- Date 2025-06: Value 14.1M USD
- Date 2025-07: Value 12M USD
- Date 2025-08: Value 13.1M USD
- Date 2025-09: Value 12.5M USD
- Date 2025-10: Value 8.7M USD
- Date 2025-11: Value 13.4M USD
- Date 2025-12: Value 13.6M USD
- Date 2026-01: Value 13.2M USD
- Date 2026-02: Value 10.6M USD
- Date 2026-03: Value 9.5M USD
- Date 2026-04: Value 14.1M USD
- Date 2026-05: Value 11.4M USD
- Date 2026-06: Value 14.5M USD
- Date 2026-07: Value 15.7M USD
Top destinations
- Germany300M
- United States266M
- Japan262M
- South Korea147M
- Russia95M
- India80M
- Taiwan, China54M
- Netherlands35M
- United Kingdom32M
- Poland31M
Top destinations
- Germany: 300,000,000 USD
- United States: 266,000,000 USD
- Japan: 262,000,000 USD
- South Korea: 147,000,000 USD
- Russia: 95,000,000 USD
- India: 80,000,000 USD
- Taiwan, China: 54,000,000 USD
- Netherlands: 35,000,000 USD
- United Kingdom: 32,000,000 USD
- Poland: 31,000,000 USD
Key findings
Largest import market
300M USD
Germany · last 8 years
Fastest demand growth
4,089.17
摩尔多瓦共和国 · last 8 years
Highest unit price
$187.5 /kg
Marshall Islands · +1,240.7% vs avg
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Insights
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Product Trends
Cobalt-alloyed (HSS-E, such as M35 and M42) and wear-resistant TiAlN/TiN coated taps are experiencing strong demand. Spiral flute and spiral point designs are seeing increased sales in automated CNC tapping due to superior chip evacuation that minimizes tool breakage.
Industrial Cluster Analysis
Wenling (Taizhou) in Zhejiang and Danyang in Jiangsu are the core industrial clusters. Wenling excels in small-batch customization and high-performance CNC taps, while Danyang leverages its integrated raw material and heat treatment supply chains to offer highly cost-effective mass production.
Quality Expectations
Industrial buyers prioritize precise thread tolerances (such as ISO2/6H) and hardness stability (typically HRC 63–66). For continuous high-speed tapping, a high-toughness substrate combined with uniform heat treatment is essential to prevent tooth chipping and ensure low concentricity deviation.
What You Need to Know
Request trial samples for actual tapping tests on target workpiece materials. Ask the supplier for material chemical composition reports, vacuum heat-treatment hardness testing logs (HRC values), and thread tolerance inspection records using thread gauges.
Standard off-the-shelf sizes require an MOQ of 10 to 50 pieces and ship in 3 to 7 days. Customized pitches, sizes, or special coatings usually require 100 to 500 pieces, with production taking 20 to 30 days due to precise grinding and heat-treatment cycles.
Budget for advanced surface coatings, customized laser marking, and specialized protective packaging. Non-standard dimensions may incur tooling or design fees. Buyers should also account for international freight, import duties, and optional third-party testing.
