On 30 September 2026, Mysteel published weekly China steel export shipment statistics for 22–28 September. Total shipments were 2.76 million tonnes, down 96,700 tonnes (−3.4%) from the prior week after four consecutive weekly increases, but up 445,800 tonnes (+19.3%) year on year. Mysteel noted pre-holiday export demand remained firm and that the print was still about 254,800 tonnes above the recent eight-week average of 2.5052 million tonnes, keeping volumes in a relatively strong band for the year.
By region, northern Chinese ports loaded 1.7598 million tonnes (up 543,600 tonnes week on week), while East China ports shipped 783,400 tonnes (down 445,700 tonnes) and southern ports 125,600 tonnes (down 156,800 tonnes). Major ports together moved 2.6688 million tonnes (−2.2% week on week).
Destination flows stayed Southeast Asia–heavy. Shipments toward Southeast Asia reached 1.7297 million tonnes, about 62.7% of the weekly total and up 7.8% week on week. Singapore re-export volume rose from 829,400 tonnes to 1.3264 million tonnes, a recent high, underscoring the hub’s role for China steel redistributed across the region.
For monthly context, Mysteel said August China steel shipments to the world were 10.3103 million tonnes (+9.8% month on month, +6.2% year on year), returning above the 10-million-tonne mark. Buyers planning October bookings should align mill rolling and coastal berth windows with the post–Golden Week reopen, and ask suppliers whether Singapore-transshipped lots or direct destination sailings better match their delivery SLAs.