# China is now Rwanda’s biggest export market – now comes the hard part

https://mins.news/en/item/65517

- France 24, 2026-09-19 13:30 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260919-china-is-now-rwanda-s-biggest-export-market-%E2%80%93-now-comes-the-hard-part

> China became the main destination for Rwandan exports in the first quarter of 2026, taking 26% of the total, up from under 5% a year earlier. The dramatic change followed China’s removal of tariffs on nearly all Rwandan products, but exporters still need to meet sanitary standards to reach the 1.4-billion-consumer market.

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