China's total Imports in 2024 were valued at US$2.59 Trillion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China's main import partners were: South Korea, the United States and Japan. The top three import commodities were: Electrical, electronic equipment; Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products and Ores slag and ash. Total Exports were valued at US$3.58 Trillion. In 2024, China had a trade surplus of US$991.41 Billion.

In 2024, exports from the European Union accounted for approximately **** percent of the Chinese import volume. The ASEAN region became China's largest trading partner for merchandise making up **** percent of total imports that year.

In 2024, China imported approximately **** trillion yuan worth of integrated circuits, around **** percent more than in the previous year. Crude oil was the second largest import category with the total import value of around **** trillion yuan.

China Imports from United States was US$164.59 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China Imports from United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on September of 2025.

United States Imports from China was US$462.62 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on September of 2025.

In July 2025, the total value of imports to China amounted to around ****** billion U.S. dollars. This indicated an increase in import value compared to the same period of the previous year. Import trade partners As of 2023, China was the world’s second-largest importer of merchandise goods, representing **** percent of worldwide imports. Over the last decade, the value of imports to China has increased significantly.In 2024, ASEAN and the European Union were China’s most important import trade partners, with an import value of about **** trillion yuan and **** trillion yuan respectively. About ** percent of China’s imports from the European Union were manufactured goods; the main import commodities to China were machinery and transport equipment. Trade balance With a merchandise trade surplus of more than *** billion U.S. dollars in 2023, China is still the nation with the highest trade surplus worldwide. Despite the pandemic, China exported nearly **** trillion U.S. dollar-worth of goods in 2024, setting another record in history. Nevertheless, a rising number of economists have estimated a downturn in China's economic development recently.

In 2024, China imported approximately 2.59 trillion U.S. dollars worth of goods. This indicated an increase in import value by about 1.1 percent compared to the previous year. Import development in ChinaIn 2013, China had surpassed the United States as the world’s largest goods trader. That year, China’s imports and exports had summed up to more than four trillion U.S. dollars. There has been a fairly steady increase in imports over the last decade with the exception of 2009 and 2015-2016. China’s imports of goods had decreased by around eleven percent due to the global financial crisis in 2009, before recovering to a positive growth in 2010. In 2015, Chinese imports went down by 13.2 percent due to the global uncertainty following several geopolitical conflicts, disease outbreaks, and terrorism, according to the commerce minister of China.In 2023, China's import contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) ranged at around 14 percent. In the same year, Chinese exports exceeded the country's imports by around 822.1 billion U.S. dollars creating a hefty merchandise trade surplus. ASEAN and the European Union countries were China’s most important import trade partners, with imports worth approximately 2.7 trillion yuan and 1.9 trillion yuan respectively in 2023.

China's total Exports in 2024 were valued at US$3.58 Trillion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China's main export partners were: the United States, Hong Kong and Vietnam. The top three export commodities were: Electrical, electronic equipment; Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers and Vehicles other than railway, tramway. Total Imports were valued at US$2.59 Trillion. In 2024, China had a trade surplus of US$991.41 Billion.

Imports in China increased to 369.43 USD Billion in February from 230.79 USD Billion in December of 2024. This dataset provides - China Imports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2022, Beijing recorded the largest goods import volume among major cities in China, which amounted to about ************** yuan worth of goods. While Beijing had the largest trade deficit of all Chinese cities, Qingdao ran a considerable trade surplus.

China Exports to United States was US$525.65 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China Exports to United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on August of 2025.

China Import: Agriculture Product data was reported at 13.745 USD bn in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13.747 USD bn for Feb 2025. China Import: Agriculture Product data is updated monthly, averaging 10.231 USD bn from Jan 2007 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 219 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22.879 USD bn in May 2023 and a record low of 2.014 USD bn in Feb 2007. China Import: Agriculture Product data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s International Trade – Table CN.JA: USD: Import by Major Commodity: Value.

European Union Imports from China was US$560.36 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. European Union Imports from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on September of 2025.

China Import: Meat & Meat Offal data was reported at 1.920 USD bn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.776 USD bn for Feb 2025. China Import: Meat & Meat Offal data is updated monthly, averaging 1.933 USD bn from Jan 2016 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 111 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.289 USD bn in Mar 2021 and a record low of 544.756 USD mn in Feb 2016. China Import: Meat & Meat Offal data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s International Trade – Table CN.JA: USD: Import by Major Commodity: Value.

United States Imports from China of Electrical, electronic equipment was US$127.06 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from China of Electrical, electronic equipment - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on September of 2025.

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In 2024, Chinese exports of trade goods to the United States amounted to about 438.95 billion U.S. dollars; a significant increase from 1985 levels, when imports from China amounted to about 3.86 billion U.S. dollars. U.S. exports to China Compared to U.S. imports from China, the value of U.S. exports to China in 2020 amounted to 427.23billion U.S. dollars. China is the United States’ largest trading partner, while China was the United States third largest goods export market. Some of the leading exports to China in the agricultural sector included soybeans, cotton, and pork products. Texas was the leading state that exported to China in 2020 based on total value of goods exports, at 16.9 billion U.S. dollars. U.S. - China trade war The trade war between the United States and China is an economic conflict between two of the world’s largest national economies. It started in 2018 when U.S. President Donald Trump started putting tariffs and trade barriers on China, with the intent to get China to conform to Trump’s wishes. President Trump claimed that China has unfair trade businesses. As a result of this trade war, it has caused a lot of tension between the U.S. and China. Nearly half of American companies impacted by the U.S.-China trade tariffs said that the trade war increased their cost of manufacturing. The healthcare product industry has suffered the most from the trade war in regards to reduced profits.

United Kingdom Imports from China was US$98.46 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United Kingdom Imports from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on September of 2025.

China Import: AD: Digital Automatic Data Processing Machine data was reported at 49.504 USD mn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 47.076 USD mn for Feb 2025. China Import: AD: Digital Automatic Data Processing Machine data is updated monthly, averaging 150.988 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 417.929 USD mn in Dec 2023 and a record low of 34.925 USD mn in Feb 2021. China Import: AD: Digital Automatic Data Processing Machine data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s International Trade – Table CN.JA: USD: Import by Major Commodity: Value.