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.

This page displays a table with China Imports By Country. in U.S. dollars, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.

In 2024, China imported approximately **** trillion yuan worth of goods from ASEAN, its major import partner. In the same year, around **** trillion yuan worth of goods were imported to China from the European Union.

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.

In 2024, the total value of Chinese merchandise imports and exports amounted to about **** trillion yuan. This indicated approximately **** percent growth compared to the previous year. China’s international trade relations In 2012, China surpassed the United States to become to the world’s largest trading country in terms of exports and imports of goods. While the United States remained the largest import nation with an import value of around **** trillion U.S. dollars in 2023, China ranked first in global exports with an export value of some **** trillion U.S. dollars in 2023.According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, in 2023, the United States was the second most significant export partner of China with a share in total exports of about **** percent. China is also one of the United States’ most potential markets for exports. As of 2024, exports from the United States to China had expanded more than ********** since China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001. The European Union was the third most important export partner of China as of 2024, after ASEAN and the United States. Exports to the EU are dominated by industrial and consumer goods such as machinery and equipment, as well as footwear and clothing. Chinese imports from the EU are mainly machinery and transport equipment, chemical products and miscellaneous manufactured articles. Hong Kong plays a unique role in intermediating and facilitating trade between China and the rest of the world. Mainland Chinese companies sell goods to Hong Kong which re-exports them at marked up prices. Majority of exports from Hong Kong are re-exports.

China Import: Latin America: Brazil data was reported at 5.548 USD bn in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.020 USD bn for Feb 2025. China Import: Latin America: Brazil data is updated monthly, averaging 3.765 USD bn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.399 USD bn in Aug 2021 and a record low of 80.356 USD mn in Mar 2001. China Import: Latin America: Brazil 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: Trade by Country.

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 Import: Africa: Mali data was reported at 1.041 USD mn in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.910 USD mn for Feb 2025. China Import: Africa: Mali data is updated monthly, averaging 5.786 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 50.142 USD mn in Sep 2012 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Mar 2007. China Import: Africa: Mali 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: Trade by Country.

China Import: Latin America: Trinidad & Tobago data was reported at 133.838 USD mn in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 155.112 USD mn for Feb 2025. China Import: Latin America: Trinidad & Tobago data is updated monthly, averaging 3.172 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 204.329 USD mn in Jan 2025 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Jan 2009. China Import: Latin America: Trinidad & Tobago 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: Trade by Country.

In 2024, China imported a total of around ****million metric tons of sugar, while nearly *** million metric tons were from Brazil. South Korea, which ranked second among all sugar-exporting countries to China, exported nearly ******* metric tons that year.

China Import: Latin America: Costa Rica data was reported at 530.357 USD mn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 328.136 USD mn for Feb 2025. China Import: Latin America: Costa Rica data is updated monthly, averaging 90.570 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 610.189 USD mn in Dec 2024 and a record low of 0.432 USD mn in Mar 2001. China Import: Latin America: Costa Rica 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: Trade by Country.

In 2024, China's merchandise trade surplus amounted to around 992.2 billion U.S. dollars, significantly higher than in the previous year. The merchandise trade balance is the value of exported goods minus the value of imported goods. A positive value indicates a trade surplus, while a negative value indicates a trade deficit. Trade balance and partnersIn 2024, Chinese imports of goods amounted to approximately 2.59 trillion U.S. dollars, whereas total exports added up to about 3.58 trillion U.S. dollars. In contrast, China’s invisible trade balance, an indicator measuring services and government transfers between countries, closed with a deficit and ranged at about -92 billion U.S. dollars at the end of 2022. Being an economy heavily reliant on export, China ranked first among countries with the highest trade surplus, followed by Germany and Russia. The United States, with imports exceeding exports by approximately 1.15 trillion U.S. dollars that year, ranked first among leading import countries worldwide. In 2023, the value of the U.S. imports from China exceeded the exports to China by around 279.4 billion U.S. dollars. Another important trade partner for China is the European Union. In 2023, the EU imported around 514 billion euro-worth of goods from China, leading to a trade deficit of around 291 billion euros. Product categories with the highest trade deficit were mostly finished goods such as machinery and transport equipment, clothing, and other manufactures, whereas product categories with a more balanced trade sheet consisted of raw materials and agricultural products to a large extent.

China Import: Asia: Yemen data was reported at 2.874 USD mn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.359 USD mn for Feb 2025. China Import: Asia: Yemen data is updated monthly, averaging 88.942 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 526.520 USD mn in Aug 2008 and a record low of 0.003 USD mn in Nov 2019. China Import: Asia: Yemen 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: Trade by Country.

Australia is the leading supplier of LNG to China. In 2024, China purchased some **** million metric tons of liquefied natural gas from Australian producers, which accounted for around one third of the total LNG import volume in China.

In 2021, China imported about ******* vehicles from Germany, making it China's top partner for auto imports. This was followed by Japan, from which China imported around ******* vehicles in that year.

China Import: Africa: Tanzania data was reported at 24.098 USD mn in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 32.603 USD mn for Feb 2025. China Import: Africa: Tanzania data is updated monthly, averaging 23.320 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 160.555 USD mn in Sep 2023 and a record low of 0.083 USD mn in Mar 2001. China Import: Africa: Tanzania 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: Trade by Country.

China Import: Africa: Djibouti data was reported at 1.628 USD mn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.814 USD mn for Feb 2025. China Import: Africa: Djibouti data is updated monthly, averaging 0.007 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.203 USD mn in Mar 2023 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in May 2019. China Import: Africa: Djibouti 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: Trade by Country.

China Import: Asia: Afghanistan data was reported at 2.108 USD mn in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.729 USD mn for Feb 2025. China Import: Asia: Afghanistan data is updated monthly, averaging 0.342 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.564 USD mn in Dec 2020 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Dec 2006. China Import: Asia: Afghanistan 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: Trade by Country.

China Import: Latin America: Bahamas data was reported at 0.029 USD mn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for Feb 2025. China Import: Latin America: Bahamas data is updated monthly, averaging 0.009 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 116.565 USD mn in May 2012 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Apr 2018. China Import: Latin America: Bahamas 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: Trade by Country.

CN: Import: Crude Petroleum Oil: Latin America: Honduras data was reported at 0.000 Ton in Mar 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Ton for Feb 2018. CN: Import: Crude Petroleum Oil: Latin America: Honduras data is updated monthly, averaging 0.000 Ton from Jan 2008 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 123 observations. CN: Import: Crude Petroleum Oil: Latin America: Honduras 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.JL: Import by Country: Crude Petroleum Oil: Quantity.