In 2024, the European Union exported goods worth approximately 213.3 billion euros to China, around 10 billion euros less than in the previous year. That year, the EU recorded a trade deficit of more than 304 billion euros with China.

European Union Trade Balance: EU 27E: China: Total data was reported at -26.145 EUR bn in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of -31.243 EUR bn for Jan 2025. European Union Trade Balance: EU 27E: China: Total data is updated monthly, averaging -10.950 EUR bn from Jan 2002 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 278 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -2.454 EUR bn in Jun 2002 and a record low of -41.093 EUR bn in Sep 2022. European Union Trade Balance: EU 27E: China: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.JA030: Eurostat: Trade Statistics: By SITC: European Union: China.

In 2024, the European Union exported around *** billion euros worth of machinery and transport equipment to China and imported about *** billion euros worth of similar products from China. The EU also exported **** billion euros worth of clothing products to China and imported about **** billion euros worth of similar products from China.

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 July of 2025.

European Union Exports to China was US$227.17 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. European Union Exports to China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

China Export: Europe data was reported at 474.736 USD bn in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 428.975 USD bn for 2017. China Export: Europe data is updated yearly, averaging 49.228 USD bn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2018, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 474.736 USD bn in 2018 and a record low of 3.935 USD bn in 1984. China Export: Europe data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.JA: Trade: Annual.

Key information about European Union Total Exports to China

• European Union Total Exports to China recorded 17.588 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with 17.500 USD bn in the previous month
• EU Total Exports to China data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2002 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 14.225 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 23.443 USD bn in May 2021 and a record low of 1.984 USD bn in Feb 2002

CEIC converts monthly Total Exports to China into USD. Eurostat provides Total Exports to China, FOB, in EUR. The Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. European Union stands for EU27 excluding UK.

The value of Chinese exports to the European have increased almost ****-fold in the twenty years from 2002 to 2023. In 2023, the total value of imports of goods from China in the EU was ***** billion euros, an increase of over ** billion euros in comparison to 2021. China has been the largest external exporter of goods to the EU since 2005, when it overtook the United States.

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China Import: Europe data was reported at 379.439 USD bn in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 327.131 USD bn for 2017. China Import: Europe data is updated yearly, averaging 48.390 USD bn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2018, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 379.439 USD bn in 2018 and a record low of 6.001 USD bn in 1984. China Import: Europe data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.JA: Trade: Annual.

In 2024, the European Union imported nearly ***** billion euros worth of machinery and transport equipment from China. This commodity category accounted for more than ** percent of all EU imports from China that year.

Exports to Europe in China decreased to 48833464 USD Thousand in February from 61464234 USD Thousand in January of 2024. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for China Exports To Europe.

Graph and download economic data for Net Trade: Value Goods with European Union (15 countries) for China (DISCONTINUED) (XTNTVA02CNQ667N) from Q1 1993 to Q2 2009 about China, trade, Net, and goods.

European Union Imports: EU 27 excl UK (EU 27E): China: Total data was reported at 43.182 EUR bn in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 46.019 EUR bn for Jan 2025. European Union Imports: EU 27 excl UK (EU 27E): China: Total data is updated monthly, averaging 21.901 EUR bn from Jan 2002 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 278 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 60.931 EUR bn in Sep 2022 and a record low of 5.287 EUR bn in Jun 2002. European Union Imports: EU 27 excl UK (EU 27E): China: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.JA030: Eurostat: Trade Statistics: By SITC: European Union: China.

The European Union has experienced a shift in its biggest trade partners since the early 2000s. Over the past two decades, the share of EU imports flowing from China has more than doubled, from around 8 percent in 2002 to over 20 percent in 2024, making China the EU's largest external import partner. At the same time, the proportion of total imports coming from the United Kingdom, which was historically a large importer to EU countries (the UK was an EU member state until 2020), have more than halved, from 18 percent to less than 7 percent. This secular trend existed before the UK voted to leave the EU in 2016, however, there has been a notable drop in imports from the UK since Brexit was enacted in 2020. By contrast the share of the EU's import trade taken by the U.S., Switzerland, and the Rest of World have remained relatively stable over this period. The share of exports coming from Russia was growing steadily in the period before 2014, after which the EU imposed economic sanctions on Russia due to the illegal annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. Imports from Russia collapsed in 2023, due to the effect of the additional economic sanctions placed on Russia in response to the full scale invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022.The Russian Federation is now only the tenth-largest exporter to the EU, after India, Japan, and South Korea.

European Union Imports of copper from China was US$1.27 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. European Union Imports of copper from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

In 2024, the EU machinery and transport equipment exports to China amounted to about 109.4 billion euros, making it the most exported commodity from the EU to China. In the same year, the 27 EU countries exported approximately 9.5 billion euro-worth of food and live animals to China.

European Union Imports of aluminum from China was US$4.18 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. European Union Imports of aluminum from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

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European Union Imports of fertilizers from China was US$228.03 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. European Union Imports of fertilizers from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.