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.

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

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.

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 share of total imports coming from outside of the European Union which came from china almost tripled in the two decades from 2002 to 2022. China had been emerging as a key exporter during the 1990s, when it was labelled the 'workshop of the world' for producing manufacturing and consumer goods at a fraction of the cost that they were produced in other regions. As the 2000s progressed, China's share of imports into the EU soared from 7.8% in 2002 to almost 17% in 2010, after which point the reemergence of the United States and other key partners following the grest recession caused China's share to slightly fall. Since 2013, China's share of extra-EU imports has once again risen, now standing at over one-fifth of all improrts. Whether this trading relationship is maintained in the coming years remains to be seen, as political tensions between China and the EU have risen sharply following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the growing geopolitical conflict between China and the United States.

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.

European Union Imports: EU 27E: China: Other Manufactured Products data was reported at 15.170 EUR bn in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16.617 EUR bn for Jan 2025. European Union Imports: EU 27E: China: Other Manufactured Products data is updated monthly, averaging 9.118 EUR bn from Jan 2002 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 278 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.214 EUR bn in Aug 2022 and a record low of 2.520 EUR bn in Jun 2002. European Union Imports: EU 27E: China: Other Manufactured Products 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.

European Union Imports: EU 27E: China: Crude Materials, Inedible Except Fuels data was reported at 0.347 EUR bn in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.345 EUR bn for Jan 2025. European Union Imports: EU 27E: China: Crude Materials, Inedible Except Fuels data is updated monthly, averaging 0.208 EUR bn from Jan 2002 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 278 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.425 EUR bn in Nov 2022 and a record low of 0.071 EUR bn in Aug 2002. European Union Imports: EU 27E: China: Crude Materials, Inedible Except Fuels 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 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.

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.

European Union Trade Balance: EU 27E: China: Petroleum Products data was reported at -0.041 EUR bn in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.082 EUR bn for Jan 2025. European Union Trade Balance: EU 27E: China: Petroleum Products data is updated monthly, averaging 0.009 EUR bn from Jan 2002 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 278 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.465 EUR bn in Nov 2013 and a record low of -0.869 EUR bn in Feb 2023. European Union Trade Balance: EU 27E: China: Petroleum Products 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.

European Union Trade Balance: EU 27E: China: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants data was reported at -0.047 EUR bn in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.088 EUR bn for Jan 2025. European Union Trade Balance: EU 27E: China: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants data is updated monthly, averaging -0.003 EUR bn from Jan 2002 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 278 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.465 EUR bn in Nov 2013 and a record low of -0.893 EUR bn in Feb 2023. European Union Trade Balance: EU 27E: China: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants 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.

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.

European Union Trade Balance: swda: EU 27E: China: Beverages and Tobacco data was reported at 0.109 EUR bn in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.120 EUR bn for Jan 2025. European Union Trade Balance: swda: EU 27E: China: Beverages and Tobacco data is updated monthly, averaging 0.097 EUR bn from Jan 2002 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 278 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.203 EUR bn in Aug 2021 and a record low of -0.001 EUR bn in Feb 2002. European Union Trade Balance: swda: EU 27E: China: Beverages and Tobacco 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 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.

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.