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: swda: EU 27E: China: Manufactured Products data was reported at -28.195 EUR bn in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of -29.170 EUR bn for Nov 2024. European Union Trade Balance: swda: EU 27E: China: Manufactured Products data is updated monthly, averaging -11.778 EUR bn from Jan 2002 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 276 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -3.031 EUR bn in Jun 2002 and a record low of -37.662 EUR bn in Aug 2022. European Union Trade Balance: swda: EU 27E: China: 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.

In 2023, the European Union exported around 114 billion euros worth of machinery and transport equipment to China and imported about 296 billion euros worth of similar products from China. The EU also exported 3.46 billion euros worth of clothing products to China and imported about 24.88 billion euros worth of similar products from China.

The value of Chinese exports to the European have increased almost nine-fold in the twenty years from 2002 to 2023. In 2023, the total value of imports of goods from China in the EU was 520.4 billion euros, an increase of over 40 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$5.61 Billion during 2022, 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 March of 2025.

Between 2002 and 2023, exports from member states of the European Union to China increased more than seven-fold, with a value of exports in 2023 totalling 223 billion euros. China particularly has emerged as an important export market for the EU in the 2010s, as the phenomenal growth of the Chinese middle class has meant that the East Asian country is no longer just a source of cheap manufacturing imports, but also a key consumer market for European goods. China is now the third largest non-EU export market for EU companies, behind only the United States ans the United Kingdom.

China Export hs: EU: Plastic & Article thereof; Rubber & Article thereof data was reported at 1.358 USD bn in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.307 USD bn for May 2018. China Export hs: EU: Plastic & Article thereof; Rubber & Article thereof data is updated monthly, averaging 405.447 USD mn from Jan 1995 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 282 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.414 USD bn in Dec 2017 and a record low of 34.795 USD mn in Jan 1995. China Export hs: EU: Plastic & Article thereof; Rubber & Article thereof 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 by HS Classification: Europe: EU.

China Export hs: EU: Chemical or Allied Industry Product data was reported at 1.720 USD bn in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.926 USD bn for Sep 2018. China Export hs: EU: Chemical or Allied Industry Product data is updated monthly, averaging 670.901 USD mn from Jan 1995 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 286 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.114 USD bn in Jun 2018 and a record low of 107.806 USD mn in Jan 1995. China Export hs: EU: Chemical or Allied Industry Product 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: USD: Trade by HS Classification: Europe: EU.

Graph and download economic data for Net Trade: Value Goods with European Union (15 countries) for China (DISCONTINUED) (XTNTVA02CNM667N) from Jan 1993 to Aug 2009 about China, trade, Net, and goods.

In 2023, the EU machinery and transport equipment exports to China amounted to about 114.4 billion euros, making it the most exported commodity from the EU to China. In the same year, the 27 EU countries exported approximately 10.7 billion euro-worth of food and live animals to China.

European Union Imports of tea from China was US$139.03 Million during 2022, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. European Union Imports of tea from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

China Export hs: EU: Article of Special Trade & Goods Unclassified data was reported at 62.835 USD mn in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 41.312 USD mn for Sep 2018. China Export hs: EU: Article of Special Trade & Goods Unclassified data is updated monthly, averaging 1.067 USD mn from Jan 1995 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 286 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 86.822 USD mn in Dec 2017 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Jul 2003. China Export hs: EU: Article of Special Trade & Goods Unclassified 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: USD: Trade by HS Classification: Europe: EU.

European Union - Extra-EU trade: Imports in partnership with China except Hong Kong was EUR362953.30 Million in December of 2019, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Extra-EU trade: Imports in partnership with China except Hong Kong - last updated from the EUROSTAT on March of 2025. Historically, European Union - Extra-EU trade: Imports in partnership with China except Hong Kong reached a record high of EUR362953.30 Million in December of 2019 and a record low of EUR184797.40 Million in December of 2009.

China Export hs: EU: Pulp of Wood or Other Fibrous Cellulosic Material; Waste & Scrap of Paper or Paperboard; Paper & Paperboard & Article thereof data was reported at 297.228 USD mn in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 261.903 USD mn for May 2018. China Export hs: EU: Pulp of Wood or Other Fibrous Cellulosic Material; Waste & Scrap of Paper or Paperboard; Paper & Paperboard & Article thereof data is updated monthly, averaging 70.721 USD mn from Jan 1995 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 282 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 343.389 USD mn in Aug 2017 and a record low of 3.283 USD mn in Feb 1997. China Export hs: EU: Pulp of Wood or Other Fibrous Cellulosic Material; Waste & Scrap of Paper or Paperboard; Paper & Paperboard & Article thereof 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 by HS Classification: Europe: EU.

Import and export between intra-EU and extra-EU states per HS-/CN-code (product ID), reporting and partner country, value in EUR€, and quantity in kg and litres. The dataset is based on data gathered from Eurostat.

The dataset underpins the report "Mapping the local-global wine chain from Europe to China: Towards shared standards and benchmarks in wine traceability and authenticity" (Nofima report 10/2021 - Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2734677).

European Union Imports of silk from China was US$314.15 Million during 2022, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. European Union Imports of silk from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

This dataset presents information concerning 8- and 10-digit trade codes related to the rechargeable lithium-ion battery (LIB) supply chain for the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the European Union, and the United States as classified by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) rulings. Note that this dataset is not intended to be a complete or comprehensive list of trade codes for the LIB supply chain; rather, it presents trade codes from the PRC and the EU that more granularly classify products related to LIB supply chain in comparison to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). CBP rulings are included to indicate existing classification decisions for relevant products related to the LIB supply chain. Disaggregated trade codes offer more detailed insight into trade flows, supply chains, and the state of domestic and international industries. The dataset covers raw materials, refined and processed materials, battery materials, cell components, batteries and battery components, end-of-life batteries, and machinery. Tariff line information was assembled through conversations with experts and reviews of supply chain process flows in concert with an examination of trade databases, domestic trade documentation, and primary international customs import and export tariff documents.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Imports: Value Goods from European Union (15 countries) to China (DISCONTINUED) (XTIMVA04CNA667N) from 1993 to 2008 about imports, China, trade, and goods.

Graph and download economic data for Imports: Value Goods from European Union (15 countries) to China (DISCONTINUED) (XTIMVA04CNQ667N) from Q1 1993 to Q2 2009 about imports, China, trade, and goods.