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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 *****, 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 ***** progressed, China's share of imports into the EU soared from ***% in 2002 to almost **% 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 ********* 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 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.

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.

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.

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 electrical, electronic equipment from China was US$173.71 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. European Union Imports of electrical, electronic equipment from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

China recorded a trade surplus of 103.22 USD Billion in May of 2025. This dataset provides - China Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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.

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.

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.