Imports in China decreased to 215.28 USD Billion in October from 237.93 USD Billion in September of 2025. This dataset provides - China Imports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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.

In July 2025, the value of the U.S. imports from China amounted to approximately ***** billion U.S. dollars. In the half of 2025, imports from China to the U.S. totaled ******billion U.S. dollars.

Key information about Vietnam Total Imports from China

• Vietnam Total Imports from China recorded 16.427 USD bn in Oct 2025, compared with 16.459 USD bn in the previous month
• Vietnam Total Imports from China data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1991 to Oct 2025, with an averaged value of 1.518 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 16.736 USD bn in Jul 2025 and a record low of 0.152 USD mn in Oct 1991

CEIC extends history for monthly Total Imports from China. Vietnam Customs provides Total Imports from China, CIF, in USD. Total Imports from China prior to January 2013 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

In August 2025, animal meat product imports to China amounted to approximately **** billion U.S. dollars, a decrease from the same month of the previous year. Total meat imports exceeded **** billion U.S. dollars in 2024. Meat import overview China is the world’s largest meat producer and importer. In 2023, over **** million metric tons of meat was produced in the country, over a half of which was pork. However, to meet the national demand, China imported more than *** million tons of pork, *** million tons of beef, **** million tons of poultry meat, and **** million tons of mutton and lamb in 2024 alone. What is African swine fever? African swine fever is a viral and usually fatal animal disease which affects domestic pigs and wild boars. The first outbreak of this disease was officially reported in 1907. However, the virus causing it had evolved hundreds of years earlier. In mid-2018, a particularly virulent strain of African swine fever was detected in China and was later reported in Mongolia, Vietnam, Cambodia, South Korea, other Asian countries as well as Australia and Europe. The disease was expected to kill around a quarter of the world’s pig population and an even larger proportion of China’s hog herd. Naturally, the crisis inflated the global pork prices and boosted imports in countries such as China, where pork has long been the most consumed type of meat.

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 December of 2025.

The value of imports from China in Canada stood at 42.33 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. Between 2005 and 2023, the value of imports rose by 30.16 billion U.S. dollars, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

Israel Imports: Asia: China data was reported at 1.275 USD bn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.071 USD bn for Feb 2025. Israel Imports: Asia: China data is updated monthly, averaging 207.800 USD mn from Jan 1988 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 447 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.002 USD bn in Dec 2024 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Apr 1992. Israel Imports: Asia: China data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Israel – Table IL.JA021: Imports: by Country. As of July 1997 the data on trade with Hong Kong SAR (China) should be added to the data on China. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

In 2024, China imported approximately **** billion U.S. dollars worth of agricultural products from Brazil. Over the last decade, Brazil has become the largest supplier of agricultural products to China. Imports from the United States have also rebounded after a low in 2019.

View monthly updates and historical trends for China Imports YoY. Source: General Administration of Customs. Track economic data with YCharts analytics.

Between 2020 and 2023, China accounted for the largest share of several critical minerals imported to the United States. Arsenic metal imports to the U.S. from China accounted for the largest share of any U.S. critical mineral imported during that period of time, with 96 percent of overall imports originating in China. U.S. imports of yttrium from China during that timeframe were the second largest category, accounting for 93 percent of total imports.

United States Imports from China of Iron and steel was US$537.11 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from China of Iron and steel - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.

China: Imports of goods and services, billion USD: The latest value from 2024 is 3219.34 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 3106.46 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 205.64 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 133 countries. Historically, the average for China from 1960 to 2024 is 668.54 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 1.13 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1962 while the maximum of 3219.34 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2024.

In 2024, imports of agricultural products in China decreased by *** percent, reaching a total value of approximately ***** billion U.S. dollars. Over the last 15 years, imports of agricultural imports to China indicated higher growth rates than exports for most of the years.

In June 2025, soybean imports to China amounted to approximately *** billion U.S. dollars, decreasing by around *** percent compared to the same period of the previous year. Despite the seasonal fluctuation in soybean imports, China remains the largest soybean importer in the world. Global top market for soybeans As a major oilseed and protein meal product, soybean is very important in the Chinese diet. Traditional food uses of soybeans include soy milk, tofu, and tofu skin. Soybean imports to China have been increasing. In 2024, more than *** million metric tons of soybeans were imported to China, over ten times as much as the import volume in 2000. The global soybean import volume amounted to around *** million metric tons in 2023/24. In addition, China’s domestic soybean oil demand reached around **** million metric tons in 2023. Brazil – China's largest soybean supplier Soybean is Brazil’s main export commodity. In 2023, Brazil held the top rank as China’s largest soybean supplier with a market share of about ** percent. The United States and Argentina were also among the top three soybean supplying countries to China. In 2023, Brazilian soybean exports to China amounted to around ** billion U.S. dollars. Soybean production in Brazil was forecasted to amount to over *** million metric tons in 2024, and it was expected to exceed *** million tons by 2033. Additionally, the harvesting area of soybeans was forecasted to exceed **** million hectares by then.

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.

In 2024, China imported a total of about ******* passenger cars and commercial vehicles, decreasing by over ** percent compared to the previous year. In that year, the Japanese vehicle brand Lexus was the most imported brand, followed by Mercedes-Benz and BMW.

United States Imports from China of Electrical, electronic equipment was US$127.06 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from China of Electrical, electronic equipment - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.

China Automobile: Imports: Total data was reported at 3.664 USD bn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.530 USD bn for Feb 2025. China Automobile: Imports: Total data is updated monthly, averaging 5.916 USD bn from Jan 2003 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 267 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.061 USD bn in Jul 2018 and a record low of 370.294 USD mn in Feb 2003. China Automobile: Imports: Total 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.RAE: Automobile Import: Monthly. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

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