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China: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of China at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 2.1 trillionGrowth +0.4% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:CN:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 3.6 trillionGrowth +4.7% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:CN:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported1,228Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory5,259Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12709 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crudeUSD 318.4 billion+1.4%BACI:CN:2709:1:2024
28542 Electronic integrated circuitsUSD 169.3 billion+12.6%BACI:CN:8542:1:2024
32601 Iron ores and concentratesUSD 112.6 billion−5.0%BACI:CN:2601:1:2024
42711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUSD 87.9 billion+6.1%BACI:CN:2711:1:2024
52603 Copper ores and concentratesUSD 66.2 billion+11.9%BACI:CN:2603:1:2024
67108 GoldUSD 62.9 billion−19.0%BACI:CN:7108:1:2024
71201 Soya beans, whether or not brokenUSD 47.2 billion−17.4%BACI:CN:1201:1:2024
88486 Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principallyUSD 45.7 billion+24.7%BACI:CN:8486:1:2024
98524 Flat panel display modulesUSD 42.4 billion+57.5%BACI:CN:8524:1:2024
102701 Coal: briquettesUSD 39.3 billion−3.4%BACI:CN:2701:1:2024
117403 Copper: refined and copper alloysUSD 37.4 billion+17.3%BACI:CN:7403:1:2024
128703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 34.8 billion−21.5%BACI:CN:8703:1:2024
132710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 28.4 billion+16.3%BACI:CN:2710:1:2024
143004 MedicamentsUSD 19.3 billion−17.9%BACI:CN:3004:1:2024
158471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereofUSD 19.3 billion+60.9%BACI:CN:8471:1:2024
168708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 18.9 billion−3.4%BACI:CN:8708:1:2024
177202 Ferro-alloysUSD 18.8 billion−11.5%BACI:CN:7202:1:2024
183901 Polymers of ethylene, in primary formsUSD 18.0 billion−8.0%BACI:CN:3901:1:2024
193002 Human bloodUSD 17.2 billion−6.1%BACI:CN:3002:1:2024
208411 Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbinesUSD 15.8 billion+33.0%BACI:CN:8411:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
18517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 281.0 billion−11.8%BACI:CN:8517:2:2024
28471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereofUSD 190.4 billion+3.9%BACI:CN:8471:2:2024
38542 Electronic integrated circuitsUSD 167.5 billion+18.7%BACI:CN:8542:2:2024
48703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 91.3 billion+13.3%BACI:CN:8703:2:2024
58507 Electric accumulators, including separators thereforUSD 75.5 billion−4.1%BACI:CN:8507:2:2024
68708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 54.5 billion+7.0%BACI:CN:8708:2:2024
78541 Semiconductor devicesUSD 52.2 billion−15.1%BACI:CN:8541:2:2024
88504 Electric transformers, static convertersUSD 52.1 billion−2.0%BACI:CN:8504:2:2024
98473 Machinery: parts and accessoriesUSD 45.7 billion+14.9%BACI:CN:8473:2:2024
109503 Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toysUSD 40.7 billion+2.6%BACI:CN:9503:2:2024
118524 Flat panel display modulesUSD 39.8 billion+30.8%BACI:CN:8524:2:2024
128528 Monitors and projectorsUSD 37.4 billion+7.9%BACI:CN:8528:2:2024
138544 Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductorsUSD 34.3 billion+10.8%BACI:CN:8544:2:2024
142710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 34.3 billion−19.3%BACI:CN:2710:2:2024
158516 Electric water, space, soil heatersUSD 32.8 billion+8.9%BACI:CN:8516:2:2024
163926 Articles of plastics and articles of other materialsUSD 32.1 billion+6.1%BACI:CN:3926:2:2024
179403 Furniture and parts thereofUSD 31.9 billion+13.9%BACI:CN:9403:2:2024
189405 Luminaires and light fittingsUSD 31.0 billion+3.3%BACI:CN:9405:2:2024
194202 Trunks: suitUSD 29.9 billion−3.5%BACI:CN:4202:2:2024
209401 SeatsUSD 29.9 billion+9.5%BACI:CN:9401:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-22. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of China with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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