China

China Imports 2023

Complete list of China's 206 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$2.13T
Total imports (2023)
#2
Global import rank
206
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

China imported $2.13 trillion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #2 largest importer. Goods came from 206 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 55.0% of total import value. The leading import was petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude, valued at $311.89 billion 14.6% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All import sources

206 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1Rep. of Korea$161.63B7.59%
2USA$147.30B6.92%
3Australia$142.68B6.70%
4Russian Federation$129.00B6.06%
5Japan$127.58B5.99%
6Brazil$104.64B4.91%
7Germany$104.41B4.90%
8Other Asia, nes$100.09B4.70%
9Viet Nam$85.69B4.02%
10Indonesia$67.74B3.18%
11Saudi Arabia$63.83B3.00%
12Malaysia$54.88B2.58%
13Switzerland$45.85B2.15%
14United Arab Emirates$41.78B1.96%
15Singapore$41.13B1.93%
16Thailand$38.55B1.81%
17Chile$37.61B1.77%
18Iraq$35.47B1.67%
19United Kingdom$34.11B1.60%
20Oman$30.01B1.41%
21Canada$28.01B1.32%
22France$27.79B1.31%
23South Africa$26.78B1.26%
24China, Hong Kong SAR$25.46B1.20%
25Peru$22.15B1.04%
26Qatar$21.05B0.99%
27Italy$20.94B0.98%
28Angola$18.35B0.86%
29Netherlands$18.34B0.86%
30India$17.79B0.84%
31Kuwait$17.40B0.82%
32Ireland$16.85B0.79%
33Philippines$15.45B0.73%
34Kazakhstan$15.01B0.70%
35Mexico$14.71B0.69%
36Dem. Rep. of the Congo$14.25B0.67%
37Mongolia$13.07B0.61%
38New Zealand$11.50B0.54%
39Turkmenistan$9.63B0.45%
40Spain$8.52B0.40%
41Sweden$7.96B0.37%
42Ecuador$7.95B0.37%
43Belgium$7.11B0.33%
44Myanmar$6.77B0.32%
45Guinea$6.41B0.30%
46Austria$6.08B0.29%
47Denmark$5.89B0.28%
48Congo$5.45B0.26%
49Argentina$5.28B0.25%
50Finland$4.60B0.22%
51Slovakia$4.59B0.22%
52Iran$4.59B0.22%
53Israel$3.83B0.18%
54Norway$3.80B0.18%
55Poland$3.73B0.18%
56Türkiye$3.62B0.17%
57Papua New Guinea$3.55B0.17%
58Pakistan$3.50B0.16%
59Lao People's Dem. Rep.$3.41B0.16%
60Czechia$3.37B0.16%
61Gabon$3.19B0.15%
62Hungary$3.09B0.15%
63Belarus$2.60B0.12%
64Colombia$2.51B0.12%
65Ukraine$2.47B0.12%
66Nigeria$2.42B0.11%
67Uruguay$2.35B0.11%
68Libya$2.20B0.10%
69Zambia$2.16B0.10%
70Mozambique$2.04B0.10%
71Cambodia$1.87B0.09%
72Brunei Darussalam$1.87B0.09%
73Romania$1.84B0.09%
74Uzbekistan$1.82B0.09%
75Ghana$1.70B0.08%
76Panama$1.61B0.08%
77Zimbabwe$1.59B0.07%
78New Caledonia$1.53B0.07%
79Portugal$1.42B0.07%
80Serbia$1.41B0.07%
81Equatorial Guinea$1.37B0.06%
82Bulgaria$1.36B0.06%
83Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$1.21B0.06%
84Mauritania$1.17B0.05%
85Egypt$1.07B0.05%
86Sierra Leone$1.03B0.05%
87Bangladesh$1.02B0.05%
88Jordan$986.26M0.05%
89Sudan$882.00M0.04%
90Algeria$846.33M0.04%
91Chad$823.39M0.04%
92Côte d'Ivoire$809.70M0.04%
93Trinidad and Tobago$783.29M0.04%
94Morocco$744.12M0.03%
95Venezuela$739.17M0.03%
96Namibia$726.34M0.03%
97United Rep. of Tanzania$705.80M0.03%
98Costa Rica$646.79M0.03%
99Dominican Rep.$546.44M0.03%
100Greece$542.82M0.03%
101Cameroon$517.14M0.02%
102Guyana$439.65M0.02%
103Armenia$425.31M0.02%
104Botswana$415.25M0.02%
105Malta$388.45M0.02%
106Greenland$379.60M0.02%
107Estonia$379.35M0.02%
108Cuba$358.42M0.02%
109Slovenia$354.72M0.02%
110Eritrea$354.58M0.02%
111South Sudan$354.34M0.02%
112Ethiopia$330.09M0.02%
113Niger$314.11M0.01%
114Georgia$310.87M0.01%
115Solomon Isds$305.03M0.01%
116Sri Lanka$301.22M0.01%
117Dem. People's Rep. of Korea$291.85M0.01%
118Madagascar$290.42M0.01%
119Senegal$271.29M0.01%
120Luxembourg$265.77M0.01%
121Latvia$254.65M0.01%
122Tajikistan$249.56M0.01%
123Kenya$225.15M0.01%
124Iceland$200.57M0.01%
125Tunisia$176.66M0.01%
126Lithuania$175.05M0.01%
127Bahrain$167.29M0.01%
128Togo$160.78M0.01%
129Albania$141.05M0.01%
130Rwanda$131.15M0.01%
131Benin$120.78M0.01%
132China, Macao SAR$120.61M0.01%
133Djibouti$119.21M0.01%
134North Macedonia$118.76M0.01%
135Croatia$117.58M0.01%
136Uganda$105.68M0.00%
137Guatemala$91.06M0.00%
138Kyrgyzstan$89.45M0.00%
139Honduras$86.95M0.00%
140Liberia$85.12M0.00%
141Azerbaijan$78.74M0.00%
142Mali$78.54M0.00%
143Timor-Leste$74.69M0.00%
144Rep. of Moldova$71.00M0.00%
145Lebanon$66.21M0.00%
146Afghanistan$63.91M0.00%
147Bosnia Herzegovina$59.11M0.00%
148Burkina Faso$55.82M0.00%
149Suriname$54.55M0.00%
150Malawi$49.49M0.00%
151Gambia$44.78M0.00%
152Montenegro$41.51M0.00%
153Fiji$39.22M0.00%
154Cyprus$36.77M0.00%
155Mauritius$33.51M0.00%
156FS Micronesia$31.11M0.00%
157Central African Rep.$30.64M0.00%
158Nepal$28.23M0.00%
159Nicaragua$27.30M0.00%
160Lesotho$26.58M0.00%
161Paraguay$24.14M0.00%
162Yemen$16.88M0.00%
163El Salvador$15.46M0.00%
164Vanuatu$13.92M0.00%
165Jamaica$13.18M0.00%
166French Polynesia$11.72M0.00%
167Burundi$9.52M0.00%
168Haiti$7.73M0.00%
169Somalia$6.70M0.00%
170San Marino$5.64M0.00%
171Antigua and Barbuda$5.49M0.00%
172Seychelles$4.90M0.00%
173Cabo Verde$3.04M0.00%
174Bhutan$2.90M0.00%
175Samoa$2.56M0.00%
176Cook Isds$2.43M0.00%
177Bahamas$2.05M0.00%
178Belize$1.67M0.00%
179Syria$1.51M0.00%
180Barbados$1.23M0.00%
181Marshall Isds$1.04M0.00%
182Dominica$695,8130.00%
183Eswatini$444,6790.00%
184Andorra$393,6020.00%
185Saint Kitts and Nevis$208,5590.00%
186Montserrat$87,2140.00%
187Saint Lucia$76,0650.00%
188Sao Tome and Principe$66,6010.00%
189Comoros$65,0270.00%
190Maldives$61,1510.00%
191Curaçao$58,6330.00%
192Br. Virgin Isds$51,3550.00%
193State of Palestine$49,8140.00%
194Kiribati$24,2130.00%
195Cayman Isds$7,7980.00%
196Grenada$2,8320.00%
197Nauru$2,6660.00%
198Palau$2,4340.00%
199Gibraltar$2,2550.00%
200Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$2,1160.00%
201Tonga$1,1580.00%
202Guinea-Bissau$1,1140.00%
203Aruba$9020.00%
204Bermuda$8460.00%
205Tuvalu$2780.00%
206Norfolk Isds$230.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$311.89B14.65%
2260111Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated$114.25B5.37%
3854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$63.39B2.98%
4710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$58.17B2.73%
5854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$58.16B2.73%
6260300Copper ores and concentrates$58.13B2.73%
7120190Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken$56.89B2.67%
8854232Electronic integrated circuits: memories$52.77B2.48%
9271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas$43.67B2.05%
10851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$33.81B1.59%
11270112Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$32.84B1.54%
12740311Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes$28.39B1.33%
13271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$26.11B1.23%
14848620Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits$26.09B1.23%
15870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$24.80B1.16%
16710813Metals: gold, semi-manufactured$22.36B1.05%
17271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas$19.37B0.91%
18300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$18.96B0.89%
19852990Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors$17.58B0.83%
20720260Ferro-alloys: ferro-nickel$16.65B0.78%
21271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane$15.74B0.74%
22253090Mineral substances: n.e.c. in chapter 25$14.50B0.68%
23740400Copper: waste and scrap$11.86B0.56%
24020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen$11.14B0.52%
25847330Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471$10.87B0.51%
26880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$9.51B0.45%
27870340Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$9.50B0.45%
28290243Cyclic hydrocarbons: p-xylene$9.24B0.43%
29270210Lignite: whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated, excluding jet$9.02B0.42%
30300220Vaccines: for human medicine$8.30B0.39%
31260600Aluminium ores and concentrates$8.03B0.38%
32330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$7.94B0.37%
33841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$7.87B0.37%
34870840Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereof$7.82B0.37%
35470329Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of non-coniferous wood$7.35B0.35%
36847170Units of automatic data processing machines: storage units$7.06B0.33%
37100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed$7.03B0.33%
38470321Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous wood$6.95B0.33%
39853710Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$6.91B0.32%
40081060Fruit, edible: durians, fresh$6.68B0.31%
41851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$6.48B0.30%
42390140Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$6.39B0.30%
43300215Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale$6.26B0.29%
44740200Copper: unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining$6.21B0.29%
45030617Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water$5.60B0.26%
46847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$5.53B0.26%
47854233Electronic integrated circuits: amplifiers$5.29B0.25%
48382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$5.16B0.24%
49390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$5.15B0.24%
50853400Circuits: printed$5.08B0.24%
51400280Rubber: mixtures of natural and synthetic rubbers of heading no. 4001 and 4002, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip$5.00B0.23%
52901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$4.82B0.23%
53270119Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated$4.79B0.22%
54310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chloride$4.75B0.22%
55851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$4.72B0.22%
56750120Nickel: oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy$4.62B0.22%
57261690Precious metal ores and concentrates: (excluding silver)$4.52B0.21%
58151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$4.51B0.21%
59284290Salts: of inorganic acids or peroxoacids, other than double or complex silicates, including aluminosilicates, whether or not chemically, excluding azides$4.51B0.21%
60520100Cotton: not carded or combed$4.43B0.21%
61853224Electrical capacitors: fixed, ceramic dielectric, multilayer$4.42B0.21%
62710239Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set$4.36B0.20%
63852351Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37$4.33B0.20%
64260200Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight$4.27B0.20%
65390110Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$4.23B0.20%
66260112Iron ores and concentrates: agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)$4.17B0.20%
67850440Electrical static converters$4.13B0.19%
68283691Carbonates: lithium carbonate$4.12B0.19%
69853690Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$4.01B0.19%
70382200Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material$3.97B0.19%
71848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$3.90B0.18%
72854129Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or more$3.88B0.18%
73870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$3.86B0.18%
74271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes$3.83B0.18%
75848690Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessories$3.82B0.18%
76260800Zinc ores and concentrates$3.73B0.18%
77190110Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale$3.71B0.17%
78711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$3.60B0.17%
79020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen$3.60B0.17%
80100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$3.59B0.17%
81760110Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed)$3.59B0.17%
82210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$3.54B0.17%
83903180Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90$3.47B0.16%
84290531Alcohols: acyclic, diols: ethylene glycol (ethanediol)$3.45B0.16%
85100390Cereals: barley, other than seed$3.42B0.16%
86470200Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades$3.40B0.16%
87853890Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537$3.35B0.16%
88870829Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts$3.33B0.16%
89847150Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$3.26B0.15%
90848640Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture or repair of masks and reticles, assembling semiconductor devices or electronic integrated circuits, or for lifting, handling, loading or unloading items of heading 8486$3.23B0.15%
91270111Coal: anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$3.16B0.15%
92720241Ferro-alloys: ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4% of carbon$3.14B0.15%
93854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$3.13B0.15%
94260400Nickel ores and concentrates$3.10B0.15%
95290511Alcohols: saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)$3.09B0.15%
96290220Cyclic hydrocarbons: benzene$3.09B0.14%
97261610Silver ores and concentrates$2.96B0.14%
98903141Optical instruments and appliances: for inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices or for inspecting photomasks or reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devices, n.e.c. in chapter 90$2.96B0.14%
99271311Petroleum coke: (not calcined), obtained from bituminous minerals$2.93B0.14%
100120510Oil seeds: low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken$2.88B0.14%