China Imports By Category

This page displays a table with China Imports By Category in U.S. dollars, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.

China Imports By Category	Value	Year
Total	$2579.25B	2025
Electrical, electronic equipment	$626.97B	2025
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products	$442.95B	2025
Ores slag and ash	$269.35B	2025
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers	$251.24B	2025
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins	$118.02B	2025
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus	$76.22B	2025
Copper	$74.63B	2025
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits	$57.02B	2025
Plastics	$56.48B	2025
Organic chemicals	$49.60B	2025
Vehicles other than railway, tramway	$41.45B	2025
Pharmaceutical products	$40.41B	2025
Iron and steel	$30.86B	2025
Miscellaneous chemical products	$24.47B	2025
Meat and edible meat offal	$22.45B	2025
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste	$21.98B	2025
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons	$20.69B	2025
Rubbers	$20.57B	2025
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates	$19.93B	2025
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope	$19.65B	2025
Aircraft, spacecraft	$18.01B	2025
Aluminum	$16.92B	2025
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries	$16.35B	2025
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal	$15.94B	2025

china	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Balance of Trade	133.53	119.09	137.90	-61.99	USD Billion	[+]
Current Account	1937.00	1843.00	2438.21	-569.56	USD Hundred Million	[+]
Current Account to GDP	3.70	2.20	10.10	-3.70	percent of GDP	[+]
Exports	447.18	401.44	447.18	1.25	USD Billion	[+]
Imports	313.65	282.36	313.65	1.39	USD Billion	[+]
External Debt	23288.00	24198.00	27465.60	158.28	USD Hundred Million	[+]
Terms of Trade	91.60	92.40	119.65	81.75	points	[+]
Foreign Direct Investment	716.60	646.00	1891.30	18.32	USD Hundred Million	[+]
Capital Flows	-195.10	-1881.08	759.97	-2505.49	USD Hundred Million	[+]
Tourist Arrivals	3517.00	2694.00	4294.30	0.00	Tens of Thousands	[+]
Gold Reserves	2346.43	2313.46	2346.43	395.01	Tonnes	[+]
Crude Oil Production	4421.00	4389.00	4500.00	1012.00	BBL/D/1K	[+]
Direct Investment Liabilities	224.00	343.25	1072.06	-108.50	USD Hundred Million	[+]
Freight Traffic Railway	439.87	430.47	807.90	91.00	Millions Ton	[+]
Balance of Trade (Yuan)	905.97	809.30	20868.00	-701.00	CNY Billion	[+]
Current Account Goods	2789.00	2474.77	3102.75	-24.81	USD Hundred Million	[+]
Exports Yuan	3034.39	2727.41	123241.00	368.00	CNY Billion	[+]
Freight Traffic Civil Aviation	858.00	864.00	1430.00	6.00	Thousands Ton	[+]
Container Throughput	513.50	428.40	513.50	152.80	10K TEU	[+]
Freight Traffic Waterways	709.52	707.66	1453.34	12.00	Millions Ton	[+]
Freight Traffic	4938.62	4899.08	8027.31	190.00	Millions Ton	[+]
Freight Traffic Highways	3788.37	3760.09	6000.00	32.00	Millions Ton	[+]
Imports Yuan	2128.42	1918.11	113161.00	358.00	CNY Billion	[+]
Foreign Direct Investment YoY	-5.30	-6.20	109.78	-32.60	percent	[+]
Current Account Services	-524.00	-595.55	46.69	-808.60	USD Hundred Million	[+]
Imports YoY	31.00	28.20	85.90	-43.10	percent	[+]
Exports YoY	36.30	25.00	154.30	-40.60	percent	[+]
Auto Exports	914617.00	958691.00	958691.00	37328.00		[+]
Semiconductor Exports	50422.99	44936.43	50422.99	5304.36	USD Million	[+]
Electric Car Exports	284622.00	338166.00	338166.00	1006.00	Units	[+]
Terrorism Index	1.31	1.86	6.68	0.00	Points	[+]
Weapons Sales	880.00	1294.00	2745.00	3.00	SIPRI TIV Million	[+]