Official GACC monthly release
China Trade Data March 2026
China's goods exports, imports and trade balance for March 2026, with the year-over-year and month-over-month comparison and the year-to-date totals published alongside them.
China recorded a $51.1B goods trade surplus in March 2026.
Exports were $321.0B and imports $269.9B, for $590.9B of total goods trade, up 12.7% from March 2025, up 16.1% from February 2026.
March 2026 · USD
Exports vs imports, March 2025 to March 2026
USD, monthly goods trade. Blue bars are exports; green bars are imports. The window ends at March 2026.
March 2026 compared
Against March 2025 (year over year) and February 2026 (month over month) · values in USD
| Metric | March 2026 | March 2025 | YoY | February 2026 | MoM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total trade | $590.9B | $524.2B | +12.7% | $508.8B | +16.1% |
| Exports | $321.0B | $313.1B | +2.5% | $299.8B | +7.1% |
| Imports | $269.9B | $211.2B | +27.8% | $209.0B | +29.1% |
| Trade balance | $51.1B | $101.9B | -49.8% | $90.8B | -43.7% |
Jan-Mar 2026 year-to-date
| Metric | Year-to-date (USD) | YoY (vs 2025 same span) |
|---|---|---|
| Total trade | $1.69T | +18.0% |
| Exports | $977.5B | +14.7% |
| Imports | $713.2B | +22.7% |
| Trade balance | $264.3B | -2.5% |
Notes and methodology
All values are in USD, converted from the dataset's USD-million rows at display time. Year-over-year change compares March 2026 with March 2025; month-over-month change compares it with February 2026. Year-to-date figures are the cumulative totals published in this month's bulletin, not a later revision. Trade balance is the published GACC balance and can differ from exports minus imports by rounding. This page covers one fixed month and does not move when a later month is promoted.
Source and transformations
Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) monthly import and export statistics; last verified 2026-09-14.
Transformations: China Data Portal converts the promoted USD-million rows into the billions and trillions shown on this page, calculates year-over-year and month-over-month changes, and preserves source-period labeling. Official source files may later be revised by the publisher.
Suggested citation
China Data Portal, "China Trade Data March 2026", https://chinadata.live/china-trade/2026/03/ Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) monthly import and export statistics. Accessed 2026-09-14.
Notes and methodology
All values are in USD, converted from the dataset's USD-million rows at display time. Year-over-year change compares March 2026 with March 2025; month-over-month change compares it with February 2026. Year-to-date figures are the cumulative totals published in this month's bulletin, not a later revision. Trade balance is the published GACC balance and can differ from exports minus imports by rounding. This page covers one fixed month and does not move when a later month is promoted.
Source and transformations
Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) monthly import and export statistics; last verified 2026-09-14.
Transformations: China Data Portal converts the promoted USD-million rows into the billions and trillions shown on this page, calculates year-over-year and month-over-month changes, and preserves source-period labeling. Official source files may later be revised by the publisher.
Suggested citation
China Data Portal, "China Trade Data March 2026", https://chinadata.live/china-trade/2026/03/ Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) monthly import and export statistics. Accessed 2026-09-14.