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China Trade Data April 2026

Period April 2026 Frequency Monthly Unit USD Source: GACC View dataset JSON API
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China recorded a $84.4B goods trade surplus in April 2026.

Exports were $359.1B and imports $274.8B, for $633.9B of total goods trade, up 18.6% from April 2025, up 7.0% from March 2026.

April 2026 · USD

Total trade $633.9B YoY +18.6% (vs April 2025)
Exports $359.1B YoY +14.0% (vs April 2025)
Imports $274.8B YoY +25.3% (vs April 2025)
Trade balance $84.4B YoY -12.0% (vs April 2025)

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Exports vs imports, April 2025 to April 2026

$0$193.9B$387.9BApril 2025 exports $315.1BApril 2025 imports $219.3BApr '25May 2025 exports $315.6BMay 2025 imports $213.0BJune 2025 exports $324.6BJune 2025 imports $210.8BJun '25July 2025 exports $321.2BJuly 2025 imports $223.8BAugust 2025 exports $321.3BAugust 2025 imports $220.3BAug '25September 2025 exports $328.1BSeptember 2025 imports $239.4BOctober 2025 exports $304.9BOctober 2025 imports $216.9BOct '25November 2025 exports $330.0BNovember 2025 imports $220.1BDecember 2025 exports $357.2BDecember 2025 imports $245.3BDec '25January 2026 exports $356.6BJanuary 2026 imports $236.6BFebruary 2026 exports $299.8BFebruary 2026 imports $210.5BFeb '26March 2026 exports $321.0BMarch 2026 imports $271.2BApril 2026 exports $359.1BApril 2026 imports $274.8BApr '26ExportsImports

China's top exports, imports and trading partners, April 2026

Top export categories · April 2026

Top 5 of 96 covered HS2 categories

Top export categories, April 2026, ranked by trade value in USD
Category / partnerUSD
Electrical machinery and equipment (HS 85) →$105.8B
Machinery and mechanical appliances (HS 84) →$60.4B
Vehicles (HS 87) →$26.1B
Plastics (HS 39) →$15.2B
Furniture; bedding; lamps (HS 94) →$9.9B
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Top import categories · April 2026

Top 5 of 96 covered HS2 categories

Top import categories, April 2026, ranked by trade value in USD
Category / partnerUSD
Electrical machinery and equipment (HS 85) →$61.7B
Mineral fuels and oils (HS 27) →$38.3B
Ores, slag and ash (HS 26) →$27.3B
Precious stones and metals (HS 71) →$25.7B
Machinery and mechanical appliances (HS 84) →$24.8B
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Top export destinations · April 2026

Top 5 of 245 covered countries and territories

Top export destinations, April 2026, ranked by trade value in USD
Category / partnerUSD
Hong Kong →$37.9B
United States →$36.8B
Vietnam →$21.4B
South Korea →$15.8B
Japan →$13.8B
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Top import origins · April 2026

Top 5 of 245 covered countries and territories

Top import origins, April 2026, ranked by trade value in USD
Category / partnerUSD
South Korea →$25.2B
Taiwan →$24.2B
Japan →$17.0B
Australia →$15.9B
United States →$13.7B
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April 2026 compared

Metric April 2026 April 2025 YoY March 2026 MoM
Total trade $633.9B $534.4B +18.6% $592.2B +7.0%
Exports $359.1B $315.1B +14.0% $321.0B +11.9%
Imports $274.8B $219.3B +25.3% $271.2B +1.3%
Trade balance $84.4B $95.9B -12.0% $49.8B +69.4%

Jan-Apr 2026 year-to-date

Metric Year-to-date (USD) YoY (vs 2025 same span)
Total trade $2.33T +18.4%
Exports $1.34T +14.5%
Imports $993.0B +24.1%
Trade balance $343.4B -6.4%

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Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) monthly import and export statistics; last verified 2026-10-29.

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China Data Portal, "China Trade Data April 2026", https://chinadata.live/china-trade/2026/04/ Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) monthly import and export statistics. Accessed 2026-10-29.

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