Official GACC monthly release

China Trade Data September 2026

Period September 2026 Frequency Monthly Unit USD Source: GACC View dataset JSON API
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China recorded a $133.5B goods trade surplus in September 2026.

Exports were $447.2B and imports $313.6B, for $760.8B of total goods trade, up 34.1% from September 2025, up 11.3% from August 2026.

September 2026 · USD

Total trade $760.8B YoY +34.1% (vs September 2025)
Exports $447.2B YoY +36.3% (vs September 2025)
Imports $313.6B YoY +31.0% (vs September 2025)
Trade balance $133.5B YoY +50.5% (vs September 2025)

Product changes this month

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Exports vs imports, September 2025 to September 2026

$0$241.5B$483.0BSeptember 2025 exports $328.1BSeptember 2025 imports $239.4BSep '25October 2025 exports $304.9BOctober 2025 imports $216.9BNovember 2025 exports $330.0BNovember 2025 imports $220.1BNov '25December 2025 exports $357.2BDecember 2025 imports $245.3BJanuary 2026 exports $356.6BJanuary 2026 imports $236.6BJan '26February 2026 exports $299.8BFebruary 2026 imports $210.5BMarch 2026 exports $321.0BMarch 2026 imports $271.2BMar '26April 2026 exports $359.1BApril 2026 imports $274.8BMay 2026 exports $376.3BMay 2026 imports $271.3BMay '26June 2026 exports $411.8BJune 2026 imports $286.4BJuly 2026 exports $397.8BJuly 2026 imports $285.3BJul '26August 2026 exports $401.4BAugust 2026 imports $282.4BSeptember 2026 exports $447.2BSeptember 2026 imports $313.6BSep '26ExportsImports

Category and partner rankings, September 2026

Rankings for this period are not yet published in the HS2 release. National headline data and detailed product releases have separate coverage.

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September 2026 compared

Metric September 2026 September 2025 YoY August 2026 MoM
Total trade $760.8B $567.6B +34.1% $683.8B +11.3%
Exports $447.2B $328.1B +36.3% $401.4B +11.4%
Imports $313.6B $239.4B +31.0% $282.4B +11.1%
Trade balance $133.5B $88.7B +50.5% $119.1B +12.1%

Jan-Sep 2026 year-to-date

Metric Year-to-date (USD) YoY (vs 2025 same span)
Total trade $5.80T +23.8%
Exports $3.37T +21.3%
Imports $2.43T +27.5%
Trade balance $938.1B +7.8%
Source

Source

Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) monthly import and export statistics; last verified 2026-10-23.

Citation

Citation

China Data Portal, "China Trade Data September 2026", https://chinadata.live/china-trade/2026/09/ Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) monthly import and export statistics. Accessed 2026-10-23.

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