China Milk and cream (HS 0401) Trade by Country

Monthly USD Source: GACC Data as of: August 2026 Coverage 2021–2026

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Latest exports$3.1MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $25.6M · +24.7% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Latest imports$75.4MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $931M · -3.4% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Trade balance-$72.3MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026

Monthly Trade Trend

Exports · 2021-01 to 2026-08 · Imports · 2021-01 to 2026-08 · Monthly USD values; separate scales.

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
1874
Data as of
August 2026

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Exports · 2021-01 to 2026-08 · Cumulative partner values.

PartnerValueShare
1Hong Kong$130M84.5%
2Macao$7.0M4.5%
3Vietnam$5.0M3.2%
4Cambodia$3.6M2.4%
5Singapore$3.4M2.2%

Fast-growing export markets

Latest growth snapshot · Jan–Aug 2026 vs Jan–Aug 2025

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  • Singapore Exports $1.0M Increase +$638K YoY +175%
How markets are selected

Ranked by USD increase, then current value. Current value ≥ $1M, increase ≥ $500K and YoY growth ≥ 50%. Only complete, observed matching months with a positive prior-year baseline qualify. Missing or excluded values are not zero. Rankings compare all markets, independently of the chart’s selected country or historical period.

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Imports · 2021-01 to 2026-08 · Cumulative partner values.

PartnerValueShare
1New Zealand$4.5B50.8%
2Germany$1.2B13.8%
3France$1.0B11.4%
4Australia$532M6.0%
5United Kingdom$327M3.7%

Fast-growing import suppliers

Latest growth snapshot · Jan–Aug 2026 vs Jan–Aug 2025

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No markets meet the growth criteria for this period.

How markets are selected

Ranked by USD increase, then current value. Current value ≥ $1M, increase ≥ $500K and YoY growth ≥ 50%. Only complete, observed matching months with a positive prior-year baseline qualify. Missing or excluded values are not zero. Rankings compare all markets, independently of the chart’s selected country or historical period.

HS 0401 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's milk and cream trade under HS 0401 ran $39.0M of exports against $1.4B of imports, a trade deficit of $1.4B.

Monthly imports of milk and cream (HS 0401) ranged from $75.4M to $150M between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $119M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $75.4M, below the twelve-month average.

Exports over the same months came to $39.0M. Across the published period its largest destination markets are Hong Kong, Macao and Vietnam.

Annual imports fell 19% between 2021 and 2025, from $1.8B to $1.5B.

The three largest source markets — New Zealand, Germany and France — account for 76% of the published total, out of 27 trading partners on record.

Annual Totals

Sum of published monthly values per year. The latest year is labelled with its last published month until December is in.

YearExportsImportsBalance
2021$21.8M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$1.8B2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$1.8B
2022$22.9M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$1.6B2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$1.6B
2023$23.0M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$1.6B2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$1.6B
2024$26.3M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$1.5B2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$1.5B
2025$33.9M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$1.5B2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$1.4B
2026$25.6M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD$931M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD-$905M

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 0401 is an official customs product-group classification. Monthly values are shown in USD, and long product names may be shortened for display.

Source

Source

Source: China General Administration of Customs (GACC), cleaned and structured by China Data Portal.
Transformations: Values are presented as published by the source.

Citation

Citation

China Data Portal. "China Milk and cream Trade Data (HS 0401)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/0401/

About this data

How much milk and cream does China export?

China exported $39.0M of milk and cream in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $3.2M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 0401).

Which countries buy the most milk and cream from China?

Hong Kong, Macao and Vietnam together account for 92% of the published total, out of 15 trading partners on record.

Is China's milk and cream export growing?

Annual exports grew by 56% between 2021 and 2025, from $21.8M to $33.9M.

Where does this China customs data come from, and can I get the full dataset?

Figures come from official China General Administration of Customs (GACC) statistics, published monthly. ChinaData cleans partner names, periods and values so the series is ready for analysis. Partner-level rows for every month, including HS8 detail, are available as a one-time CSV purchase. Choose your products and coverage, then preview the file and price before payment.

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