China Milk and cream (HS 0402) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$11.1MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $101M · -16.4% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Latest imports$122MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $1.7B · -13.4% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Trade balance-$111MAugust 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
2665
Data as of
August 2026

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

PartnerValueShare
1Nigeria$83.0M17.3%
2Hong Kong$81.9M17.1%
3North Korea$57.4M12.0%
4Singapore$45.2M9.4%
5Bangladesh$35.1M7.3%

Fast-growing export markets

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.

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

PartnerValueShare
1New Zealand$13.3B70.6%
2Australia$2.4B12.5%
3Netherlands$539M2.9%
4United States$383M2.0%
5Finland$335M1.8%

Fast-growing import suppliers

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

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  • Germany Imports $11.6M Increase +$7.8M YoY +203%
  • Belgium Imports $4.3M Increase +$2.1M YoY +96%
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 0402 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's milk and cream trade under HS 0402 ran $185M of exports against $2.4B of imports, a trade deficit of $2.2B.

Monthly imports of milk and cream (HS 0402) ranged from $119M to $318M between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $202M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $122M, below the twelve-month average.

Exports over the same months came to $185M. Across the published period its largest destination markets are Nigeria, Hong Kong and North Korea.

Annual imports fell 42% between 2021 and 2025, from $4.7B to $2.7B.

The three largest source markets — New Zealand, Australia and Netherlands — account for 86% of the published total, out of 32 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$19.0M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$4.7B2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$4.6B
2022$24.1M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$4.5B2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$4.4B
2023$57.5M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$3.0B2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$2.9B
2024$72.0M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$2.4B2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$2.3B
2025$205M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$2.7B2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$2.5B
2026$101M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD$1.7B2026 Jan–Aug · YTD-$1.6B

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 0402 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 0402)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/0402/

About this data

How much milk and cream does China export?

China exported $185M of milk and cream in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $15.4M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 0402).

Which countries buy the most milk and cream from China?

Nigeria, Hong Kong and North Korea together account for 46% of the published total, out of 29 trading partners on record.

Is China's milk and cream export growing?

Annual exports grew by 980% between 2021 and 2025, from $19.0M to $205M.

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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