China Glycerol (HS 1520) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$17.7KAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $51.9K · -22.1% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Latest imports$99.4MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $880M · +81.5% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Trade balance-$99.4MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026
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Exports · 2026-01 to 2026-08 · Imports · 2026-01 to 2026-08 · Monthly USD values; separate scales.

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
220
Data as of
August 2026

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

PartnerValueShare
1North Korea$21.8K42.0%
2Hong Kong$16.7K32.1%
3Turkmenistan$5.9K11.4%
4Australia$3.0K5.7%
5South Korea$2.9K5.5%

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

PartnerValueShare
1Indonesia$383M43.6%
2Brazil$295M33.5%
3Malaysia$57.7M6.6%
4Spain$38.1M4.3%
5South Korea$19.0M2.2%

Fast-growing import suppliers

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

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  • Indonesia Imports $383M Increase +$159M YoY +71%
  • Brazil Imports $295M Increase +$130M YoY +78%
  • MalaysiaSelected Imports $57.7M Increase +$31.4M YoY +120%
  • Spain Imports $38.1M Increase +$26.1M YoY +216%
  • South Korea Imports $19.0M Increase +$11.0M YoY +138%
  • Colombia Imports $17.7M Increase +$8.8M YoY +99%
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 1520 Trade Analysis

Over the 8 months both directions report (January 2026 to August 2026), China's glycerol trade under HS 1520 ran $51.9K of exports against $880M of imports, a trade deficit of $880M.

Monthly imports of glycerol (HS 1520) ranged from $99.4M to $127M between January 2026 and August 2026, averaging $110M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $99.4M, the lowest month in that window.

Exports over the same months came to $51.9K. Across the published period its largest destination markets are North Korea, Hong Kong and Turkmenistan.

The three largest source markets — Indonesia, Brazil and Malaysia — account for 84% of the published total, out of 25 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$4.2K2021-02 to 2021-02 · Partial coverage$628M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)Unavailable
2022$5.5K2022-07 to 2022-07 · Partial coverage$952M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)Unavailable
2023$57.0K2023-07 to 2023-12 · Partial coverage$412M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)Unavailable
2024$131K2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$483M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$483M
2025$72.6K2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$880M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$880M
2026$51.9K2026 Jan–Aug · YTD$880M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD-$880M

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 1520 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 Glycerol Trade Data (HS 1520)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/1520/

About this data

How much glycerol does China import?

China imported $880M of glycerol in the 8 months to August 2026, averaging $110M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 1520).

Which countries supply the most glycerol to China?

Indonesia, Brazil and Malaysia together account for 84% of the published total, out of 25 trading partners on record.

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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