China Carbon (HS 2803) Trade by Country

Monthly USD Source: GACC Data as of: August 2026 Coverage 2021โ€“2026

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Latest exports$101MAugust 2026
Latest imports$45.0MAugust 2026
Trade balance+$55.5MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 ยท Imports August 2026
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Monthly Trade Trend

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
5919
Data as of
August 2026

Export Partner Preview

Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Thailand$1.7B25.7%
2Vietnam$1.5B22.4%
3Indonesia$721M10.8%
4Cambodia$305M4.6%
5India$280M4.2%

Import Partner Preview

Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Russia$716M26.0%
2Belgium$556M20.2%
3Japan$394M14.3%
4South Korea$254M9.2%
5United States$199M7.2%

HS 2803 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's carbon trade under HS 2803 ran $1.4B of exports against $550M of imports, a trade surplus of $817M.

Monthly exports of carbon (HS 2803) ranged from $66.1M to $168M between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $114M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $101M.

Imports over the same months came to $550M. Across the published period its largest source markets are Russia, Belgium and Japan.

Annual exports rose 32% between 2021 and 2025, from $933M to $1.2B.

The three largest destination markets โ€” Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia โ€” account for 59% of the published total, out of 82 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$933M$316M+$616M
2022$1.3B$363M+$959M
2023$1.0B$511M+$513M
2024$1.2B$576M+$625M
2025$1.2B$601M+$627M
2026 (through Aug)$981M$383M+$598M

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 2803 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 Carbon Trade Data (HS 2803)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/2803/

About this data

How much carbon does China export?

China exported $1.4B of carbon in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $114M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 2803).

Which countries buy the most carbon from China?

Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia together account for 59% of the published total, out of 82 trading partners on record.

Is China's carbon export growing?

Annual exports grew by 32% between 2021 and 2025, from $933M to $1.2B.

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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