China Carbon (HS 2803) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$149MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $1.0B · +22.2% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Latest imports$47.0MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $385M · -11.2% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Trade balance+$102MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026
Exports & Imports

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Browse 2 of 2 HS6 / HS8 codes under HS 2803

Monthly Trade Trend

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
785
Data as of
August 2026

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

PartnerValueShare
1Vietnam$236M22.9%
2Thailand$197M19.1%
3Cambodia$98.6M9.6%
4India$86.8M8.4%
5Indonesia$81.0M7.9%

Fast-growing export markets

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

Compare all export markets for HS 2803. Showing 6 of 17 qualifying markets.

  • IndiaSelected Exports $86.8M Increase +$48.6M YoY +127%
  • Cambodia Exports $98.6M Increase +$38.6M YoY +64%
  • Pakistan Exports $26.4M Increase +$13.7M YoY +108%
  • South Korea Exports $20.4M Increase +$8.3M YoY +69%
  • Germany Exports $10.6M Increase +$5.7M YoY +117%
  • Malaysia Exports $15.8M Increase +$5.7M YoY +56%
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.

Import Partner Preview

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

PartnerValueShare
1Belgium$108M28.0%
2Russia$99.8M25.9%
3Japan$37.6M9.8%
4South Korea$29.5M7.7%
5Germany$25.3M6.6%

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 2803 Trade Analysis

Over the 8 months both directions report (January 2026 to August 2026), China's carbon trade under HS 2803 ran $1.0B of exports against $385M of imports, a trade surplus of $644M.

Monthly exports of carbon (HS 2803) ranged from $66.1M to $168M between January 2026 and August 2026, averaging $129M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $149M, above the twelve-month average.

Imports over the same months came to $385M. Across the published period its largest source markets are Belgium, Russia and Japan.

The three largest destination markets — Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia — account for 52% 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$933M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$317M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$616M
2022$1.3B2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$363M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$959M
2023$1.0B2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$511M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$513M
2024$1.2B2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$576M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$625M
2025$1.2B2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$601M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$627M
2026$1.0B2026 Jan–Aug · YTD$385M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD+$644M

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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 $1.0B of carbon in the 8 months to August 2026, averaging $129M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 2803).

Which countries buy the most carbon from China?

Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia together account for 52% of the published total, out of 82 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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