China Antibiotics (HS 2941) Trade by Country

Monthly USD Source: GACC Data as of: 2026 Coverage 2018–2026

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Latest exports$230MAugust 2026
Latest imports$7.3MAugust 2026
Trade balance+$222MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 Β· Imports August 2026
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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
12204
Data as of
August 2026

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Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1India$9.3B26.7%
2Viet Nam$1.5B4.4%
3Netherlands$1.5B4.3%
4Brazil$1.4B4.1%
5United States$1.3B3.9%

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Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1United States$1.1B27.1%
2Italy$903M21.3%
3Switzerland$564M13.3%
4Ireland$386M9.1%
5Republic of Korea$285M6.7%

HS 2941 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's antibiotics trade under HS 2941 ran $4.2B of exports against $320M of imports, a trade surplus of $3.8B.

Monthly exports of antibiotics (HS 2941) ranged from $230M to $412M between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $347M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $230M, the lowest month in that window.

Imports over the same months came to $320M. Across the published period its largest source markets are United States, Italy and Switzerland.

Annual exports rose 25% between 2018 and 2025, from $3.5B to $4.4B.

The three largest destination markets β€” India, Viet Nam and Netherlands β€” account for 35% of the published total, out of 111 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
2018$3.5B$481M+$3.0B
2019$3.6B$690M+$2.9B
2020$3.7B$392M+$3.3B
2021$4.2B$355M+$3.8B
2022$4.3B$413M+$3.9B
2023$4.1B$515M+$3.5B
2024$4.3B$656M+$3.7B
2025$4.4B$568M+$3.8B
2026 (through Aug)$2.7B$178M+$2.6B

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 2941 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 Antibiotics Trade Data (HS 2941)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/2941/

About this data

How much antibiotics does China export?

China exported $4.2B of antibiotics in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $347M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 2941).

Which countries buy the most antibiotics from China?

India, Viet Nam and Netherlands together account for 35% of the published total, out of 111 trading partners on record.

Is China's antibiotics export growing?

Annual exports grew by 25% between 2018 and 2025, from $3.5B to $4.4B.

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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