China Medicaments for therapeutic use (HS 3004) Trade by Country

Monthly USD Source: GACC Data as of: 2026 Coverage 2018โ€“2026

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Latest exports$351MAugust 2026
Latest imports$1.5BAugust 2026
Trade balance-$1.1BAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 ยท Imports August 2026
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Browse 24 of 47 HS6 / HS8 codes under HS 3004

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HS 300410 Medicaments containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or their derivatives, in forms or packings for retail saleHS 30041011 Medicaments of ampicillin, in measured doses or in retail packingsHS 30041012 Medicaments of amoxycillin, in measured doses or in retail packingsHS 30041013 Medicaments of penicillin V, in measured doses or in retail packingsHS 30041019 Other medicaments containing penicillins or their derivatives, in measured doses or in retail packingsHS 30041090 Medicaments containing streptomycins or their derivatives, in measured doses or in retail packingsHS 300420 Other medicaments containing antibiotics, in forms or packings for retail saleHS 30042011 Medicaments of cefotaxime, in measured doses or in retail packingsHS 30042012 Medicaments of ceftazidime, in measured doses or in retail packingsHS 30042013 Medicaments of cefoxitin, in measured doses or in retail packingsHS 30042014 Medicaments of ceftezole, in measured doses or in retail packingsHS 30042015 Medicaments of cefaclor, in measured doses or in retail packingsHS 30042016 Medicaments of cefuroxime, in measured doses or in retail packingsHS 30042017 Medicaments of ceftriaxone, in measured doses or in retail packingsHS 30042018 Medicaments of cefoperazone, in measured doses or in retail packingsHS 30042019 Other medicaments of cephamycins, in measured doses or in retail packingsHS 30042090 Medicaments of antibiotics, nes, in measured doses or in retail packingsHS 300431 Medicaments containing insulin, in forms or packings for retail saleHS 30043110 Medicaments of recombinant human insulin, in measured doses or in retail packingsHS 30043190 Medicaments of other insulin, in measured doses or in retail packingsHS 300432 Medicaments containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues, in forms or packings for retail saleHS 30043200 Medicaments of corticosteroid hormones/their derivatives/structural analogues, in measured doses or in retail packingsHS 300439 Medicaments containing hormones or products under heading 39.37, in forms or packings for retail sale, nesHS 30043900 Medicaments of hormones or other products of heading 29.37, nes, in measured doses or in retail packings

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Monthly Trade Trend

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
19889
Data as of
August 2026

Export Partner Preview

Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1United States$7.3B15.0%
2Denmark$5.6B11.6%
3France$3.9B8.1%
4Australia$2.8B5.8%
5Italy$2.1B4.4%

Import Partner Preview

Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Germany$42.3B22.0%
2Italy$20.0B10.4%
3France$16.2B8.4%
4United States$15.1B7.9%
5Sweden$12.9B6.7%

HS 3004 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's medicaments for therapeutic use trade under HS 3004 ran $8.5B of exports against $24.0B of imports, a trade deficit of $15.5B.

Monthly imports of medicaments for therapeutic use (HS 3004) ranged from $1.5B to $2.3B between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $2.0B. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $1.5B, below the twelve-month average.

Exports over the same months came to $8.5B. Across the published period its largest destination markets are United States, Denmark and France.

Annual imports rose 27% between 2018 and 2025, from $18.1B to $23.1B.

The three largest source markets โ€” Germany, Italy and France โ€” account for 41% of the published total, out of 54 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$3.9B$18.1B-$14.2B
2019$3.8B$21.2B-$17.4B
2020$4.3B$21.2B-$16.9B
2021$5.3B$23.5B-$18.2B
2022$5.8B$22.5B-$16.7B
2023$5.6B$24.1B-$18.5B
2024$6.2B$22.5B-$16.3B
2025$8.0B$23.1B-$15.0B
2026 (through Aug)$5.4B$15.9B-$10.5B

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 3004 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 Medicaments for therapeutic use Trade Data (HS 3004)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/3004/

About this data

How much medicaments for therapeutic use does China export?

China exported $8.5B of medicaments for therapeutic use in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $705M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 3004).

Which countries buy the most medicaments for therapeutic use from China?

United States, Denmark and France together account for 35% of the published total, out of 162 trading partners on record.

Is China's medicaments for therapeutic use export growing?

Annual exports grew by 103% between 2018 and 2025, from $3.9B to $8.0B.

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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