China Candles (HS 3406) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$86.4MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $562M · -13.2% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Latest imports$2.8MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $20.8M · +4.5% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Trade balance+$83.5MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026
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Browse 2 of 2 HS6 / HS8 codes under HS 3406

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
1499
Data as of
August 2026

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

PartnerValueShare
1United States$106M18.9%
2United Kingdom$101M17.9%
3Australia$29.5M5.3%
4Canada$21.7M3.9%
5Italy$18.4M3.3%

Fast-growing export markets

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

Compare all export markets for HS 3406. Showing 6 of 7 qualifying markets.

  • Russia Exports $13.4M Increase +$4.7M YoY +54%
  • Brazil Exports $5.9M Increase +$2.3M YoY +61%
  • Argentina Exports $3.6M Increase +$1.3M YoY +55%
  • Cameroon Exports $1.9M Increase +$1.1M YoY +136%
  • DR CongoSelected Exports $1.4M Increase +$848K YoY +145%
  • Mozambique Exports $1.2M Increase +$637K YoY +105%
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
1France$10.7M51.6%
2United Kingdom$2.4M11.4%
3Czech Republic$1.4M6.9%
4Spain$1.3M6.5%
5United States$1.2M5.8%

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 3406 Trade Analysis

Over the 8 months both directions report (January 2026 to August 2026), China's candles trade under HS 3406 ran $562M of exports against $20.8M of imports, a trade surplus of $541M.

Monthly exports of candles (HS 3406) ranged from $40.2M to $86.4M between January 2026 and August 2026, averaging $70.2M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $86.4M, the highest month in that window.

Imports over the same months came to $20.8M. Across the published period its largest source markets are France, United Kingdom and Czech Republic.

The three largest destination markets — United States, United Kingdom and Australia — account for 42% of the published total, out of 167 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$884M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$34.3M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$850M
2022$1.1B2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$41.3M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$1.0B
2023$923M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$38.7M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$884M
2024$1.0B2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$30.6M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$993M
2025$928M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$29.2M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$899M
2026$562M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD$20.8M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD+$541M

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 3406 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 Candles Trade Data (HS 3406)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/3406/

About this data

How much candles does China export?

China exported $562M of candles in the 8 months to August 2026, averaging $70.2M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 3406).

Which countries buy the most candles from China?

United States, United Kingdom and Australia together account for 42% of the published total, out of 167 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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