China Matches (HS 3605) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$850KAugust 2026
Latest imports$18.4KMarch 2026
Trade balanceN/ARequires matching flow months
Data as ofVaries by flowExports August 2026 · Imports March 2026
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Monthly Trade Trend

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
758
Data as of
Varies by flow

Export Partner Preview

Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1United States$11.8M34.4%
2Germany$6.8M19.7%
3United Kingdom$4.6M13.4%
4South Korea$2.3M6.6%
5Canada$1.8M5.2%

Import Partner Preview

Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1France$53.4K44.0%
2Türkiye$34.9K28.7%
3Portugal$13.3K11.0%
4Poland$11.2K9.3%
5Germany$6.5K5.4%

HS 3605 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to March 2026, China's matches trade under HS 3605 ran $4.2M of exports against $55.5K of imports, a trade surplus of $4.1M.

Monthly exports of matches (HS 3605) ranged from $118K to $1.1M between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $544K. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $850K, above the twelve-month average.

Imports over the same months came to $55.5K. Across the published period its largest source markets are France, Türkiye and Portugal.

Annual exports fell 8% between 2021 and 2025, from $5.3M to $4.9M.

The three largest destination markets — United States, Germany and United Kingdom — account for 67% of the published total, out of 17 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$5.3M$100+$5.3M
2022$7.2M$16.9K+$7.2M
2023$6.4M$40.6K+$6.3M
2024$5.6M$8.9K+$5.6M
2025$4.9M$36.6K+$4.9M
2026 (through Aug)$4.9M$18.4K+$4.9M

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 3605 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 Matches Trade Data (HS 3605)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/3605/

About this data

How much matches does China export?

China exported $6.5M of matches in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $544K per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 3605).

Which countries buy the most matches from China?

United States, Germany and United Kingdom together account for 67% of the published total, out of 17 trading partners on record.

Is China's matches export growing?

Annual exports declined by 8% between 2021 and 2025, from $5.3M to $4.9M.

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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