China Activated carbon (HS 3802) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$61.4MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $433M · +16.8% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Latest imports$18.8MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $161M · +19.9% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Trade balance+$42.6MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026

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
993
Data as of
August 2026

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

PartnerValueShare
1Japan$42.2M9.7%
2South Korea$39.1M9.0%
3India$25.3M5.8%
4Belgium$24.1M5.6%
5Italy$22.8M5.3%

Fast-growing export markets

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

Compare all export markets for HS 3802. Showing 6 of 11 qualifying markets.

  • Sudan Exports $16.7M Increase +$14.8M YoY +769%
  • Mozambique Exports $9.0M Increase +$6.3M YoY +227%
  • Uzbekistan Exports $5.2M Increase +$2.8M YoY +120%
  • Egypt Exports $4.6M Increase +$2.0M YoY +79%
  • KazakhstanSelected Exports $2.6M Increase +$1.9M YoY +308%
  • Brazil Exports $4.0M Increase +$1.6M YoY +70%
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.

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

PartnerValueShare
1Sri Lanka$37.3M23.1%
2Japan$21.7M13.5%
3Philippines$19.4M12.1%
4United States$16.2M10.0%
5India$14.9M9.2%

Fast-growing import suppliers

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

Compare all import suppliers for HS 3802. Showing 6 of 6 qualifying markets.

  • Sri Lanka Imports $37.3M Increase +$15.3M YoY +69%
  • Philippines Imports $19.4M Increase +$6.8M YoY +54%
  • Nigeria Imports $7.7M Increase +$3.7M YoY +93%
  • Indonesia Imports $8.7M Increase +$3.7M YoY +74%
  • Netherlands Imports $4.6M Increase +$1.9M YoY +68%
  • Spain Imports $1.2M Increase +$831K YoY +212%
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 3802 Trade Analysis

Over the 8 months both directions report (January 2026 to August 2026), China's activated carbon trade under HS 3802 ran $433M of exports against $161M of imports, a trade surplus of $272M.

Monthly exports of activated carbon (HS 3802) ranged from $40.2M to $61.4M between January 2026 and August 2026, averaging $54.2M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $61.4M, the highest month in that window.

Imports over the same months came to $161M. Across the published period its largest source markets are Sri Lanka, Japan and Philippines.

The three largest destination markets — Japan, South Korea and India — account for 25% of the published total, out of 101 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$544M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$221M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$323M
2022$700M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$222M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$478M
2023$623M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$193M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$430M
2024$528M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$202M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$326M
2025$559M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$209M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$350M
2026$433M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD$161M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD+$272M

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 3802 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 Activated carbon Trade Data (HS 3802)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/3802/

About this data

How much activated carbon does China export?

China exported $433M of activated carbon in the 8 months to August 2026, averaging $54.2M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 3802).

Which countries buy the most activated carbon from China?

Japan, South Korea and India together account for 25% of the published total, out of 101 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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