China Prepared culture media (HS 3821) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$7.6MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $60.5M · +40.6% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Latest imports$24.3MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $213M · +9.3% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Trade balance-$16.7MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026
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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
881
Data as of
August 2026

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

PartnerValueShare
1Qatar$9.5M15.7%
2Russia$8.2M13.5%
3United States$8.1M13.4%
4Denmark$3.8M6.2%
5Spain$2.9M4.8%

Fast-growing export markets

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

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  • United States Exports $8.1M Increase +$4.3M YoY +110%
  • Indonesia Exports $2.6M Increase +$2.1M YoY +416%
  • India Exports $1.4M Increase +$1.1M YoY +301%
  • Argentina Exports $1.5M Increase +$917K YoY +165%
  • Brazil Exports $1.3M Increase +$603K YoY +84%
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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
1United States$64.3M30.2%
2Singapore$58.0M27.3%
3United Kingdom$19.3M9.1%
4Puerto Rico$17.4M8.2%
5Sweden$15.0M7.1%

Fast-growing import suppliers

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

Compare all import suppliers for HS 3821. Showing 2 of 2 qualifying markets.

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 3821 Trade Analysis

Over the 8 months both directions report (January 2026 to August 2026), China's prepared culture media trade under HS 3821 ran $60.5M of exports against $213M of imports, a trade deficit of $152M.

Monthly imports of prepared culture media (HS 3821) ranged from $22.3M to $31.5M between January 2026 and August 2026, averaging $26.6M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $24.3M.

Exports over the same months came to $60.5M. Across the published period its largest destination markets are Qatar, Russia and United States.

The three largest source markets — United States, Singapore and United Kingdom — account for 67% of the published total, out of 29 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$110M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$449M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$339M
2022$79.8M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$433M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$353M
2023$38.1M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$325M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$287M
2024$55.4M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$385M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$330M
2025$67.9M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$300M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$232M
2026$60.5M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD$213M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD-$152M

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 3821 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 Prepared culture media Trade Data (HS 3821)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/3821/

About this data

How much prepared culture media does China import?

China imported $213M of prepared culture media in the 8 months to August 2026, averaging $26.6M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 3821).

Which countries supply the most prepared culture media to China?

United States, Singapore and United Kingdom together account for 67% of the published total, out of 29 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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