China Polymers of ethylene (HS 3901) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$282MAugust 2026
Latest imports$852MAugust 2026
Trade balance-$570MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 ยท Imports August 2026

Monthly Trade Trend

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
19555
Data as of
August 2026

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Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Viet Nam$2.2B11.2%
2Russia$866M4.5%
3India$746M3.9%
4Indonesia$710M3.7%
5Malaysia$696M3.6%

Import Partner Preview

Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Saudi Arabia$26.5B15.6%
2Republic of Korea$23.3B13.7%
3United Arab Emirates$16.4B9.6%
4Iran$15.8B9.3%
5United States$15.6B9.2%

HS 3901 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's polymers of ethylene trade under HS 3901 ran $5.0B of exports against $13.1B of imports, a trade deficit of $8.1B.

Monthly imports of polymers of ethylene (HS 3901) ranged from $773M to $1.5B between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $1.1B. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $852M, below the twelve-month average.

Exports over the same months came to $5.0B. Across the published period its largest destination markets are Viet Nam, Russia and India.

Annual imports fell 21% between 2018 and 2025, from $20.8B to $16.4B.

The three largest source markets โ€” Saudi Arabia, Republic of Korea and United Arab Emirates โ€” account for 39% of the published total, out of 79 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$907M$20.8B-$19.8B
2019$1.1B$20.7B-$19.6B
2020$1.1B$20.2B-$19.1B
2021$1.8B$22.6B-$20.8B
2022$2.6B$23.2B-$20.6B
2023$2.5B$19.8B-$17.3B
2024$2.4B$18.5B-$16.1B
2025$2.7B$16.4B-$13.7B
2026 (through Aug)$4.1B$7.9B-$3.8B

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 3901 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 Polymers of ethylene Trade Data (HS 3901)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/3901/

About this data

How much polymers of ethylene does China export?

China exported $5.0B of polymers of ethylene in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $413M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 3901).

Which countries buy the most polymers of ethylene from China?

Viet Nam, Russia and India together account for 20% of the published total, out of 151 trading partners on record.

Is China's polymers of ethylene export growing?

Annual exports grew by 193% between 2018 and 2025, from $907M to $2.7B.

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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