China Paper (HS 4811) Trade by Country

Monthly USD Source: GACC Data as of: August 2026 Coverage 2021โ€“2026

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Latest exports$257MAugust 2026
Latest imports$29.6MAugust 2026
Trade balance+$227MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 ยท Imports August 2026
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Browse 19 of 19 HS6 / HS8 codes under HS 4811

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HS 481110 Tarred, bituminised or asphalted paper and paperboardHS 48111000 Tarred, bituminized or asphalted paper & paperboardHS 481141 Self-adhesive paper and paperboard, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any sizeHS 48114100 Self-adhesive paper/paperboardHS 481149 Gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any sizeHS 48114900 Gummed paper & paperboard (excl. self-adhesive)HS 481151 Paper and paperboard, coated or impregnated or covered with plastics, bleached, weighing more than 150 g/m2HS 48115110 Paper bth sides plastics coatd for color photopapr, bleached, weighing>150g/m2HS 48115191 Aluminium-plastic composite paper and paperboard, wt>150g/m2,HS 48115199 Bleached paper&paperboard, coatedwith plastics, wt>150g/m2, nesHS 481159 Paper and paperboard, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, coated, impregnated or covered with artificial resins or plastics, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size, bleached and weighing > 150 g/m2HS 48115910 Other insulating paper for electrolytic capacitors, nesHS 48115991 Aluminium-plated paper/paperboard, plastics coated(excl.adhesves)HS 48115999 Other paper/paperboard, plastics coated(excl.adhesves)HS 481160 Paper and paperboard, coated, impregnated or covered with wax, paraffin wax, stearin, oil or glycerolHS 48116010 Isulating paper/papaerboard, coated with wax/paraffin/wax/oilHS 48116090 Other paper/papaerboard, coated with wax/paraffin/wax/oilHS 481190 Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibresHS 48119000 Other coated paper/paerboard, in rolls/sheets, nes

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
14966
Data as of
August 2026

Export Partner Preview

Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Russia$1.9B10.5%
2Vietnam$1.1B6.5%
3India$761M4.3%
4Thailand$720M4.1%
5Malaysia$699M4.0%

Import Partner Preview

Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1United States$668M24.8%
2Japan$599M22.2%
3Germany$354M13.1%
4Taiwan$186M6.9%
5South Korea$144M5.3%

HS 4811 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's paper trade under HS 4811 ran $3.7B of exports against $427M of imports, a trade surplus of $3.3B.

Monthly exports of paper (HS 4811) ranged from $257M to $357M between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $310M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $257M, the lowest month in that window.

Imports over the same months came to $427M. Across the published period its largest source markets are United States, Japan and Germany.

Annual exports rose 60% between 2021 and 2025, from $2.2B to $3.5B.

The three largest destination markets โ€” Russia, Vietnam and India โ€” account for 21% of the published total, out of 187 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$2.2B$595M+$1.6B
2022$3.2B$503M+$2.7B
2023$3.0B$423M+$2.6B
2024$3.3B$450M+$2.8B
2025$3.5B$443M+$3.0B
2026 (through Aug)$2.5B$283M+$2.2B

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 4811 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 Paper Trade Data (HS 4811)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/4811/

About this data

How much paper does China export?

China exported $3.7B of paper in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $310M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 4811).

Which countries buy the most paper from China?

Russia, Vietnam and India together account for 21% of the published total, out of 187 trading partners on record.

Is China's paper export growing?

Annual exports grew by 60% between 2021 and 2025, from $2.2B to $3.5B.

Where does this China customs data come from, and can I get the full dataset?

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