China Paper (HS 4811) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$346MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $2.6B · +14.5% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Latest imports$34.4MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $291M · -3.2% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Trade balance+$311MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · 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

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
1828
Data as of
August 2026

Export Partner Preview

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

PartnerValueShare
1Russia$299M11.5%
2Vietnam$146M5.6%
3India$111M4.3%
4Thailand$110M4.2%
5Taiwan$110M4.2%

Fast-growing export markets

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

Compare all export markets for HS 4811. Showing 6 of 23 qualifying markets.

  • Brazil Exports $59.9M Increase +$20.6M YoY +52%
  • Poland Exports $40.1M Increase +$20.0M YoY +99%
  • Ghana Exports $15.2M Increase +$11.5M YoY +312%
  • SpainSelected Exports $24.1M Increase +$9.0M YoY +59%
  • Netherlands Exports $23.0M Increase +$7.7M YoY +51%
  • Afghanistan Exports $6.7M Increase +$4.6M YoY +221%
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.

Import Partner Preview

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

PartnerValueShare
1Japan$63.1M21.7%
2United States$61.0M20.9%
3Germany$40.7M14.0%
4Taiwan$21.0M7.2%
5France$14.7M5.0%

Fast-growing import suppliers

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

Compare all import suppliers for HS 4811. Showing 2 of 2 qualifying markets.

  • Malaysia Imports $11.1M Increase +$6.4M YoY +135%
  • Sweden Imports $6.3M Increase +$2.5M YoY +64%
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 4811 Trade Analysis

Over the 8 months both directions report (January 2026 to August 2026), China's paper trade under HS 4811 ran $2.6B of exports against $291M of imports, a trade surplus of $2.3B.

Monthly exports of paper (HS 4811) ranged from $269M to $357M between January 2026 and August 2026, averaging $326M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $346M.

Imports over the same months came to $291M. Across the published period its largest source markets are Japan, United States and Germany.

The three largest destination markets — Russia, Vietnam and India — 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$2.2B2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$605M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$1.6B
2022$3.2B2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$509M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$2.7B
2023$3.0B2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$428M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$2.6B
2024$3.3B2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$454M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$2.8B
2025$3.5B2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$446M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$3.0B
2026$2.6B2026 Jan–Aug · YTD$291M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD+$2.3B

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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 $2.6B of paper in the 8 months to August 2026, averaging $326M 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.

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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