China Flax (HS 5301) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$69.7KAugust 2026 · 2026-02 to 2026-08 · Partial coverage: $3.1M · YoY unavailable
Latest imports$113MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $1.2B · +64.7% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Trade balance-$113MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026

Monthly Trade Trend

Exports · 2026-02 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
94
Data as of
August 2026

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Exports · 2026-02 to 2026-08 · Cumulative partner values.

PartnerValueShare
1Ethiopia$1.5M48.6%
2Vietnam$796K25.3%
3Bangladesh$428K13.6%
4Japan$225K7.1%
5Türkiye$126K4.0%

Fast-growing export markets

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

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Same-period growth is unavailable for this product.

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
1France$850M73.8%
2Belgium$122M10.6%
3Egypt$95.8M8.3%
4Belarus$38.3M3.3%
5Russia$20.2M1.8%

Fast-growing import suppliers

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

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  • France Imports $850M Increase +$342M YoY +67%
  • EgyptSelected Imports $95.8M Increase +$51.3M YoY +116%
  • Belarus Imports $38.3M Increase +$17.9M YoY +88%
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 5301 Trade Analysis

Over the 7 months both directions report (February 2026 to August 2026), China's flax trade under HS 5301 ran $3.1M of exports against $1.0B of imports, a trade deficit of $1.0B.

Monthly imports of flax (HS 5301) ranged from $113M to $176M between January 2026 and August 2026, averaging $144M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $113M, the lowest month in that window.

Exports over the same months came to $3.1M. Across the published period its largest destination markets are Ethiopia, Vietnam and Bangladesh.

The three largest source markets — France, Belgium and Egypt — account for 93% of the published total, out of 12 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$786K2021-01 to 2021-12 (11 published months; gaps) · Partial coverage$576M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)Unavailable
2022$563K2022 Jan–Nov · YTD$659M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)Unavailable
2023$516K2023-02 to 2023-12 (9 published months; gaps) · Partial coverage$1.1B2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)Unavailable
2024$1.3M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$1.3B2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$1.3B
2025$2.6M2025-01 to 2025-12 (10 published months; gaps) · Partial coverage$1.1B2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)Unavailable
2026$3.1M2026-02 to 2026-08 · Partial coverage$1.2B2026 Jan–Aug · YTDUnavailable

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 5301 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 Flax Trade Data (HS 5301)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/5301/

About this data

How much flax does China import?

China imported $1.2B of flax in the 8 months to August 2026, averaging $144M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 5301).

Which countries supply the most flax to China?

France, Belgium and Egypt together account for 93% of the published total, out of 12 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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