China Nuclear reactors (HS 8401) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$15.7MAugust 2026
Latest imports$84.1MAugust 2026
Trade balance-$68.4MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 ยท Imports August 2026

Monthly Trade Trend

Monthly trade values in USD. Exports and imports use separate scales.

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
477
Data as of
August 2026

Export Partner Preview

Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Pakistan$1.5B91.5%
2France$124M7.3%
3Jordan$10.3M0.6%
4Thailand$3.5M0.2%
5United States$1.3M0.1%

Import Partner Preview

Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1France$2.0B32.2%
2Russia$1.8B29.5%
3Kazakhstan$1.6B25.6%
4United States$636M10.3%
5Canada$50.0M0.8%

HS 8401 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's nuclear reactors trade under HS 8401 ran $385M of exports against $1.7B of imports, a trade deficit of $1.3B.

Monthly imports of nuclear reactors (HS 8401) ranged from $20.2M to $284M between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $158M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $84.1M, below the twelve-month average.

Exports over the same months came to $385M. Across the published period its largest destination markets are Pakistan, France and Jordan.

Annual imports rose 229% between 2018 and 2025, from $469M to $1.5B.

The three largest source markets โ€” France, Russia and Kazakhstan โ€” account for 87% of the published total, out of 7 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$187M$469M-$282M
2019$97.6M$253M-$155M
2020$182M$378M-$197M
2021$255M$297M-$41.9M
2022$99.2M$400M-$301M
2023$123M$757M-$633M
2024$287M$1.1B-$764M
2025$209M$1.5B-$1.3B
2026 (through Aug)$243M$1.0B-$774M

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 8401 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 Nuclear reactors Trade Data (HS 8401)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/8401/

About this data

How much nuclear reactors does China export?

China exported $385M of nuclear reactors in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $32.1M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 8401).

Which countries buy the most nuclear reactors from China?

Pakistan, France and Jordan together account for 99% of the published total, out of 5 trading partners on record.

Is China's nuclear reactors export growing?

Annual exports grew by 12% between 2018 and 2025, from $187M to $209M.

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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