China Machinetools (HS 8459) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$43.6MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $361M · -13.8% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Latest imports$6.5MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $75.1M · -18.6% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Trade balance+$37.2MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026
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Browse 24 of 26 HS6 / HS8 codes under HS 8459

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HS 845910 Way-type unit head machines for drilling, boring, milling, threading or tapping metalHS 84591000 Way-type unit head machinesHS 845921 Drilling machines for working metal, numerically controlled (excluding way-type unit head machines)HS 84592100 Drilling machines nes, numerically controlledHS 845929 Drilling machines for working metal, not numerically controlled (excluding way-type unit head machines and hand-operated machines)HS 84592900 Drilling machines nes, for removing metalHS 845931 Boring-milling machines for metals, numerically controlled (excluding way-type unit head machines)HS 84593100 Boring-milling machines nes, numerically controlledHS 845939 Boring-milling machines for metals, not numerically controlled (excluding way-type unit head machines)HS 84593900 Boring-milling machines nes for removing metalHS 845941 Boring machines for metals, numerically controlled (excl. way-type unit head machines and boring-milling machines)HS 84594100 Boring machines, numerically controlledHS 845949 Boring machines for metals, not numerically controlled (excl. way-type unit head machines and boring-milling machines)HS 84594900 Other boring machinesHS 845951 Milling machines for metals, knee-type, numerically controlledHS 84595100 Milling mach, knee-type numerically controlledHS 845959 Milling machines for metals, knee-type, not numerically controlledHS 84595900 Milling mach, knee-type nes for removing metalHS 845961 Milling machines for metals, numerically controlled (excluding way-type unit head machines, boring-milling machines, knee-type milling machines and gear cutting machines)HS 84596110 Planomilling machines, numerically controlledHS 84596190 Milling machines nes, numerically controlledHS 845969 Milling machines for metals, not numerically controlled (excluding way-type unit head machines, boring-milling machines, knee-type milling machines and gear cutting machines)HS 84596910 Planoilling machines, not numerically controlledHS 84596990 Milling machines nes, not numerically controlled

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Monthly Trade Trend

Exports · 2021-01 to 2026-08 · Imports · 2021-01 to 2026-08 · Monthly USD values; separate scales.

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
9829
Data as of
August 2026

Export Partner Preview

Exports · 2021-01 to 2026-08 · Cumulative partner values.

PartnerValueShare
1Russia$480M16.7%
2Vietnam$233M8.1%
3United States$208M7.3%
4India$195M6.8%
5Germany$136M4.7%

Fast-growing export markets

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

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  • South Africa Exports $4.1M Increase +$1.7M YoY +67%
  • Hungary Exports $2.0M Increase +$848K YoY +76%
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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 · 2021-01 to 2026-08 · Cumulative partner values.

PartnerValueShare
1Germany$303M33.6%
2Taiwan$228M25.3%
3Japan$132M14.7%
4Italy$75.9M8.4%
5South Korea$33.3M3.7%

Fast-growing import suppliers

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

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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 8459 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's machinetools trade under HS 8459 ran $576M of exports against $116M of imports, a trade surplus of $460M.

Monthly exports of machinetools (HS 8459) ranged from $36.4M to $62.1M between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $48.0M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $43.6M.

Imports over the same months came to $116M. Across the published period its largest source markets are Germany, Taiwan and Japan.

Annual exports rose 62% between 2021 and 2025, from $392M to $633M.

The three largest destination markets — Russia, Vietnam and United States — account for 32% of the published total, out of 151 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$392M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$210M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$182M
2022$432M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$181M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$251M
2023$482M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$196M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$286M
2024$573M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$108M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$466M
2025$633M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$133M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$500M
2026$361M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD$75.1M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD+$286M

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 8459 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 Machinetools Trade Data (HS 8459)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/8459/

About this data

How much machinetools does China export?

China exported $576M of machinetools in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $48.0M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 8459).

Which countries buy the most machinetools from China?

Russia, Vietnam and United States together account for 32% of the published total, out of 151 trading partners on record.

Is China's machinetools export growing?

Annual exports grew by 62% between 2021 and 2025, from $392M to $633M.

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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