China Machines and mechanical appliances (HS 8479) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$2.0BAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $14.5B · +13.1% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Latest imports$817MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $6.5B · +12.1% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Trade balance+$1.2BAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026
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Browse 24 of 45 HS6 / HS8 codes under HS 8479

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HS 847910 Machinery for public works, building or the likeHS 84791021 Machines for spreding bituminous concreteHS 84791022 Stablilizer spreading machinesHS 84791029 Other Spreding machines, nesHS 84791090 Machinery for public works, building or the like, nesHS 847920 Machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable fats or microbial fats or oils.HS 84792000 Machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable fats or microbial fats or oils.HS 847930 Presses for the manufacture of particle board or fibre building board of wood or other ligneous materials and other machinery for treating wood or corkHS 84793000 Press for making particle/fibre board, for treating wood or corkHS 847940 Rope or cable-making machinesHS 84794000 Rope or cable-making machinesHS 847950 Industrial robots, not elsewhere specified or includedHS 84795010 Product name unavailableHS 84795011 Cooperative robotsHS 84795019 Other industrial robots for multiple usesHS 84795090 Industrial robots, nesHS 847960 Evaporative air coolersHS 84796000 Evaporative air coolersHS 847971 Passenger boarding bridges, of a kind used in airportsHS 84797100 Passenger boarding bridges, used in airportsHS 847979 Passenger boarding bridges (excluding of a kind used in airports)HS 84797900 Passenger boarding bridges, nesHS 847981 Machinery for treating metal, incl. electric wire coil-winders, n.e.s. (excluding industrial robots, furnaces, dryers, spray guns and the like, high-pressure cleaning equipment and other jet cleaners, rolling millls or machines, machine tools and rope or cable-making machines)HS 84798110 Electric wire coil-widers

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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
2150
Data as of
August 2026

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

PartnerValueShare
1Vietnam$1.4B9.9%
2United States$1.3B9.0%
3Russia$922M6.3%
4India$910M6.3%
5Thailand$772M5.3%

Fast-growing export markets

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

Compare all export markets for HS 8479. Showing 6 of 41 qualifying markets.

  • Morocco Exports $244M Increase +$205M YoY +526%
  • Brazil Exports $395M Increase +$132M YoY +50%
  • TaiwanSelected Exports $354M Increase +$132M YoY +59%
  • Spain Exports $262M Increase +$105M YoY +67%
  • Romania Exports $115M Increase +$59.6M YoY +108%
  • Slovakia Exports $70.8M Increase +$44.8M YoY +173%
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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.

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

PartnerValueShare
1Japan$2.2B34.3%
2Germany$1.0B15.7%
3South Korea$777M11.9%
4Taiwan$440M6.7%
5Malaysia$285M4.4%

Fast-growing import suppliers

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

Compare all import suppliers for HS 8479. Showing 6 of 12 qualifying markets.

  • Malaysia Imports $285M Increase +$138M YoY +94%
  • Austria Imports $90.3M Increase +$30.7M YoY +52%
  • Spain Imports $33.8M Increase +$23.5M YoY +227%
  • Israel Imports $42.7M Increase +$22.3M YoY +109%
  • Thailand Imports $15.4M Increase +$6.3M YoY +69%
  • Serbia Imports $5.8M Increase +$4.0M YoY +219%
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 8479 Trade Analysis

Over the 8 months both directions report (January 2026 to August 2026), China's machines and mechanical appliances trade under HS 8479 ran $14.5B of exports against $6.5B of imports, a trade surplus of $8.0B.

Monthly exports of machines and mechanical appliances (HS 8479) ranged from $1.6B to $2.0B between January 2026 and August 2026, averaging $1.8B. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $2.0B, the highest month in that window.

Imports over the same months came to $6.5B. Across the published period its largest source markets are Japan, Germany and South Korea.

The three largest destination markets — Vietnam, United States and Russia — account for 25% of the published total, out of 212 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$9.9B2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$14.4B2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$4.4B
2022$11.9B2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$12.9B2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$1.0B
2023$13.2B2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$11.2B2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$1.9B
2024$16.2B2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$9.4B2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$6.8B
2025$19.9B2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$9.0B2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$10.9B
2026$14.5B2026 Jan–Aug · YTD$6.5B2026 Jan–Aug · YTD+$8.0B

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 8479 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 Machines and mechanical appliances Trade Data (HS 8479)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/8479/

About this data

How much machines and mechanical appliances does China export?

China exported $14.5B of machines and mechanical appliances in the 8 months to August 2026, averaging $1.8B per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 8479).

Which countries buy the most machines and mechanical appliances from China?

Vietnam, United States and Russia together account for 25% of the published total, out of 212 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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