China Electric motors (HS 8501) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$1.3BAugust 2026
Latest imports$226MAugust 2026
Trade balance+$1.1BAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 ยท Imports August 2026
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Browse 24 of 46 HS6 / HS8 codes under HS 8501

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HS 850110 Motors of an output not exceeding 37.5 WHS 85011010 Electric motors of an outputโ‰ค37.5 W, for toysHS 85011091 Electric motors of outputโ‰ค37.5 W, 20mmโ‰คhousing diamโ‰ค39mmHS 85011099 Electric motors of an outputโ‰ค37.5 W, nesHS 850120 Universal AC/DC motors of an output exceeding 37.5 WHS 85012000 Universal AC/DC motors of an output exceeding 37.5 WHS 850131 DC motors of an output not exceeding 750 WHS 85013100 DC motors, DC generators, of an output not exceeding 750 WHS 850132 DC motors and DC generators of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kWHS 85013200 DC motors, DC generators, of an output exceeding 750 W butโ‰ค75 KWHS 850133 DC motors and DC generators of an output exceeding 75 kW but not exceeding 375 kWHS 85013300 DC motors, DC generators, of an output exceeding 75 KW butโ‰ค375 KWHS 850134 DC motors and DC generators of an output exceeding 375 kWHS 85013400 DC motors, DC generators, of an output exceeding 375 KWHS 850140 Other AC motors, singlephaseHS 85014000 AC motors, single-phase, nesHS 850151 AC motors, multi-phase, of an output not exceeding 750 WHS 85015100 AC motors, multi-phase, of an output not exceeding 750 WHS 850152 AC motors, multi-phase, of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kWHS 85015200 AC motors, multi-phase, 750W <output โ‰ค75 KWHS 850153 AC motors, multi-phase, of an output exceeding 75 kWHS 85015300 AC motors, multi-phase, of an output exceeding 75 KWHS 850161 AC generators (alternators), of an output not exceeding 75 kVAHS 85016100 AC generators (alternators), of an output โ‰ค 75 KVA

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
26648
Data as of
August 2026

Export Partner Preview

Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1United States$16.2B12.9%
2Japan$7.7B6.1%
3Germany$6.9B5.5%
4Republic of Korea$5.6B4.5%
5India$5.5B4.4%

Import Partner Preview

Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Germany$6.9B19.9%
2Japan$6.9B19.8%
3China$2.3B6.7%
4Viet Nam$2.2B6.3%
5United States$1.8B5.2%

HS 8501 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's electric motors trade under HS 8501 ran $18.3B of exports against $3.7B of imports, a trade surplus of $14.6B.

Monthly exports of electric motors (HS 8501) ranged from $1.3B to $1.8B between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $1.5B. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $1.3B.

Imports over the same months came to $3.7B. Across the published period its largest source markets are Germany, Japan and China.

Annual exports rose 44% between 2018 and 2025, from $11.8B to $17.0B.

The three largest destination markets โ€” United States, Japan and Germany โ€” account for 25% of the published total, out of 211 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$11.8B$4.0B+$7.9B
2019$11.4B$3.7B+$7.7B
2020$11.2B$3.8B+$7.4B
2021$15.2B$4.7B+$10.5B
2022$15.8B$4.4B+$11.5B
2023$14.7B$4.0B+$10.7B
2024$15.8B$4.0B+$11.8B
2025$17.0B$3.8B+$13.2B
2026 (through Aug)$12.5B$2.4B+$10.2B

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 8501 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 Electric motors Trade Data (HS 8501)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/8501/

About this data

How much electric motors does China export?

China exported $18.3B of electric motors in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $1.5B per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 8501).

Which countries buy the most electric motors from China?

United States, Japan and Germany together account for 25% of the published total, out of 211 trading partners on record.

Is China's electric motors export growing?

Annual exports grew by 44% between 2018 and 2025, from $11.8B to $17.0B.

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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