China Electric (HS 8515) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$366MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $2.5B · +3.7% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Latest imports$36.3MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $363M · -3.1% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Trade balance+$330MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026
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Browse 21 of 21 HS6 / HS8 codes under HS 8515

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HS 851511 Soldering irons and guns, electricHS 85151100 Electric soldering irons & gunsHS 851519 Brazing or soldering machines (excluding soldering irons and guns)HS 85151900 Electric brazing or soldering machines & apparatus nesHS 851521 Fully or partly automatic machines for resistance welding of metalsHS 85152120 Robots for resistance welding of metalsHS 85152191 Aligning tube welding machines, fully/partly automaticHS 85152199 Machines for resistance welding, fully/partly automatic, nesHS 851529 Machines for resistance welding of metals, neither fully nor partly automaticHS 85152900 Electric mach/app for resistance welding of metal nesHS 851531 Fully or partly automatic machines for arc welding of metals, incl. plasma arc weldingHS 85153120 Robots for(including plasma arc)welding of metalsHS 85153191 Spiralling tube machines for (including plasma arc)welding of metals, fully/partly automaticHS 85153199 Apparatus and machines for(including plasma arc)welding of metals, fully/partly automatic, nesHS 851539 Machines for arc welding of metals, incl. plasma arc welding, neither fully nor partly automatic, nesHS 85153900 Machines for arc welding of metals, incl. plasma arc welding, neither fully nor partly automatic, nesHS 851580 Electric machines and apparatus for laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc welding; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals, metal carbides or cermets (excluding metal spray guns specified elsewhere)HS 85158010 Laser welding robotsHS 85158090 Welding machines, nes;electric machines for hot spraying metalsHS 851590 Parts of machines and apparatus for soldering or welding or for hot spraying of metals, metal carbides or cermets, n.e.s. (excluding wire bonders of a kind used for the manufacture of semiconductor devices)HS 85159000 Pts of elec/laser/ultrc mach for weld/cut nes or hot spray of mtl

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
1842
Data as of
August 2026

Export Partner Preview

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

PartnerValueShare
1Vietnam$211M8.5%
2United States$189M7.6%
3Russia$186M7.5%
4India$181M7.3%
5Brazil$110M4.4%

Fast-growing export markets

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

Compare all export markets for HS 8515. Showing 6 of 28 qualifying markets.

  • Hungary Exports $63.9M Increase +$31.1M YoY +95%
  • MoroccoSelected Exports $26.7M Increase +$20.3M YoY +317%
  • Argentina Exports $27.9M Increase +$10.0M YoY +56%
  • Algeria Exports $20.8M Increase +$9.0M YoY +76%
  • Colombia Exports $16.5M Increase +$6.4M YoY +64%
  • Portugal Exports $9.4M Increase +$4.2M YoY +82%
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.

Import Partner Preview

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

PartnerValueShare
1Germany$98.4M27.1%
2South Korea$91.5M25.2%
3Japan$50.4M13.9%
4Austria$33.3M9.2%
5Switzerland$20.4M5.6%

Fast-growing import suppliers

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

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  • South Korea Imports $91.5M Increase +$34.1M YoY +59%
  • Israel Imports $3.7M Increase +$2.2M YoY +141%
  • United Kingdom Imports $4.1M Increase +$1.8M YoY +83%
  • Thailand Imports $3.9M Increase +$1.8M YoY +86%
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 8515 Trade Analysis

Over the 8 months both directions report (January 2026 to August 2026), China's electric trade under HS 8515 ran $2.5B of exports against $363M of imports, a trade surplus of $2.1B.

Monthly exports of electric (HS 8515) ranged from $222M to $368M between January 2026 and August 2026, averaging $311M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $366M, above the twelve-month average.

Imports over the same months came to $363M. Across the published period its largest source markets are Germany, South Korea and Japan.

The three largest destination markets — Vietnam, United States and Russia — account for 24% of the published total, out of 192 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$2.6B2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$895M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$1.7B
2022$2.5B2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$816M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$1.7B
2023$2.7B2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$722M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$2.0B
2024$3.1B2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$591M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$2.5B
2025$3.6B2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$554M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$3.1B
2026$2.5B2026 Jan–Aug · YTD$363M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD+$2.1B

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 8515 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 Trade Data (HS 8515)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/8515/

About this data

How much electric does China export?

China exported $2.5B of electric in the 8 months to August 2026, averaging $311M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 8515).

Which countries buy the most electric from China?

Vietnam, United States and Russia together account for 24% of the published total, out of 192 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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