China Telecommunications equipment (HS 8517) Trade by Country

Monthly USD Source: GACC Data as of: 2026 Coverage 2018–2026

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Latest exports$15.0BAugust 2026
Latest imports$1.7BAugust 2026
Trade balance+$13.3BAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026
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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
28484
Data as of
August 2026

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Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Hong Kong,China$412.6B20.9%
2United States$403.6B20.5%
3Netherlands$94.5B4.8%
4Japan$90.8B4.6%
5Viet Nam$79.0B4.0%

Import Partner Preview

Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Viet Nam$95.3B31.9%
2China$89.8B30.0%
3Republic of Korea$34.2B11.4%
4Taiwan,China$19.9B6.6%
5Thailand$9.3B3.1%

HS 8517 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's telecommunications equipment trade under HS 8517 ran $233.3B of exports against $30.0B of imports, a trade surplus of $203.3B.

Monthly exports of telecommunications equipment (HS 8517) ranged from $14.6B to $23.9B between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $19.4B. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $15.0B, below the twelve-month average.

Imports over the same months came to $30.0B. Across the published period its largest source markets are Viet Nam, China and Republic of Korea.

Annual exports fell 10% between 2018 and 2025, from $240.0B to $215.9B.

The three largest destination markets — Hong Kong,China, United States and Netherlands — account for 46% of the published total, out of 220 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$240.0B$48.8B+$191.2B
2019$223.9B$42.6B+$181.3B
2020$223.2B$43.6B+$179.7B
2021$256.9B$55.5B+$201.4B
2022$237.5B$23.5B+$214.0B
2023$218.9B$19.2B+$199.7B
2024$214.8B$20.4B+$194.4B
2025$215.9B$25.8B+$190.2B
2026 (through Aug)$140.7B$19.6B+$121.1B

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 8517 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 Telecommunications equipment Trade Data (HS 8517)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/8517/

About this data

How much telecommunications equipment does China export?

China exported $233.3B of telecommunications equipment in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $19.4B per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 8517).

Which countries buy the most telecommunications equipment from China?

Hong Kong,China, United States and Netherlands together account for 46% of the published total, out of 220 trading partners on record.

Is China's telecommunications equipment export growing?

Annual exports declined by 10% between 2018 and 2025, from $240.0B to $215.9B.

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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