China Boards (HS 8537) Trade by Country

Monthly · USD · Source: GACC · Data through 2026-09

YTD imports$4.4B2026 Jan–Sep · +13.1% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-09
Latest imports$533.6MSeptember 2026 · +7.4% YoY vs 2025-09 to 2025-09
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Monthly Import Trend

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Annual Totals

YearImport value
2026 Jan–Sep$4.4B
2025 · Full year$5.2B
2024 · Full year$5.5B
2023 · Full year$6B
2022 · Full year$6.4B
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YearImport value
2021 · Full year$6.7B

Fast-growing import suppliers

Jan–Sep 2026 vs Jan–Sep 2025 · USD

  • Spain Imports $57.6M Increase +$28.7M YoY +100%
  • Vietnam Imports $59.9M Increase +$27.5M YoY +85%
  • Hungary Imports $72.6M Increase +$24.3M YoY +50%
  • Lithuania Imports $29.0M Increase +$20.4M YoY +237%
  • India Imports $50.1M Increase +$19.1M YoY +62%
  • Brazil Imports $20.5M Increase +$18.4M YoY +882%

Latest month · up to 5 countries

September 2026 · USD

Partner Value Share
Germany $151.5M 28.4%
Japan $64.9M 12.2%
United States $44.1M 8.3%
Romania $20.2M 3.8%
South Korea $18.7M 3.5%

Same countries · period totals

2021-01 to 2026-09 · USD

Partner Value Share
Germany $7.6B 22.2%
Japan $3.3B 9.8%
United States $2.7B 7.8%
Romania $2B 5.8%
South Korea $1.3B 3.7%

Products under HS 8537

About this data

How much boards does China import?

China imported $5.7B of boards in the twelve months to September 2026, averaging $476M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 8537).

What products are covered by HS 8537?

Integrated electrical control and power distribution systems featuring multiple connected switching or protective devices, utilized for industrial automation, power grid management, and numerical control operations.

Which countries supply the most boards to China?

Germany, Japan and United States together account for 40% of the published total, out of 91 trading partners on record.

Is China's boards import growing?

Annual imports declined by 22% between 2021 and 2025, from $6.7B to $5.2B.

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Source

Source

Source: China General Administration of Customs (GACC), cleaned and structured by China Data Portal.

Citation

Citation

China Data Portal. "China Boards (HS 8537) Import Data." https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/8537/

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