China Electronic integrated circuits (HS 8542) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$33.6BAugust 2026
Latest imports$56.8BAugust 2026
Trade balance-$23.3BAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026

Monthly Trade Trend

Direct HS4 USD values by month. Exports and imports use separate scales.

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
20585
Data as of
August 2026

Export Partner Preview

Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Hong Kong,China$576.9B42.5%
2Republic of Korea$177.1B13.0%
3Taiwan,China$169.6B12.5%
4Viet Nam$139.9B10.3%
5Malaysia$86.3B6.4%

Import Partner Preview

Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Taiwan,China$1191.8B35.3%
2Republic of Korea$762.5B22.6%
3China$421.4B12.5%
4Malaysia$208.2B6.2%
5Japan$199.7B5.9%

HS 8542 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's electronic integrated circuits trade under HS 8542 ran $326.0B of exports against $562.8B of imports, a trade deficit of $236.7B.

Monthly imports of electronic integrated circuits (HS 8542) ranged from $37.0B to $56.8B between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $46.9B. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $56.8B, the highest month in that window.

Exports over the same months came to $326.0B. Across the published period its largest destination markets are Hong Kong,China, Republic of Korea and Taiwan,China.

Annual imports rose 36% between 2018 and 2025, from $313.0B to $425.2B.

The three largest source markets — Taiwan,China, Republic of Korea and China — account for 70% of the published total, out of 93 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$85.0B$313.0B-$227.9B
2019$102.1B$306.4B-$204.3B
2020$117.0B$350.8B-$233.8B
2021$154.2B$432.6B-$278.4B
2022$151.8B$414.1B-$262.3B
2023$136.3B$350.0B-$213.7B
2024$159.7B$386.1B-$226.4B
2025$202.4B$425.2B-$222.8B
2026 (through Aug)$249.9B$402.6B-$152.7B

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 8542 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 Electronic integrated circuits Trade Data (HS 8542)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/8542/

About this data

How much electronic integrated circuits does China export?

China exported $326.0B of electronic integrated circuits in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $27.2B per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 8542).

Which countries buy the most electronic integrated circuits from China?

Hong Kong,China, Republic of Korea and Taiwan,China together account for 68% of the published total, out of 143 trading partners on record.

Is China's electronic integrated circuits export growing?

Annual exports grew by 138% between 2018 and 2025, from $85.0B to $202.4B.

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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