China Electric vehicles (HS 870380) Imports by Country

Monthly USD Source: GACC Data as of: August 2026 Coverage 2021-01–2026-08

Total imports$5.7B
Latest value$8.7M
Partners9
Coverage2021-01 to 2026-08

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Unit
USD
Rows
400
Data as of
August 2026

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Partner Value Share
Germany $3.7B 64.6%
United States $1.2B 21.5%
Japan $524M 9.1%
United Kingdom $78.6M 1.4%
South Korea $70.4M 1.2%

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Partner Value Share
Germany $7.3M 83.5%
United States $961K 11.0%
South Korea $388.2K 4.4%
Japan $75.7K 0.9%
Thailand $15.7K 0.2%

Annual Totals

Year Import value
2021 $797.1M
2022 $1.4B
2023 $2.2B
2024 $901.5M
2025 $246M
2026 $121M

HS8 customs codes under 870380

China customs reports HS 870380 at the 8-digit level. 2 subheadings are published under it, and import values for each are available on request.

87038010Other vehicles designed mainly for transport of persons only with electric motors for propulsion, with VIN…

Electric passenger vehicles transporting fewer than ten people that carry an assigned Vehicle Identification Number for regulatory registration and tracking purposes.

87038090Other vehicles designed mainly for transport of persons only with electric motors for propulsion, without VIN…

Battery-powered passenger vehicles designed for fewer than ten occupants that lack a standardized Vehicle Identification Number, often encompassing low-speed or non-standard…

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 870380 is also written 8703.80. Values are in USD; the public series does not report tonnes or kg. Product scope: Purely electric passenger cars and vehicles designed to transport fewer than ten people, including station wagons and racing cars, excluding specialized snow vehicles. The public page shows monthly import partner previews from official GACC customs statistics. Preview and buy a monthly CSV for your selected products, countries and years.

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 vehicles (HS 870380) Import Data." https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/870380/

About this data

How much electric vehicles does China import?

China imported $175M of electric vehicles in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $14.6M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 870380).

What products are covered by HS 870380?

Purely electric passenger cars and vehicles designed to transport fewer than ten people, including station wagons and racing cars, excluding specialized snow vehicles.

Which countries supply the most electric vehicles to China?

Germany, United States and Japan together account for 95% of the published total, out of 9 trading partners on record.

Is China's electric vehicles import growing?

Annual imports declined by 69% between 2021 and 2025, from $797M to $246M.

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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