China Motor vehicles (HS 870421) Exports by Country

Monthly USD Source: GACC Data as of: July 2026 Coverage 2018-01–2026-07

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Partner Value Share
Australia $2.5B 15.0%
Chile $2.3B 13.9%
Saudi Arabia $849.6M 5.1%
Ecuador $842.3M 5.1%
Russia $729.7M 4.4%
South Africa $720.2M 4.3%
Peru $658.6M 4.0%
United Kingdom $488.7M 2.9%
Colombia $413.7M 2.5%
Argentina $405.7M 2.4%
Guatemala $348M 2.1%
Algeria $346.7M 2.1%
Philippines $310M 1.9%
Viet Nam $301.8M 1.8%
Ghana $301.1M 1.8%
Uruguay $252.4M 1.5%
Tunisia $246.8M 1.5%
New Zealand $244.7M 1.5%
Mexico $232.4M 1.4%
Italy $230.1M 1.4%

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Partner Value Share
Chile $51.9M 11.4%
Argentina $37.3M 8.2%
Peru $31.6M 7.0%
Ecuador $28.6M 6.3%
South Africa $27.9M 6.2%
Russia $18.5M 4.1%
Brazil $17.9M 3.9%
Guatemala $16.9M 3.7%
Australia $16.8M 3.7%
Colombia $15.6M 3.4%
Algeria $11.9M 2.6%
United Kingdom $11.7M 2.6%
Spain $10.6M 2.3%
Ghana $10.3M 2.3%
Poland $8.5M 1.9%
Italy $7.8M 1.7%
France $7.5M 1.7%
Panama $7.4M 1.6%
Honduras $5.1M 1.1%
Paraguay $5M 1.1%

Annual Totals

Year Export value
2018 $573M
2019 $567.1M
2020 $605.8M
2021 $1.6B
2022 $2.5B
2023 $2.3B
2024 $2.4B
2025 $3.4B
2026 $2.7B

HS8 customs codes under 870421

China customs reports HS 870421 at the 8-digit level. 1 subheading is published under it, and export values for each are available on request.

87042100Trucks diesel, g.v.w. ≤5 t g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes.

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Data notes

HS 870421 is also written 8704.21. Values are in USD; the public series does not report tonnes or kg. Product scope: Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel engine), g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes Other, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes. The public page shows monthly export partner previews from official GACC customs statistics. Full partner-month rows are available through a scoped custom data request.

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

China Data Portal. "China Motor vehicles (HS 870421) Export Data." https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/870421/

Data notes

HS 870421 is also written 8704.21. Values are in USD; the public series does not report tonnes or kg. Product scope: Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel engine), g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes Other, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes. The public page shows monthly export partner previews from official GACC customs statistics. Full partner-month rows are available through a scoped custom data request.

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

China Data Portal. "China Motor vehicles (HS 870421) Export Data." https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/870421/

About this data

How much motor vehicles does China export?

China exported $4.4B of motor vehicles in the twelve months to July 2026, averaging $364M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 870421).

What products are covered by HS 870421?

Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel engine), g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes Other, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes.

Which countries buy the most motor vehicles from China?

Australia, Chile and Saudi Arabia together account for 34% of the published total, out of 142 trading partners on record.

Is China's motor vehicles export growing?

Annual exports grew by 486% between 2018 and 2025, from $573M to $3.4B.

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 on request.

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