China Unmanned aircraft (HS 8806) Trade by Country

Monthly USD Source: GACC Data as of: August 2026 Coverage 2022–2026

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Latest exports$160MAugust 2026
Latest imports$70.2KAugust 2026
Trade balance+$160MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026
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Browse 24 of 31 HS6 / HS8 codes under HS 8806

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HS 880610 Unmanned aircraft, designed for the carriage of passengersHS 88061000 Designed for the carriage of passengersHS 880621 Other unmanned aircraft, for remote-controlled flight onlyHS 88062110 Unmanned aircraft for aerial photography, for remote-controlled flight only, with maximum take-off weight≤250gHS 88062190 Other unmanned aircraft, for remote-controlled flight only, with maximum take-off weight≤250gHS 880622 Unmanned aircraft, with 250g<maximum take-off weight≤7kgHS 88062210 Unmanned aircraft for aerial photography, for remote-controlled flight only, with 250g<maximum take-off weight≤7kgHS 88062290 Other unmanned aircraft, for remote-controlled flight only, with 250g<maximum take-off weight≤7kgHS 880623 Unmanned aircraft, with 7kg<maximum take-off weight≤25kgHS 88062310 Unmanned aircraft for aerial photography, for remote-controlled flight only, with 7kg<maximum take-off weight≤25kgHS 88062390 Other unmanned aircraft, for remote-controlled flight only, with 7kg<maximum take-off weight≤25kgHS 880624 Unmanned aircraft, with 25kg<maximum take-off weight≤150kgHS 88062410 Unmanned aircraft for aerial photography, for remote-controlled flight only, with 25kg<maximum take-off weight≤150kgHS 88062490 Other unmanned aircraft, for remote-controlled flight only, with 25kg<maximum take-off weight≤150kgHS 880629 Unmanned aircraft, with maximum take-off weight>150kgHS 88062910 Unmanned aircraft for aerial photography, for remote-controlled flight only, with maximum take-off weight>150kgHS 88062990 Other unmanned aircraft, for remote-controlled flight only, with maximum take-off weight>150kgHS 880691 Other unmanned aircraftHS 88069110 Other unmanned aircraft for aerial photography, with maximum take-off weight≤250gHS 88069190 Other unmanned aircraft, with maximum take-off weight≤250gHS 880692 Other unmanned aircraft, with 250g<maximum take-off weight≤7kgHS 88069210 Other unmanned aircraft for aerial photography, with 250g<maximum take-off weight≤7kgHS 88069290 Other unmanned aircraft, with 250g<maximum take-off weight≤7kgHS 880693 Other unmanned aircraft, with 7kg<maximum take-off weight≤25kg

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Monthly Trade Trend

Monthly trade values in USD. Exports and imports use separate scales.

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
4990
Data as of
August 2026

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Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1United States$1.2B11.3%
2Germany$886M8.1%
3Hong Kong$845M7.7%
4Netherlands$774M7.0%
5UAE$477M4.3%

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Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Malaysia$167M97.7%
2Switzerland$3.0M1.8%
3Canada$602K0.4%
4Norway$51.5K0.0%
5United States$44.1K0.0%

HS 8806 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's unmanned aircraft trade under HS 8806 ran $3.4B of exports against $51.6M of imports, a trade surplus of $3.3B.

Monthly exports of unmanned aircraft (HS 8806) ranged from $160M to $375M between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $281M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $160M, the lowest month in that window.

Imports over the same months came to $51.6M. Across the published period its largest source markets are Malaysia, Switzerland and Canada.

Annual exports rose 73% between 2022 and 2025, from $1.8B to $3.1B.

The three largest destination markets — United States, Germany and Hong Kong — account for 27% of the published total, out of 103 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
2022$1.8B$479K+$1.8B
2023$1.8B$1.4M+$1.8B
2024$2.2B$55.7M+$2.1B
2025$3.1B$81.9M+$3.0B
2026 (through Aug)$2.1B$31.7M+$2.1B

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 8806 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 Unmanned aircraft Trade Data (HS 8806)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/8806/

About this data

How much unmanned aircraft does China export?

China exported $3.4B of unmanned aircraft in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $281M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 8806).

Which countries buy the most unmanned aircraft from China?

United States, Germany and Hong Kong together account for 27% of the published total, out of 103 trading partners on record.

Is China's unmanned aircraft export growing?

Annual exports grew by 73% between 2022 and 2025, from $1.8B to $3.1B.

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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