China Cruise ships, cargo vessels, boats (HS 8901) Trade by Country

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

YTD exports$48.4B2026 Jan–Sep · +43.3% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-09
Latest exports$6.1BSeptember 2026 · +16.1% YoY vs 2025-09 to 2025-09
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HS 8901 · All partner countries

Monthly Export Trend

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Annual Totals

YearExport value
2026 Jan–Sep$48.4B
2025 · Full year$47.2B
2024 · Full year$40.1B
2023 · Full year$25.1B
2022 · Full year$19.2B
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YearExport value
2021 · Full year$19.2B
2020 · Full year$15.2B
2019 · Full year$15.5B
2018 · Full year$17B

Fast-growing export markets

Jan–Sep 2026 vs Jan–Sep 2025 · USD

Latest month · up to 5 countries

September 2026 · USD

Partner Value Share
Liberia $1.6B 26.7%
Singapore $909.6M 15.0%
Marshall Islands $781.6M 12.9%
Malta $730.2M 12.0%
Hong Kong $649.2M 10.7%

Same countries · period totals

2018-01 to 2026-09 · USD

Partner Value Share
Liberia $50.8B 20.6%
Singapore $41.4B 16.8%
Marshall Islands $22.4B 9.1%
Malta $9.4B 3.8%
Hong Kong $53.5B 21.7%

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About this data

How much cruise ships, cargo vessels, boats does China export?

China exported $48.4B of cruise ships, cargo vessels, boats (HS 8901) during January–September 2026. In September 2026 alone, China exported $6.1B of cruise ships, cargo vessels, boats, up 16.1% from September 2025. Commercial and industrial watercraft, including passenger liners, ferries, freighters, and barges, engineered primarily for transporting people or cargo across inland and oceanic routes. The page covers January 2018 to September 2026. Values are in US dollars, from the China General Administration of Customs (GACC).

Which countries buy the most cruise ships, cargo vessels, boats from China?

In September 2026, Liberia, Singapore, Marshall Islands were among the leading destinations shown, together accounting for 54.6% of that month's trade value. These are monthly figures, not a full-year ranking.

Are China's cruise ships, cargo vessels, boats exports growing?

China's cruise ships, cargo vessels, boats exports were up 43.3% from January–September 2025, reaching $48.4B during January–September 2026.

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Source

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

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China Data Portal. "China Cruise ships, cargo vessels, boats (HS 8901) Export Data." https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/8901/

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