China Lightvessels (HS 8905) Trade by Country

Monthly USD Source: GACC Data as of: Varies by flow Coverage 2021–2026

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Latest exports$284MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $3.0B · -55.7% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Latest imports$154MJune 2026 · 2026-02 to 2026-06 (3 published months; gaps) · Partial coverage: $559M · YoY unavailable
Trade balanceN/ARequires matching flow months
Data as ofVaries by flowExports August 2026 · Imports June 2026

Monthly Trade Trend

Exports · 2021-01 to 2026-08 · Imports · 2021-01 to 2026-06 (34 published months; gaps) · Monthly USD values; separate scales.

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
1245
Data as of
Varies by flow

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Exports · 2021-01 to 2026-08 · Cumulative partner values.

PartnerValueShare
1Singapore$10.9B28.3%
2Brazil$2.9B7.5%
3Indonesia$2.9B7.4%
4Congo$2.4B6.2%
5UAE$2.1B5.6%

Fast-growing export markets

Latest growth snapshot · Jan–Aug 2026 vs Jan–Aug 2025

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No markets meet the growth criteria for this period.

How markets are selected

Ranked by USD increase, then current value. Current value ≥ $1M, increase ≥ $500K and YoY growth ≥ 50%. Only complete, observed matching months with a positive prior-year baseline qualify. Missing or excluded values are not zero. Rankings compare all markets, independently of the chart’s selected country or historical period.

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Imports · 2021-01 to 2026-06 (34 published months; gaps) · Cumulative partner values.

PartnerValueShare
1Singapore$566M15.3%
2Japan$430M11.6%
3South Korea$196M5.3%
4Croatia$152M4.1%
5Vietnam$43.1M1.2%

HS 8905 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to June 2026, China's lightvessels trade under HS 8905 ran $7.1B of exports against $1.5B of imports, a trade surplus of $5.6B.

Monthly exports of lightvessels (HS 8905) ranged from $58.1M to $3.5B between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $817M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $284M, below the twelve-month average.

Imports over the same months came to $1.5B. Across the published period its largest source markets are Singapore, Japan and South Korea.

Annual exports rose 294% between 2021 and 2025, from $3.4B to $13.6B.

The three largest destination markets — Singapore, Brazil and Indonesia — account for 43% of the published total, out of 31 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
2021$3.4B2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$1.7B2021-01 to 2021-12 (11 published months; gaps) · Partial coverageUnavailable
2022$5.5B2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$404M2022-01 to 2022-11 (5 published months; gaps) · Partial coverageUnavailable
2023$5.2B2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$113M2023-01 to 2023-11 (5 published months; gaps) · Partial coverageUnavailable
2024$7.6B2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$556M2024-03 to 2024-10 (5 published months; gaps) · Partial coverageUnavailable
2025$13.6B2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$421M2025-01 to 2025-12 (5 published months; gaps) · Partial coverageUnavailable
2026$3.0B2026 Jan–Aug · YTD$559M2026-02 to 2026-06 (3 published months; gaps) · Partial coverageUnavailable

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 8905 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 Lightvessels Trade Data (HS 8905)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/8905/

About this data

How much lightvessels does China export?

China exported $9.8B of lightvessels in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $817M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 8905).

Which countries buy the most lightvessels from China?

Singapore, Brazil and Indonesia together account for 43% of the published total, out of 31 trading partners on record.

Is China's lightvessels export growing?

Annual exports grew by 294% between 2021 and 2025, from $3.4B to $13.6B.

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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