China Surveying (HS 9015) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$181MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $1.3B · +1.4% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Latest imports$138MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $960M · +6.7% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Trade balance+$42.7MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026

Monthly Trade Trend

Exports · 2026-01 to 2026-08 · Imports · 2026-01 to 2026-08 · Monthly USD values; separate scales.

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
1816
Data as of
August 2026

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

PartnerValueShare
1Hong Kong$189M14.5%
2United States$167M12.9%
3Russia$98.8M7.6%
4Vietnam$83.2M6.4%
5Japan$59.9M4.6%

Fast-growing export markets

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

Compare all export markets for HS 9015. Showing 6 of 21 qualifying markets.

  • Vietnam Exports $83.2M Increase +$41.0M YoY +97%
  • Thailand Exports $38.1M Increase +$28.4M YoY +292%
  • Uzbekistan Exports $15.8M Increase +$9.5M YoY +152%
  • United Kingdom Exports $21.6M Increase +$8.2M YoY +61%
  • Algeria Exports $17.3M Increase +$7.9M YoY +84%
  • Azerbaijan Exports $8.2M Increase +$7.7M YoY +1,413%
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 · 2026-01 to 2026-08 · Cumulative partner values.

PartnerValueShare
1Vietnam$373M38.8%
2Germany$141M14.6%
3United States$59.6M6.2%
4France$26.3M2.7%
5Switzerland$22.7M2.4%

Fast-growing import suppliers

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

Compare all import suppliers for HS 9015. Showing 6 of 6 qualifying markets.

  • Vietnam Imports $373M Increase +$301M YoY +417%
  • France Imports $26.3M Increase +$11.6M YoY +79%
  • UAESelected Imports $15.8M Increase +$9.3M YoY +143%
  • Norway Imports $20.8M Increase +$8.0M YoY +63%
  • Hungary Imports $5.3M Increase +$2.3M YoY +76%
  • Romania Imports $1.7M Increase +$593K YoY +54%
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.

HS 9015 Trade Analysis

Over the 8 months both directions report (January 2026 to August 2026), China's surveying trade under HS 9015 ran $1.3B of exports against $960M of imports, a trade surplus of $340M.

Monthly exports of surveying (HS 9015) ranged from $115M to $188M between January 2026 and August 2026, averaging $162M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $181M.

Imports over the same months came to $960M. Across the published period its largest source markets are Vietnam, Germany and United States.

The three largest destination markets — Hong Kong, United States and Russia — account for 35% of the published total, out of 185 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$1.5B2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$981M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$524M
2022$1.4B2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$883M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$486M
2023$1.6B2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$1.4B2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$180M
2024$1.5B2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$1.5B2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$8.5M
2025$2.0B2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$1.6B2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$464M
2026$1.3B2026 Jan–Aug · YTD$960M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD+$340M

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 9015 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 Surveying Trade Data (HS 9015)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/9015/

About this data

How much surveying does China import?

China imported $960M of surveying in the 8 months to August 2026, averaging $120M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 9015).

Which countries supply the most surveying to China?

Vietnam, Germany and United States together account for 60% of the published total, out of 52 trading partners on record.

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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