· Exports
+1308.0%YoY
Chemical Vapour Deposition(CVD) equipment for the manufacture of semiconductor or IC →
HS 84862021 · $227.25M
Prior-year month: $16.14M
Semiconductors · Computing hardware · Robotics · Machinery
China AI, Semiconductors & Advanced Manufacturing Data
Quick Answer
China’s advanced-manufacturing trade spans integrated circuits, computing equipment, robots and industrial machinery. Use monthly customs values and destination data to investigate these supply chains, while separating broad hardware categories from verified AI-specific products.
Latest available observation: . Each figure states its own month and trade flow.
Semiconductors
Integrated circuits, memories, processors, fabrication equipment and electronic wafers.
Explore commodities →AI Hardware & Computing
Data-processing equipment, storage and optical communications.
Explore commodities →Robotics
Industrial, intelligent bionic, cleaning and surgical robots.
Explore commodities →Advanced Machinery
Excavators, selected machine tools, additive manufacturing and shipbuilding.
Explore commodities →Key Numbers
Selected product lines, monthly USD trade value. These figures are not a combined industry total.
Latest Trade Signals
Recent product changes versus the same month one year earlier, ranked by absolute percentage change. Prior-year value must be at least $100,000.
· Exports
+207.2%YoY
Memories →
HS 854232 · $25.48B
Prior-year month: $8.29B
· Exports
+168.8%YoY
Optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres →
HS 85447000 · $747.73M
Prior-year month: $278.15M
· Exports
+149.6%YoY
Surgical robots →
HS 90189080 · $11.25M
Prior-year month: $4.51M
Explore wider China trade signals → · Changes in value are research leads; they do not establish shipment volume or causality.
Major Commodities
Choose a product, import or export flow, and partner breakdown. Some rows are broad headings and others detailed tariff lines; overlapping rows must not be added as an industry total.
A useful AI hardware study starts with the equipment and components crossing the border. Processor, server-related and optical-communication categories support many applications; their trade values cannot identify AI use or establish an AI market size.
Semiconductors
Integrated circuits, memories, processors, fabrication equipment and electronic wafers.
Memory chips are part of integrated circuits; do not add parent and child headings as independent totals. USD trade value is distinct from chip counts and unit prices. Quantity charts need a verified physical unit and comparable coverage.
AI Hardware & Computing
Data-processing equipment, storage and optical communications.
Processing units and storage are useful starting points for server supply-chain research. These customs lines do not separate AI servers, GPU systems or named models. Optical transmission equipment and fibre also serve ordinary telecom networks.
| Commodity / HS code | Trade pages | Observation | Monthly USD | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Data-processing equipment exportsHS4 8471 Official customs descriptionAutomatic data processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in d form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included. | import →export → | export | $12.09B | -5.4% |
| Process units of mainframesHS8 84715010 | import →export → | export | $1.03M | -78.9% |
| Process units, nesHS8 84715090 | import →export → | export | $19.53M | -7.8% |
| Other storage units, nesHS8 84717090 | import →export → | export | $85.51M | +41.9% |
| Optical transmission equipment for wave-division multiplexingHS8 85176222 | import →export → | export | $105.13M | +8.1% |
| Other optical communication equipmentHS8 85176229 | import →export → | export | $303.21M | +18.4% |
| Optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibresHS8 85447000 | import →export → | export | $747.73M | +168.8% |
Robotics
Industrial, intelligent bionic, cleaning and surgical robots.
The 2026 bionic and cleaning-robot tariff splits offer more detail. A new code has no same-code 2025 baseline; an absent history is not zero. Intelligent bionic robots are not a complete measure of humanoid robots.
| Commodity / HS code | Trade pages | Observation | Monthly USD | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Industrial robot exportsHS8 84795090 Official customs descriptionIndustrial robots, nes | import →export → | export | $19.40M | -31.3% |
| Cooperative robotsHS8 84795011 | import →export → | export | $12.78M | +84.3% |
| Other industrial robots for multiple usesHS8 84795019 | import →export → | export | $36.95M | -8.9% |
Intelligent bionic robot exportsHS8 84798970 Official customs descriptionIntelligent bionic robot | import →export → | export | $27.04M | — |
| Robotic vacuum cleaners, power not exceeding 1, 500 W and having a dust bag or other receptacle capacity not exceeding 20 lHS8 85081110 | import →export → | export | $395.79M | — |
| Other robotic vacuum cleanersHS8 85081910 | export → | export | $92,481 | — |
| Surgical robotsHS8 90189080 | import →export → | export | $11.25M | +149.6% |
Advanced Machinery
Excavators, selected machine tools, additive manufacturing and shipbuilding.
These selected industrial products give context for manufacturing capability and capital-goods demand. They are not all mechanical exports, and neither excavators nor ships should be labelled AI products.
| Commodity / HS code | Trade pages | Observation | Monthly USD | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tracked excavator exportsHS8 84295212 Official customs descriptionExcavators, track-mounted, with a 360o revolving superstructure | import →export → | export | $732.97M | -12.4% |
| Machine-tools operatd by laser processHS8 84561100 | import →export → | export | $165.54M | -23.9% |
| Machines for additive manufacturing by metal depositHS8 84851000 | import →export → | export | $6.42M | -25.0% |
| Machines for additive manufacturing by plastic or rubber depositHS8 84852000 | import →export → | export | $213.26M | +57.0% |
| Motor container vessels, loading capacity≤6000 standard containersHS8 89019021 | import →export → | export | $262.20M | +20.8% |
| Motor container vessels, loading capacity>6000 standard containersHS8 89019022 | export → | export | $794.69M | +6.5% |
| TankersHS6 890120 | import →export → | export | $2.45B | +46.6% |
| Motor bulk carriers, loading capacity ≤150000tHS8 89019041 | import →export → | export | $1.10B | +34.9% |
Top Trading Partners
Leading published partners for each selected product and its stated observation month. Shares use that product’s global monthly USD value. The four products are not combined into a sector ranking.
Integrated circuit exports →
August 2026 · Destinations · HS 8542
| Partner | USD value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | $16.29B | 48.5% |
| South Korea | $4.66B | 13.9% |
| Taiwan | $4.17B | 12.4% |
| Malaysia | $3.00B | 9.0% |
| India | $1.55B | 4.6% |
Semiconductor equipment exports →
August 2026 · Destinations · HS 84862090
| Partner | USD value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $22.65M | 42.8% |
| Malaysia | $14.96M | 28.3% |
| Thailand | $4.95M | 9.4% |
| India | $2.46M | 4.6% |
| Singapore | $1.72M | 3.2% |
Data-processing equipment exports →
August 2026 · Destinations · HS 8471
| Partner | USD value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | $2.55B | 21.1% |
| United States | $1.85B | 15.3% |
| Malaysia | $1.17B | 9.6% |
| Japan | $840.14M | 6.9% |
| Germany | $808.09M | 6.7% |
Industrial robot exports →
August 2026 · Destinations · HS 84795090
| Partner | USD value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $3.60M | 18.6% |
| Italy | $2.25M | 11.6% |
| Singapore | $1.58M | 8.1% |
| Malaysia | $1.57M | 8.1% |
| Saudi Arabia | $1.43M | 7.4% |
Partner links open the country trade overview, which covers all goods. Use the commodity link for the product-specific breakdown. A customs partner is not necessarily the final customer or mine of origin.
Latest Insights
Analysis and classification guides retain their own edition dates. Commodity pages and this hub may contain newer observations.
China IC Exports: August 2026 Value & Destinations →
China IC exports reached $33.56B in August 2026, up 89.6% YoY but down from July. Explore HS 8542 destinations, memory-chip share and quantity limitations.
Article updated
China Ship Exports by Vessel Type: Tankers & Cargo →
Compare China ship exports by vessel type in August 2026: tankers, bulk carriers and container ships, with customs-count trends, HS routes and scope notes.
Article updated
China Manufacturing Data: Output, Exports & Upgrading →
Research manufacturing through industrial output, chip and machinery exports, shipbuilding and destinations, keeping production and customs trade distinct.
Article updated
China AI Research & Hardware: What the Data Measures →
Research AI papers, patents and hardware trade, separating publication counts, industrial production and customs categories from AI-specific sales revenue.
Article updated
China R&D Spending & Patents: Research Data Guide →
Explore China R&D spending, intensity and patent datasets, with currency and application-versus-grant definitions and links to advanced-manufacturing research.
Article updated
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Article updated
Historical Trends
Selected monthly series from the latest two available release years. Compare related products without summing overlapping headings. Missing observations remain gaps.
Integrated circuit and memory chip export values
Memory is a subset of integrated circuits. Do not sum these series or interpret USD values as chip counts.
Monthly USD billions · Source: GACC published trade data
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| Month | Integrated circuit exports | Memory chip exports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01 | 12,887,080,571 | 5,382,804,915 |
| 2025-02 | 12,281,945,723 | 5,123,916,316 |
| 2025-03 | 15,778,925,483 | 6,266,079,659 |
| 2025-04 | 15,578,050,755 | 6,458,914,545 |
| 2025-05 | 16,892,430,447 | 7,584,749,972 |
| 2025-06 | 17,237,030,205 | 7,776,647,146 |
| 2025-07 | 17,910,267,848 | 8,523,359,701 |
| 2025-08 | 17,700,713,660 | 8,294,053,957 |
| 2025-09 | 19,032,726,530 | 8,846,631,055 |
| 2025-10 | 16,706,772,672 | 8,021,655,387 |
| 2025-11 | 18,461,813,116 | 8,942,847,441 |
| 2025-12 | 21,906,487,373 | 11,558,933,598 |
| 2026-01 | 22,961,580,680 | 13,354,779,272 |
| 2026-02 | 20,442,339,821 | 13,492,739,233 |
| 2026-03 | 29,175,991,315 | 19,140,147,288 |
| 2026-04 | 31,126,564,708 | 21,791,752,975 |
| 2026-05 | 35,594,433,338 | 26,640,781,264 |
| 2026-06 | 38,263,850,180 | 28,514,441,772 |
| 2026-07 | 38,800,008,121 | 28,637,416,374 |
| 2026-08 | 33,557,610,102 | 25,480,068,966 |
Data-processing equipment exports
Broad computing category; exports are not exclusively AI hardware or server shipments.
Monthly USD billions · Source: GACC published trade data
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| Month | Data-processing equipment exports |
|---|---|
| 2025-01 | 12,679,663,339 |
| 2025-02 | 10,463,831,899 |
| 2025-03 | 13,113,994,125 |
| 2025-04 | 12,111,861,797 |
| 2025-05 | 12,277,523,625 |
| 2025-06 | 13,604,738,762 |
| 2025-07 | 12,630,810,676 |
| 2025-08 | 12,784,123,960 |
| 2025-09 | 13,888,343,061 |
| 2025-10 | 11,852,863,378 |
| 2025-11 | 11,999,380,485 |
| 2025-12 | 13,178,479,288 |
| 2026-01 | 12,451,773,484 |
| 2026-02 | 10,157,343,401 |
| 2026-03 | 15,127,701,167 |
| 2026-04 | 14,721,680,275 |
| 2026-05 | 14,179,109,613 |
| 2026-06 | 17,280,201,645 |
| 2026-07 | 15,637,751,012 |
| 2026-08 | 12,091,526,399 |
Industrial and intelligent bionic robot exports
Separate tariff lines. The new bionic-robot series begins in 2026; earlier observations stay unavailable.
Monthly USD billions · Source: GACC published trade data
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| Month | Industrial robot exports | Intelligent bionic robot exports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01 | 21,547,991 | Not available |
| 2025-02 | 13,362,574 | Not available |
| 2025-03 | 37,430,514 | Not available |
| 2025-04 | 19,255,522 | Not available |
| 2025-05 | 18,783,712 | Not available |
| 2025-06 | 32,687,610 | Not available |
| 2025-07 | 26,398,278 | Not available |
| 2025-08 | 28,259,849 | Not available |
| 2025-09 | 19,119,024 | Not available |
| 2025-10 | 31,688,310 | Not available |
| 2025-11 | 29,872,329 | Not available |
| 2025-12 | 43,795,988 | Not available |
| 2026-01 | 35,925,767 | 5,433,836 |
| 2026-02 | 47,350,721 | 11,750,082 |
| 2026-03 | 24,811,314 | 14,671,329 |
| 2026-04 | 19,647,195 | 22,485,478 |
| 2026-05 | 28,538,053 | 20,256,335 |
| 2026-06 | 26,899,452 | 29,458,312 |
| 2026-07 | 22,100,576 | 33,388,249 |
| 2026-08 | 19,401,427 | 27,035,185 |
Sources, coverage and update methodology
Source: GACC published trade release; synced official China customs catalog and 2026 tariff classification reference. Product names and codes follow the synced official customs catalog. Editorial labels describe the research scope; expand a commodity row to read its official description.
All trade figures use one immutable published release. Each product states its own month and flow; coverage can differ. The latest observation date is not a claim that every product has reached that month. Year-on-year change compares the same month, flow and USD basis in the previous year. Missing or zero comparison values produce no percentage.
Data tables, chart CSVs, partner previews and signals refresh together when a promoted trade release triggers the site rebuild. Analysis articles retain their own edition dates and interpretation. A data refresh does not automatically rewrite policy or industry explanations.
Trade value is not production, installed capacity, global market share or physical volume. Quantity or unit-value analysis requires consistent units and classifications. Use the HS trade data guide and customs source guide for coverage and interpretation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find China semiconductor export data?
Start with the integrated-circuit heading, then separate memories, processors and controllers. Fabrication equipment and electronic wafers use different customs lines. Monthly values and partner rankings are available through the linked trade pages.
Can customs data measure China AI hardware exports?
It can track relevant computing, chip and optical-communication categories, but most headings cover multiple uses. Customs values alone cannot identify AI deployment, GPU model mix or AI-specific market revenue.
Why is there no integrated-circuit export quantity or unit-value chart?
The published aggregate used here does not provide a usable, verified quantity series. Showing chip counts or USD-per-chip values would require consistent physical units, product scope and periods. This hub shows the available USD values.
How do I track China bionic and cleaning robot trade in 2026?
Use the linked 2026 classification articles and exact product pages. The new tariff lines have no directly comparable same-code 2025 history; predecessor comparisons need a documented classification bridge.
Can I compare memory chips with all integrated circuits?
Yes, as a subset comparison using the same period and flow. Do not add memory exports to the integrated-circuit total: that would count them twice.