Data brief · imports into Hungary from China

Imports into Hungary from China in Q2 2026: data brief

Imports into Hungary from China were €3.93bn in Q2 2026, up 39.2% (€1.11bn) on Q2 2025.

Top 3 rising headings

  1. Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the… (HS 8703): €187m, up 610.4% from €26m
  2. Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not… (HS 8479): €92m, up 172.0% from €34m
  3. Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines not… (HS 9031): €26m, up 132.9% from €11m

Top 3 falling headings

  1. Artificial graphite (HS 3801): €33m, down 23.4% from €43m
  2. Articles of aluminium, n.e.s. (HS 7616): €15m, down 20.7% from €20m
  3. Electric motors and generators (HS 8501): €35m, down 18.8% from €44m
Change on Q2 2025, top 3 rising and falling headings
  • Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the…+610.4%
  • Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not…+172.0%
  • Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines not…+132.9%
  • Artificial graphite−23.4%
  • Articles of aluminium, n.e.s.−20.7%
  • Electric motors and generators−18.8%

Headings (HS4) worth at least €10m in both quarters.

Among these six headings, value per kg runs from €4.12 for Artificial graphite to €24.38 for Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines not… Why € per kg matters →

Cite as: Cambridge China Bridge, "China–Hungary Trade Pulse", Q2 2026, https://camchinabridge.co.uk/china-eu-trade-pulse/hungary/briefs/2026-q2/. Source: Eurostat (Comext, DS-045409); quarterly totals, changes and value per kg calculated by Cambridge China Bridge. Open data:https://github.com/bonoxu/camchinabridge-open-data

The full China–Hungary Trade Pulse: every chapter, the largest movers and each quarter since 2019 →

Method and sources

  • Source: Eurostat, Comext database, dataset DS-045409 (EU trade since 1988 by HS2-4-6 and CN8): reporter Hungary, partner China, imports, through Eurostat's free dissemination API.
  • Values are in euros as Eurostat publishes them. Quarterly totals, changes on a year earlier, rankings and value per kg are calculated by Cambridge China Bridge from the monthly figures. Chapters 99 (other products) and 00 (confidential totals) are excluded.
  • Eurostat revises recent months; the page is rebuilt monthly and always shows the latest figures Eurostat has published.
  • Weight-based € per kg ranks categories; it does not measure freight cost directly, which depends on volume.

Source: Eurostat. Re-use of Eurostat data is authorised provided the source is acknowledged (Eurostat copyright notice). The figures on this page are aggregated and calculated from Eurostat's monthly data by Cambridge China Bridge. Journalists and researchers may quote them with a link to this page.

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