China Trade Pulse: the US and other major importers
In Q2 2026, imports from China rose on a year earlier in 4 of the 6 countries listed and fell in 2. Imports from China into major markets outside the UK and the EU, read quarterly from official statistics: the US Census Bureau for the United States and the UN Comtrade database for the other countries. Every figure is in US dollars. Each country has its own page with its largest product chapters, fastest movers and every quarter since 2019.
Every country, Q2 2026
| Country | Imports from China (US$) | Change on a year earlier | Fastest-rising heading | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | US$63.27bn | +3.7% | Aluminum plates, sheets and strip, over 0.2 mm (0.0079 in.) thick (+1059.7%) | US Census Bureau |
| Canada | US$16.12bn | −7.3% | Electric generating sets and rotary converters (+322.1%) | UN Comtrade |
| Australia | US$23.12bn | +17.5% | Fertilizers (+321.9%) | UN Comtrade |
| New Zealand | US$2.89bn | +19.6% | Fertilizers (+212.1%) | UN Comtrade |
| India | US$42.31bn | +20.0% | Iron or non-alloy steel (+458.6%) | UN Comtrade |
| Japan | US$41.96bn | −4.1% | Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals (+286.0%) | UN Comtrade |
The fastest-rising heading is the largest percentage rise among headings (HS4) big enough to count as movers on that country's page; each page states its threshold.
Data not yet available
These countries have no page yet. Their monthly data in UN Comtrade is not current enough, or not complete enough, for a fair comparison. They are rechecked at every monthly refresh.
- Singapore: the latest published month is too old for a current quarter (latest month published: 2026-03)
- United Arab Emirates: the latest published month is too old for a current quarter (latest month published: 2019-12)
- South Korea: the latest published month is too old for a current quarter (latest month published: 2025-12)
- South Africa: the latest published month is too old for a current quarter (latest month published: 2026-05)
How to read this
- Figures are imports from China as recorded by the importing country's customs: for the United States as published by the US Census Bureau, for the other countries as reported to the UN Comtrade database. All values are in US dollars.
- China means mainland China. Goods shipped from Hong Kong, Macau or a third country, or assembled there, count under those places, so the figures show direct trade, not every product made in China.
- Each quarter is the sum of three published months and is compared with the same quarter a year earlier, so seasonal patterns (Chinese New Year, the run-up to Christmas) do not show as rises or falls.
- A heading only counts as a mover when it was large in both quarters; the threshold is stated under each table.
- Value per kg is value divided by weight. It is shown only where weighed shipments carry at least 90% of a line's value, ranks products, and is not a freight rate.
Method and sources
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, international trade data (a U.S. government work, free to re-use) and United Nations, UN Comtrade Database (cited as "UN Comtrade"). The figures on these pages are quarterly totals, changes and rankings calculated from the monthly data by Cambridge China Bridge. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Journalists and researchers may quote the figures with a link to the page.
Official sources: US Census Bureau trade data(terms of use) · UN Comtrade Database(terms of use)
Download every country's figures (CSV)
Cite as: Cambridge China Bridge, "China Trade Pulse", Q2 2026, https://camchinabridge.co.uk/china-trade-pulse/. Sources: US Census Bureau (United States); UN Comtrade Database (other countries); quarterly totals, changes and value per kg calculated by Cambridge China Bridge.
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