Imports into the United States from China in Q2 2026: data brief
Imports into the United States from China were US$63.27bn in Q2 2026, up 3.7% (US$2.24bn) on Q2 2025.
Top 3 rising headings
- Aluminum plates, sheets and strip, over 0.2 mm (0.0079 in.) thick (HS 7606): US$468m, up 1059.7% from US$40m
- Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids (HS 2841): US$61m, up 389.1% from US$13m
- Fruit or nut juices incl grape must and coconut water, and vegetable… (HS 2009): US$52m, up 231.7% from US$16m
Top 3 falling headings
- Floor coverings, in rolls or tiles, of plastics (HS 3918): US$44m, down 65.7% from US$128m
- Electric generating sets and rotary converters (HS 8502): US$16m, down 65.4% from US$47m
- Industrial or laboratory electric furnaces and ovens (HS 8514): US$12m, down 62.3% from US$31m
Headings (HS4) worth at least US$10m in both quarters.
Among these six headings, value per kg runs from US$1.07 for Fruit or nut juices incl grape must and coconut water, and vegetable… to US$75.13 for Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids. Why US$ per kg matters →
Cite as: Cambridge China Bridge, "China–US Trade Pulse", Q2 2026, https://camchinabridge.co.uk/china-trade-pulse/united-states/briefs/2026-q2/. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, international trade data; quarterly totals, changes and value per kg calculated by Cambridge China Bridge. Open data:https://github.com/bonoxu/camchinabridge-open-data
The full China–US Trade Pulse: every chapter, the largest movers and each quarter since 2019 →
Method and sources
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, international trade API, time series "intltrade/imports/hs": general imports from China (country code 5700), monthly value (GEN_VAL_MO) by HS chapter and HS heading.
- Values are in US dollars as the Census Bureau 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 98 and 99 (special classification and temporary tariff provisions, reserved for national use) are excluded.
- Value per kg divides the value shipped by air and by sea by its shipping weight, which the Census Bureau records in kilograms for those two modes only and which includes packaging. It is shown only where air and sea carry at least 90% of the line's value.
- The Census Bureau publishes each month about five weeks after it ends and revises recent months; the page is rebuilt monthly and always shows the latest figures published.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, international trade data, a U.S. government work that is free to re-use. The figures on this page are aggregated and calculated from the Census Bureau's 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 this page.