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Supply chains and manufacturing: China and United States

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Second country

In 2025, China sold USD 86.8 billion of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to United States and bought USD 21.9 billion from it.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

China's exports to United States: machinery, vehicles and iron and steel

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by China

2019: 101.37Low 86.84 / High 133.352025: 86.84

2019101.37
2020109.66
2021133.35
2022130.62
2023108
2024113.53
202586.84

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

China's imports from United States: machinery, vehicles and iron and steel

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by China

2019: 28.5Low 21.92 / High 33.822025: 21.92

201928.5
202028.28
202133.82
202231.8
202330.92
202429.11
202521.92

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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