What Does China Export? Top 10 Export Products of China

China stood as the largest exporter of goods and also as
fastest growing consumer market in the world. It is a global hub for
manufacturing and is the largest manufacturing economy in the world. However,
China is second largest trading country and a key player in international
trade. In 2001, China became a member of WTO (World Trade Organization). It
also has FTA (Free Trade Agreements) with several nations including ASEAN,
Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Korea and Switzerland. According to
Central Intelligence Agency, China’ total GDP (purchase power parity) amounted
to USD 21.29 trillion and recorded GDP real growth rate of 6.7% during 2016.

China shipped USD 2097 billion worth of goods around the
globe in 2016. China export of products is raised by 57% since 2009 when the
great recession kicked in down by 8% from 2015 to 2016. One of the most common
questions is “What China Exports?” Here, we take a comprehensive look at the
China top exports to the world. We have also analysed it on different digit
level of HS code for better product specification.

Top 10 Export Commodities
of China (HS Code 2-Digit Level)

China top 10 exports accounted for two-thirds (approximately
67%) of the overall value of its global shipments. China’s top export product
is electrical machinery and recorded value of USD 553 billion in 2016 which
represented 26.37% of the total’s output. It has seen a rise in China exports
of electronics by 3% between 2012 and 2016. However, it is declined by 7% from
2015 to 2016. Electrical machinery and its equipment including sound recorders
& reproducers, television etc. mainly come under HS code 85.

Machinery is the second in the list of most exported
products from China and registered USD 343 billion during the year 2016. It
mainly includes mechanical appliances, nuclear reactors, boilers and parts
thereof and comes under HS code 84. Machinery export from China is dropped by
2% since 2012 and it is also declined by 6% during 2015-16. Check the following
table to know the top 10 China export products up to 2-digit HS code with the
value recorded.

*above stats are based on 2016 report

China Top 10 Exports (HS
Code 4-Digit Level)

In the category of electronics, telephone sets (HS Code
8517) mainly Chinese mobile phones are the most demanded product in the foreign
countries and 8% of the rise in mobile export business is recorded between 2012
and 2016. However, a decline of 5% in China mobile exports is also recorded
during 2015-16. Mobile phone exports from China stood at USD 201.36 billion in
2016.

Automatic data processing machines are the second largest
product that is exported from China with the value of USD 125 billion during 2016.
It comes under HS Code 8471 and also includes magnetic or optical readers,
machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for
processing such data. China export of
this product is declined by 9% from 2015 to 2016.

Electronic integrated circuit is third in the list of top
export commodities of China, registered USD 61.15 billion during 2016. It has
seen a decline in China export of HS Code 8542 by 12% during 2015-16. Here is
the table representing top 10 export commodities of China and it is categorized
by 4-digit level.

*above stats are based on 2016 report

China Top Export
Products List (HS Code 6-Digit Level)

As we have mentioned above, Chinese mobile phone (HS Code
851712) is the most selling product in foreign countries and recorded USD
116.09 billion during the year 2016. The demand for mobile phone is increased
by 10% between 2012 and 2016. Data processing machines, automatic, portable,
consisting of at least a CPU, keyboard and display, and comes under HS code
847130. As per China export products statistics, it recorded value of USD 79.57
billion from the export of this product. Let’s go to the table and know the top
10 export products of China up to HS Code 6-digit level.

*above stats are based on 2016 report

Major Export Goods of
China (HS Code 8-Digit Level)

Liquid crystal display panel, memories, tablet computers and
electric lamps are also the main export products of China. At last, take a look
at the top products which is specified deeply within tariff line HS code of
8-digit level with the export value recorded in 2016.

 *above stats are
based on 2016 report

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