What China buys from Australia.
China imported USD 3.4bn of manufactured and processed goods from Australia in 2024, down 12 per cent on 2022. That is under 1 per cent of everything China imported in these lines, and Australia is its number 33 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Australia dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.
Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what China paid Australia for it at the border, Australia's share of everything China imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 79 per cent of the lane.
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Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of China's imports14 per cent, 106 source countriesChangeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 447m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 36,428 a tonne, 15,592 tonnesUSD 568min 2024 -
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Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or lessHS 220421
Share of China's imports39 per cent, 67 source countriesChangefrom USD 4m in 2022Unit valueUSD 15,485 a tonne, 34,041 tonnesUSD 527min 2024 -
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Hides and skins: raw, whole, of bovine or equine animals, of a weight per skin exceeding 16 kgHS 410150
Share of China's imports18 per cent, 31 source countriesChangeup 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 131m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 857 a tonne, 206,267 tonnesUSD 177min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300432
Share of China's imports13 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 120 per cent on 2022 (USD 68m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 240,222 a tonne, 625 tonnesUSD 150min 2024 -
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Skins: raw, of sheep or lambs, fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, (but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), with wool onHS 410210
Share of China's imports67 per cent, 17 source countriesChangedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 141m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,943 a tonne, 72,440 tonnesUSD 141min 2024 -
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Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190
Share of China's imports12 per cent, 45 source countriesChangefrom USD 17m in 2022Unit valueUSD 2.0m a tonne, 53 tonnesUSD 104min 2024 -
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Therapeutic respiration apparatus: ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy apparatus: artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatusHS 901920
Share of China's imports39 per cent, 49 source countriesChangeup 79 per cent on 2022 (USD 46m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 160,765 a tonne, 515 tonnesUSD 83min 2024 -
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Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499
Share of China's imports1 per cent, 105 source countriesChangedown 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 103m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 29,667 a tonne, 2,451 tonnesUSD 73min 2024 -
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Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail saleHS 190110
Share of China's imports2 per cent, 41 source countriesChangedown 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 196m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 26,038 a tonne, 2,714 tonnesUSD 71min 2024 -
10
Albumins: milk albumin, including concentrates of two or more whey proteinsHS 350220
Share of China's imports11 per cent, 26 source countriesChangeup 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 21,157 a tonne, 2,650 tonnesUSD 56min 2024 -
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Colouring matter: pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matterHS 320611
Share of China's imports17 per cent, 35 source countriesChangeup 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 54m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,046 a tonne, 18,254 tonnesUSD 56min 2024 -
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Wine: still, in containers holding more than 10 litresHS 220429
Share of China's imports53 per cent, 27 source countriesChangefrom USD 3m in 2022Unit valueUSD 1,127 a tonne, 44,682 tonnesUSD 50min 2024 -
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Kraft paper and paperboard: kraftliner, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803HS 480411
Share of China's imports8 per cent, 27 source countriesChangedown 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 66m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 659 a tonne, 68,222 tonnesUSD 45min 2024 -
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Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901HS 190190
Share of China's imports14 per cent, 42 source countriesChangedown 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 58m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,078 a tonne, 2,906 tonnesUSD 38min 2024 -
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Lithium oxide and hydroxideHS 282520
Share of China's imports37 per cent, 17 source countriesChangefrom USD 2k in 2022Unit valueUSD 9,236 a tonne, 4,089 tonnesUSD 38min 2024 -
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Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212
Share of China's imports1 per cent, 54 source countriesChangeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 798,758 a tonne, 41 tonnesUSD 32min 2024 -
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Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton, knitted or crochetedHS 610462
Share of China's imports27 per cent, 90 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 69,070 a tonne, 418 tonnesUSD 29min 2024 -
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Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490
Share of China's importsunder 1 per cent, 66 source countriesChangedown 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 93m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 76,998 a tonne, 345 tonnesUSD 27min 2024 -
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Hair preparations: shampoosHS 330510
Share of China's imports8 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,837 a tonne, 3,965 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
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Kraft paper and paperboard: uncoated, unbleached, weight 225g/m2 or more, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803HS 480451
Share of China's imports72 per cent, 26 source countriesChangefrom USD 139k in 2022Unit valueUSD 1,491 a tonne, 14,977 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a displayHS 847130
Share of China's imports2 per cent, 66 source countriesChangedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 681,292 a tonne, 32 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Food preparations: obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cerealsHS 190420
Share of China's imports74 per cent, 36 source countriesChangeup 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 672 a tonne, 31,276 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330
Share of China's importsunder 1 per cent, 91 source countriesChangeup 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 21min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing alkaloids or their derivatives: other than ephedrine, pseudoephedrine (INN) or norephedrine or their salts: for therapeutic or prophylactic...HS 300449
Share of China's imports6 per cent, 26 source countriesChangeup 152 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.4m a tonne, 6.6 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Insecticides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articlesHS 380891
Share of China's imports5 per cent, 35 source countriesChangeup 80 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,828 a tonne, 783 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009HS 220299
Share of China's imports3 per cent, 73 source countriesChangeup 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,508 a tonne, 5,572 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar productsHS 300290
Share of China's imports21 per cent, 38 source countriesChangeup 69 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 932,761 a tonne, 14 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of China's imports1 per cent, 128 source countriesChangeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 17,247 a tonne, 754 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989
Share of China's importsunder 1 per cent, 79 source countriesChangeup 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 107,068 a tonne, 112 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquidsHS 841370
Share of China's imports1 per cent, 68 source countriesChangeup 97 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,772 a tonne, 601 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Distilling or rectifying plant: not used for domestic purposesHS 841940
Share of China's imports11 per cent, 27 source countriesChangeup 211 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 151,372 a tonne, 76 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Tanned or crust hides and skins: without hair on, bovine or equine, in the wet state (including wet-blue), full grains, unsplit: grain splitsHS 410411
Share of China's imports3 per cent, 49 source countriesChangeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,667 a tonne, 6,314 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal productsHS 190410
Share of China's imports9 per cent, 58 source countriesChangedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,354 a tonne, 4,163 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499
Share of China's importsunder 1 per cent, 101 source countriesChangeup 218 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,925 a tonne, 1,899 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or moreHS 390120
Share of China's importsunder 1 per cent, 59 source countriesChangedown 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 858 a tonne, 10,814 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
36
Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790
Share of China's imports1 per cent, 68 source countriesChangedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 806,636 a tonne, 11 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853710
Share of China's importsunder 1 per cent, 111 source countriesChangeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 206,476 a tonne, 43 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of China's importsunder 1 per cent, 140 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 17,564 a tonne, 504 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Ammonia: anhydrousHS 281410
Share of China's imports5 per cent, 13 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 350 a tonne, 25,094 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
40
Fungicides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articlesHS 380892
Share of China's imports3 per cent, 41 source countriesChangedown 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,310 a tonne, 571 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Microphones and stands thereforHS 851810
Share of China's imports4 per cent, 55 source countriesChangedown 57 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 277,331 a tonne, 31 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
42
Wood: coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding...HS 440711
Share of China's imports1 per cent, 41 source countriesChangefrom USD 914k in 2022Unit valueUSD 373 a tonne, 22,965 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
43
Vitamins: n.e.c. in heading no. 2936, including natural concentratesHS 293690
Share of China's imports10 per cent, 37 source countriesChangedown 74 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 45,162 a tonne, 181 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
44
Leather: further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, other than...HS 410712
Share of China's imports4 per cent, 51 source countriesChangedown 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 30,548 a tonne, 266 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
45
Paper and paperboard: uncoated, fluting paper other than semi-chemical or straw, rolls or sheetsHS 480519
Share of China's imports1 per cent, 35 source countriesChangeup 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 260 a tonne, 31,031 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Kraft paper and paperboard: uncoated, unbleached, weight 150g/m2 or less, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803HS 480431
Share of China's imports9 per cent, 37 source countriesChangeup 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,274 a tonne, 6,238 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
47
Sugars: n.e.c. in heading no. 1702, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing, in the dry state, 50% by weight of fructoseHS 170290
Share of China's imports1 per cent, 44 source countriesChangedown 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,811 a tonne, 4,338 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
48
Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180
Share of China's importsunder 1 per cent, 101 source countriesChangedown 58 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 43,827 a tonne, 176 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
49
Sulphates: of nickelHS 283324
Share of China's imports1 per cent, 14 source countriesChangedown 89 per cent on 2022 (USD 71m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,316 a tonne, 1,733 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
50
Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: tubular metal needles and needles for suturesHS 901832
Share of China's imports2 per cent, 46 source countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 591,044 a tonne, 12 tonnesUSD 7min 2024
The lines that grew most since 2022.
Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.
- Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190USD 104m in 2024, from USD 17m in 2022. Australia supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Medicaments: containing alkaloids or their derivatives: other than ephedrine, pseudoephedrine (INN) or norephedrine or their salts: for therapeutic or prophylactic...HS 300449USD 16m in 2024, up 152 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Australia supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300432USD 150m in 2024, up 120 per cent on 2022 (USD 68m in 2022). Australia supplies 13 per cent of the line.
- Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquidsHS 841370USD 12m in 2024, up 97 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Australia supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Insecticides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articlesHS 380891USD 15m in 2024, up 80 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Australia supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Therapeutic respiration apparatus: ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy apparatus: artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatusHS 901920USD 83m in 2024, up 79 per cent on 2022 (USD 46m in 2022). Australia supplies 39 per cent of the line.
- Albumins: milk albumin, including concentrates of two or more whey proteinsHS 350220USD 56m in 2024, up 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022). Australia supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar productsHS 300290USD 13m in 2024, up 69 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Australia supplies 21 per cent of the line.
- Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989USD 12m in 2024, up 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Australia supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
- Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009HS 220299USD 14m in 2024, up 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Australia supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330USD 21m in 2024, up 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). Australia supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
- Food preparations: obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cerealsHS 190420USD 21m in 2024, up 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). Australia supplies 74 per cent of the line.
- Hair preparations: shampoosHS 330510USD 23m in 2024, up 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022). Australia supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Tanned or crust hides and skins: without hair on, bovine or equine, in the wet state (including wet-blue), full grains, unsplit: grain splitsHS 410411USD 11m in 2024, up 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Australia supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Kraft paper and paperboard: uncoated, unbleached, weight 150g/m2 or less, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803HS 480431USD 8m in 2024, up 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Australia supplies 9 per cent of the line.
- Hides and skins: raw, whole, of bovine or equine animals, of a weight per skin exceeding 16 kgHS 410150USD 177m in 2024, up 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 131m in 2022). Australia supplies 18 per cent of the line.
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, fluting paper other than semi-chemical or straw, rolls or sheetsHS 480519USD 8m in 2024, up 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Australia supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for veterinary medicineHS 300242USD 7m in 2024, up 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Australia supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690USD 568m in 2024, up 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 447m in 2022). Australia supplies 14 per cent of the line.
- Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690USD 13m in 2024, up 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Australia supplies 1 per cent of the line.
Lines where Australia supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Australia ships at least 60 per cent of what China imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Skins: raw, of sheep or lambs, fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, (but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), with wool onHS 41021067 per cent of China's imports of the line, USD 141m; 17 source countries in all.
- Kraft paper and paperboard: uncoated, unbleached, weight 225g/m2 or more, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803HS 48045172 per cent of China's imports of the line, USD 22m; 26 source countries in all.
- Food preparations: obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cerealsHS 19042074 per cent of China's imports of the line, USD 21m; 36 source countries in all.
- Cranes: self-propelled derricks and cranes, on tyres, n.e.c. in heading no. 8426HS 84264198 per cent of China's imports of the line, USD 3m; 6 source countries in all.
- Mollusc preparations: abalone, prepared or preservedHS 16055788 per cent of China's imports of the line, USD 2m; 5 source countries in all.
- Firearms: sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-riflesHS 93032072 per cent of China's imports of the line, USD 1m; 5 source countries in all.
Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.
Lines worth USD 5m or more where Australia's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to China at a unit value at least 20 per cent lower. The largest such source is named. The same heading can hold different grades, so a lower figure is a question to ask, not a like-for-like price.
- Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690Australia: USD 568m at USD 36,428 a tonne. Germany: USD 364m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 19,472 a tonne, 47 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 27,472 a tonne.
- Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or lessHS 220421Australia: USD 527m at USD 15,485 a tonne. France: USD 367m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 8,380 a tonne, 46 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,832 a tonne.
- Hides and skins: raw, whole, of bovine or equine animals, of a weight per skin exceeding 16 kgHS 410150Australia: USD 177m at USD 857 a tonne. Argentina: USD 72m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 609 a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 959 a tonne.
- Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300432Australia: USD 150m at USD 240,222 a tonne. France: USD 348m (31 per cent of the line) at USD 184,001 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 135,139 a tonne.
- Skins: raw, of sheep or lambs, fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, (but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), with wool onHS 410210Australia: USD 141m at USD 1,943 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 17m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 522 a tonne, 73 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 777 a tonne.
- Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190Australia: USD 104m at USD 2.0m a tonne. Ireland: USD 220m (25 per cent of the line) at USD 597,282 a tonne, 70 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 863,166 a tonne.
- Therapeutic respiration apparatus: ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy apparatus: artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatusHS 901920Australia: USD 83m at USD 160,765 a tonne. Germany: USD 36m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 106,361 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 97,064 a tonne.
- Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499Australia: USD 73m at USD 29,667 a tonne. Canada: USD 54m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 12,826 a tonne, 57 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 38,542 a tonne.
- Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail saleHS 190110Australia: USD 71m at USD 26,038 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 1.4bn (40 per cent of the line) at USD 17,876 a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,010 a tonne.
- Albumins: milk albumin, including concentrates of two or more whey proteinsHS 350220Australia: USD 56m at USD 21,157 a tonne. United States: USD 154m (30 per cent of the line) at USD 11,442 a tonne, 46 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 12,811 a tonne.
- Wine: still, in containers holding more than 10 litresHS 220429Australia: USD 50m at USD 1,127 a tonne. Chile: USD 33m (35 per cent of the line) at USD 571 a tonne, 49 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,302 a tonne.
- Kraft paper and paperboard: kraftliner, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803HS 480411Australia: USD 45m at USD 659 a tonne. United States: USD 279m (52 per cent of the line) at USD 496 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 533 a tonne.
- Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901HS 190190Australia: USD 38m at USD 13,078 a tonne. New Zealand: USD 110m (39 per cent of the line) at USD 8,620 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,633 a tonne.
- Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212Australia: USD 32m at USD 798,758 a tonne. United States: USD 745m (30 per cent of the line) at USD 197,685 a tonne, 75 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 285,172 a tonne.
- Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton, knitted or crochetedHS 610462Australia: USD 29m at USD 69,070 a tonne. Vietnam: USD 38m (35 per cent of the line) at USD 53,511 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 41,385 a tonne.
- Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490Australia: USD 27m at USD 76,998 a tonne. Austria: USD 174m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 47,663 a tonne, 38 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 197,881 a tonne.
- Hair preparations: shampoosHS 330510Australia: USD 23m at USD 5,837 a tonne. Turkey: USD 5m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 4,251 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 7,393 a tonne.
- Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a displayHS 847130Australia: USD 22m at USD 681,292 a tonne. Vietnam: USD 799m (65 per cent of the line) at USD 380,803 a tonne, 44 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 507,950 a tonne.
- Medicaments: containing alkaloids or their derivatives: other than ephedrine, pseudoephedrine (INN) or norephedrine or their salts: for therapeutic or prophylactic...HS 300449Australia: USD 16m at USD 2.4m a tonne. Hungary: USD 25m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 394,986 a tonne, 84 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 664,213 a tonne.
- Insecticides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articlesHS 380891Australia: USD 15m at USD 18,828 a tonne. South Korea: USD 32m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 11,327 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 20,822 a tonne.
What China buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.
Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.
Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to China with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.
Share is Australia's part of everything China imported in that line, from every source. Sources counts the countries that shipped any of it.
Scope. Manufactured and processed goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, without ores, fuels, precious metals, scrap, raw farm output and one-off capital and defence purchases: the same rule as the Made here pages.
A record of trade, not a shopping list.
What this record does not say: what sells at retail, what margin a trade leaves, how crowded the marketplaces are, or how much of a flow is re-exported through entrepots such as Hong Kong and Singapore.
A large line is not proof of an opening, and a lower unit value from another country is not proof the goods are the same. Tariffs, standards, freight, payment terms, lead times and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. Nothing on this page is a forecast, a recommendation or a promise. No supplier company is named, because the record holds none.
Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601. Edition of 2026-11-03.
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