What Malaysia buys from China.
Malaysia imported USD 68bn of manufactured and processed goods from China in 2024, up 10 per cent on 2022. That is 32 per cent of everything Malaysia imported in these lines, and China is its largest source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where China 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 Malaysia paid China for it at the border, China's share of everything Malaysia imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 43 per cent of the lane.
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Electronic integrated circuits: memoriesHS 854232
Share of Malaysia's imports34 per cent, 50 source countriesChangeup 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 2.8bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.5m a tonne, 1,388 tonnesUSD 3.5bnin 2024 -
2
Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239
Share of Malaysia's imports23 per cent, 71 source countriesChangeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 2.2bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.0m a tonne, 1,106 tonnesUSD 2.2bnin 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231
Share of Malaysia's imports9 per cent, 72 source countriesChangedown 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 3.2bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5.0m a tonne, 403 tonnesUSD 2.0bnin 2024 -
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Telephone sets: smartphones for cellular or other wireless networksHS 851713
Share of Malaysia's imports72 per cent, 54 source countriesChangeup 135 per cent on 2022 (USD 773m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 814,166 a tonne, 2,237 tonnesUSD 1.8bnin 2024 -
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Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150
Share of Malaysia's imports38 per cent, 57 source countriesChangeup 245 per cent on 2022 (USD 502m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 304,972 a tonne, 5,673 tonnesUSD 1.7bnin 2024 -
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Circuits: printedHS 853400
Share of Malaysia's imports45 per cent, 72 source countriesChangedown 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.6bn in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 1.2bnin 2024 -
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Communication apparatus: parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsHS 851779
Share of Malaysia's imports85 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 223 per cent on 2022 (USD 350m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 90,217 a tonne, 12,531 tonnesUSD 1.1bnin 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 Malaysia's imports37 per cent, 86 source countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.2bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 50,780 a tonne, 21,942 tonnesUSD 1.1bnin 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 Malaysia's imports86 per cent, 78 source countriesChangedown 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.3bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 289,716 a tonne, 3,403 tonnesUSD 986min 2024 -
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Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762
Share of Malaysia's imports42 per cent, 84 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 861m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 364,338 a tonne, 2,201 tonnesUSD 802min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of Malaysia's imports59 per cent, 94 source countriesChangeup 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 593m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 65,796 a tonne, 11,671 tonnesUSD 768min 2024 -
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Parts of electronic integrated circuitsHS 854290
Share of Malaysia's imports16 per cent, 47 source countriesChangedown 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.2bn in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 758min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380
Share of Malaysia's imports71 per cent, 20 source countriesChangefrom USD 18m in 2022Unit valueUSD 17,572 a tonne, 37,614 tonnesUSD 661min 2024 -
14
Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of Malaysia's imports48 per cent, 95 source countriesChangeup 96 per cent on 2022 (USD 296m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,067 a tonne, 114,386 tonnesUSD 580min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of Malaysia's imports44 per cent, 112 source countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 469m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,063 a tonne, 110,025 tonnesUSD 447min 2024 -
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Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectorsHS 854442
Share of Malaysia's imports60 per cent, 89 source countriesChangeup 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 276m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,712 a tonne, 19,714 tonnesUSD 389min 2024 -
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Flat panel display modules, whether or not incorporating touch-sensitive screens: of liquid crystals, with drivers or control circuitsHS 852491
Share of Malaysia's imports88 per cent, 39 source countriesChangedown 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 459m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 118,421 a tonne, 3,167 tonnesUSD 375min 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 Malaysia's imports36 per cent, 86 source countriesChangeup 77 per cent on 2022 (USD 208m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 23,389 a tonne, 15,746 tonnesUSD 368min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899
Share of Malaysia's imports29 per cent, 82 source countriesChangeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 286m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,352 a tonne, 35,118 tonnesUSD 364min 2024 -
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Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8524 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectorsHS 852990
Share of Malaysia's imports59 per cent, 57 source countriesChangedown 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 580m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 340min 2024 -
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Graphite: artificialHS 380110
Share of Malaysia's imports94 per cent, 33 source countriesChangefrom USD 17m in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 339min 2024 -
22
Ethers: acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl etherHS 290919
Share of Malaysia's imports44 per cent, 22 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 297m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 929 a tonne, 358,928 tonnesUSD 333min 2024 -
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Products containing nicotine, other than tobacco or reconstituted tobacco, intended for inhalation without combustionHS 240412
Share of Malaysia's imports99 per cent, 15 source countriesChangeup 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 283m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 330min 2024 -
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Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 854370
Share of Malaysia's imports64 per cent, 64 source countriesChangeup 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 235m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 113,979 a tonne, 2,884 tonnesUSD 329min 2024 -
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Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materialsHS 420222
Share of Malaysia's imports82 per cent, 66 source countriesChangefrom USD 44m in 2022Unit valueUSD 43,677 a tonne, 7,067 tonnesUSD 309min 2024 -
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Luminaires and light fittings: electric, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sourcesHS 940542
Share of Malaysia's imports98 per cent, 42 source countriesChangeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 230m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 36,466 a tonne, 7,926 tonnesUSD 289min 2024 -
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Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)HS 760612
Share of Malaysia's imports67 per cent, 42 source countriesChangedown 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 353m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,264 a tonne, 87,693 tonnesUSD 286min 2024 -
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Mountings, fittings and similar articles: suitable for furniture of base metalHS 830242
Share of Malaysia's imports89 per cent, 43 source countriesChangeup 486 per cent on 2022 (USD 48m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,497 a tonne, 29,505 tonnesUSD 280min 2024 -
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Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVAHS 850213
Share of Malaysia's imports85 per cent, 22 source countriesChangefrom USD 37m in 2022Unit valueUSD 13,110 a tonne, 20,547 tonnesUSD 269min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 730890
Share of Malaysia's imports83 per cent, 55 source countriesChangedown 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 423m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,318 a tonne, 199,516 tonnesUSD 263min 2024 -
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Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesHS 401120
Share of Malaysia's imports75 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 238m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,807 a tonne, 54,332 tonnesUSD 261min 2024 -
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Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760
Share of Malaysia's imports60 per cent, 51 source countriesChangeup 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 210m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 51,915 a tonne, 4,966 tonnesUSD 258min 2024 -
33
Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall...HS 841510
Share of Malaysia's imports81 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 151m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,600 a tonne, 28,158 tonnesUSD 242min 2024 -
34
Automatic data processing machines: comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined, n.e.c. in...HS 847141
Share of Malaysia's imports64 per cent, 48 source countriesChangeup 121 per cent on 2022 (USD 109m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 199,533 a tonne, 1,206 tonnesUSD 241min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853690
Share of Malaysia's imports24 per cent, 88 source countriesChangedown 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 374m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 41,985 a tonne, 5,697 tonnesUSD 239min 2024 -
36
Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or...HS 950300
Share of Malaysia's imports86 per cent, 81 source countriesChangedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 276m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,655 a tonne, 30,585 tonnesUSD 234min 2024 -
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Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of Malaysia's imports21 per cent, 91 source countriesChangeup 101 per cent on 2022 (USD 114m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,808 a tonne, 47,670 tonnesUSD 229min 2024 -
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Chemical elements: doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms: chemical compounds doped for use in electronicsHS 381800
Share of Malaysia's imports24 per cent, 34 source countriesChangedown 83 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.3bn in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 228min 2024 -
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Aluminium: articles n.e.c. in heading 7616HS 761699
Share of Malaysia's imports59 per cent, 62 source countriesChangeup 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 188m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,829 a tonne, 16,149 tonnesUSD 223min 2024 -
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Furniture: parts, of other than woodHS 940399
Share of Malaysia's imports92 per cent, 54 source countriesChangeup 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 158m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,998 a tonne, 37,086 tonnesUSD 222min 2024 -
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Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989
Share of Malaysia's imports31 per cent, 71 source countriesChangedown 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 241m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 211min 2024 -
42
Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mmHS 720839
Share of Malaysia's imports28 per cent, 14 source countriesChangeup 232 per cent on 2022 (USD 63m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 525 a tonne, 399,634 tonnesUSD 210min 2024 -
43
Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180
Share of Malaysia's imports32 per cent, 83 source countriesChangeup 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 143m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 200min 2024 -
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Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730
Share of Malaysia's imports11 per cent, 84 source countriesChangeup 121 per cent on 2022 (USD 89m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.5m a tonne, 78 tonnesUSD 196min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panelsHS 854143
Share of Malaysia's imports95 per cent, 26 source countriesChangeup 99 per cent on 2022 (USD 97m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,536 a tonne, 76,306 tonnesUSD 194min 2024 -
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Furniture: of cane, osier, or similar materials (other than bamboo or rattan)HS 940389
Share of Malaysia's imports98 per cent, 41 source countriesChangeup 420 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,642 a tonne, 19,918 tonnesUSD 192min 2024 -
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Flat panel display modules, whether or not incorporating touch-sensitive screens: of liquid crystals, without drivers or control circuitsHS 852411
Share of Malaysia's imports77 per cent, 31 source countriesChangeup 96 per cent on 2022 (USD 98m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 89,768 a tonne, 2,132 tonnesUSD 191min 2024 -
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Ball bearingsHS 848210
Share of Malaysia's imports57 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 85 per cent on 2022 (USD 102m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 17,155 a tonne, 11,010 tonnesUSD 189min 2024 -
49
Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom useHS 940360
Share of Malaysia's imports82 per cent, 60 source countriesChangeup 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 153m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,962 a tonne, 47,271 tonnesUSD 187min 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 853720
Share of Malaysia's imports77 per cent, 49 source countriesChangeup 366 per cent on 2022 (USD 40m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 17,997 a tonne, 10,398 tonnesUSD 187min 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.
- Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380USD 661m in 2024, from USD 18m in 2022. China supplies 71 per cent of the line.
- Graphite: artificialHS 380110USD 339m in 2024, from USD 17m in 2022. China supplies 94 per cent of the line.
- Sunglasses: corrective, protective or otherHS 900410USD 112m in 2024, from USD 9m in 2022. China supplies 84 per cent of the line.
- Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material: railsHS 730210USD 118m in 2024, from USD 11m in 2022. China supplies 99 per cent of the line.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plasticsHS 721070USD 73m in 2024, from USD 7m in 2022. China supplies 61 per cent of the line.
- Air conditioning machines: containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, incorporating a refrigerating unitHS 841582USD 124m in 2024, from USD 14m in 2022. China supplies 94 per cent of the line.
- Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, semiconductor-based transducersHS 854151USD 48m in 2024, from USD 6m in 2022. China supplies 29 per cent of the line.
- Tools, hand: pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar toolsHS 820320USD 46m in 2024, from USD 6m in 2022. China supplies 93 per cent of the line.
- Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVAHS 850213USD 269m in 2024, from USD 37m in 2022. China supplies 85 per cent of the line.
- Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materialsHS 420222USD 309m in 2024, from USD 44m in 2022. China supplies 82 per cent of the line.
- Furniture: plasticHS 940370USD 155m in 2024, from USD 22m in 2022. China supplies 99 per cent of the line.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameterHS 721391USD 37m in 2024, from USD 6m in 2022. China supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Mollusc preparations: abalone, prepared or preservedHS 160557USD 100m in 2024, from USD 16m in 2022. China supplies 95 per cent of the line.
- Hair-dressing apparatus: electro-thermic hair dryersHS 851631USD 36m in 2024, from USD 6m in 2022. China supplies 87 per cent of the line.
- Mountings, fittings and similar articles: suitable for furniture of base metalHS 830242USD 280m in 2024, up 486 per cent on 2022 (USD 48m in 2022). China supplies 89 per cent of the line.
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), moulded rubber mats and mats of non-rectangular shape made by cutting from the piece, of cellular rubberHS 401610USD 38m in 2024, up 470 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). China supplies 84 per cent of the line.
- Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap...HS 340119USD 46m in 2024, up 453 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). China supplies 76 per cent of the line.
- Acids: unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: esters of methacrylic acidHS 291614USD 62m in 2024, up 449 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). China supplies 30 per cent of the line.
- Clothing accessories: belts and bandoliers, of leather or of composition leatherHS 420330USD 28m in 2024, up 438 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). China supplies 70 per cent of the line.
- Furniture: of cane, osier, or similar materials (other than bamboo or rattan)HS 940389USD 192m in 2024, up 420 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022). China supplies 98 per cent of the line.
Lines where China supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where China ships at least 60 per cent of what Malaysia imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Telephone sets: smartphones for cellular or other wireless networksHS 85171372 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 1.8bn; 54 source countries in all.
- Communication apparatus: parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsHS 85177985 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 1.1bn; 66 source countries in all.
- Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a displayHS 84713086 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 986m; 78 source countries in all.
- Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 87038071 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 661m; 20 source countries in all.
- Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectorsHS 85444260 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 389m; 89 source countries in all.
- Flat panel display modules, whether or not incorporating touch-sensitive screens: of liquid crystals, with drivers or control circuitsHS 85249188 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 375m; 39 source countries in all.
- Graphite: artificialHS 38011094 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 339m; 33 source countries in all.
- Products containing nicotine, other than tobacco or reconstituted tobacco, intended for inhalation without combustionHS 24041299 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 330m; 15 source countries in all.
- Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 85437064 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 329m; 64 source countries in all.
- Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materialsHS 42022282 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 309m; 66 source countries in all.
- Luminaires and light fittings: electric, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sourcesHS 94054298 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 289m; 42 source countries in all.
- Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)HS 76061267 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 286m; 42 source countries in all.
- Mountings, fittings and similar articles: suitable for furniture of base metalHS 83024289 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 280m; 43 source countries in all.
- Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVAHS 85021385 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 269m; 22 source countries in all.
- Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 73089083 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 263m; 55 source countries in all.
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesHS 40112075 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 261m; 28 source countries in all.
- Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall...HS 84151081 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 242m; 28 source countries in all.
- Automatic data processing machines: comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined, n.e.c. in...HS 84714164 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 241m; 48 source countries in all.
- Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or...HS 95030086 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 234m; 81 source countries in all.
- Furniture: parts, of other than woodHS 94039992 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 222m; 54 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 China's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Malaysia 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.
- Electronic integrated circuits: memoriesHS 854232China: USD 3.5bn at USD 2.5m a tonne. Japan: USD 1.4bn (14 per cent of the line) at USD 1.7m a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.9m a tonne.
- Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239China: USD 2.2bn at USD 2.0m a tonne. Taiwan: USD 2.5bn (26 per cent of the line) at USD 1.4m a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.7m a tonne.
- Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231China: USD 2.0bn at USD 5.0m a tonne. South Korea: USD 1.2bn (6 per cent of the line) at USD 3.6m a tonne, 28 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3.5m a tonne.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150China: USD 1.7bn at USD 304,972 a tonne. Taiwan: USD 547m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 227,053 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 316,863 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 847130China: USD 986m at USD 289,716 a tonne. Thailand: USD 49m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 97,494 a tonne, 66 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 248,673 a tonne.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762China: USD 802m at USD 364,338 a tonne. Japan: USD 19m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 240,259 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 364,971 a tonne.
- Electrical static convertersHS 850440China: USD 768m at USD 65,796 a tonne. Japan: USD 32m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 49,113 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 68,630 a tonne.
- Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690China: USD 580m at USD 5,067 a tonne. India: USD 8m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 2,365 a tonne, 53 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,302 a tonne.
- Flat panel display modules, whether or not incorporating touch-sensitive screens: of liquid crystals, with drivers or control circuitsHS 852491China: USD 375m at USD 118,421 a tonne. Taiwan: USD 23m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 34,766 a tonne, 71 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 86,081 a tonne.
- Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899China: USD 364m at USD 10,352 a tonne. Japan: USD 111m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 6,174 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,197 a tonne.
- Ethers: acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl etherHS 290919China: USD 333m at USD 929 a tonne. United Arab Emirates: USD 5m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 688 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 905 a tonne.
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesHS 401120China: USD 261m at USD 4,807 a tonne. Thailand: USD 49m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 3,085 a tonne, 36 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,302 a tonne.
- Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760China: USD 258m at USD 51,915 a tonne. Taiwan: USD 15m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 35,135 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 50,490 a tonne.
- Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853690China: USD 239m at USD 41,985 a tonne. United States: USD 75m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 16,800 a tonne, 60 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 29,234 a tonne.
- Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690China: USD 229m at USD 4,808 a tonne. Indonesia: USD 123m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 2,617 a tonne, 46 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,242 a tonne.
- Aluminium: articles n.e.c. in heading 7616HS 761699China: USD 223m at USD 13,829 a tonne. Thailand: USD 7m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 4,637 a tonne, 67 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 16,606 a tonne.
- Furniture: parts, of other than woodHS 940399China: USD 222m at USD 5,998 a tonne. Germany: USD 7m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 3,188 a tonne, 47 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,691 a tonne.
- Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730China: USD 196m at USD 2.5m a tonne. France: USD 322m (18 per cent of the line) at USD 695,131 a tonne, 72 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 624,980 a tonne.
- Flat panel display modules, whether or not incorporating touch-sensitive screens: of liquid crystals, without drivers or control circuitsHS 852411China: USD 191m at USD 89,768 a tonne. Taiwan: USD 15m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 22,843 a tonne, 75 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 33,999 a tonne.
- Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom useHS 940360China: USD 187m at USD 3,962 a tonne. Indonesia: USD 8m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 3,146 a tonne, 21 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,332 a tonne.
What Malaysia 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 Malaysia 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 China's part of everything Malaysia 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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