What Moldova buys from China.
Moldova imported USD 1.2bn of manufactured and processed goods from China in 2024, from USD 200m in 2022. That is 18 per cent of everything Moldova 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 Moldova paid China for it at the border, China's share of everything Moldova imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 46 per cent of the lane.
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Telephone sets: smartphones for cellular or other wireless networksHS 851713
Share of Moldova's imports43 per cent, 35 source countriesChangefrom USD 455k in 2022Unit valueUSD 989,027 a tonne, 92 tonnesUSD 91min 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 Moldova's imports85 per cent, 44 source countriesChangefrom USD 4m in 2022Unit valueUSD 250,321 a tonne, 182 tonnesUSD 46min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panelsHS 854143
Share of Moldova's imports93 per cent, 22 source countriesChangefrom USD 3m in 2022Unit valueUSD 2,670 a tonne, 16,960 tonnesUSD 45min 2024 -
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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 Moldova's imports83 per cent, 32 source countriesChangefrom USD 894k in 2022Unit valueUSD 5,948 a tonne, 4,270 tonnesUSD 25min 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 Moldova's imports70 per cent, 55 source countriesChangeup 379 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 128,371 a tonne, 184 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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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 Moldova's imports39 per cent, 63 source countriesChangefrom USD 662k in 2022Unit valueUSD 8,954 a tonne, 2,276 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour...HS 852872
Share of Moldova's imports46 per cent, 33 source countriesChangeup 283 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 27,167 a tonne, 652 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of Moldova's imports76 per cent, 58 source countriesChangeup 475 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 29,889 a tonne, 553 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380
Share of Moldova's imports60 per cent, 29 source countriesChangefrom USD 645k in 2022Unit valueUSD 14,988 a tonne, 1,068 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110
Share of Moldova's imports44 per cent, 39 source countriesChangeup 307 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,539 a tonne, 3,785 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322
Share of Moldova's imports34 per cent, 32 source countriesChangeup 105 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 11,039 a tonne, 1,134 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Communication apparatus: parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsHS 851779
Share of Moldova's imports80 per cent, 35 source countriesChangefrom USD 419k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 12min 2024 -
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Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesHS 401120
Share of Moldova's imports52 per cent, 33 source countriesChangeup 141 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,834 a tonne, 4,221 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180
Share of Moldova's imports44 per cent, 60 source countriesChangeup 370 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,761 a tonne, 1,025 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000ccHS 870321
Share of Moldova's imports53 per cent, 27 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 9,088 a tonne, 1,097 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870360
Share of Moldova's imports13 per cent, 29 source countriesChangefrom USD 124k in 2022Unit valueUSD 16,110 a tonne, 589 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323
Share of Moldova's imports10 per cent, 32 source countriesChangeup 215 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,804 a tonne, 684 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plasticsHS 721070
Share of Moldova's imports25 per cent, 21 source countriesChangefrom USD 755k in 2022Unit valueUSD 1,027 a tonne, 8,176 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plasticsHS 640299
Share of Moldova's imports56 per cent, 45 source countriesChangefrom USD 402k in 2022Unit valueUSD 12,246 a tonne, 670 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Glass fibres: (including glass wool), rovingsHS 701912
Share of Moldova's imports96 per cent, 4 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 8min 2024 -
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Washing machines: household or laundry-type, fully-automatic, (of a dry linen capacity not exceeding 10kg)HS 845011
Share of Moldova's imports34 per cent, 26 source countriesChangefrom USD 265k in 2022Unit valueUSD 4,411 a tonne, 1,723 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors: parts thereofHS 850490
Share of Moldova's imports59 per cent, 33 source countriesChangefrom USD 276k in 2022Unit valueUSD 17,842 a tonne, 399 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materialsHS 640419
Share of Moldova's imports53 per cent, 49 source countriesChangefrom USD 103k in 2022Unit valueUSD 12,135 a tonne, 556 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Television cameras: n.e.c. in item no 8525.8HS 852589
Share of Moldova's imports63 per cent, 47 source countriesChangeup 123 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 6min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: brakes, servo-brakes and parts thereofHS 870830
Share of Moldova's imports32 per cent, 52 source countriesChangefrom USD 488k in 2022Unit valueUSD 3,508 a tonne, 1,804 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Refrigerators and freezers: combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or otherHS 841810
Share of Moldova's imports20 per cent, 26 source countriesChangefrom USD 420k in 2022Unit valueUSD 4,918 a tonne, 1,255 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Fabrics: pile fabrics (excluding long pile and loop pile), of man-made fibres, knitted or crochetedHS 600192
Share of Moldova's imports81 per cent, 16 source countriesChangeup 495 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 6min 2024 -
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Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereofHS 841590
Share of Moldova's imports53 per cent, 42 source countriesChangefrom USD 659k in 2022Unit valueUSD 4,499 a tonne, 1,134 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with electric motor for propulsion, with or without side-cars: side-carsHS 871160
Share of Moldova's imports93 per cent, 21 source countriesChangefrom USD 572k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 5min 2024 -
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Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakersHS 851830
Share of Moldova's imports61 per cent, 41 source countriesChangefrom USD 253k in 2022Unit valueUSD 115,191 a tonne, 44 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Monitors: other than cathode-ray tube: capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71HS 852852
Share of Moldova's imports65 per cent, 36 source countriesChangefrom USD 37k in 2022Unit valueUSD 21,993 a tonne, 228 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
32
Luminaires and light fittings: chandeliers and electric ceiling or wall light fittings: (excluding those used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares), for use...HS 940511
Share of Moldova's imports67 per cent, 28 source countriesChangefrom USD 640k in 2022Unit valueUSD 11,134 a tonne, 447 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Electro-mechanical domestic appliances: food grinders and mixers, fruit or vegetable juice extractors, with self-contained electric motorHS 850940
Share of Moldova's imports61 per cent, 28 source countriesChangefrom USD 17k in 2022Unit valueUSD 11,798 a tonne, 410 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Automatic data processing machines: presented in the form of systems, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30 or 8471.41HS 847149
Share of Moldova's imports72 per cent, 27 source countriesChangefrom USD 199k in 2022Unit valueUSD 62,807 a tonne, 74 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
35
Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for...HS 380893
Share of Moldova's imports16 per cent, 26 source countriesChangefrom USD 654k in 2022Unit valueUSD 4,524 a tonne, 1,022 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
36
Vacuum cleaners, with self-contained electric motor, of a power not exceeding 1,500 W and having a dust bag or other receptacle capacity not exceeding 20LHS 850811
Share of Moldova's imports50 per cent, 33 source countriesChangefrom USD 120k in 2022Unit valueUSD 19,895 a tonne, 231 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Products containing nicotine, other than tobacco or reconstituted tobacco, intended for inhalation without combustionHS 240412
Share of Moldova's imports100 per cent, 2 source countriesChangedown 80 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 5min 2024 -
38
Furniture: metal, other than for office useHS 940320
Share of Moldova's imports32 per cent, 51 source countriesChangefrom USD 310k in 2022Unit valueUSD 3,157 a tonne, 1,420 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Electro-thermic appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 8516, used for domestic purposesHS 851679
Share of Moldova's imports78 per cent, 35 source countriesChangefrom USD 63k in 2022Unit valueUSD 9,355 a tonne, 477 tonnesUSD 4min 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 Moldova's imports2 per cent, 60 source countriesChangefrom USD 372k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 4min 2024 -
41
Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of Moldova's imports23 per cent, 59 source countriesChangeup 492 per cent on 2022 (USD 719k in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 4min 2024 -
42
Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materialsHS 420292
Share of Moldova's imports64 per cent, 60 source countriesChangefrom USD 125k in 2022Unit valueUSD 9,735 a tonne, 418 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Tools: for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor: other than saws and drillsHS 846729
Share of Moldova's imports74 per cent, 35 source countriesChangeup 403 per cent on 2022 (USD 803k in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,644 a tonne, 419 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
44
Luminaires and light fittings: electric, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sourcesHS 940542
Share of Moldova's imports64 per cent, 32 source countriesChangeup 288 per cent on 2022 (USD 987k in 2022)Unit valueUSD 11,165 a tonne, 343 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
45
Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: not designed to...HS 852871
Share of Moldova's imports72 per cent, 22 source countriesChangefrom USD 174k in 2022Unit valueUSD 47,913 a tonne, 80 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
46
Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of Moldova's imports10 per cent, 70 source countriesChangeup 200 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,896 a tonne, 342 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
47
Furniture: parts, of other than woodHS 940399
Share of Moldova's imports40 per cent, 40 source countriesChangefrom USD 191k in 2022Unit valueUSD 2,155 a tonne, 1,683 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Seats: with metal frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)HS 940171
Share of Moldova's imports60 per cent, 28 source countriesChangefrom USD 328k in 2022Unit valueUSD 4,500 a tonne, 796 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Glass fibres: (including glass wool), yarns and sliversHS 701913
Share of Moldova's imports60 per cent, 8 source countriesChangefrom USD 101k in 2022Unit valueUSD 1,220 a tonne, 2,898 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Freezers: of the chest type, not exceeding 800l capacityHS 841830
Share of Moldova's imports76 per cent, 16 source countriesChangefrom USD 194k in 2022Unit valueUSD 4,546 a tonne, 771 tonnesUSD 4min 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 spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322USD 13m in 2024, up 105 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). China supplies 34 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 Moldova imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a displayHS 84713085 per cent of Moldova's imports of the line, USD 46m; 44 source countries in all.
- Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panelsHS 85414393 per cent of Moldova's imports of the line, USD 45m; 22 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 84151083 per cent of Moldova's imports of the line, USD 25m; 32 source countries in all.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 85176270 per cent of Moldova's imports of the line, USD 24m; 55 source countries in all.
- Electrical static convertersHS 85044076 per cent of Moldova's imports of the line, USD 17m; 58 source countries in all.
- Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 87038060 per cent of Moldova's imports of the line, USD 16m; 29 source countries in all.
- Communication apparatus: parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsHS 85177980 per cent of Moldova's imports of the line, USD 12m; 35 source countries in all.
- Glass fibres: (including glass wool), rovingsHS 70191296 per cent of Moldova's imports of the line, USD 8m; 4 source countries in all.
- Television cameras: n.e.c. in item no 8525.8HS 85258963 per cent of Moldova's imports of the line, USD 6m; 47 source countries in all.
- Fabrics: pile fabrics (excluding long pile and loop pile), of man-made fibres, knitted or crochetedHS 60019281 per cent of Moldova's imports of the line, USD 6m; 16 source countries in all.
- Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with electric motor for propulsion, with or without side-cars: side-carsHS 87116093 per cent of Moldova's imports of the line, USD 5m; 21 source countries in all.
- Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakersHS 85183061 per cent of Moldova's imports of the line, USD 5m; 41 source countries in all.
- Monitors: other than cathode-ray tube: capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71HS 85285265 per cent of Moldova's imports of the line, USD 5m; 36 source countries in all.
- Luminaires and light fittings: chandeliers and electric ceiling or wall light fittings: (excluding those used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares), for use...HS 94051167 per cent of Moldova's imports of the line, USD 5m; 28 source countries in all.
- Electro-mechanical domestic appliances: food grinders and mixers, fruit or vegetable juice extractors, with self-contained electric motorHS 85094061 per cent of Moldova's imports of the line, USD 5m; 28 source countries in all.
- Automatic data processing machines: presented in the form of systems, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30 or 8471.41HS 84714972 per cent of Moldova's imports of the line, USD 5m; 27 source countries in all.
- Products containing nicotine, other than tobacco or reconstituted tobacco, intended for inhalation without combustionHS 240412100 per cent of Moldova's imports of the line, USD 5m; 2 source countries in all.
- Electro-thermic appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 8516, used for domestic purposesHS 85167978 per cent of Moldova's imports of the line, USD 4m; 35 source countries in all.
- Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materialsHS 42029264 per cent of Moldova's imports of the line, USD 4m; 60 source countries in all.
- Tools: for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor: other than saws and drillsHS 84672974 per cent of Moldova's imports of the line, USD 4m; 35 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 Moldova 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.
- Telephone sets: smartphones for cellular or other wireless networksHS 851713China: USD 91m at USD 989,027 a tonne. Slovakia: USD 27m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 767,327 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 989,027 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870360China: USD 9m at USD 16,110 a tonne. Sweden: USD 10m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 12,080 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 15,062 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323China: USD 9m at USD 12,804 a tonne. Switzerland: USD 6m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 5,817 a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 12,807 a tonne.
What Moldova 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 Moldova 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 Moldova 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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