What Peru buys from China.
Peru imported USD 16bn of manufactured and processed goods from China in 2024, down 1 per cent on 2022. That is 40 per cent of everything Peru 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 Peru paid China for it at the border, China's share of everything Peru imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 40 per cent of the lane.
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Telephone sets: smartphones for cellular or other wireless networksHS 851713
Share of Peru's imports78 per cent, 25 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 764m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 354,685 a tonne, 2,375 tonnesUSD 842min 2024 -
2
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 Peru's imports95 per cent, 52 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 562m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,443 a tonne, 40,337 tonnesUSD 502min 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 Peru's imports86 per cent, 48 source countriesChangedown 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 729m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 181,303 a tonne, 2,658 tonnesUSD 482min 2024 -
4
Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322
Share of Peru's imports44 per cent, 23 source countriesChangedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 385m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,572 a tonne, 40,957 tonnesUSD 310min 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 Peru's imports51 per cent, 69 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 224m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 58,066 a tonne, 4,353 tonnesUSD 253min 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 Peru's imports61 per cent, 29 source countriesChangedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 244m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,545 a tonne, 11,246 tonnesUSD 209min 2024 -
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Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesHS 401120
Share of Peru's imports77 per cent, 38 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 153m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,548 a tonne, 67,168 tonnesUSD 171min 2024 -
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Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higherHS 390761
Share of Peru's imports98 per cent, 17 source countriesChangedown 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 263m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,127 a tonne, 144,765 tonnesUSD 163min 2024 -
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Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952
Share of Peru's imports57 per cent, 27 source countriesChangeup 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 96m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,289 a tonne, 25,032 tonnesUSD 157min 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 Peru's imports56 per cent, 47 source countriesChangeup 73 per cent on 2022 (USD 90m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,288 a tonne, 12,624 tonnesUSD 155min 2024 -
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Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding...HS 871120
Share of Peru's imports71 per cent, 13 source countriesChangedown 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 178m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,331 a tonne, 24,792 tonnesUSD 132min 2024 -
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Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary formsHS 390210
Share of Peru's imports45 per cent, 31 source countriesChangeup 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 93m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 987 a tonne, 128,153 tonnesUSD 126min 2024 -
13
Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)HS 721049
Share of Peru's imports99 per cent, 12 source countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 127m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 618 a tonne, 183,604 tonnesUSD 114min 2024 -
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Communication apparatus: parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsHS 851779
Share of Peru's imports92 per cent, 51 source countriesChangeup 241 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 120,651 a tonne, 925 tonnesUSD 112min 2024 -
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Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materialsHS 640419
Share of Peru's imports72 per cent, 45 source countriesChangedown 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 152m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 11,872 a tonne, 9,247 tonnesUSD 110min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of Peru's imports58 per cent, 91 source countriesChangeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 100m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,719 a tonne, 28,937 tonnesUSD 108min 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 Peru's imports23 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 92m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,948 a tonne, 11,584 tonnesUSD 104min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 870421
Share of Peru's imports18 per cent, 15 source countriesChangedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 117m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,807 a tonne, 14,586 tonnesUSD 99min 2024 -
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Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materialsHS 420292
Share of Peru's imports93 per cent, 60 source countriesChangeup 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 65m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,467 a tonne, 12,796 tonnesUSD 96min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, forged or stamped, but not further workedHS 732611
Share of Peru's imports95 per cent, 15 source countriesChangeup 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 61m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 686 a tonne, 135,203 tonnesUSD 93min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 870423
Share of Peru's imports23 per cent, 16 source countriesChangeup 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 58m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,228 a tonne, 21,202 tonnesUSD 90min 2024 -
22
Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous mineralsHS 382600
Share of Peru's imports62 per cent, 5 source countriesChangeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 84m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,206 a tonne, 72,384 tonnesUSD 87min 2024 -
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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 721391
Share of Peru's imports96 per cent, 7 source countriesChangeup 100 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 509 a tonne, 170,150 tonnesUSD 87min 2024 -
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Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73HS 730661
Share of Peru's imports98 per cent, 12 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 74m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 702 a tonne, 117,094 tonnesUSD 82min 2024 -
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Steel, alloy: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extrudedHS 722830
Share of Peru's imports54 per cent, 16 source countriesChangeup 65 per cent on 2022 (USD 50m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 713 a tonne, 115,158 tonnesUSD 82min 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 Peru's imports98 per cent, 8 source countriesChangeup 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 70m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 702 a tonne, 114,969 tonnesUSD 81min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of Peru's imports57 per cent, 79 source countriesChangeup 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 55m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,962 a tonne, 5,763 tonnesUSD 80min 2024 -
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Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of...HS 420212
Share of Peru's imports97 per cent, 51 source countriesChangeup 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 52m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 23,872 a tonne, 3,173 tonnesUSD 76min 2024 -
29
Refrigerators and freezers: combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or otherHS 841810
Share of Peru's imports52 per cent, 22 source countriesChangeup 69 per cent on 2022 (USD 45m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,728 a tonne, 20,312 tonnesUSD 76min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panelsHS 854143
Share of Peru's imports99 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 136 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,483 a tonne, 30,079 tonnesUSD 75min 2024 -
31
Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 730890
Share of Peru's imports66 per cent, 48 source countriesChangeup 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 45m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,888 a tonne, 36,225 tonnesUSD 68min 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 Peru's imports54 per cent, 34 source countriesChangeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 52m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,415 a tonne, 12,329 tonnesUSD 67min 2024 -
33
Washing and cleaning preparations: powders, flakes and granules, surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail...HS 340250
Share of Peru's imports50 per cent, 44 source countriesChangeup 270 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 708 a tonne, 93,709 tonnesUSD 66min 2024 -
34
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 Peru's imports41 per cent, 53 source countriesChangedown 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 89m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 112,202 a tonne, 589 tonnesUSD 66min 2024 -
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Insulated electric conductors: optical fibre cablesHS 854470
Share of Peru's imports85 per cent, 49 source countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 72m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,040 a tonne, 12,824 tonnesUSD 65min 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 Peru's imports43 per cent, 72 source countriesChangeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 60m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,963 a tonne, 9,163 tonnesUSD 64min 2024 -
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Front-end shovel loadersHS 842951
Share of Peru's imports29 per cent, 30 source countriesChangeup 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,934 a tonne, 9,176 tonnesUSD 64min 2024 -
38
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 Peru's imports56 per cent, 8 source countriesChangeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 45m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 551 a tonne, 112,266 tonnesUSD 62min 2024 -
39
Aluminium: alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollowHS 760429
Share of Peru's imports95 per cent, 37 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 63m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,349 a tonne, 18,270 tonnesUSD 61min 2024 -
40
Tableware and kitchenware: of porcelain or chinaHS 691110
Share of Peru's imports94 per cent, 37 source countriesChangeup 195 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,708 a tonne, 7,750 tonnesUSD 60min 2024 -
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Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goodsHS 870410
Share of Peru's imports21 per cent, 11 source countriesChangefrom USD 2m in 2022Unit valueUSD 7,844 a tonne, 7,441 tonnesUSD 58min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1HS 870431
Share of Peru's imports61 per cent, 9 source countriesChangeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 46m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,475 a tonne, 16,618 tonnesUSD 58min 2024 -
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Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessoriesHS 871410
Share of Peru's imports85 per cent, 50 source countriesChangedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 68m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 57min 2024 -
44
Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any materialHS 961900
Share of Peru's imports55 per cent, 24 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 59m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,351 a tonne, 22,315 tonnesUSD 52min 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 Peru's imports65 per cent, 42 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 56m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,603 a tonne, 19,251 tonnesUSD 50min 2024 -
46
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 Peru's imports72 per cent, 33 source countriesChangeup 298 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 34,610 a tonne, 1,433 tonnesUSD 50min 2024 -
47
Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5%HS 690721
Share of Peru's imports58 per cent, 20 source countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 54m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 296 a tonne, 165,724 tonnesUSD 49min 2024 -
48
Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), textured, of polyesters, not for retail sale, not sewing threadHS 540233
Share of Peru's imports77 per cent, 17 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 59m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,488 a tonne, 32,925 tonnesUSD 49min 2024 -
49
Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for...HS 847490
Share of Peru's imports23 per cent, 56 source countriesChangeup 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 39m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,194 a tonne, 6,758 tonnesUSD 49min 2024 -
50
Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectorsHS 854449
Share of Peru's imports47 per cent, 57 source countriesChangeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 45m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,787 a tonne, 12,800 tonnesUSD 48min 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.
- Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of less than 78ml/gHS 390769USD 35m in 2024, up 326 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). China supplies 91 per cent of the line.
- Luminaires and light fittings: electric, designed for other than use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sourcesHS 940549USD 28m in 2024, up 320 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). China supplies 81 per cent of the line.
- 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 853720USD 50m in 2024, up 298 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). China supplies 72 per cent of the line.
- Washing and cleaning preparations: powders, flakes and granules, surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail...HS 340250USD 66m in 2024, up 270 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022). China supplies 50 per cent of the line.
- Fans: table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output not exceeding 125WHS 841451USD 25m in 2024, up 267 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). China supplies 87 per cent of the line.
- Sulphides: of sodium, whether or not chemically definedHS 283010USD 27m in 2024, up 263 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). China supplies 53 per cent of the line.
- Communication apparatus: parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsHS 851779USD 112m in 2024, up 241 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022). China supplies 92 per cent of the line.
- Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures: of porcelain or chinaHS 691010USD 34m in 2024, up 234 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). China supplies 89 per cent of the line.
- Tableware and kitchenware: of porcelain or chinaHS 691110USD 60m in 2024, up 195 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022). China supplies 94 per cent of the line.
- Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with other propulsion methods n.e.c. in item no 8701.2HS 870129USD 23m in 2024, up 179 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). China supplies 53 per cent of the line.
- Pens: felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markersHS 960820USD 21m in 2024, up 177 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). China supplies 87 per cent of the line.
- Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 854460USD 39m in 2024, up 160 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). China supplies 77 per cent of the line.
- Acids: aromatic polycarboxylic acids: dioctyl orthophthalatesHS 291732USD 14m in 2024, up 160 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). China supplies 66 per cent of the line.
- Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panelsHS 854143USD 75m in 2024, up 136 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022). China supplies 99 per cent of the line.
- Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not...HS 340290USD 15m in 2024, up 120 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). China supplies 46 per cent of the line.
- Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537HS 853890USD 15m in 2024, up 119 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). China supplies 38 per cent of the line.
- Graders and levellersHS 842920USD 22m in 2024, up 116 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). China supplies 37 per cent of the line.
- Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)HS 310530USD 46m in 2024, up 115 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022). China supplies 40 per cent of the line.
- Monitors other than cathode-ray tube: n.e.c. in subheading 8528.52, whether or not colourHS 852859USD 16m in 2024, up 109 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). China supplies 63 per cent of the line.
- Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850710USD 14m in 2024, up 102 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). China supplies 27 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 Peru imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Telephone sets: smartphones for cellular or other wireless networksHS 85171378 per cent of Peru's imports of the line, USD 842m; 25 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 95030095 per cent of Peru's imports of the line, USD 502m; 52 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 Peru's imports of the line, USD 482m; 48 source countries in all.
- Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour...HS 85287261 per cent of Peru's imports of the line, USD 209m; 29 source countries in all.
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesHS 40112077 per cent of Peru's imports of the line, USD 171m; 38 source countries in all.
- Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higherHS 39076198 per cent of Peru's imports of the line, USD 163m; 17 source countries in all.
- Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding...HS 87112071 per cent of Peru's imports of the line, USD 132m; 13 source countries in all.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)HS 72104999 per cent of Peru's imports of the line, USD 114m; 12 source countries in all.
- Communication apparatus: parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsHS 85177992 per cent of Peru's imports of the line, USD 112m; 51 source countries in all.
- Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materialsHS 64041972 per cent of Peru's imports of the line, USD 110m; 45 source countries in all.
- Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materialsHS 42029293 per cent of Peru's imports of the line, USD 96m; 60 source countries in all.
- Iron or steel: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, forged or stamped, but not further workedHS 73261195 per cent of Peru's imports of the line, USD 93m; 15 source countries in all.
- Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous mineralsHS 38260062 per cent of Peru's imports of the line, USD 87m; 5 source countries in all.
- 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 72139196 per cent of Peru's imports of the line, USD 87m; 7 source countries in all.
- Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73HS 73066198 per cent of Peru's imports of the line, USD 82m; 12 source countries in all.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plasticsHS 72107098 per cent of Peru's imports of the line, USD 81m; 8 source countries in all.
- Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of...HS 42021297 per cent of Peru's imports of the line, USD 76m; 51 source countries in all.
- Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panelsHS 85414399 per cent of Peru's imports of the line, USD 75m; 28 source countries in all.
- Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 73089066 per cent of Peru's imports of the line, USD 68m; 48 source countries in all.
- Insulated electric conductors: optical fibre cablesHS 85447085 per cent of Peru's imports of the line, USD 65m; 49 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 Peru 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.
- Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952China: USD 157m at USD 6,289 a tonne. South Korea: USD 37m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 4,013 a tonne, 36 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,134 a tonne.
- Front-end shovel loadersHS 842951China: USD 64m at USD 6,934 a tonne. Sweden: USD 15m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 3,853 a tonne, 44 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 8,414 a tonne.
- Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for...HS 847490China: USD 49m at USD 7,194 a tonne. Chile: USD 53m (25 per cent of the line) at USD 5,498 a tonne, 24 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 15,266 a tonne.
- Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or...HS 870210China: USD 36m at USD 7,929 a tonne. Brazil: USD 51m (31 per cent of the line) at USD 6,272 a tonne, 21 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 10,777 a tonne.
- 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 380892China: USD 31m at USD 6,204 a tonne. Chile: USD 10m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 4,129 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 12,054 a tonne.
- Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499China: USD 31m at USD 3,454 a tonne. Australia: USD 8m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 2,694 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,700 a tonne.
- Graders and levellersHS 842920China: USD 22m at USD 11,894 a tonne. United States: USD 20m (33 per cent of the line) at USD 8,738 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 10,865 a tonne.
- Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feedingHS 230990China: USD 18m at USD 1,802 a tonne. Ecuador: USD 19m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 1,005 a tonne, 44 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,915 a tonne.
- Cells and batteries: primary, manganese dioxideHS 850610China: USD 7m at USD 10,301 a tonne. Costa Rica: USD 13m (59 per cent of the line) at USD 4,988 a tonne, 52 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,008 a tonne.
- Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom useHS 940360China: USD 7m at USD 2,416 a tonne. Brazil: USD 8m (32 per cent of the line) at USD 1,412 a tonne, 42 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,108 a tonne.
- Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690China: USD 6m at USD 8,968 a tonne. Mexico: USD 23m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 5,610 a tonne, 37 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,171 a tonne.
What Peru 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 Peru 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 Peru 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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