What is the U.S. trade balance with China?

The U.S. trade balance with China is -$2.30T (a deficit — the U.S. imports more than it exports).

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Q: What does the U.S. import from China?

The top U.S. imports from China are Electric Machinery etc.; Sound Equipment; TV Equipment; Parts, Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery etc.; Parts, Toys, Games & Sport Equipment; Parts & Accessories. The full product breakdown is on this page.

The United States imports $2.91T from China and exports $615.67B to it as of Aug 2026, a trade balance of -$2.30T. Top U.S. imports from China: Electric Machinery etc.; Sound Equipment; TV Equipment; Parts, Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery etc.; Parts, Toys, Games & Sport Equipment; Parts & Accessories.

$2.91TU.S. imports from

$615.67BU.S. exports to

-$2.30TU.S. trade balance

4,749Product categories

Monthly U.S. imports from CHINA

$45.45B

Sep
25

$46.36B

Oct
25

$39.93B

Nov
25

$40.46B

Dec
25

$40.48B

Jan
26

$36.41B

Feb
26

$39.80B

Mar
26

$18.21B

Apr
26

$45.25B

May
26

$48.46B

Jun
26

$52.31B

Jul
26

$52.34B

Aug
26

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Top products imported from CHINA

#	Product	Value
1	HS 85 Electric Machinery etc.; Sound Equipment; TV Equipment; Parts	$507.23B
2	HS 84 Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery etc.; Parts	$349.15B
3	HS 95 Toys, Games & Sport Equipment; Parts & Accessories	$129.77B
4	HS 851713 Smartphones	$95.85B
5	HS 39 Plastics And Articles Thereof	$83.35B
6	HS 94 Furnit; bedding,mattres; luminaires,light Fix; prefab	$80.84B
7	HS 87 Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts etc.	$68.82B
8	HS 847130 Portable Automatic Data Processing Machines, Weighing Not More Than 10 Kg, Consisting Of At Least A Central Processing Unit, A Keyboard And A Display	$55.17B

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Top products exported to CHINA

#	Product	Value
1	HS 85 Electric Machinery etc.; Sound Equipment; TV Equipment; Parts	$70.82B
2	HS 84 Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery etc.; Parts	$57.21B
3	HS 27 Mineral Fuel, Oil etc.; Bituminous Substances; Mineral Wax	$56.34B
4	HS 12 Oil Seeds etc.; Misc Grain, Seed, Fruit, Plant etc.	$55.96B
5	HS 90 Optic, Photo etc., Medic Or Surgical Instrments etc.	$48.57B
6	HS 88 Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof	$48.46B
7	HS 30 Pharmaceutical Products	$43.26B
8	HS 39 Plastics And Articles Thereof	$31.20B