Official customs data
France – China trade
Last 12 published months: April 2023 – March 2024
From April 2023 to March 2024, France imported €69.6B of goods from China and exported €25.2B there. This partner ranks number 5 among France's 234 trading partners, imports and exports combined.
France has a trade deficit of €44.4B with this partner.
Top import: Machines automatiques de traitement de l'information, portatives, d'un poids <= 10 kg, co…, worth €3.9B (5.6% of imports).
Top export: Avions et autres véhicules aériens, conçus pour la propulsion à moteur, d’un poids à vide…, worth €2.4B (9.7% of exports).
- Imports
- €69.6B
- 7,851,242 t
- Exports
- €25.2B
- 7,576,743 t
- Trade balance
- −€44.4B
Monthly trend
Imports· March 2024: -7.1% year on yearExports· March 2024: +8.3% year on year
Value
| Imports | Exports | |
|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | €6B | €2B |
| April 2023 | €5.4B | €2.3B |
| May 2023 | €6B | €2.3B |
| June 2023 | €6.3B | €2.5B |
| July 2023 | €5.8B | €2.1B |
| August 2023 | €5.7B | €1.8B |
| September 2023 | €6.1B | €2B |
| October 2023 | €6.3B | €2.3B |
| November 2023 | €6.3B | €1.9B |
| December 2023 | €5.4B | €2.1B |
| January 2024 | €5.6B | €2B |
| February 2024 | €5.2B | €1.8B |
| March 2024 | €5.6B | €2.2B |
Top imported products
Top exported products
Most traded chapters
- 85Electrical machinery and equipment; sound and television recorders and reproducers
- 84Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances
- 87Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock
- 95Toys, games and sports requisites
- 94Furniture; bedding; lamps and lighting; prefabricated buildings
- 88Aircraft, spacecraft and parts thereof
- 42Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags
- 33Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
- 30Pharmaceutical products
Formalities to plan for
- EORI number required for the importer or exporter established in the EU.
- Import declaration (DELTA IE, or H7 for consignments up to €150) with the 10-digit TARIC code, customs value and origin.
- Check whether a trade agreement grants a preferential duty rate and which proof of origin is required.
- For exports: export declaration and proof of exit to support the VAT exemption.
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