Overview In December 2022, China exported $6.61B and imported $1.67B from United Kingdom, resulting in a positive trade balance of $4.94B. Between December 2021 and December 2022 the exports of China have decreased by $-1.66B (-20%) from $8.27B to $6.61B, while imports decreased by $-621M (-27.1%) from $2.29B to $1.67B.
Trade In December 2022, the top exports of China to United Kingdom were Computers ($446M), Laboratory Reagents ($435M), Telephones ($406M), Cars ($342M), and Seats ($202M). In December 2022 the top imports of China from United Kingdom were Cars ($521M), Crude Petroleum ($331M), Packaged Medicaments ($172M), Beauty Products ($168M), and Gas Turbines ($113M).
Origins In December 2022 the exports of China were mainly from Guangdong Province ($1.47B), Zhejiang Province ($1.06B), Jiangsu Province ($939M), Shandong Province ($711M), and Shanghai Province ($497M), while imports destinations were mainly Shanghai Province ($418M), Beijing ($408M), Guangdong Province ($183M), Jiangsu Province ($144M), and Zhejiang Province ($125M).
Growth In December 2022, the decrease in China's year-by-year exports to United Kingdom was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($-276M or -95.7%), Computers ($-92.6M or -17.2%), and Commodities not elsewhere specified ($-53.6M or -38.2%). In December 2022, the decrease in China's year-by-year imports from United Kingdom was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports in Cars ($-64.8M or -11.1%), Platinum ($-26.8M or -86.3%), and Pesticides ($-13.6M or -80.9%).