China / Ireland

Overview In October 2024, China exported $373M and imported $1.37B from Ireland, resulting in a negative trade balance of $993M. Between October 2023 and October 2024 the exports of China have increased by $47.2M (14.5%) from $326M to $373M, while imports decreased by $-179M (-11.6%) from $1.54B to $1.37B.

Trade In October 2024, the top exports of China to Ireland were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($52.6M), Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($27.8M), Computers ($13.5M), Electrical Transformers ($9.59M), and Office Machine Parts ($9.4M). In October 2024 the top imports of China from Ireland were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($258M), Integrated Circuits ($167M), Medical Instruments ($47.6M), Packaged Medicaments ($34.7M), and Blank Audio Media ($28.7M).

Origins In October 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Guangdong Province ($92.2M), Jiangsu Province ($77.2M), Zhejiang Province ($69.9M), Shanghai Province ($40.8M), and Shandong Province ($25.6M), while imports destinations were mainly Sichuan Province ($565M), Beijing ($349M), Shanghai Province ($274M), Jiangsu Province ($48.9M), and Guangdong Province ($46.1M).

Growth In October 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year exports to Ireland was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Inhalable tobacco/nicotine products ($4.55M or 317%), Electrical Transformers ($4.17M or 76.9%), and Commodities not elsewhere specified ($3.98M or 77.9%). In October 2024, the decrease in China's year-by-year imports  from Ireland was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Integrated Circuits ($-523M or -75.8%), Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($-75.9M or -94%), and Blank Audio Media ($-73.9M or -72%).