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A Look Back at 2023: What Are the Leading Imported Food Products in China [Free Infographic Report]

Mar 19, 2024
Lennie Tao

As revealed by a GACC notice, the total import value of food in China amounted to CNY 1,463 billion (USD 208 billion) in 2023, reflecting a year-on-year growth rate of 6.1%. 

Screenshot from GACC website: Total import value of foods in 2023

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Based on China's HS Code classification rules, ChemLinked divided all food and food products into six categories and analyzed the performance of these imported food in 2023. The six categories are: plant & plant products, animal & animal products, food products (processed, prepackaged, or prepared), oil & fat, alcohol & beverages, and others. Among them, plant and plant products showed the best performance, followed by animal & animal products. Please note that there have been slight adjustments in some categories during the categorization process. For example, fruit juice specified in Chapter 20 of the HS code rules is now calculated in the category of "Alcohol & beverages".

Screenshot from China Imported Food Industry Report 2023

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This infographic report provides further analysis on subcategories and leading food products within those subcategories to help stakeholders gain detailed insights into the import market. For instance, plant and plant products accounted for 55% of the total import value of food in 2023. Within the plant and plant products category, the subcategory "oilseeds and oleaginous fruits" accounted for 59%, with soybeans as the leading product. In 2023, Brazil and the US were the top two trading countries with China in terms of the import value of soybean products.

Screenshot from China Imported Food Industry Report 2023

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To access more data covered in this report, please click the download button at the end of this article.

Disclaimer: 

  • All import data is sourced from China Customs Data.

  • The actual date may vary sightly due to rounding and manual calculation and analysis.

  • For further assistance in the market analysis report of food products in China, please feel free to email contact@chemlinked.com.

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