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CHINA - Trade Statistics

For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences. But in the 19th and early 20th centuries, China was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the Communists under MAO Zedong established a dictatorship that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, his successor DENG Xiaoping gradually introduced market-oriented reforms and decentralized economic decision making. Output quadrupled by 2000. Political controls remain tight while economic controls continue to be relaxed.

Official Country and Macro Economics Information

GDP per capita: (US$ Billion) 9000

Total Import/Export: (US$ Billion) 620.80

Top Export Items:
Electrical and Electronics, Plastic Products, Aquatic/sea food, Coal

Top Trading Partners:
Japan, United States, European Union, Hong Kong, Asean

Official Currency: Chinese Yuan

Taxation and Customs Clearance Information

• China General Administration of Customs (Chinese only)

Import/Export/Transhipment Regulatory Requirements

• The State Administration for Industry & Commerce, PRC

Information on Starting a Business

The State Administration for Industry & Commerce, PRC

Related Government Agencies

• Ministry of Foreign Trade And Economic Cooperation, PRC
• State Development And Reform Commission
• State Administration of Foreign Exchange
• Customs General Administration, PRC
• State Administration for Industry & Commerce
• China Taxation
• State Intellectual Property office of China
• National Bureau of Statistics, China
• China Quality Insurance Bureau
• State Economic & Trade Commission

Chambers & Associations

• China Import and Export Commerce for Textile
• China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export Light Industrial Products and Arts-Crafts (CCCLA)
• China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals & Chemicals Importers & Exporters
• China Chamber of Commerce of food-stuff and native products Import & Export
• China Chamber of for I & E of Machinery and Electronics
• China Chamber of Commerce of Medicine and Health products Import and Export
• China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment
• China-European Association for Technical & Economic Cooperation

Other Government Agencies

• Ministry of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation
• State Development & Reform Commission
• State Administration of Foreign Exchange
• China Taxation
• China General Administration of Customs
• State Intellectual Property Office of China
• National Bureau of Statistics, China
• Nation Quality Insurance Center
• State Economic & Trade Commission