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Where does China get its auto parts? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $19.1 billion of auto parts (1.1 million tonnes), 4.3% of the world total. Its main sources were Germany (42%), Japan (16%) and the United States (6%). China was the world’s 4th-largest importer of auto parts.

Summary

Value
$19.1billion
Tonnes
1.1million tonnes
Share of world total
4.3%
World rank
4th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Germany8.1Tonnes: 385,957USD per tonne: $20,93642.2%Sea
Japan3.1Tonnes: 217,003USD per tonne: $14,17416.1%Sea
United States1.2Tonnes: 79,134USD per tonne: $15,5526.4%Sea
South Korea1.2Tonnes: 124,450USD per tonne: $9,5396.2%Sea
Mexico0.91Tonnes: 50,429USD per tonne: $18,1004.8%Sea
Romania0.88Tonnes: 13,500USD per tonne: $65,3644.6%Air
France0.33Tonnes: 12,101USD per tonne: $26,9801.7%Sea
Spain0.32Tonnes: 28,300USD per tonne: $11,4141.7%Sea
Portugal0.3Tonnes: 1,611USD per tonne: $184,1111.6%Air
Czechia0.29Tonnes: 10,151USD per tonne: $28,3601.5%Sea
Vietnam0.28Tonnes: 9,195USD per tonne: $30,1081.5%Land
Poland0.21Tonnes: 14,186USD per tonne: $14,9431.1%Sea
Slovakia0.19Tonnes: 6,814USD per tonne: $28,3971%Sea
Italy0.19Tonnes: 16,435USD per tonne: $11,7231%Sea
Thailand0.19Tonnes: 14,926USD per tonne: $12,7811%Sea
United Kingdom0.18Tonnes: 7,607USD per tonne: $23,8930.95%Sea
Hungary0.18Tonnes: 9,149USD per tonne: $19,2860.92%Sea
Austria0.17Tonnes: 7,181USD per tonne: $23,6280.89%Sea
Sweden0.15Tonnes: 21,499USD per tonne: $7,1170.8%Sea
India0.12Tonnes: 11,372USD per tonne: $10,1560.6%Land

Trend

Who it buys from

Germany has been its main source since 2013

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Germany 8.1
  • Japan 3.1
  • United States 1.2
  • South Korea 1.2
  • Mexico 0.91

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Germany0.148.1
Japan0.223.1
United States0.071.2
South Korea0.021.2
Mexico< 0.010.91

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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