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Where does China get its cherries? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $4.2 billion of cherries (656 thousand tonnes), 65.2% of the world total. Chile sold 73% of the total, followed by Hong Kong (24%) and the United States (1%). China was the world’s largest importer of cherries.

Summary

Value
$4.2billion
Tonnes
656thousand tonnes
Share of world total
65.2%
World rank
1st
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 13 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Chile3.1Tonnes: 477,118USD per tonne: $6,42373.3%Sea
Hong Kong re-exports1Tonnes: 167,530USD per tonne: $6,10124.5%Land
United States0.06Tonnes: 7,641USD per tonne: $7,4171.4%Sea
Argentina0.01Tonnes: 2,242USD per tonne: $5,5480.3%Sea
New Zealand0.01Tonnes: 667USD per tonne: $17,7680.28%Sea
Australia0.01Tonnes: 465USD per tonne: $18,3190.2%Sea
Canada< 0.01Tonnes: 169USD per tonne: $8,5550.03%Sea
United Kingdom< 0.01Tonnes: 51USD per tonne: $15,5220.02%Sea
Uzbekistan< 0.01Tonnes: 91USD per tonne: $4,3380.01%Sea
Pakistan< 0.01Tonnes: 35USD per tonne: $2,5720%Land
Kyrgyzstan< 0.01Tonnes: 16USD per tonne: $3,9900%Land
Tajikistan< 0.01Tonnes: 12USD per tonne: $5,0840%Land
India< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $12,0000%Land

Trend

Who it buys from

Chile has been its main source since 2010

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

  • Chile 3.1
  • Hong Kong 1
  • United States 0.06
  • Argentina 0.01
  • New Zealand 0.01

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Chile03.1
Hong Kong< 0.011
United States< 0.010.06
Argentina00.01
New Zealand< 0.010.01

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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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