New Zealand Imports from China was US$10.19 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. New Zealand Imports from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.


New Zealand Imports from China Value Year
Electrical, electronic equipment $2.03B 2024
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $1.56B 2024
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $587.25M 2024
Plastics $518.62M 2024
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $487.01M 2024
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $381.29M 2024
Articles of iron or steel $371.70M 2024
Toys, games, sports requisites $332.84M 2024
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $326.79M 2024
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $233.27M 2024
Aluminum $209.49M 2024
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $203.36M 2024
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $199.83M 2024
Commodities not specified according to kind $171.89M 2024
Rubbers $158.27M 2024
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $150.00M 2024
Fertilizers $131.20M 2024
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $130.05M 2024
Organic chemicals $125.34M 2024
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $110.92M 2024
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $110.02M 2024
Glass and glassware $109.84M 2024
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $91.27M 2024
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $90.66M 2024
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $75.47M 2024
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $74.62M 2024
Ceramic products $72.14M 2024
Miscellaneous chemical products $70.86M 2024
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $64.76M 2024
Miscellaneous edible preparations $59.70M 2024
Copper $50.76M 2024
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $49.82M 2024
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $48.00M 2024
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $45.07M 2024
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $42.68M 2024
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $39.55M 2024
Sugars and sugar confectionery $36.88M 2024
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $36.70M 2024
Iron and steel $36.59M 2024
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $34.92M 2024
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $34.05M 2024
Pharmaceutical products $32.84M 2024
Headgear and $32.52M 2024
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $27.31M 2024
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $27.00M 2024
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $26.45M 2024
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $26.40M 2024
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $24.11M 2024
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $22.48M 2024
Manmade filaments $22.37M 2024
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $22.07M 2024
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $20.10M 2024
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $15.50M 2024
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $14.24M 2024
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $13.13M 2024
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $12.52M 2024
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $11.84M 2024
Lac, gums, resins $11.05M 2024
Clocks and watches $10.61M 2024
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $10.61M 2024
Aircraft, spacecraft $10.58M 2024
Manmade staple fibers $10.24M 2024
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $10.03M 2024
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $9.11M 2024
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $7.56M 2024
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $6.96M 2024
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $6.74M 2024
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $6.70M 2024
Photographic or cinematographic goods $6.38M 2024
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $5.01M 2024
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $3.62M 2024
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $3.48M 2024
Knitted or crocheted fabric $3.31M 2024
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $3.24M 2024
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $3.21M 2024
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $3.00M 2024
Cotton $2.92M 2024
Products of animal origin $2.66M 2024
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $1.87M 2024
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $1.78M 2024
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $1.66M 2024
Cereals $1.42M 2024
Zinc $1.37M 2024
Tin $1.15M 2024
Lead $1.06M 2024
Silk $891.76K 2024
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $876.91K 2024
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $805.41K 2024
Cork and articles of cork $669.78K 2024
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $629.92K 2024
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $623.60K 2024
Nickel $389.46K 2024
Ores slag and ash $294.24K 2024
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $215.96K 2024
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $30.21K 2024
Meat and edible meat offal $18.29K 2024
Live animals $3.55K 2024




new zealand Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade 1235.00 1285.00 1374.02 -2634.14 NZD Million [+]
Current Account -2320.00 -7040.00 1971.00 -11800.00 NZD Million [+]
Current Account to GDP -5.70 -6.60 -0.10 -8.90 percent of GDP [+]
Imports 6440.00 6410.00 8513.48 37.85 NZD Million [+]
Exports 7680.00 7700.00 7700.00 19.68 NZD Million [+]
External Debt 412107.00 404125.00 412107.00 67673.00 NZD Million [+]
Terms of Trade 1505.00 1477.00 1531.00 796.00 points [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 3950.00 3153.00 5761.00 -7322.00 NZD Million [+]
Capital Flows 4075.00 -3072.00 12516.00 -7583.00 NZD Million [+]
Tourist Arrivals 267271.00 311808.00 529255.00 40.00 [+]
Tourism Revenues 5605.00 4119.00 5605.00 8.00 NZD Million [+]
Terrorism Index 0.22 1.95 5.50 0.00 Points [+]
Global Dairy Trade Price Index -4.10 -1.00 22.60 -14.00 percent [+]
Weapons Sales 20.00 29.00 75.00 0.00 SIPRI TIV Million [+]