(The Chinese version shall prevail.)
According to customs statistics, the total value of bilateral trade between China and Central and Eastern European countries (hereinafter referred to as CEECs) reached 619.46 billion yuan from January to July 2025, up 6.9 percent compared to the same period last year. Notably, its exports to CEECs rose 11.9percent to 503.48 billion yuan, while imports from the region fell 10.2percent to 115.98 billion yuan.
Key features of bilateral trade between China and CEECs during this period are shown as below:
(I) China’s exports were dominated by machinery and electronic productsas well aslabor-intensive goods.
From January to July 2025, China’s exports of machinery and electronic products to CEECs increased by 10.9 percent to 341.51 billion yuan, making up 67.8percent of its total exports to the region in the same period (the same below). Notably, exports of electrical equipment surged 35.3percent to 45.45 billion yuan, while those of automated data processing equipment and its parts and components declined 6.6 percent to 28.76 billion yuan. In addition, exports of labor-intensive products grew slightly by 0.9 percent to 78.69 billion yuan, representing 15.6 percent of the total during the same period. Among these, textiles and apparel increased by 3.8 percent to 37.71 billion yuan, and plastic products rose 4 percent to 12.45 billion yuan. Furthermore, exported agricultural products climbed 14.4 percent to 6.15 billion yuan, standing as1.2 percent, and the export of food exports strong growth of 23.6 percent, reaching 3.43 billion yuan.
(II) Major imports include machinery and electronic products, metallic mineral ores, and copper materials.
From January to July 2025, China’s imports of machinery and electronic products from CEECs decreased by 10.3 percent to 80.97 billion yuan, making up 69.8 percent of the gross import value from CEECs in the same period (the same below). Within this category, imported auto parts dropped 14.2 percent to 19.22 billion yuan, and imported automobile fell 10.8 percent to 15.43 billion yuan.Meanwhile, imports of metal ores and ore sandsreached 9.51 billion yuan, a decrease of 4.1 percent, accounting for 8.2 percent, while the imported unwrought copper and copper materials dipped 2 percent to 5.27 billion yuan, taking up 4.5 percent.In addition, the value of imported agricultural products dropped sharply by 42 percent to 1.48 billion yuan, making up1.3 percent of total imports, andthe value of imported foodreached 1.06 billion yuan, a decrease of 22%.
(III) Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary emerged as China’s top three food trade partners.
From January to July 2025, China’s bilateral trade with Poland reached 195.67 billion yuan, a 7 percent increase; trade with the Czech Republic amounted to 91.76 billionyuan, up 0.3 percent; and trade with Hungary expanded significantly by 22.9 percent to 80.34 billion yuan. Together, these three countries accounted for 31.7 percent, 14.8 percent, and 13 percent, respectively, of the nation’s total import-export value with CEECs.
