According to customs statistics, the total value of bilateral trade between China and Central and Eastern European countries (hereinafter referred to as CEECs) reached 988.32 billion yuan from January to November 2025, up 6.9 percent compared to the same period last year (the same below). Notably, its exports to CEECs rose 11.6 percent to 802.65 billion yuan, while imports from the region fell 9.5 percent to 185.68 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 products as well as labor-intensive goods.
From January to November 2025, China’s exports of machinery and electronic products to CEECs increased by 11.8 percent to 552.4 billion yuan, making up 68.8 percent of its total exports to the region in the same period (the same below). Notably, exports of electrical equipment surged 40.3 percent to 79.19 billion yuan, while those of automated data processing equipment and its parts and components declined 1.6 percent to 48.92 billion yuan. In addition, exports of labor-intensive products fell by 2.7 percent to 116.48 billion yuan, representing 14.5 percent of the total during the same period. Among these, textiles and apparel declined slightly by 1.7 percent to 55.32 billion yuan, and plastic products rose 5.5 percent to 19.65 billion yuan. Furthermore, exported agricultural products climbed 9.1 percent to 10 billion yuan, standing as 1.2 percent. Meanwhile, food exports climbed 21.2 percent to 5.73 billion yuan, making up 0.7 percent of total exports.
(II) Major imports include machinery and electronic products, metallic mineral ores, and copper materials.
From January to November 2025, China's imports of machinery and electronic products from CEECs decreased by 11.6 percent to 128.37 billion yuan, making up 69.1 percent of the gross import value from CEECs in the same period (the same below). Within this category, imported auto parts dropped 13.2 percent to 31.22 billion yuan, and imported automobile fell 29.2 percent to 21.44 billion yuan. Meanwhile, imports of metal ores and ore sands reached 16.43 billion yuan, an increase of 6.6 percent, accounting for 8.9 percent of the total, while the unwrought copper and copper materials edged up 0.2 percent to 8.41 billion yuan, taking up 4.5 percent of the total. In addition, the value of imported agricultural products dropped sharply by 35 percent to 2.5 billion yuan, making up 1.3 percent of total imports, and the value of imported food reached 1.75 billion yuan, a decrease of 15.2 percent, standing as 0.9 percent of the total imports.
(III) Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary emerged as China's top three trade partners.
From January to November 2025, China's export & import values with Poland reached 317.02 billion yuan, marking an 8.6 percent increase; with the Czech Republic amounted to 147.57 billion yuan, reflecting a 1.4 percent decrease; and with Hungary stood at 134.34 billion yuan, after growing by 27.5 percent. Together, these three countries accounted for 32.1 percent, 14.9 percent, and 13.6 percent, respectively, of the nation's total import-export value with CEECs.
