Handel: Importe aus China im ersten Halbjahr stark gestiegen

Germany received significantly more goods from China in the first half of 2026, with imports rising 8.8% to 89.1 billion euros, according to the Federal Statistical Office. This is despite the fact that China only brought in more goods in the first half of 2022, a year marred by a post-pandemic surge in imports reaching nearly 96 billion euros due to what the office describes as artificial effects.

China remains the largest supplier, followed closely by the United States (50.6 billion euros) and the Netherlands (48.9 billion euros). Sebastian Dullien, senior director at the IMK, a trade union-oriented institute for macroeconomic and economic research, noted that China is attempting to become a world leader in various sectors previously dominated by German industry through a broad portfolio of industrial interventions.

This is evidenced by the overcapacity created, which is flooding foreign markets. At the same time, China is purchasing fewer "Made in Germany" goods, with German exports to China falling 12.2% in the first half to 36.4 billion euros, making China the ninth largest buyer of German goods.