Many products from China enter the Romanian market. If we look at the trade balance, we will see a deficit of 5.46 billion euros in 2023. Last year, goods worth 6.26 billion euros arrived in Romania, compared to what we sent there, that is, products worth 801.4 million euros, according to data sent to HotNews.ro by the National Institute of Statistics.

Which Chinese products arrived in Romania in 2023

Imports from China decreased by 15% last year, and if we look at the main products that arrived in Romania, we can see:

Electrical equipment, audio and video recorders and accessories: almost 2 billion euros

Boilers, machines, devices and mechanical devices: EUR 1.24 billion

Cars (vehicles): 278 million euros

Optical, photographic and cinematographic instruments and devices, medical and surgical instruments: EUR 276.5 million

Plastic materials and plastic products: 237.7 million euros

Furniture: 224.9 million euros

Cast iron, cast iron and steel products: 220 million euros

Clothing: 177 million euros

Toys: 121.7 million euros

Rubber and rubber products: EUR 103 million

Shoes: almost 100 million euros

Aluminum and its products: 85.8 million euros

Tools, shields, cutlery: 75 million euros

Paper and cardboard: EUR 50.6 million

Silk: 36 million euros

Tobacco and tobacco substitutes: 23 million euros

Hats and other headgear: 6.7 million euros

What products do Romanian companies send to the Chinese market?

If we look at the exports made by Romanian companies to the Chinese market, the value decreased by 26% last year, reaching 801.4 million euros.

The main products we ship there are:

Boilers, machines, devices and mechanical devices: 178.7 million euros

Wood, charcoal and wood products: EUR 163.6 million

Electrical equipment, audio and video tape recorders and their accessories: EUR 155.6 million

Mineral fuel and mineral oils: EUR 61.4 million

Cast iron, cast iron and steel products: EUR 36.1 million

Optical, photographic and cinematographic, measuring instruments and devices, medical and surgical instruments: EUR 56.1 million

Cast iron, cast iron and steel products: EUR 36.1 million

Plastic materials and plastic products: 21.8 million euros

Ores, slag and ash: 21.6 million euros

Cars (vehicles): EUR 15.6 million

Rubber and rubber products: EUR 15 million

Fats and oils of animal or vegetable origin: 6.1 million euros

The presented data are preliminary.

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