This is mainly the result of large imports from China, the Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden announced. Meanwhile, the volume of trade with the USA decreased by 3.9 percent, to 184.7 billion euros. China was Germany’s most important trading partner from 2016 to 2023, but the USA overtook it in 2024, reports dpa.
From January to September, German exports to China fell by around 12 percent, to 61.4 billion euros – more sharply than exports to the US, which fell by 7.8 percent.
However, with exports of 112.7 billion euros, the US remained the main export market for German goods, as it has been since 2015, despite the customs dispute with US President Donald Trump.
China was only in sixth place. Car exports to the US and China fell particularly sharply.
On the other hand, imports from China rose significantly – by 8.5 percent in the first nine months of 2025, while imports from the US rose by just over two percentage points. With imports worth 124.5 billion euros, China is arguably Germany’s most important supplier, far ahead of the Netherlands.
The USA is in third place with almost 72 billion euros of imports. Imports from China have particularly increased this year in the areas of electrical equipment, clothing and machinery.
(Vijesti.ba / FENA)
