What is the price of cheese in China?

As of January 2024, cheese in China is US$ 4.48 per kg (31.42 CNY), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much cheese did China export in 2024?

China exported 366 tonnes of cheese in 2024.

What is China's world rank in cheese exports?

China ranks #68 out of 112 cheese exporters.

Is China a net exporter or importer of cheese?

China is a net exporter of cheese.

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Cheese Prices in China

US$ 4.48 / kg

31.42 CNY / kg

MoM ▼ 20.9% YoY ▼ 20.9%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (CNY)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	4.48	31.42	▼ 20.9%	▼ 20.9%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the cheese price in China available is US$ 4.48 per kg (31.42 CNY), down 20.9% year-on-year.

In 2024, China exported 366 tonnes of cheese valued at US$1,639,227, ranking #68 out of 112 cheese exporters and accounting for 0.0% of global exports. Cheese exports increased by 233.7% year-on-year, and China is a net exporter. The latest export unit value is US$4.4806 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - cheese in China

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, China exported $1.6M (365.9 t) of cheese▲ 233.7% YoY. That ranks #68 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$1.6M

Export value

365.9 t

Export volume

#68 / 112

World rank

Global share

$4.48

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top cheese exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Netherlands $4.26B · 17.4%
#2 Germany $3.22B · 13.2%
#3 France $2.89B · 11.8%
#4 Italy $2.51B · 10.3%
#5 Ireland $1.22B · 5%

Annual export data China · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$1.6M	365.9 t	$4.48
2023	$491.2K	86.8 t	$5.66
2022	$259	0 t	$10.79
2021	$195K	48 t	$4.07
2020	$1M	253.8 t	$3.98

HS Code

cheese is traded under Harmonized System code 0406.90. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

China cheese - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 China exported 120 tonnes of cheese. Through 2019 alone, the demand for China cheese (processed category) has decreased, with a change of -36.842 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cheese's exports decreased by -23.57 pc bringing China US$0.90m for the year 2019. China's cheese exports are categorised as:

Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti" (HS code 040640)
Processed cheese, not grated or powdered (HS code 040630)
Cheese (excluding fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese) (HS code 040690)
Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds (HS code 040620)
Fresh cheese "unripened or uncured cheese", incl. whey cheese, and curd (HS code 040610)

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China cheese export values

In 2019, China sold cheese with a value of 0.90m USD, a contraction of -24.87% from 2018's total cheese export of 1.198m USD. The annual change in value of China cheese between 2017 to 2018 was -2.839 per cent.

The annual/yearly change in the volume of China's cheese exports between 2017 and 2019 was -23.57 percent compared to a variation of -36.842% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

China's stake of the world's total cheese's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 45 in world exports of cheese.

Export markets for China cheese ( in '000$ )

China's best performing export markets for cheese are Hong Kong, Thailand, Panama, South Korea and North Korea.

China imported 114,862 tonnes of cheese in 2019.

Cheese Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest cheese prices in other Asia countries:

Iran$1.21/kg Japan$11.74/kg Thailand$7.07/kg Vietnam$7.71/kg Macao$9.14/kg Nepal$12.14/kg Pakistan$2.28/kg South Korea$9.05/kg Kazakhstan$2.22/kg Mongolia$28.23/kg India$4.57/kg Armenia$5.97/kg Lao (Laos)$0.69/kg Azerbaijan$4.80/kg Bhutan$3.51/kg

Other Processed Prices in China

Latest prices for other processed in China:

Black Tea$5.60/kg Coffee$2.63/kg Sugar$0.75/kg Cotton$2.25/kg Whisky$8.61/kg Natural Honey$1.90/kg Copra$10.17/kg Raw Hides & Skins$1.02/kg Fish Oil$8.77/kg Chocolate$3.20/kg Coconut oil$10.17/kg Glycerol$1.34/kg Palm Oil$1.19/kg Sunflower Oil$1.38/kg Whey$2.09/kg

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