China's robot exports post notable growth in H1
China's robot exports have registered notable growth in the first half of this year, with industrial robot exports up 18.6 percent and surgical robot exports up 3.3 times year on year, Wang Jun, deputy head of the General Administration of Customs, said at a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday.
In recent years, China's robot industry has achieved leapfrog development as its exports have continuously expanded and products have been widely adopted in production and daily life around the world, Wang said.
The categories of exported robots mainly include industrial robots, surgical robots, cleaning robots and intelligent bionic robots, he said.
"We can view the robot exports in the first half of this year from three perspectives. First, China's industrial robots have undergone rapid iterations, and their competitiveness continues to improve, facilitating the intelligent transformation of the global manufacturing industry. In 2025, the export volume of industrial robots exceeded the import volume for the first time, and China became a net exporter of industrial robots. In the first half of the year, the export volume reached 6.29 billion yuan (around 927.69 million U.S. dollars), up 18.6 percent, with the robots sold to 141 countries and regions worldwide," Wang said.
"Second, China's surgical robots have gained more recognition from the international market, and China-made intelligent medical equipment is benefiting more and more patients. In the first half of the year, China exported surgical robots worth 480 million yuan, an increase of 3.3 times. The number of export markets has increased from 23 to 49," he said.
"Third, China's cleaning robots have entered many households and humanoid robots, robot dogs, bionic fish and birds and other smart bionic robots are getting into the international market at a faster pace. In the first half of the year, the total export of these two kinds of products reached 18.09 billion yuan," Wang said.
Next, China's customs authorities will closely monitor the development demands of the robot industry, continuously optimize regulatory services and enhance trade facilitation to steadily increase the intelligence content of China's foreign trade and inject Chinese impetus into the global intelligent economy, according to Wang.
中国海关总署副署长王军周二在北京举行的新闻发布会上表示，今年上半年中国机器人出口取得显著增长，其中工业机器人出口同比增长18.6%，手术机器人出口同比增长3.3倍。王军指出，近年来，随着出口规模不断扩大，产品在全球生产和日常生活中得到广泛应用，中国机器人产业实现了跨越式发展。
他表示，出口机器人主要包括工业机器人、手术机器人、清洁机器人和智能仿生机器人等。
王军表示：“我们可以从三个方面来看今年上半年的机器人出口情况。首先，中国工业机器人经历了快速迭代，竞争力不断提升，推动了全球制造业的智能化转型。到2025年，工业机器人出口量将首次超过进口量，中国成为工业机器人净出口国。今年上半年，出口额达到62.9亿元人民币（约合9.2769亿美元），同比增长18.6%，产品销往全球141个国家和地区。”他补充道：
“其次，中国手术机器人获得了国际市场的更多认可，国产智能医疗设备惠及了越来越多的患者。今年上半年，中国手术机器人出口额达到4.8亿元人民币，同比增长3.3倍，出口市场数量也从23个增加到49个。”
王军表示：“第三，中国的清洁机器人已经进入许多家庭，人形机器人、机器狗、仿生鱼鸟等智能仿生机器人也正加速走向国际市场。今年上半年，这两类产品的出口总额达到180.9亿元人民币。” 他还表示，
接下来，中国海关将密切关注机器人产业的发展需求，不断优化监管服务，提升贸易便利化水平，稳步提高中国对外贸易的智能化程度，为全球智能经济注入中国动力。