China imports of IC manufacturing equipment fell 15% last year

Update: August 11, 2023

In Q4, Japanese exports of chip-making equipment to China fell 16% and on the year by value, while US shipments fell 50% and Dutch shipments fell 44%.

Shipments to the rest of the world from Japan and the US grew 26% and 10% respectively.

For 2022, China’s imports of Semiconductor-manufacturing equipment fell 15% to $34.7 billion – the first decline in three years. In January and February 2023, China imports of chip making equipment fell 21% y-o-y