# See EU smartphone imports from China by month

**Use case:** 

Monthly imports of smartphones (CN8 code 85171300) from China into Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain: value in euros, weight, units and unit values, from Eurostat Comext. Change the product code, the countries or the months to size any other market. One row per month, reporting country and partner country.

## Input

```json
{
  "productCodes": [
    "85171300"
  ],
  "reporters": [
    "DE",
    "FR",
    "NL",
    "IT",
    "ES"
  ],
  "partners": [
    "CN"
  ],
  "flow": "import",
  "periodFrom": "2025-01",
  "periodTo": "2025-06",
  "maxItems": 30,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  },
  "maxRequestRetries": 3,
  "debugLog": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "period": {
    "label": "Month",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "reporter": {
    "label": "Reporter",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "partner": {
    "label": "Partner",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "productCode": {
    "label": "Product code",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "flow": {
    "label": "Flow",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "valueEur": {
    "label": "Value (EUR)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "quantityKg": {
    "label": "Weight (kg)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "unitValueEurPerKg": {
    "label": "EUR per kg",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "supplementaryQuantity": {
    "label": "Supplementary quantity",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "unitValueEurPerUnit": {
    "label": "EUR per unit",
    "format": "number"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The EU Import Data API Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "See EU smartphone imports from China by month". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/c9VpOcAjzGkmeYE83) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "See EU smartphone imports from China by month" task

The EU Import Data API Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like product codes, reporting countries, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "See EU smartphone imports from China by month" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as month, reporter, partner, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "See EU smartphone imports from China by month" task via API](https://apify.com/sourcing-data-studio/eu-import-data-api.md).

## About this Actor

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