Domestic and international scholars have researched thoroughly on the measurement and influencing factors for embodied carbon in our country’s foreign trade with many achievements. Researches show that China is a net exporter of carbon emission regardless of taking the foreign trade as a whole or considering the bilateral foreign trade basically. Export trade is an important factor that resulting in the soaring of our country’s carbon emission while factors such as the energy consumption structure should not be overlooked as well. China should take effective measures to reduce the carbon emission in the process of economic growth to shoulder its responsibility in coping with the global climate change. At the same time, it is suggested to broaden the research perspective and adopt new research methods to deepen as well as widen current studies.