For　a　country　like　China　with　unbalanced　development　pattern　among　provinces,　domestic　circulation　(i.e.,　cross-province　trade)　is　important　for　the　long-term　stability　and　prosperous　development　of　economic　market.　However,　with　the　rapid　advance　of　integration　of　domestic　regional　economy,　while　expanding　the　internal　market　scale　and　deepening　the　provincial　division　of　labor　network　for　promoting　the　economic　growth,　the　carbon　emissions　embedded　within　the　cross-province　traded　products　and　services　cannot　be　underestimated.　Under　the　background　of　climate-trade　dilemma,　it　is　necessary　to　exploring　the　spatiotemporal　variations　and　socioeconomic　determinants　of　provincial　＇invisible＇　carbon　emissions　for　a　better　understanding　of　trade-induced　eco-environmental　effects.　To　that　end,　this　study　developed　an　environmental-economic　system　model　through　integrating　the　environmentally　extended　multiregional　input-output　method　and　weighted　average　structural　decomposition　analysis　technique　to　explore　the　trade-related　emissions　at　the　provincial　level　and　generate　the　mitigation-management　strategies　for　decisionmakers.　Overall,　more　than　half　the　emissions　were　embedded　within　cross-province　goods　and　services　trade　over　the　whole　study　period.　Furthermore,　the　distribution　of　traded　emissions　showed　obvious　spatial　heterogeneity　and　great　unbalance　was　existed　between　provincial　imports　and　exports.　Among　all　provinces,　carbon　surplus　provinces　were　always　more　than　deficit　ones　and　the　trading　patterns　of　approximately　65%　regions　remained　unchanged　during　2007–2017.　Remarkably,　the　emissions　trading　pattern　undergone　transition　from　carbon　deficit　to　carbon　surplus　in　provinces　like　Henan,　Hubei,　Guizhou,　and　so　on.　Conversely,　provinces　like　Jilin,　Shanghai,　and　Xinjiang　showed　opposite　change.　With　the　prevalence　of　online　payment　and　electronic　commerce　in　the　future,　the　central　and　sub-national　government　could　consider　launching　a　pilot　project　for　the　design　and　creation　of　personal　carbon　consumption　account　in　the　carbon　surplus　provinces　such　as　Guangdong,　Henan,　and　Jiangsu.　Meanwhile,　for　the　provinces　with　larger　carbon　exports,　it　is　necessary　to　establish　the　horizontal　high　technical　transfer　channels　and　vertical　compensation　mechanisms　such　as　financial　subsidies　for　improving　the　low-carbon　production　level.　Our　findings　provided　a　holistic　depict　of　national　traded　emissions　at　the　provincial　level,　highlighting　the　importance　of　cross-province　emission　effect　in　exploring　ways　to　promote　the　low-carbon　transition　of　domestic　circulation　and　fulfill　the　high-quality　development　of　‘dual　circulation’　new　pattern　and　successful　achievement　of　‘double　carbon’　solemn　commitment.　©　2022　Elsevier　Ltd