The invention relates to a data collection handheld machine for an electric energy meter. The data collection handheld machine comprises a shell, a circuit board arranged in the shell, a function keyboard and a display screen, and the function keyboard and the display screen are arranged on the shell. The circuit board comprises a CPU, a memory chip, a clock chip, a bar code decoding chip, a communication chip, a display drive chip and a main power supply. The CPU is connected with the memory chip, the clock chip, the bar code decoding chip, the communication chip, the main power supply, the function keyboard and the display drive chip. The display drive chip is connected with the display screen, the shell is provided with a bar code scanning port connected with the bar code decoding chip, a communication port connected with the communication chip and an RS 458 expansion port. Compared with the prior art, the data collection handheld machine has the advantages of being convenient to operate and carry, and the like.