General Administration of Customs: China's cumulative imports of copper ores and concentrates down 0.9% YoY, January-June

Published: Jul 14, 2026 11:23

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According to the latest data released by the General Administration of Customs on July 14, China's imports of copper ore and concentrates in June were 2.3348 million mt, with cumulative imports for January-June reaching 14.6092 million mt, down 0.9% YoY; imports of unwrought copper and copper semis in June were 478,300 mt, with cumulative January-June imports at 2.491 million mt, down 5.3% YoY.
　　
On the export side, China's exports of unwrought aluminum and aluminum semis in June were 710,900 mt, with cumulative exports for January-June at 3.3964 million mt, up 16.3% YoY.
　　
Detailed data are as follows (unit: 100 million yuan):

Item	Unit	June		Jan-Jun Cumulative		Jan-Jun 2025 Cumulative		Cumulative YoY Change %
Item	Unit	Volume	Value	Volume	Value	Volume	Value	Volume	Value
Import
Copper Ore and Concentrates	10kt	233.48	583.22	1460.92	3671.25	1473.51	2778.43	-0.90	32.10
Unwrought Copper and Copper Semis	10kt	47.83	457.33	249.10	2299.07	262.93	1842.99	-5.30	24.70
Export
Unwrought Aluminum and Aluminum Semis	10kt	71.09	201.81	339.64	935.41	292.08	728.95	16.30	28.30

Note: "Flash" data are preliminary monthly summary statistics from customs and are subject to the official monthly data after correcting errors in the original statistical raw data.
　　
　　(Wenhua Comprehensive)

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