General Administration of Customs: China's Copper Ore and Concentrates Imports Up 0.03% YoY in June, A Breakdown of Import and Export Data

Published: Jul 20, 2026 19:15

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Data released by the online query platform of Customs statistics show that China's imports of copper ores and concentrates in June 2026 were 2,334,780.8 mt, down 1.10% MoM and up 0.03% YoY.

China imported 638,168.31 mt of copper ores and concentrates from Peru in June, down 7.77% MoM and up 22.05% YoY.

China imported 516,799.6 mt of copper ores and concentrates from Chile in June, down 27.35% MoM and down 23.29% YoY.

On the export side, China's exports of copper ores and concentrates in June 2026 were 1.31 mt, down 99.95% MoM and down 96.64% YoY.

China exported 0.53 mt of copper ores and concentrates to the UK in June, up 2.51% MoM and up 6,692.86% YoY.

China exported 0.33 mt of copper ores and concentrates to the Netherlands in June, down 34.01% MoM and up 5,333.33% YoY.

Below is a breakdown of import data compiled from the General Administration of Customs website:

Origin	June 2026 (mt)	MoM	YoY
Peru	638,168.31	-7.77%	22.05%
Chile	516,799.6	-27.35%	-23.29%
Mongolia	214,247.26	14.65%	12.79%
Kazakhstan	134,966.44	25.17%	-7.67%
Russia	133,669.85	6.80%	80.40%
Mexico	126,596	131.63%	-7.04%
Serbia	110,087.4	57.58%	73.45%
Canada	86,167.72	357.47%	21.12%
Spain	80,622.28	111.41%	-
Australia	54,917.75	93.22%	77.46%
Botswana	33,531.13	22.70%	1.80%
Armenia	25,680.84	52.70%	87.25%
Brazil	23,773.24	4.67%	-25.96%
Ecuador	22,942.5	-65.25%	-50.63%
Laos	16,739.07	-35.65%	66.13%
DRC	15,812.81	-44.53%	-72.99%
Philippines	11,621.78	-54.66%	6.93%
Eritrea	11,076.46	10.98%	-64.59%
Saudi Arabia	10,872.98	-77.22%	-53.38%
Morocco	10,519.99	185.28%	149.03%
Turkey	9,739.34	1,103.76%	-2.20%
Azerbaijan	8,445.38	177.55%	684.86%
Albania	8,320.77	54.88%	240.21%
Zambia	7,319.35	17.88%	14.27%
Namibia	5,356.69	30.11%	2,930.23%
Dominican Republic	4,546.34	81.65%	-1.36%
Mauritania	3,790.08	0%	-60.72%
Pakistan	2,047.51	-56.62%	251.56%
Angola	1,290.5	886.54%	-
Oman	962.41	-62.08%	-57.65%
Iran	847.1	-	87.37%
Mozambique	722.49	49.50%	222.54%
Congo Republic	545.48	7.83%	-15.99%
Tanzania	317.48	7.69%	-21.03%
Colombia	313.04	-91.41%	-
Madagascar	265.74	-50.33%	385.55%
UAE	253.36	-77.69%	-90.24%
Thailand	251	84.02%	-
Bolivia	230.36	-31.89%	242.19%
Nigeria	195.22	-11.67%	21.79%
Niger	112.32	-	-
Myanmar	43.63	-93.98%	-98.24%
Afghanistan	28	-	-
Vietnam	23.66	-62.93%	-
Netherlands	0.07	27.45%	32.65%
Malaysia	0.04	600.00%	-100.00%
Total	2,334,780.8	-1.10%	0.03%

Source: General Administration of Customs

Below is a breakdown of export data compiled from the General Administration of Customs website:

Destination	June 2026 (mt)	MoM	YoY
UK	0.53	2.51%	6,692.86%
Netherlands	0.33	-34.01%	5,333.33%
Mongolia	0.24	-99.94%	-
Belgium	0.1	100.00%	900.00%
Australia	0.06	52.50%	-
Kazakhstan	0.02	-73.63%	-
Azerbaijan	0.01	-	-
Total	1.31	-99.95%	-96.64%

Source: General Administration of Customs
　　
　　(Wenhua Comprehensive) 　　

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