China's scrap copper imports increased by 38.47% in December compared with the same period last year.

According to online inquiry data released by the General Administration of Customs, China's imports of copper scrap (copper scrap) in December were 161619.32 tons, down 1.84 per cent from the previous month and a year-on-year increase of 38.47 per cent.

Among them, Malaysia is the largest source country, importing 25413.25 tons of scrap copper from the country in the same month, down 4.62% from the previous month and 1.59% lower than the same period last year.

The following is a breakdown of scrap copper imports in December 2021 based on the official website of the General Administration of Customs of China:

Note: 1. The total amount of imports (total) also includes some data of origin not listed in the above table.