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SHANGHAI, May. 21st -- The General Administration of Customs released on May. 24th China's copper imports and exports in Apr 2012 . (Unit: mt) | ||||
Apr. | YoY (%) | Jan.– Apr. | YoY (%) | |
Imports: | ||||
Refined Copper | 272,903 | 70.31 | 1,329,881 | 75.86 |
Origins | ||||
Chile | 85,379 | 8.93 | 505,875 | 35.33 |
Japan | 27,295 | 140.45 | 78,320 | 44.08 |
India | 23,903 | 109.74 | 85,176 | 21.4 |
The US | 15,944 | 52,455.64 | 22,222 | 30256.26 |
Belgium | 14,358 | 617.57 | 51,113 | 1179.84 |
The Democratic Republic of Congo | 13,309 | 763.42 | 73,241 | 282.56 |
Zambia | 13,157 | 70.49 | 55,543 | 57.11 |
Australia | 11,979 | 131.97 | 68,740 | 65.59 |
Peru | 10,520 | 424.25 | 47,303 | 165.1 |
Bulgarian | 9,302 | - | 22,792 | 176.22 |
South Korea | 8,401 | 2.4 | 45,401 | 45.89 |
Poland | 7,569 | 37.48 | 36,141 | 53.69 |
Russia | 6,370 | - | 24,693 | 2255.46 |
Kazakhstan | 5,965 | -45.08 | 48,491 | 19.03 |
Finland | 4,580 | 508,831.78 | 31,094 | 3454773 |
Germany | 3,288 | - | 39,687 | 1814.25 |
South Africa | 2,232 | 457.85 | 3,855 | 108.05 |
Mexico | 2,229 | - | 13,957 | 1615.02 |
Sweden | 2,016 | - | 24,176 | - |
Spain | 1,649 | - | 6,349 | - |
Brazil | 1,178 | - | 5,764 | 91.43 |
Norway | 750 | - | 1,209 | - |
Holland | 501 | - | 501 | - |
Laos | 493 | -0.08 | 3,467 | 46.39 |
The Philippines | 324 | -97.51 | 25,931 | 26.68 |
Pakistan | 115 | 361.32 | 166 | 232.21 |
North Korea | 58 | -2.9 | 279 | 32.79 |
Country (Region) Unknown | 23 | - | 1,031 | - |
Malaysia | 7 | -30 | 32 | -5.29 |
Taiwan (China) | 7 | 1,066.67 | 23 | -50.8 |
China | 1 | -83.22 | 1 | -91.89 |
Copper Anode | 46,951 | 38.3 | 123,121 | 22.43 |
Origins | ||||
Zambia | 16,600 | 23.13 | 56,679 | 15.05 |
Chile | 12,231 | 38.12 | 46,817 | -3.05 |
The Democratic Republic of Congo | 7,994 | 61.69 | 31,615 | 45.46 |
Spain | 1,006 | - | 3,010 | - |
Mexico | 616 | - | 616 | -40.4 |
Taiwan (China) | 337 | -34.26 | 1,458 | 12.7 |
Nigeria | 292 | - | 342 | - |
Pakistan | 266 | 159.23 | 4,147 | 50.08 |
Italy | 240 | 137.54 | 2,195 | 265.21 |
the Republic of Kyrgyzstan | 190 | - | 205 | - |
China | 167 | 91.93 | 372 | 170.58 |
The United Arab Emirates | 149 | - | 636 | 375.53 |
Russia | 123 | - | 431 | 108.61 |
Iran | 89 | - | 282 | 114.25 |
Turkey | 85 | - | 171 | - |
Thailand | 47 | - | 350 | - |
Laos | 46 | -22.44 | 77 | -70.45 |
The US | 27 | -56.29 | 106 | -39.94 |
Lithuania | 20 | - | 60 | - |
South Korea | 4 | -44.27 | 312 | 955.55 |
Japan | 3 | -87.27 | 69 | 44.18 |
Finland | 0 | - | 1 | -83.11 |
copper alloy | 4,517 | 36.82 | 16,944 | 59.52 |
Origins | ||||
Turkey | 864 | 246.66 | 1,832 | 270.81 |
Japan | 703 | 39.82 | 2,312 | 44.21 |
South Korea | 679 | -20.27 | 2,988 | 17.13 |
The US | 557 | 15.73 | 2,062 | 34.03 |
Russia | 537 | - | 2,645 | 1866.54 |
Ukraine | 319 | 0.26 | 1,559 | 34.41 |
Tunisia | 273 | - | 502 | - |
Italy | 208 | 349.35 | 352 | 48.28 |
Taiwan (China) | 151 | -65.94 | 767 | -33.59 |
Germany | 123 | -12.76 | 708 | 38.48 |
France | 40 | - | 140 | 16.67 |
Peru | 22 | - | 111 | - |
the Republic of Kyrgyzstan | 21 | - | 47 | - |
Kazakhstan | 8 | - | 17 | -86.17 |
Malaysia | 8 | -33.33 | 39 | 105.26 |
China | 4 | -8.74 | 24 | 21.5 |
Swiss | 1 | -36.08 | 7 | 3.01 |
Scrap Copper | 430,076 | 11.09 | 1,061,779 | 6.42 |
Origins | ||||
The US | 83,210 | 23.47 | 316,546 | 20.29 |
Hong Kong | 63,447 | 219.69 | 238,557 | 326.29 |
Germany | 30,755 | -12.54 | 107,839 | -0.19 |
Australia | 28,354 | -35.21 | 103,339 | -35.5 |
Spain | 26,765 | -56.73 | 102,022 | -55.25 |
Japan | 24,648 | 26.69 | 81,745 | 5.67 |
Holland | 24,268 | 4.79 | 83,899 | 7.18 |
The UK | 16,228 | 14.56 | 71,457 | 35.34 |
France | 8,749 | 17.15 | 48,820 | 105.68 |
Malaysia | 8,194 | -73.08 | 33,306 | -70.65 |
South Korea | 6,563 | 37.73 | 26,443 | 39.27 |
Canada | 5,930 | 17.76 | 28,522 | 33.43 |
Italy | 5,702 | -40.67 | 25,012 | -25.26 |
Mexico | 5,272 | 21.43 | 24,665 | 46.42 |
Belgium | 4,680 | 37.62 | 18,098 | 23.58 |
South Africa | 2,219 | 65.29 | 9,185 | 99.34 |
Thailand | 1,777 | 6.86 | 5,994 | 98.28 |
Colombia | 1,766 | -31.58 | 10,350 | 35.84 |
The United Arab Emirates | 1720 | 56.42 | 4,407.12 | 22.84 |
Macao | 1,528 | 1,387.69 | 4,862 | 539.66 |
The Philippines | 1,245 | -43.63 | 4,392 | -21.31 |
Sweden | 1,211 | 33.24 | 3,659 | 2.88 |
Morocco | 1,049 | 132.17 | 4,390 | 261.02 |
Greece | 1,007 | 21.93 | 5,183 | 46.02 |
The Czech Republic | 969 | -38.77 | 3,594 | -63.72 |
Rumania | 969 | 51.92 | 5,266 | 119.56 |
New Zealand | 926 | 28.17 | 3,627 | 62.67 |
Finland | 735 | 5.91 | 2,972 | 31.39 |
Chile | 696 | -24.03 | 3,382 | -11.41 |
Poland | 667 | 25.75 | 1,466 | -13.12 |
Norway | 635 | 68.02 | 2,695 | 4.26 |
Israel | 617 | -30.15 | 2,696 | 35.89 |
Portugal | 617 | -69.57 | 2,392 | -72.96 |
Saudi Arabia | 484 | -54.87 | 3,781 | -9.43 |
Singapore | 436 | 247.14 | 1,469 | -15.4 |
Turkey | 427 | 26.99 | 1,375 | 67.73 |
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | 413 | 71.54 | 1,884 | 178.35 |
Indonesia | 407 | 62.74 | 711 | -34.02 |
Ecuador | 398 | 30.25 | 1,341 | -19.92 |
Hungary | 376 | 1,581.72 | 2,128 | 358.23 |
Dominican Republic | 339 | -20.34 | 1,364 | 9.7 |
Pakistan | 334 | 371.97 | 698 | 227.21 |
Denmark | 315 | -21.79 | 1,767 | -29.86 |
Tunisia | 306 | 225.23 | 545 | 99.27 |
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | 241 | -18.82 | 583 | -2.37 |
Georgia | 235 | 38.52 | 1,132 | 22.1 |
Taiwan (China) | 224 | -50.21 | 551 | -69.39 |
Honduras | 189 | -27.26 | 745 | 10.71 |
Bulgarian | 179 | -59.69 | 2,155 | 4.1 |
The Oriental Republic of Uruguay | 178 | 253.3 | 394 | 76.15 |
Slovenia | 162 | - | 1,012 | 1057.57 |
Peru | 156 | -56.78 | 1,092 | -1.15 |
Cyprus | 132 | 426.24 | 532 | 21.13 |
Lithuania | 131 | 238.22 | 717 | 166.97 |
Benin | 113 | -36.77 | 722 | -45.91 |
Kenya | 112 | 0.59 | 411 | 77.83 |
Estonia | 108 | -37.33 | 618 | -36.3 |
The Republic of Yemen | 105 | 483.75 | 363 | 160.15 |
Brazil | 94 | - | 292 | 1285.42 |
Republic of Ghana | 89 | 264.14 | 447 | 111.56 |
The Republic of Panama | 85 | -17.46 | 558 | 61.6 |
Lebanon | 84 | -24.89 | 759 | 4.25 |
Costa Rica | 80 | - | 0 | 0 |
Copper Ores and Concentrates | 474903 | 2.15 | 2235158 | 18.84 |
Origins | ||||
Australia | 84637 | 18.02 | 218261 | 51.69 |
Chile | 78819 | 34.55 | 536349 | 28.84 |
Peru | 74012 | 46.91 | 373988 | 38.24 |
Mongolia | 36752 | -9.7 | 190189 | 12.04 |
Mauritania | 33902 | 276.2 | 74036 | 0.32 |
Mexico | 32018 | 22.23 | 186166 | 52.3 |
Canada | 28478 | -24.72 | 120327 | 28.02 |
The Philippines | 22127 | 38.71 | 80130 | 19.03 |
Kazakhstan | 12799 | 48.12 | 41908 | -36.55 |
Laos | 10265 | -66.07 | 60815 | -41.05 |
Iran | 10039 | - | 14462 | 1614.39 |
The US | 9709 | -72.38 | 100466 | -1.02 |
The Democratic Republic of Congo | 7699 | 723.51 | 12805 | 79.46 |
Turkey | 5747 | 9.36 | 37608 | 19.41 |
Spain | 3187 | -47.13 | 17665 | -15.7 |
The Republic of Tajikistan | 2691 | - | 4185 | 391.11 |
Namibia | 2520 | 1.2 | 9777 | 35.57 |
Dominican Republic | 2514 | 13.8 | 19987 | 85.77 |
Portugal | 2439 | - | 12807 | - |
Albania | 2370 | 57.2 | 11211 | 116.55 |
Namibia | 2137 | - | 2137 | - |
Zambia | 2036 | 194.11 | 7040 | 77.46 |
Indonesia | 1761 | -91.42 | 15918 | -78.55 |
North Korea | 1541 | -42.04 | 6754 | -12.99 |
Botswana | 1075 | - | 9662 | - |
Namibia | 945 | -92.11 | 15662 | -4.42 |
Copper Semis | 57159 | -19.2 | 225091 | -16.9 |
Including: | ||||
Copper Bars, Rods and Profiles | 6902 | -5.22 | 23554 | -13.81 |
Copper Wires | 13423 | -38.01 | 59640 | -21.84 |
Copper Plates, Sheets, and Strips | 11337 | -19.25 | 40528 | -21.68 |
Copper Foils | 2307 | -7.18 | 92109 | -11.06 |
Copper Pipes and Tubes (Including Accessories) | 2179 | -15.56 | 8456 | -21.93 |
Copper Stranded Wires, Cables | 1022 | 38.32 | 3836 | 14.61 |
Exports: | ||||
Refined Copper | 27420 | -38.51 | 54708 | -55.71 |
Destination | ||||
South Korea | 19888 | 80.77 | 28003 | -54.27 |
Saudi Arabia | 3624 | - | 7516 | 578.84 |
Taiwan (China) | 1900 | 2.13 | 3818 | -47.38 |
Thailand | 611 | 22.58 | 811 | -37.58 |
Japan | 499 | -96.84 | 1886 | -89.2 |
Copper Anode | 1 | 8.5 | 35 | 637.7 |
Destination | ||||
North Korea | - | -100 | 34 | 5566.67 |
copper alloy | 0 | -86.1 | 7 | -83.1 |
Scrap Copper | 60 | -30.69 | 373 | -27.39 |
Destination | ||||
Japan | 42 | 20.48 | 243 | 42.51 |
South Korea | 11 | -51.21 | 100 | 19.68 |
Copper Ores and Concentrates | 457 | - | 460 | 35175.13 |
Destination | ||||
Rumania | 457 | - | 457 | - |
Copper Semis | 41746 | -8.3 | 158799 | -6 |
Including: | ||||
Copper Bars, Rods and Profiles | 521 | -25.68 | 2222 | -11.33 |
Copper Wires | 1574 | 2.31 | 5509 | 9.52 |
Copper Plates, Sheets, and Strips | 2321 | -11.78 | 8158 | -16.71 |
Copper Foils | 15128 | -2.98 | 62514 | -5.15 |
Copper Pipes and Tubes (Including Accessories) | 22014 | -11.36 | 79336 | -6.12 |
Copper Stranded Wires, Cables | 140 | -15.39 | 420 | -17.15 |
Note: “-” means data is unavailable. | ||||
(Source: China Customs) | ||||
(Edited by SMM) |
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