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China Copper Imports and Exports Data April 2015
May 25, 2015 09:09 The General Administration of Customs released on May.22 China's copper imports and exports in April 2015 . (Unit: mt)
SHANGHAI, May.25 (SMM) -- The General Administration of Customs released on May.22 China's copper imports and exports in April 2015 . (Unit: mt)
| Apr. | YoY (%) | Jan.– Apr. | YoY (%) | |
| imported | ||||
| Refined Copper | 329634 | -3.45 | 1148196 | -14.48 |
| Origins | ||||
| Chile | 129696 | -7.37 | 450878 | 1.94 |
| Japan | 32494 | 76.96 | 96766 | 48.59 |
| India | 25915 | -5.24 | 94145 | -28.45 |
| Australia | 25804 | 1.08 | 87582 | -19.55 |
| Kazakhstan | 12872 | -1.52 | 60073 | 0.08 |
| South Korea | 12126 | 26.77 | 44826 | 27.48 |
| Poland | 10547 | -20.8 | 47277 | -21.72 |
| Brazil | 10450 | 62.98 | 27540 | -36.59 |
| Bulgarian | 9407 | 12.47 | 18847 | -45.95 |
| Peru | 8519 | -18.97 | 34245 | -37.47 |
| Russia | 6973 | 4492.26 | 15025 | 1529.05 |
| The Philippines | 6970 | 13915.58 | 24454 | 3282.27 |
| Congo | 5984 | -63.14 | 22460 | -44.5 |
| Zambia | 5298 | -64.46 | 16525 | -73.09 |
| Belgium | 5097 | -49.3 | 21947 | -60.62 |
| Finland | 2967 | -21.26 | 3223 | -79.23 |
| Norway | 2800 | 131.85 | 8428 | 4.41 |
| Indonesia | 2702 | - | 11605 | 625.42 |
| Mexico | 2485 | 164.99 | 6024 | 262.2 |
| Myanmar | 2151 | 258.47 | 3117 | 94.8 |
| Germany | 2030 | -74.26 | 9019 | -78.65 |
| Spain | 2001 | - | 4526 | 0.2 |
| Sweden | 1490 | - | 2476 | -39.34 |
| Laos | 1396 | -22.3 | 6996 | 43.15 |
| South Africa | 750 | 32.93 | 5667 | 54.67 |
| Holland | 294 | - | 294 | -40.35 |
| North Korea | 190 | -29.14 | 610 | -23.57 |
| Copper Anode | 46234 | -10.81 | 191090 | -14.48 |
| Origins | ||||
| Zambia | 24144 | 18.9 | 80112 | -11.34 |
| Chile | 14192 | -42.07 | 64202 | -29.17 |
| South Africa | 2314 | 2979.19 | 4429 | 530.87 |
| Congo | 1907 | -16.69 | 17950 | 8.9 |
| Canada | 776 | 768426.73 | 1705 | 7812.93 |
| Italy | 756 | 211.33 | 1903 | 52.95 |
| Kazakhstan | 569 | - | 2077 | - |
| Taiwan (China) | 349 | -12.85 | 1384 | -23.89 |
| Thailand | 276 | -32.54 | 1054 | -43.46 |
| South Korea | 164 | 1477.22 | 933 | 94.05 |
| Pakistan | 163 | -57.94 | 4209 | -14.66 |
| Vietnam | 161 | 44.41 | 372 | -25.03 |
| Iran | 124 | - | 712 | 340.63 |
| The United Arab Emirates | 96 | -91.48 | 663 | -86.97 |
| copper alloy | 3191 | -25.14 | 11209 | -34.03 |
| Origins | ||||
| South Korea | 928 | 97.51 | 2687 | 11.95 |
| Japan | 451 | -27.09 | 1754 | -22.52 |
| The US | 366 | 1.23 | 837 | -30.91 |
| Turkey | 164 | -14.64 | 458 | -39.6 |
| Belgium | 154 | - | 154 | 92.01 |
| Russia | 147 | -82.33 | 843 | -58.58 |
| Lebanon | 122 | 658.15 | 634 | 337.85 |
| Estonia | 109 | -69.71 | 459 | -72.43 |
| Ukraine | 106 | -79.57 | 965 | -63.19 |
| Italy | 97 | 239.53 | 157 | 37.39 |
| Spain | 81 | - | 242 | 20067.17 |
| Germany | 81 | -19.34 | 371 | -34.68 |
| Taiwan (China) | 71 | -56.15 | 408 | -51.7 |
| Latvia | 70 | 216.92 | 343 | 50.34 |
| Lithuania | 62 | 210.07 | 62 | 210.07 |
| Tunisia | 54 | - | 94 | - |
| Brazil | 49 | 91.63 | 73 | -3.16 |
| France | 40 | 100 | 140 | 74.35 |
| Scrap Copper | 309443 | -3.19 | 1090642 | -8.56 |
| Origins | ||||
| The US | 58590 | -11.06 | 196462 | -23.32 |
| Hong Kong | 46650 | 20.27 | 177685 | 31.64 |
| Japan | 29077 | 73.34 | 66700 | 5.03 |
| Australia | 28718 | -6.73 | 98451 | -23.69 |
| Malaysia | 22404 | -18.24 | 78341 | -34.14 |
| Holland | 17044 | -11.4 | 72642 | -1.93 |
| The UK | 16838 | -13.14 | 58003 | -12.17 |
| Germany | 16751 | -15.56 | 67510 | -5.77 |
| The Philippines | 9113 | 163.7 | 26389 | 282.71 |
| South Korea | 7858 | 36.92 | 16555 | -23.07 |
| Italy | 6554 | -23.55 | 21483 | -4.31 |
| Spain | 5748 | -27.72 | 19251 | -20.91 |
| France | 5413 | -23.44 | 30441 | 35.69 |
| Canada | 5036 | 12.34 | 15596 | -21.9 |
| Mexico | 4344 | -9.23 | 17018 | -3.1 |
| Belgium | 3833 | -30.92 | 13869 | -19.41 |
| Colombia | 2536 | 7.51 | 9316 | 18.57 |
| South Africa | 2337 | -10.66 | 8159 | -18.76 |
| The United Arab Emirates | 1560 | -40.64 | 7130 | -12.18 |
| Finland | 1127 | 55.09 | 3262 | 16.2 |
| Taiwan (China) | 1040 | -7.91 | 2081 | 11.38 |
| Chile | 1008 | -21.17 | 4837 | 12.9 |
| Poland | 960 | 64.76 | 2273 | 21.28 |
| Saudi Arabia | 933 | -36.81 | 7199 | 35.33 |
| Portugal | 932 | 2.95 | 3652 | 4.7 |
| New Zealand | 722 | -4.01 | 2566 | -11.7 |
| copper concentrate | 1039346 | 4.32 | 4047484 | 9.37 |
| Origins: | ||||
| Chile | 262479 | 7.04 | 1089091 | 3.23 |
| Peru | 240886 | 13.56 | 728757 | 10.35 |
| Mongolia | 106426 | 42.89 | 391542 | 180.63 |
| Australia | 60202 | -0.57 | 241549 | -27.22 |
| Iran | 41761 | 2963.59 | 96854 | 3255.62 |
| The US | 40179 | -33.15 | 279321 | 50.66 |
| Laos | 29826 | 191.86 | 79151 | -22.92 |
| Oman | 29373 | - | 62309 | 553.34 |
| Mexico | 25656 | -69.6 | 207349 | -29.95 |
| Turkey | 25305 | 49.21 | 61073 | -6.09 |
| Mauritania | 23072 | 642.51 | 67860 | 126.63 |
| Eritrea | 21513 | 99.75 | 85532 | 14.1 |
| Kazakhstan | 15322 | -65.53 | 79486 | -42.36 |
| The Philippines | 11760 | -2.03 | 45062 | 3.26 |
| Taiwan (China) | 10257 | - | 33829 | 290.27 |
| Indonesia | 10091 | 3101.5 | 40753 | 6.16 |
| Bolivia | 9914 | 13669.77 | 26709 | 8210.37 |
| Brazil | 9880 | -5.63 | 32207 | -52 |
| Myanmar | 9844 | 602.88 | 12145 | -37.45 |
| Armenia | 9655 | 152.27 | 39839 | 315.45 |
| Canada | 9176 | -88.07 | 130992 | -23.98 |
| Portugal | 8976 | - | 35671 | 267.33 |
| Congo | 7178 | - | 18544 | 84.03 |
| Morocco | 6271 | 2436.59 | 12260 | 443.95 |
| Dominican Republic | 3984 | -0.81 | 16179 | 8.36 |
| Botswana | 3218 | 277.8 | 18443 | 126.57 |
| North Korea | 2560 | 51.32 | 8448 | 70.05 |
| Albania | 1220 | -58.75 | 6192 | -36.21 |
| Copper Semis | 49375 | -3.8 | 182520 | -8.3 |
| Including | ||||
| Copper Bars, Rods and Profiles | 5921 | 3.71 | 21327 | -10.97 |
| Copper Wires | 12358 | 12.87 | 48510 | 4.19 |
| Copper Plates, Sheets, and Strips | 11153 | -6.62 | 38973 | -7.41 |
| Copper Foils | 17951 | -14.31 | 67092 | -15.4 |
| Copper Pipes and Tubes (Including Accessories) | 1734 | 13.83 | 5663 | -8.78 |
| Copper Stranded Wires, Cables | 1074 | 2.72 | 3979 | 5.37 |
| Exports: | ||||
| Refined Copper | 23534 | 9.47 | 81311 | 5.52 |
| Destination | ||||
| Taiwan (China) | 10463 | 82.15 | 23316 | -15.32 |
| South Korea | 2197 | -71.05 | 6863 | -67.36 |
| Vietnam | 2195 | -24.81 | 12503 | 48.89 |
| Thailand | 2087 | 162.21 | 5875 | 75.48 |
| Singapore | 1399 | - | 5346 | 1249.12 |
| Hong Kong | 1326 | 786.12 | 2548 | 1602.61 |
| Japan | 1302 | 555.67 | 2602 | -8.35 |
| Malaysia | 994 | -23.21 | 16759 | 322.91 |
| Bangladesh | 601 | 203.75 | 1798 | 130.78 |
| Indonesia | 401 | -69.1 | 1401 | -72.17 |
| The Philippines | 270 | 172.13 | 540 | 443.23 |
| Spain | 200 | - | 602 | - |
| The United Arab Emirates | 99 | - | 99 | - |
| Copper Anode | 1 | 155.87 | 4556 | 9357.09 |
| Destination | ||||
| South Korea | - | - | 4056 | - |
| India | - | - | 500 | - |
| copper alloy | 78 | 970.11 | 108 | 762.42 |
| Destination: | ||||
| The United Arab Emirates | 70 | - | 91 | - |
| Thailand | 4 | -28.43 | 10 | 59.2 |
| Taiwan (China) | 2 | - | 2 | 4180 |
| Germany | 1 | 247.14 | 1 | 253.74 |
| Singapore | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Australia | - | - | 3 | - |
| Scrap Copper | 17 | -85.19 | 49 | -85.58 |
| Destination | ||||
| Hong Kong | 11 | 414.61 | 16 | 53.66 |
| Japan | 4 | -93.99 | 16 | -91.42 |
| South Korea | 2 | -19.83 | 17 | -80.84 |
| copper concentrate | 26 | -0.38 | 10344 | 19586.71 |
| Destination | ||||
| Italy | 26 | - | 52 | - |
| The Philippines | - | - | 10292 | - |
| Copper Semis | 44751 | -10.5 | 163374 | -1.7 |
| Including | ||||
| Copper Bars, Rods and Profiles | 866 | 5.34 | 3158 | 33 |
| Copper Wires | 3371 | 19.41 | 11796 | 29.3 |
| Copper Plates, Sheets, and Strips | 2658 | -12.51 | 10040 | 4.11 |
| Copper Foils | 11907 | -27.78 | 46549 | -18.24 |
| Copper Pipes and Tubes (Including Accessories) | 25597 | -3.42 | 90527 | 4.19 |
| Copper Stranded Wires, Cables | 210 | -9.5 | 1222 | 68.98 |
| Note: “-” means data is unavailable. | ||||
| (Source: China Customs) | ||||
| (Edited by SMM) | ||||
China copper imports and exports
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