SHANGHAI, June.24 (SMM) - The General Administration of China Customs released data of China's May imports and exports of nickel on June.23 (Unit: mt)
| May. | YoY (%) | Jan.– May. | YoY (%) | |
| Imports: | ||||
| Unwrought Nickel (Refined Nickel+Nickel Alloy) | 23,476 | 129.89 | 65,963 | 1.92 |
| Origins: | ||||
| Russia | 16,385 | 153.96 | 39,604 | 6.18 |
| Mainland China | 2,334 | - | 4,429 | - |
| Canada | 2,293 | 62.72 | 9,535 | -0.99 |
| Japan | 1,334 | 151.32 | 4,800 | 22.28 |
| Madagascar | 238 | 1,090.00 | 1,584 | 6,236.00 |
| Australia | 228 | -47.89 | 1,174 | -20.15 |
| South Africa | 200 | - | 3,030 | -21.42 |
| The UK | 198 | -7.93 | 880 | 5.62 |
| Norway | 148 | -32.91 | 432 | -85.58 |
| Taiwan (China) | 100 | -34.37 | 410 | -57.41 |
| Finland | 18 | - | 55 | -97.46 |
| Nickel Ore | 3,247,217 | -19.28 | 10,175,805 | -47.56 |
| Origins: | ||||
| The Philippines | 3,219,633 | -18.15 | 9,887,132 | 14.15 |
| Australia | 14,566 | -57.54 | 89,956 | -17.76 |
| Russia | 5,970 | - | 11,920 | - |
| Vietnam | 4,936 | 47.08 | 38,083 | 94.49 |
| Republic of Zimbabwe | 2,112 | -61.71 | 16,446 | -59.66 |
| ferronickel | 61,551 | 246.87 | 258,636 | 111.11 |
| Origins: | ||||
| Indonesia | 21,020 | - | 55,202 | - |
| Colombia | 10,350 | 244.40 | 28,420 | -3.16 |
| Brazil | 6,687 | 62.02 | 17,712 | -7.41 |
| Japan | 5,766 | 170.83 | 33,883 | 7.21 |
| New Caledonia | 4,442 | -22.48 | 38,274 | 44.65 |
| Macedonia | 4,409 | - | 20,242 | 207.96 |
| South Korea | 4,023 | - | 17,297 | 31,742.96 |
| Myanmar | 2,976 | 12.73 | 36,078 | 304.96 |
| Ukraine | 1,469 | - | 1,469 | - |
| The Republic of Guatemala | 402 | - | 1,264 | - |
| Australia | 6 | - | 991 | - |
| Exports: | ||||
| Unwrought Nickel (Refined Nickel+Nickel Alloy) | 6,251 | -13.87 | 25,646 | -5.47 |
| Destination: | ||||
| South Korea | 1,645 | 1,708.00 | 4,096 | 639.72 |
| Hong Kong | 1,056 | -64.74 | 2,852 | -53.51 |
| Holland | 800 | 233.22 | 3,474 | 184.87 |
| Taiwan (China) | 638 | 194.17 | 1,745 | 15.40 |
| Belgium | 620 | 10.86 | 2,781 | -23.60 |
| India | 475 | -42.96 | 4,629 | 242.07 |
| The US | 319 | -71.81 | 1,261 | -39.67 |
| Italy | 300 | -11.76 | 1,340 | 148.15 |
| The United Arab Emirates | 129 | 12,764.40 | 325 | 32.33 |
| Spain | 120 | - | 600 | - |
| Turkey | 69 | 39.76 | 258 | -6.68 |
| Pakistan | 29 | 173.31 | 67 | 109.48 |
| Vietnam | 23 | - | 90 | 339.83 |
| Japan | 21 | -90.28 | 282 | -62.77 |
| The Philippines | 7 | 16.67 | 25 | 4.17 |
| ferronickel | - | -100.00 | 5,150 | -44.66 |
| Destination: | ||||
| South Korea | - | -100.00 | 4,998 | -28.08 |
| Japan | - | - | 152 | -53.84 |
| Note: “-” means data is unavailable. | ||||
| (Source: China Customs) | ||||
| (Edited by SMM) |
