SHANGHAI, Mar.21 (SMM) - The General Administration of China Customs released data of China's February 2016 imports and exports of nickel on Mar.21 (Unit: mt)
| Feb. | YoY (%) | Jan.– Feb. | YoY (%) | |
| Imports: | ||||
| Unwrought Nickel (Refined Nickel+Nickel Alloy) | 30,279 | 189.15 | 65,366 | 253.75 |
| Origins: | ||||
| Russia | 16,982 | 150.01 | 43,941 | 355.25 |
| Canada | 2,653 | 104.33 | 6,129 | 88.64 |
| Norway | 2,462 | 3,069.21 | 3,571 | 2,556.10 |
| South Africa | 2,164 | 238.13 | 3,224 | 117.85 |
| Australia | 1,761 | 1,768.25 | 1,769 | 485.49 |
| Japan | 1,531 | 44.61 | 2,989 | 29.52 |
| Taiwan (China) | 610 | 196.12 | 610 | 196.12 |
| Finland | 535 | 17,739.20 | 588 | 3,819.84 |
| Madagascar | 324 | 80.00 | 384 | -40.00 |
| Mainland China | 319 | 178.57 | 806 | 272.18 |
| South Korea | 306 | 27,718.18 | 308 | 14,686.37 |
| Holland | 216 | - | 408 | - |
| The UK | 215 | 3,728.56 | 438 | 62.95 |
| Brazil | 188 | - | 188 | - |
| The US | 10 | - | 11 | - |
| Belgium | 2 | - | 2 | -45.00 |
| Germany | 0 | - | 1 | -0.43 |
| Nickel Ore | 628,751 | -33.85 | 1,670,983 | -20.53 |
| Origins: | ||||
| The Philippines | 525,161 | -41.60 | 1,501,552 | -23.99 |
| New Caledonia | 35,991 | - | 35,991 | - |
| Australia | 28,091 | 13.65 | 45,117 | 7.53 |
| Russia | 10,606 | - | 16,567 | - |
| Brazil | 10,189 | 367.82 | 20,442 | 611.75 |
| Finland | 10,108 | 445.92 | 10,108 | -24.08 |
| Vietnam | 5,907 | 28.98 | 10,917 | -30.41 |
| Republic of Zimbabwe | 2,111 | -43.45 | 8,449 | 12.64 |
| Tanzania | 445 | - | 445 | - |
| Mexico | 143 | 138.93 | 219 | 265.51 |
| Spain | - | - | 21,174 | - |
| Zambia | - | - | 2 | - |
| ferronickel | 59,270 | 93.71 | 120,141 | 45.78 |
| Origins: | ||||
| Indonesia | 33,711 | - | 71,099 | 1,052.26 |
| New Caledonia | 8,051 | 198.63 | 16,479 | -0.12 |
| Colombia | 6,332 | 920.46 | 10,072 | 93.61 |
| Brazil | 5,012 | 116.42 | 8,816 | 95.73 |
| Japan | 3,457 | -44.96 | 7,231 | -49.54 |
| Macedonia | 1,897 | -54.36 | 4,255 | -58.13 |
| The Republic of Guatemala | 510 | - | 510 | - |
| South Korea | 248 | -93.23 | 751 | -80.78 |
| Ukraine | 51 | - | 51 | - |
| Greece | - | - | 878 | - |
| Exports: | ||||
| Unwrought Nickel (Refined Nickel+Nickel Alloy) | 610 | -82.87 | 1,766 | -80.98 |
| Destination: | ||||
| Taiwan (China) | 432 | 866.98 | 1,026 | 41.37 |
| The US | 50 | -82.42 | 117 | -75.66 |
| Turkey | 47 | -1.12 | 47 | -50.36 |
| South Korea | 36 | -67.71 | 92 | -75.00 |
| Thailand | 20 | -49.84 | 27 | -31.52 |
| Pakistan | 13 | - | 13 | -37.15 |
| Vietnam | 12 | 147.54 | 23 | 14.83 |
| Japan | 0 | -99.97 | 4 | -96.26 |
| Indonesia | - | - | 9 | - |
| Hong Kong | - | -100.00 | 255 | -46.36 |
| The United Arab Emirates | - | - | 99 | 37.15 |
| Malaysia | - | - | 54 | -95.50 |
| ferronickel | 325 | 114.10 | 325 | 114.10 |
| Destination | ||||
| South Korea | 325 | - | 325 | - |
| Note: “-” means data is unavailable. | ||||
| (Source: China Customs) | ||||
| (Edited by SMM) |