SHANGHAI, May.23 (SMM) - The General Administration of China Customs released data of China's April 2016 imports and exports of nickel on May.23 (Unit: mt)
| Apr. | YoY (%) | Jan.– Apr. | YoY (%) | |
| Imports: | ||||
| Unwrought Nickel (Refined Nickel+Nickel Alloy) | 49,012 | 168.80 | 157,599 | 270.94 |
| Origins: | ||||
| Russia | 38,925 | 273.89 | 112,697 | 385.38 |
| Canada | 3,338 | 19.39 | 12,419 | 71.48 |
| Norway | 1,855 | 1,494.31 | 8,263 | 2,811.39 |
| Australia | 1,555 | 156.05 | 4,608 | 387.12 |
| Japan | 778 | 32.70 | 5,497 | 58.61 |
| South Africa | 700 | -48.12 | 5,875 | 107.62 |
| Madagascar | 661 | 43.07 | 1,705 | 26.67 |
| Taiwan (China) | 337 | - | 1,565 | 404.58 |
| Malaysia | 288 | - | 288 | - |
| The UK | 234 | 80.87 | 1,011 | 48.06 |
| Finland | 146 | 810.96 | 1,203 | 3,152.29 |
| Mainland China | 102 | -94.21 | 1,165 | -44.42 |
| Brazil | 60 | - | 428 | - |
| The US | 25 | 694.86 | 39 | 1,132.96 |
| Belgium | 7 | - | 9 | -48.48 |
| South Korea | 1 | -61.83 | 409 | 7,861.38 |
| Germany | 1 | -25.00 | 2 | -30.57 |
| North Korea | - | - | 7 | - |
| Holland | - | - | 408 | - |
| Nickel Ore | 1,368,611 | -56.60 | 4,532,661 | -35.47 |
| Origins: | ||||
| The Philippines | 1,260,583 | -57.74 | 4,164,245 | -37.48 |
| New Caledonia | 43,064 | - | 79,055 | - |
| Australia | 30,537 | 56.41 | 91,162 | 20.33 |
| Russia | 10,652 | 80.16 | 37,837 | 539.96 |
| Brazil | 10,321 | -32.96 | 30,763 | 56.71 |
| Vietnam | 9,181 | -21.33 | 25,586 | -24.18 |
| Republic of Zimbabwe | 4,145 | 34.31 | 16,620 | 15.95 |
| Malaysia | 128 | -1.13 | 128 | -1.13 |
| Myanmar | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Mexico | - | - | 219 | 265.51 |
| Indonesia | - | -100.00 | 33,047 | -67.41 |
| Zambia | - | - | 2 | - |
| The US | - | -100.00 | 9,950 | -59.91 |
| Spain | - | -100.00 | 21,174 | -40.50 |
| Tanzania | - | - | 445 | - |
| South Africa | - | - | 12,318 | 49,271,112.00 |
| Finland | - | -100.00 | 10,108 | -42.94 |
| ferronickel | 107,161 | 42.58 | 294,695 | 50.06 |
| Origins: | ||||
| Indonesia | 83,868 | 210.96 | 196,373 | 486.38 |
| New Caledonia | 8,651 | 32.83 | 33,420 | -1.22 |
| Brazil | 6,554 | 40.30 | 19,551 | 77.32 |
| Colombia | 5,041 | -12.60 | 25,016 | 38.45 |
| The Republic of Guatemala | 1,798 | 108.67 | 2,939 | 241.03 |
| Macedonia | 898 | -57.98 | 5,153 | -67.45 |
| Japan | 351 | -95.55 | 9,187 | -67.32 |
| Ukraine | - | - | 51 | - |
| Greece | - | - | 878 | - |
| South Korea | - | -100.00 | 2,126 | -83.99 |
| Exports: | ||||
| Unwrought Nickel (Refined Nickel+Nickel Alloy) | 310 | -95.38 | 2,809 | -85.28 |
| Destination: | ||||
| Taiwan (China) | 174 | -20.95 | 1,701 | 53.63 |
| Iran | 40 | - | 59 | - |
| South Korea | 36 | -98.27 | 236 | -90.39 |
| Vietnam | 23 | 29.17 | 66 | -1.10 |
| The US | 20 | -75.78 | 158 | -83.19 |
| Pakistan | 11 | - | 66 | 142.59 |
| Thailand | 7 | 9.03 | 35 | -48.02 |
| Japan | - | -100.00 | 24 | -90.79 |
| Indonesia | - | - | 9 | - |
| Hong Kong | - | -100.00 | 255 | -85.80 |
| Malaysia | - | -100.00 | 54 | -96.29 |
| Turkey | - | - | 47 | -75.11 |
| The United Arab Emirates | - | -100.00 | 99 | -49.31 |
| ferronickel | 698 | -86.02 | 1024 | -80.12 |
| Destination | ||||
| South Korea | 698 | -86.02 | 1024 | -79.52 |
| Note: “-” means data is unavailable. | ||||
| (Source: China Customs) | ||||
| (Edited by SMM) |