SHANGHAI,Sep. 22 (SMM)--The General Administration of Customs on Sep. 22 released China's imports and exports of refined zinc and other zinc products for Aug. 2016 (unit:mt):
| Aug. | YoY (%) | Jan.– Aug. | YoY (%) | |
| Imports: | ||||
| refined zinc | 25,305 | -24.97 | 334,014 | 25.75 |
| Origins: | ||||
| Australia | 10,533 | 399.68 | 137,088 | 508.68 |
| Kazakhstan | 4,106 | -62.88 | 66,242 | -34.99 |
| North Korea | 3,038 | - | 14,738 | 22062.58 |
| Russia | 2,014 | - | 6,024 | - |
| Brazil | 1,802 | - | 6,610 | 2106.18 |
| South Korea | 1,757 | -86.32 | 35,186 | -24.28 |
| Japan | 685 | -79.96 | 8,233 | -24.69 |
| Peru | 500 | -82.39 | 17,588 | 121.61 |
| Canada | 484 | 46.01 | 6,152 | -2.72 |
| Iran | 144 | 197.23 | 874 | 84.59 |
| The US | 139 | 98.32 | 1,393 | 207.25 |
| Mexico | 99 | - | 2,992 | 400.05 |
| Germany | 3 | - | 4 | 126600.00 |
| zinc alloy | 9,108 | 8.46 | 65,496 | -5.56 |
| Origins: | ||||
| South Korea | 4,605 | 45.25 | 29,159 | 30.63 |
| Australia | 2,778 | -28.58 | 24,143 | -25.77 |
| Japan | 1,123 | 26.18 | 8,449 | -10.21 |
| Taiwan (China) | 429 | 59.00 | 2,365 | -5.14 |
| Belgium | 92 | 99.78 | 365 | -31.91 |
| Hong Kong | 71 | 3.31 | 658 | -49.49 |
| Mainland China | 11 | 35.47 | 69 | -66.91 |
| Germany | 0 | 4100.00 | 5 | -74.38 |
| Zinc Ores | 92,718 | -68.17 | 1,253,893 | -37.67 |
| Origins: | ||||
| Australia | 31,925 | -67.60 | 417,883 | -46.12 |
| North Korea | 12,623 | 118.04 | 79,445 | 170.64 |
| Mongolia | 12,358 | 124.17 | 75,797 | 19.35 |
| Russia | 12,148 | 123.10 | 56,033 | 39.31 |
| Iran | 6,441 | -23.07 | 31,990 | 77.52 |
| Morocco | 3,427 | -35.54 | 48,350 | 8.63 |
| Myanmar | 3,396 | 69.80 | 23,318 | 9.60 |
| Peru | 3,316 | -95.20 | 270,298 | -55.26 |
| Nigeria | 1,712 | -49.50 | 18,129 | -8.24 |
| Bolivia | 1,618 | -81.66 | 50,682 | -22.77 |
| Albania | 1,462 | - | 2,387 | -16.72 |
| Dominican | 987 | - | 9,938 | - |
| Turkey | 473 | -0.28 | 13,018 | -0.90 |
| Vietnam | 428 | 827.50 | 5,841 | 61.84 |
| Mexico | 348 | -48.12 | 19,772 | 50.78 |
| Kazakhstan | 55 | -99.20 | 24,725 | -37.37 |
| Exports: | ||||
| refined zinc | 1,299 | -78.07 | 14,526 | -83.23 |
| Origins: | ||||
| South Korea | 350 | -41.41 | 551 | -91.70 |
| Bangladesh | 200 | - | 906 | -49.74 |
| Thailand | 186 | -6.79 | 1,243 | -53.48 |
| Kenya | 150 | - | 500 | - |
| The UK | 126 | - | 126 | - |
| Vietnam | 110 | -84.70 | 844 | -83.65 |
| Pakistan | 101 | - | 101 | -25.37 |
| New Zealand | 50 | - | 50 | - |
| India | 26 | - | 3,558 | -76.00 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | - | 341 | 240.18 |
| Note:“-”meansdataisunavailable. | ||||
| (Source:ChinaCustoms) | ||||
| (EditedbySMM) |