China Zinc Imports and Exports Data March 2017

Published: Apr 25, 2017 16:31 (GMT+8)
The General Administration of Customs on Apr.25 released China's imports and exports of refined zinc and other zinc products for Mar. 2017.(unit:mt)

SHANGHAI,Apr.25 (SMM)--The General Administration of Customs on Apr.25 released China's imports and exports of refined zinc and other zinc products for Mar. 2017.(unit:mt)

  Mar. YoY (%) Jan.– Mar. YoY (%)
Imports:        
refined zinc 25,637 -66.70 57,986 -67.96
Origins:        
Kazakhstan 9,979 -33.09 14,145 -54.95
Australia 5,281 -85.01 9,864 -87.27
South Korea 5,020 -20.77 16,500 -35.95
India 2,540 -44.63 9,384 -32.32
Mexico 1,097 29.28 1,097 -0.20
Japan 747 -78.66 996 -80.42
Peru 500 -89.19 3,100 -74.56
Canada 316 -71.75 992 -64.27
Iran 72 0.73 214 -51.57
The United Arab Emirates 50 -66.50 150 -72.68
Myanmar 32 - 331 -66.88
Taiwan (China) 3 - 10 1.90
Spain - -100.00 294 -88.31
The US - -100.00 207 -81.26
Brazil - - 700 -
         
zinc alloy 8,364 -1.49 22,533 -11.27
Origins:        
South Korea 4,396 17.80 10,312 18.86
Australia 1,787 -41.85 7,245 -42.12
Japan 1,263 3.91 3,111 1.81
Hong Kong 450 251.49 582 107.59
Taiwan (China) 331 3.93 709 -5.62
Thailand 49 - 74 -
Belgium 42 97.11 425 277.65
Vietnam 25 - 51 -
Mainland China 12 495.45 14 244.95
The US 9 - 9 -
Russia - - 2 -
         
Zinc Ores 287,651 49.70 702,554 9.54
Origins:        
Australia 87,729 284.67 219,492 -9.67
Peru 52,457 -3.23 154,141 -14.49
Eritrea 30,244 - 51,908 -
Russia 27,797 601.96 60,076 273.19
Morocco 11,562 187.07 22,355 32.61
The Republic of Namibia 10,445 - 10,445 -
The US 10,143 - 10,143 -
Finland 9,306 - 9,306 -
Bolivia 6,621 77.30 12,041 -8.52
South Africa 6,209 - 18,552 -
Myanmar 5,023 118.83 17,854 115.57
Mongolia 4,400 -71.64 24,880 36.53
Kazakhstan 4,011 -11.12 12,196 2.41
Nigeria 3,967 82.85 10,840 165.62
Chile 3,707 306.41 14,116 8.38
Iran 3,144 -74.80 13,997 -5.34
Saudi Arabia 2,398 -74.04 2,398 -74.04
Pakistan 2,379 - 7,266 -
Albania 1,873 - 9,766 955.95
Republic of the Congo 1,393 - 3,338 -
Thailand 681 -7.45 681 -58.04
India 530 - 848 182.68
Serbia 472 - 941 -1.35
Vietnam 416 -57.99 1,320 -48.53
Laos 370 - 1,583 -
Mexico 245 -97.61 652 -93.99
Turkey 80 -92.11 1,270 -69.45
North Korea 49 -99.73 2,415 -92.76
Indonesia - -100.00 4,736 -27.02
Ecuador  - - 521 -
Argentina - -100.00 168 68.90
Spain - - 182 -
Dominican - -100.00 2,072 -65.31
Japan - - 55 -
         
Exports:        
refined zinc 2,390 -32.90 4,228 -8.98
Origins:        
Taiwan (China) 1,176 193.91 1,778 77.51
Vietnam 408 169.36 928 197.83
Thailand 252 - 252 1175.03
Djibouti 248 - 248 4864.42
Bangladesh 199 - 301 -
Pakistan 100 - 306 -
Ethiopia 6 - 8 -
The Philippines - -100.00 5 -15.41
Indonesia - - 402 -
Note:“-”meansdataisunavailable.        
(Source:ChinaCustoms)        
(EditedbySMM)        

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