General Administration of Customs: China's Copper Cathode Imports Down 15.27% MoM in April, Breakdown of Sub-item Data

Data from the Online Inquiry Platform for Customs Statistics showed that China's imports of copper cathode reached 300,181.941 mt in April 2025, down 15.27% MoM and 1.73% YoY.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was the largest supplier, with 113,788.254 mt of copper cathode imported from the DRC that month, up 1.12% MoM but down 3.81% YoY.

Russia was the second-largest supplier, with 25,550.879 mt of copper cathode imported from Russia that month, down 64.99% MoM but up 117.21% YoY.

Below is a breakdown of copper cathode imports in April 2025 compiled based on data from the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) website:

Note: 1. This includes copper cathode with an unwrought copper content >99.9935%, unwrought other refined copper cathode, unwrought refined copper wire ingots, unwrought refined copper cathode sections, unwrought refined copper billets, and other unwrought refined copper.

2. The total import volume (Total) also includes data for some origins not listed in the table above.