SHANGHAI, May 23 (SMM) -- The General Administration of Customs released on May 23 China's copper imports and exports in Apr. 2017. (Unit: mt)
| Apr. | YoY (%) | Jan.– Apr. | YoY (%) | |
| Imports: | ||||
| Refined Copper | 202645 | -40.69 | 1007108 | -30.65 |
| Origins | ||||
| Chile | 67329 | -54.86 | 377825 | -28.04 |
| India | 22691 | 14.01 | 100685 | 13.22 |
| Kazakhstan | 16399 | -14.69 | 62759 | -20 |
| Japan | 14095 | -36.56 | 60155 | -39.46 |
| Peru | 14036 | 57.41 | 52570 | -7.22 |
| Bulgarian | 8990 | 76.62 | 29700 | 29.52 |
| Australia | 7447 | -44.79 | 44548 | -51.22 |
| Poland | 7184 | 34.14 | 23199 | -56.59 |
| Mexico | 6742 | 98.68 | 25146 | 31.52 |
| Congo | 4581 | -65.49 | 33664 | -58.14 |
| Russia | 4329 | -57.01 | 9702 | -81.61 |
| South Korea | 3986 | -43.71 | 20433 | -56.59 |
| The Philippines | 3193 | -5.56 | 9425 | 45.2 |
| Mainland China | 3141 | 64.04 | 44277 | 1358.56 |
| Sweden | 2300 | -44.58 | 13918 | 216.3 |
| Uzbekistan | 2279 | 41.33 | 3205 | -15.78 |
| Belgium | 2126 | -70.17 | 16601 | -51.13 |
| Brazil | 2009 | -88.45 | 17312 | -60.61 |
| Myanmar | 2000 | 100.04 | 6500 | -13.33 |
| Laos | 1751 | 2.63 | 6703 | -12.2 |
| Mongolia | 1361 | 126.85 | 3603 | 63.62 |
| South Africa | 1165 | -59.67 | 5294 | -43.48 |
| Iran | 1007 | -74.73 | 8859 | 61.51 |
| Zambia | 748 | -87.95 | 8585 | -73.22 |
| Spain | 724 | 267.21 | 2701 | -77.86 |
| The United Arab Emirates | 402 | -83.87 | 936 | -83.01 |
| Norway | 367 | -22.83 | 1164 | -68.08 |
| Cameroon | 108 | -3.64 | 296 | 5.94 |
| Pakistan | 80 | - | 164 | - |
| The US | 40 | -1.22 | 131 | -80.51 |
| Congo | 22 | -89.58 | 170 | -88.25 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 233.33 | 28 | 9.23 |
| Taiwan (China) | 4 | 525.98 | 11 | 1574.96 |
| Copper Anode | 51773 | -10.1 | 245547 | -1.08 |
| Origins | ||||
| Zambia | 29604 | -13.17 | 112925 | -8.1 |
| Chile | 11321 | -9.2 | 96391 | 20.53 |
| Belgium | 2010 | 178.44 | 2010 | -41.6 |
| Congo | 1992 | -63.4 | 7410 | -64.38 |
| Tanzania | 1496 | 41.84 | 2561 | 142.88 |
| Mexico | 1471 | 623.29 | 3475 | 1521.73 |
| The Republic of Namibia | 601 | - | 2405 | 100.8 |
| Uzbekistan | 558 | - | 558 | - |
| Taiwan (China) | 378 | 0.53 | 1508 | 9.4 |
| Oman | 377 | - | 377 | - |
| South Korea | 365 | 23.59 | 1176 | 3.24 |
| Pakistan | 326 | 17.82 | 6816 | 86.49 |
| Iran | 306 | - | 861 | 123.78 |
| Italy | 251 | -48.21 | 251 | -83.11 |
| Thailand | 228 | 17.13 | 761 | -6.99 |
| The United Arab Emirates | 119 | - | 316 | 168.4 |
| Georgia | 96 | - | 120 | 403.99 |
| South Africa | 75 | -93.36 | 2105 | -63.91 |
| Indonesia | 72 | - | 214 | - |
| Congo | 48 | 102.8 | 98 | 0.2 |
| The Gabonese Republic | 46 | 89.77 | 90 | -5.31 |
| The US | 28 | 191.25 | 66 | 3.26 |
| Japan | 6 | 150 | 14 | 328.67 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | - | 91 | - |
| Canada | - | -100 | 2931 | 398.96 |
| Iraq | - | - | 19 | - |
| copper alloy | 3913 | 8.56 | 18816 | 50.39 |
| Origins | ||||
| South Korea | 653 | 24.07 | 3456 | 73.65 |
| Japan | 437 | 20.19 | 2168 | 37.72 |
| Lithuania | 417 | 272.21 | 1878 | 360.36 |
| Russia | 379 | -5.21 | 2103 | 120.43 |
| Taiwan (China) | 309 | 21.88 | 889 | 36.66 |
| Ukraine | 195 | 84.75 | 820 | 24.23 |
| Pakistan | 191 | - | 641 | - |
| Turkey | 174 | -19.95 | 1099 | -11.55 |
| Latvia | 151 | 178.22 | 387 | 16.72 |
| Spain | 142 | 129.58 | 348 | 30.2 |
| The US | 122 | 28.25 | 330 | -12.62 |
| Estonia | 118 | -38.63 | 624 | 34.26 |
| Lebanon | 91 | -58.17 | 548 | -17.92 |
| The United Arab Emirates | 87 | -25.19 | 366 | 129.35 |
| Italy | 79 | 1265.64 | 208 | 135.41 |
| Yemen | 63 | -73.17 | 333 | -47.84 |
| France | 52 | 36.41 | 202 | 46.35 |
| Cameroon | 45 | -13.49 | 71 | -10.32 |
| India | 44 | - | 213 | - |
| Germany | 41 | 5035.4 | 151 | 27.06 |
| Azerbaijan | 24 | - | 24 | - |
| Congo | 23 | - | 23 | 8.64 |
| The UK | 20 | 5989.29 | 84 | -5.67 |
| New Zealand | 20 | - | 76 | 194.86 |
| Colombia | 19 | - | 19 | - |
| Malaysia | 7 | -35 | 32 | -1.56 |
| Rumania | 5 | - | 14 | 545.16 |
| Austria | 5 | 66.67 | 8 | 33.33 |
| The Republic of Belarus | 0 | - | 239 | - |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 1233.33 | 11 | 777.82 |
| Holland | 0 | -99.36 | 7 | -92.79 |
| Scrap Copper | 291037 | 7.11 | 1197955 | 18.17 |
| Origins | ||||
| Hong Kong | 52856 | 0.73 | 218185 | 8.9 |
| The US | 36753 | -24.52 | 158217 | -8.41 |
| Australia | 29570 | -24.37 | 164060 | 23.66 |
| Holland | 19927 | 26.36 | 76984 | 21.01 |
| Japan | 17506 | -19.14 | 72645 | 20.91 |
| The Philippines | 16903 | 883.61 | 54931 | 839.54 |
| Thailand | 14828 | 185.73 | 51552 | 238.62 |
| South Korea | 14081 | 71.45 | 40077 | 47.61 |
| Malaysia | 13874 | 21.79 | 71881 | 4.17 |
| The UK | 13657 | -16.67 | 45590 | -16.61 |
| Germany | 13209 | 56.05 | 47294 | 1.5 |
| Italy | 5687 | 10.93 | 24961 | 62.78 |
| Spain | 5001 | 28.65 | 22685 | 35.17 |
| Mexico | 4459 | -13.75 | 16045 | -9 |
| Belgium | 3683 | 25.53 | 12466 | -2.67 |
| France | 3502 | -15.93 | 14837 | 6.84 |
| Canada | 2115 | -40.37 | 13147 | -15.59 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1893 | 446.31 | 5598 | 322.63 |
| Colombia | 1546 | -14.05 | 7031 | 1.87 |
| Brazil | 1367 | 44.51 | 4906 | 41.43 |
| Chile | 1281 | 4.62 | 4347 | -25.49 |
| Portugal | 1221 | 36.2 | 4343 | 63.03 |
| Venezuela | 1207 | - | 1801 | - |
| The United Arab Emirates | 1027 | -14.85 | 8311 | 62.37 |
| South Africa | 866 | 59.8 | 2838 | 4.19 |
| Poland | 813 | 166.66 | 2354 | 36.97 |
| Latvia | 676 | 272.56 | 1509 | 201.97 |
| Singapore | 673 | -1.17 | 1879 | 1.33 |
| Greece | 637 | 64.77 | 2903 | 80 |
| Taiwan (China) | 482 | -41.55 | 1880 | 3.12 |
| Finland | 449 | -11.38 | 1967 | -2.8 |
| New Zealand | 436 | -17.29 | 1932 | -9.85 |
| Hungary | 429 | 51.93 | 1386 | 39.6 |
| Macao | 404 | 1527.82 | 467 | 18.35 |
| Qatar | 400 | 1.82 | 1017 | 8.4 |
| Peru | 396 | 46.93 | 1168 | 6.7 |
| Dominican Republic | 377 | 112.56 | 852 | -31.72 |
| Ecuador | 375 | 189.23 | 1391 | -6.78 |
| Sweden | 367 | 2.52 | 2662 | 36.78 |
| Malta | 364 | - | 1413 | 1978.15 |
| Czech Republic | 354 | -19.77 | 2138 | 39.04 |
| Norway | 308 | -43.56 | 1946 | -14.49 |
| The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | 304 | 69.56 | 988 | 2.76 |
| Turkey | 283 | 342.23 | 1548 | 145.67 |
| Bulgarian | 282 | 311.98 | 1048 | 22.62 |
| Rumania | 277 | -30.06 | 1706 | -12.78 |
| Lithuania | 271 | 26.8 | 1931 | 6.45 |
| The State of Kuwait | 270 | - | 659 | 309.9 |
| Israel | 270 | 22.29 | 1289 | 58.99 |
| Denmark | 231 | -58.74 | 2320 | 39.04 |
| Cyprus | 220 | 484.76 | 818 | 150.74 |
| Paraguay | 206 | 126.22 | 699 | -5.98 |
| Indonesia | 161 | -22.36 | 999 | 23.61 |
| Yemen | 161 | 137.91 | 484 | 62.77 |
| Honduras | 153 | 25.46 | 610 | 23.52 |
| The Republic of Guatemala | 126 | 31.26 | 577 | 44.58 |
| The Oriental Republic of Uruguay | 126 | - | 292 | -22.18 |
| Russia | 118 | - | 440 | 430.88 |
| Cuba | 117 | -13.29 | 361 | -26.14 |
| Lebanon | 113 | -43.9 | 749 | -15.89 |
| Mainland China | 111 | -78.71 | 551 | -65.09 |
| Georgia | 104 | -43.69 | 576 | -54.89 |
| The Republic of Nicaragua | 103 | -21.26 | 278 | -0.72 |
| Costa Rica | 103 | 432.23 | 205 | -24.56 |
| The Republic of Panama | 100 | -45.02 | 356 | -9.24 |
| Slovenia | 90 | - | 388 | 102.51 |
| Morocco | 72 | - | 237 | 117.68 |
| The Slovak Republic | 72 | -51.01 | 425 | -8.72 |
| Kenya | 69 | - | 202 | - |
| Estonia | 69 | 169.32 | 389 | 423.15 |
| Jordan | 67 | - | 297 | 531.96 |
| Pakistan | 57 | -82.15 | 427 | -69.86 |
| The Republic of Haiti | 51 | 3.44 | 343 | -15.19 |
| Ireland | 50 | - | 50 | -8.08 |
| Tunisia | 48 | - | 280 | - |
| India | 46 | - | 90 | - |
| The Kingdom of Bahrain | 42 | 10.98 | 265 | 78.18 |
| Jamaica | 41 | 5.49 | 148 | -12.33 |
| Austria | 25 | -75.51 | 471 | 87.44 |
| Swiss | 25 | 1.34 | 25 | -73.98 |
| Vietnam | 24 | -72.83 | 64 | -52.66 |
| Albania | 24 | - | 49 | - |
| copper concentrate | 1355797 | 7.66 | 5668602 | 8.3 |
| Origins | ||||
| Peru | 474238 | 58.91 | 1760880 | 38.63 |
| Chile | 286668 | -20.74 | 1407005 | -3.03 |
| Mongolia | 127073 | -8.67 | 483537 | -9.22 |
| Mexico | 103706 | 60.27 | 340418 | 7.14 |
| Kazakhstan | 57595 | 427.72 | 169151 | 329.16 |
| Australia | 56661 | -27.86 | 276038 | 4.03 |
| Iran | 37454 | -6.37 | 107042 | -17.46 |
| Canada | 35800 | -25.77 | 108167 | -28.69 |
| Spain | 30906 | -40.7 | 257009 | 93.1 |
| The US | 28748 | -47.18 | 125622 | -2.01 |
| Armenia | 23290 | 42.02 | 41253 | -49.08 |
| The Philippines | 16979 | 166.58 | 46155 | -32.22 |
| India | 15202 | - | 15202 | 34.16 |
| Colombia | 10251 | 75.01 | 10251 | 75.01 |
| The Independent State of Papua New Guinea | 9888 | - | 19851 | - |
| Portugal | 9402 | 72.64 | 28259 | -36.41 |
| Mauritania | 7533 | 0.48 | 36289 | -49.89 |
| Morocco | 7477 | 97.04 | 12876 | -22.17 |
| Turkey | 4686 | -1.26 | 44272 | -22.45 |
| Rumania | 4105 | -45.42 | 12744 | 0.44 |
| Congo | 2070 | 1004709.2 | 4381 | 2126710.7 |
| Zambia | 1365 | 306.59 | 4986 | 85.84 |
| Malaysia | 1168 | -43.87 | 19549 | -11.45 |
| Myanmar | 1075 | 1.13 | 2765 | 11.04 |
| Russia | 545 | - | 2833 | 156.61 |
| Ecuador | 485 | -16.14 | 2722 | -42.81 |
| The Republic of Namibia | 371 | - | 1031 | 101.6 |
| The United Arab Emirates | 318 | - | 26646 | - |
| Thailand | 311 | -73.48 | 649 | -85.07 |
| Brazil | 249 | - | 54046 | 65.15 |
| Madagascar | 90 | 78.49 | 400 | -45.86 |
| Bulgarian | 37 | - | 446 | -96.21 |
| Nigeria | 27 | - | 79 | -62.3 |
| Pakistan | 24 | -85.64 | 86 | -86.88 |
| Copper Semis | 44149 | -5.5 | 179825 | 5.5 |
| Including | ||||
| Copper Bars, Rods and Profiles | 5111 | -4.78 | 19838 | -1.45 |
| Copper Wires | 9422 | -22.65 | 40624 | -7.44 |
| Copper Plates, Sheets, and Strips | 10825 | 0.24 | 41424 | 15.15 |
| Copper Foils | 15991 | -0.12 | 68872 | 9.49 |
| Copper Pipes and Tubes (Including Accessories) | 2324 | 16.72 | 7599 | 23.22 |
| Copper Stranded Wires, Cables | 1447 | 3.18 | 5192 | -8.32 |
| Exports: | ||||
| Refined Copper | 18819 | -41.86 | 124298 | 64.64 |
| Destination | ||||
| Taiwan (China) | 9940 | -21.4 | 42957 | 88.77 |
| Indonesia | 3000 | 329.41 | 12905 | 215.06 |
| Vietnam | 1848 | 14.74 | 6542 | 13.45 |
| South Korea | 1092 | -64.54 | 43829 | 756.56 |
| Malaysia | 1042 | -66.2 | 4734 | -56.01 |
| Pakistan | 698 | 249.9 | 3642 | 143.18 |
| Japan | 600 | -73.88 | 1002 | -60.23 |
| Thailand | 497 | -73.72 | 1697 | -62.98 |
| Bangladesh | 99 | -80.18 | 1632 | 184.02 |
| The US | 3 | - | 10 | -16.67 |
| anode copper | - | - | 86 | -96.75 |
| Destination | ||||
| Hong Kong | - | - | 86 | -96.76 |
| copper alloy | 2 | -66.21 | 20 | 111.57 |
| Destination | ||||
| Hong Kong | 2 | - | 4 | 300 |
| India | 0 | -90 | 1 | -78.26 |
| Scrap Copper | 18 | 78.71 | 104 | 110.17 |
| Destination | ||||
| Hong Kong | 15 | 204.7 | 80 | 493.13 |
| South Korea | 3 | -45.59 | 7 | -38.06 |
| Japan | 0 | - | 8 | - |
| Malaysia | - | - | 7 | - |
| copper concentrate | 26 | - | 26 | -97.3 |
| Destination | ||||
| Hong Kong | 26 | - | 26 | - |
| Copper Semis | 42513 | 6.7 | 155368 | 6.8 |
| Including | ||||
| Copper Bars, Rods and Profiles | 760 | 14.19 | 2592 | 26.53 |
| Copper Wires | 3451 | 0.29 | 14209 | 20.47 |
| Copper Plates, Sheets, and Strips | 3041 | 1.29 | 11101 | 10.93 |
| Copper Foils | 10660 | 6.56 | 40892 | 4.67 |
| Copper Pipes and Tubes (Including Accessories) | 24,295 | 8.45 | 85484 | 4.93 |
| Copper Stranded Wires, Cables | 224 | 100.46 | 669 | 28.98 |
| Note: “-” means data is unavailable. | ||||
| (Source: China Customs) | ||||
| (Edited by SMM) |
