China's refined zinc imports fell by 50.92% month-on-month in December

China imported 10334 tons of refined zinc in December, down 50.92% from the previous month and 81.67% from a year earlier, according to the online inquiry platform of the General Administration of Customs.

South Korea, the largest supplier, imported 3864.32 tons of refined zinc from the country in the month, up 53.45% from a month earlier and down 81.38% from a year earlier.

The following is a breakdown of refined zinc imports in December 2021 based on the official website of the General Administration of Customs of China:

Note: refined zinc includes unwrought non-alloy zinc with zinc content ≥ 99.995%, unwrought non-alloy zinc with 99.99% ≤ zinc content < 99.995%, and unwrought non-alloy zinc with zinc content less than 99.99%.