China Import

China's methanol market jumps ahead of holiday as geopolitical tensions in Israel and Iran threaten supply, while crude oil gains support from potential Middle East disruptions.

China's 2025 meat import data show falling pork and poultry volumes, softer beef shipments but higher prices, and strong lamb price gains, signaling shifting demand and supplier dynamics.

China imported 2.82 million tonnes of ethylene in 2025, up 26.67% year-on-year, while exports fell 75.64%, according to customs data, highlighting strong import dependence and weak outbound flows.

China's 2025 logistics demand expanded steadily to CNY 368.2T, with industrial and emerging sectors driving growth while total logistics costs dropped, marking record efficiency gains.

China's liquid chlorine imports surged month on month in December 2025, while full-year import volumes and exports declined, reflecting shifting trade dynamics and pricing pressures in the market.

China's seafood imports expanded strongly in 2025, led by frozen white shrimp, Atlantic salmon, Alaska pollock and squid, as customs data showed rising volumes, concentrated sourcing and shifting global trade flows.

China's epichlorohydrin imports jumped sharply in December 2025, while exports declined, as customs data show mixed volume trends alongside rising year-on-year prices.

China's PVC pure powder trade strengthened in 2025, with December imports and exports posting double-digit growth and full-year exports surging 46%, driven by robust demand from India and Southeast Asia.

Despite a complex global environment, China's foreign trade delivered steady growth in 2025, reinforcing its role as the world's largest goods trader.

From January to November 2025, China's ethylene imports jumped 32.08% while exports fell 79.04%, with South Korea, Japan, and Oman remaining the main supply sources.

China's November 2025 meat import data shows sharp declines in beef, pork, poultry, and mutton, with several categories hitting multi-year lows, while price shifts and changing supplier dynamics reshape the market.

China's seafood imports surged in November 2025, with strong growth in Frozen Pacific White Shrimp, Alaska pollock, Atlantic salmon, and cuttlefish and squid, driven by rising demand and stable supply.

China's November 2025 data shows sharp contrasts in dichloromethane and trichloromethane trade, with striking shifts in imports, exports, and pricing.

In November 2025, China's rutile titanium dioxide trade recorded solid month-on-month growth in both imports and exports, while year-on-year values declined, highlighting a short-term rebound amid continued annual pressure.

China's EDC market in 2025 is marked by a sharp surge in imports — driven mainly by South Korea — while exports continue to contract despite short-term monthly growth, underscoring a widening trade imbalance.

In November 2025, China recorded a sharp rebound in benzyl alcohol imports, while exports showed modest month-on-month growth but continued to decline in value and volume on a year-on-year basis.

China's October 2025 meat imports showed divergent trends, with beef prices rebounding while pork, poultry, and offal imports continued to decline.

In October 2025, China's EDC imports soared 309.97% YoY to 46,400 tonnes, while exports dropped 32.32% YoY to 138.75 tonnes.

China's seafood imports surged in October 2025, driven by strong growth across shrimp, pollock, salmon, and cuttlefish products.

In October 2025, China's PVC pure powder imports fell 24.1% MoM but rose 20.7% YoY to 11 thousand tonnes, while exports dropped 9.9% MoM yet jumped 34.3% YoY to 312 thousand tonnes.

China's raw salt trade in October 2025 saw imports plunge 28.7% year-on-year to 797 thousand metric tons, while exports rose 15.1% to 143 thousand metric tons.

In September 2025, China's beef imports hit a record 316,000 tonnes worth $1.74 billion, while pork, lamb, pork offal, and poultry products imports declined sharply year-on-year, with poultry reaching a near-decade low.

China's meat imports in August 2025 showed mixed trends, with beef volumes and values rising year-on-year while pork, offal, mutton, and poultry imports declined.

China's September 2025 seafood imports saw a sharp month-on-month spike in pollock shipments while frozen white shrimp volumes held steady, newly released customs data shows.

US Treasury Secretary reveals overwhelming Senate backing for a bill empowering President Trump to levy tariffs as high as 500% on China.

Recently, the U.S. government informed General Electric Aviation (GE Aerospace) that it can resume supplying aircraft engines to China.

Announcement No. 140 [2025] by the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China

China's urea market experienced dramatic shifts last month, with imports skyrocketing year-on-year while exports remained a fraction of 2024 levels.

As the world's largest supplier of high-grade strontium carbonate, Iran controls 85% of global high-quality reserves and supplies 70% of China's imports.

According to data from China Customs, China imported 45,100 metric tons of vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) in March 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of 241.01% but a month-on-month decline of 36.27%.