subject: Increase In Volume Of China's Cotton Import In January Rising Values Of Imports From India Ranks Top [print this page] In January 2010, China imported 301.3 thousand tons of cotton, compared with an increase in December last year, 94.4 thousand tons, an increase of 43.5%, in January of last year 78,000 tons of 3.9 times. It is understood that in January this year, imports of cotton is mainly within the cotton import tariff quotas. From this year's cotton import situation, the overall trend showed increments of rising values.
From the import country perspective, India's cotton and then place on the list. Month from India imported 172,000 tons, accounting for 57.1% of China's total imports; from the United States imported 51.1 thousand tons, accounting for 17%; from Uzbekistan, 33.4 thousand tons of imports, accounting for 11.1%. Read from the port, Qingdao Port imports account for Sichengyishang. Qingdao port monthly imports of 131.1 thousand tons, accounting for 43.5% of the total; Shanghai Port imported 70.9 thousand tons, accounting for 23.5%; Nanjing, Hong Kong imported 45,000 tons, accounting for 14.9%. From the mode of imports, accounted for nearly half of the bonded warehouses. Bonded Warehouse imported 146.1 thousand tons, accounting for 48.5% of the total; general trade, 96.8 thousand tons, accounting for 32.1%; processing with imported materials 57.8 thousand tons, accounting for 19.2%.
From the import price of view, price level increased significantly. The average unit price of cotton imports in January for the 1699 U.S. dollars per ton, up 59 U.S. dollars the previous month, or 3.6%; year on year in January last year, up 312 U.S. dollars, or 22.5%; in September last year rose 237 U.S. dollars for 1462 U.S. dollars, or 16.2%.
09/10 year (September 2009 -10 years 1 month), China imported 851.6 thousand tons of cotton, an increase of 55.5%. Imports from India of which 374.5 thousand tons, an increase of 7.3 times, accounting for 44% of China's total imports; from the United States imported 182.8 thousand tons, down 54%, accounting for 21.5%. Read from the port of entry, Qingdao and Hong Kong imported 426.5 thousand tons, accounting for 50.1% of total imports. From the mode of import, processing with imported materials 336.7 thousand tons, an increase of 73.3%, accounting for 39.5% of total imports; bonded warehouses 387.8 thousand tons, an increase of 2.8 times, accounting for 45.5% of total imports; general trade imports of 120.2 thousand tons, down 51.8% year on year, accounting for only 14.1% of total imports.