Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 8/26/2004

**GAIN Report Number:** CH4035

CH4035

**China, Peoples Republic of**

**Trade data - Multiple commodities only**

**January to July**

**2004**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Maurice House

U.S. Embassy, Beijing

**Prepared by:**

Adam Branson and Ralph Gifford

**Report Highlights:**

China\'s imports of agricultural, fishery, and forestry products nearly
reached \$21 billion through the first seven months of the year. China's
Customs data indicates the largest supplier of goods was the U.S. with
nearly \$5.6 billion and the largest export destination was Japan at
nearly \$4.5 billion. Soybeans, cotton, and animal hides and skins are
the primary goods imported from the U.S. while primary imports from the
world are soybeans, cotton, palm and soybean oil, and wool. Export data
does not account for many goods made from agricultural products that are
processed into other consumer goods.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Beijing \[CH1\]

\[CH\]

Table of Contents

[Executive Summary 3](#executive-summary)

[Imports 3](#imports)

[China's Ag., Fish, and Forestry Imports from the World by Country
3](#chinas-ag.-fish-and-forestry-imports-from-the-world-by-country)

[China's Ag., Fish, and Forestry Imports from the World by Entering Port
3](#chinas-ag.-fish-and-forestry-imports-from-the-world-by-entering-port)

[China's Ag., Fish, and Forestry Imports from the World by Harmonized
System Code
4](#chinas-ag.-fish-and-forestry-imports-from-the-world-by-harmonized-system-code)

[China's Ag., Fish, and Forestry Imports from the United States by
Harmonized System Code
4](#chinas-ag.-fish-and-forestry-imports-from-the-united-states-by-harmonized-system-code)

[Exports 5](#exports)

[China's Ag., Fish, and Forestry Exports to the World
5](#chinas-ag.-fish-and-forestry-exports-to-the-world)

[China's Ag., Fish, and Forestry Exports by Departure Port
5](#chinas-ag.-fish-and-forestry-exports-by-departure-port)

[China's Ag., Fish, and Forestry Worldwide Exports by Harmonized System
Code
6](#chinas-ag.-fish-and-forestry-worldwide-exports-by-harmonized-system-code)

# Executive Summary

China Customs data indicates agricultural, fishery, and forestry product
imports reached nearly \$21 billion in the first seven months of the
year while exports reached nearly \$15 billion. To call this a trade
deficit is misleading, however, as many export goods are made from
agricultural imports but become classified as other non-ag. consumer
oriented goods upon export (e.g. furniture and textiles) while some
other goods remain in the agricultural, fishery, and forestry
classification (e.g. fish fillets) upon export. An additional caveat is
that many goods re-exported to China from other countries via Hong Kong
may not be accounted for in the data. Furthermore, readers should be
aware that data might not match other countries export statistics due to
timing of exports (e.g. data departing a country in December may show up
in China's January import statistics) while values may vary due to
shipping costs (F.O.B. from a country while landing in China C.I.F.).

# Imports

## China's Ag., Fish, and Forestry Imports from the World by Country

  ---------- ------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  China\'s                                                     
  Top-Ten                                                      
  Ag. Fish,                                                    
  and                                                          
  Forestry                                                     
  Imports by                                                   
  Country                                                      
  (\$                                                          
  Million)                                                     

  Rank       Country             Jan - July     Jan - July     Jan - July

                                 2002           2003           2004

  All        \--World\--         8,992          13,917         20,904

  1          United States       1,683          3,361          5,578

  2          Brazil              274            1,166          1,656

  3          Australia           757            774            1,421

  4          Argentina           225            846            1,415

  5          Malaysia            672            1,091          1,407

  6          Russia              1,067          1,034          1,270

  7          Thailand            550            802            1,162

  8          Indonesia           477            652            917

  9          Canada              358            307            880

  10         New Zealand         281            422            576

  Source:                                                      
  China                                                        
  Customs                                                      
  ---------- ------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

## China's Ag., Fish, and Forestry Imports from the World by Entering Port

  ----------- ----------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  China\'s                                                    
  Top-Ten                                                     
  Port                                                        
  Locations                                                   
  for Imports                                                 
  of Ag.,                                                     
  Fish, and                                                   
  Forestry                                                    
  Goods (\$                                                   
  Million)                                                    

  Rank        Port              Jan - July     Jan - July     Jan - July

                                2002           2003           2004

  All         All Ports         8,992          13,917         20,904

  1           Qingdao           1,333          2,743          3,909

  2           Shanghai          1,305          1,832          3,061

  3           Nanjing           983            1,956          3,059

  4           Tianjin           619            932            1,886

  5           Shenzhen          1,123          1,307          1,486

  6           Huangpu           617            699            1,366

  7           Dalian            523            763            1,080

  8           Guangzhou         446            691            638

  9           Ningbo            187            368            628

  10          Xiamen            144            320            461

  Source:                                                     
  China                                                       
  Customs                                                     
  ----------- ----------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

## China's Ag., Fish, and Forestry Imports from the World by Harmonized System Code

  ---------- -------- -------------------------------------- ------- -------- --------
  China\'s                                                                    
  Top-Ten                                                                     
  Ag., Fish,                                                                  
  and                                                                         
  Forestry                                                                    
  Imports at                                                                  
  HS Code 6                                                                   
  digits                                                                      
  from the                                                                    
  World (\$                                                                   
  Million)                                                                    

  Rank       HS Code  Description                            Jan -   Jan -    Jan -
                                                             July    July     July

                                                             2002    2003     2004

                      Worldwide Ag., Fish, and Forestry      8,992   13,917   20,904

                      Agricultural Products                  5,859   10,355   16,838

                      Fishery Products                       867     956      1,191

                      Forestry Products                      2,266   2,606    2,875

  1          120100   Soybeans                               984     3,099    4,047

  2          520100   Cotton, not carded or combed           62      724      2,738

  3          151190   Palm Oil, not chemically modified      382     750      1,025

  4          150710   Soybean Oil, crude, not chemically     26      336      986
                      modified                                                

  5          510111   Wool, not carded or combed, greasy and 323     346      554
                      shorn                                                   

  6          410150   Hides and Skins, bovine or equine      189     275      477
                      greater than 16 kg                                      

  7          030360   Cod, frozen, excluding fillets         340     355      450

  8          100110   Wheat, Durum                           75      29       449

  9          400122   Rubber, natural, technically specified 118     262      446
                      (TSNR)                                                  

  10         440399   Nonconiferous wood, in the rough,      359     442      439
                      other                                                   

  Source:                                                                     
  China                                                                       
  Customs                                                                     
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## China's Ag., Fish, and Forestry Imports from the United States by Harmonized System Code

  ---------- --------- ------------------------------------- ------- ------- -------
  China\'s                                                                   
  Top-Ten                                                                    
  Ag., Fish,                                                                 
  and                                                                        
  Forestry                                                                   
  Imports at                                                                 
  HS Code 6                                                                  
  digits                                                                     
  from the                                                                   
  U.S. (\$                                                                   
  Million)                                                                   

  Rank       HS Code   Description                           Jan -   Jan -   Jan -
                                                             July    July    July

                                                             2002    2003    2004

                       U.S. Ag., Fish, and Forestry          1,683   3,361   5,578

                       Agricultural Products                 1,484   3,123   5,211

                       Fishery Products                      61      66      146

                       Forestry Products                     138     172     222

  1          120100    Soybeans                              593     1,579   2,279

  2          520100    Cotton, not carded or combed          29      425     1,602

  3          410150    Hides and Skins, bovine or equine     149     202     318
                       heavier than 16 kg                                    

  4          100110    Wheat, Durum                          16      7       151

  5          100190    Wheat, Non-Durum, Meslin              5       0       138

  6          210690    Miscellaneous edible preparations,    21      83      123
                       other                                                 

  7          440799    Wood, nonconiferous, not elsewhere    83      91      106
                       specified                                             

  8          020714    Chicken, frozen cuts and edible offal 197     206     56

  9          030332    Plaice, frozen, excluding fillets     13      22      43

  10         030360    Cod, frozen, excluding fillets        10      13      43

             Source:                                                         
             China                                                           
             Customs                                                         
  ---------- --------- ------------------------------------- ------- ------- -------

# Exports

## China's Ag., Fish, and Forestry Exports to the World

  -------------- ---------------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  China\'s Top                                                      
  Ten Ag., Fish,                                                    
  and Forestry                                                      
  Export                                                            
  Destinations                                                      
  (\$ Million)                                                      

                                        Jan - July    Jan - July    Jan - July

  Rank           Country                2002          2003          2004

                 \--World\--            10,985        13,098        14,853

  1              Japan                  3,776         3,841         4,583

  2              United States          1,199         1,558         2,012

  3              Hong Kong              1,236         1,275         1,537

  4              Korea, South           1,044         1,315         1,167

  5              Germany                276           402           456

  6              Russia                 231           341           335

  7              Malaysia               313           366           291

  8              United Kingdom         156           222           280

  9              Netherlands            203           246           274

  10             Taiwan                 195           219           251

  Source: China                                                     
  Customs                                                           
  -------------- ---------------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

## China's Ag., Fish, and Forestry Exports by Departure Port

  ----------- ------------------ -------------- -------------- --------------
  China\'s                                                     
  Top-Ten                                                      
  Ag., Fish,                                                   
  and                                                          
  Forestry                                                     
  Exporting                                                    
  Ports (\$                                                    
  Million)                                                     

                                 Jan - July     Jan - July     Jan - July

  Rank        District           2002           2003           2004

  0           -All Districts-    10,985         13,098         14,853

  1           Qingdao            2,335          2,916          3,434

  2           Dalian             1,563          2,106          1,975

  3           Shanghai           1,363          1,510          1,949

  4           Shenzhen           1,036          1,168          1,381

  5           Tianjin            822            982            1,125

  6           Ningbo             523            648            802

  7           Xiamen             523            568            754

  8           Nanjing            385            593            620

  9           Fuzhou             400            380            469

  10          Huangpu            369            360            428

  Source:                                                      
  China                                                        
  Customs                                                      
  ----------- ------------------ -------------- -------------- --------------

## China's Ag., Fish, and Forestry Worldwide Exports by Harmonized System Code

  ---------- -------- ----------------------------------------- -------- -------- --------
  China\'s                                                                        
  Top-Ten                                                                         
  Ag., Fish,                                                                      
  and                                                                             
  Forestry                                                                        
  Exports at                                                                      
  HS Code 6                                                                       
  digits to                                                                       
  the World                                                                       
  (\$                                                                             
  Million)                                                                        

                                                                Jan -    Jan -    Jan -
                                                                July     July     July

             HS       Description                               2002     2003     2004

  All                 \--World\--                               10,985   13,098   14,853

                      Agricultural Products                     7,255    8,592    9,046

                      Fishery Products                          2,205    2,594    3,088

                      Forestry Products                         1,525    1,912    2,719

  1          030420   Fish, fillets, frozen                     401      600      749

  2          160419   Fish, prepared and preserved other        509      448      592

  3          442190   Wood articles, not elsewhere specified    334      383      467

  4          050400   Animal casings, bladders, stomachs        150      215      300

  5          441219   Wood, plywood less than 6mm thick, not    66       120      299
                      eslewhere specified                                         

  6          160590   Mollusks, prepared and preserved          161      200      270

  7          100590   Corn, not for seed use                    464      857      249

  8          070320   Garlic, fresh or chilled                  187      187      228

  9          220190   Water, other                              165      145      227

  10         020329   Pork, boneless cuts, frozen               105      115      211

  Source:                                                                         
  China                                                                           
  Customs                                                                         
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