Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 11/30/2004

**GAIN Report Number:** CH4064

CH4064

**China, Peoples Republic of**

**Trade data - Multiple commodities only**

**January to October**

**2004**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Ralph Gifford

U.S. Embassy, Beijing

**Prepared by:**

Adam Branson

**Report Highlights:**

China\'s imports of agricultural, fishery, and forestry products climbed
an additional \$2.7 billion during October 2004 to a total of \$29.4
billion for the first ten months of the year. China Customs data
indicates U.S. origin imports reached \$6.6 billion. Worldwide imports
consist primarily of soybeans, cotton, palm and soybean oils, and
softwoods. Exports, \$21.9 billion for the first ten months of the year,
consist primarily of processed aquatic and forestry products. Japan, at
\$6.6 billion, remains China\'s largest export destination.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Beijing \[CH1\]

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Table of Contents

[Executive Summary 3](#executive-summary)

[Production
3](#chinas-ag.-fish-and-forestry-imports-from-the-world-by-country)

[Production Subcategory 3](#__RefHeading___Toc44206935)

[Consumption
3](#chinas-ag.-fish-and-forestry-imports-from-the-world-by-entering-port)

[Consumption Subcategory 3](#__RefHeading___Toc44206937)

[Trade
3](#chinas-ag.-fish-and-forestry-imports-from-the-world-by-hts-6-digits)

[Trade Subcategory 3](#__RefHeading___Toc44206939)

[Stocks
3](#chinas-ag.-fish-and-forestry-imports-from-the-us-by-hts-6-digits)

[Stocks Subcategory 3](#__RefHeading___Toc44206941)

[Policy 3](#chinas-ag.-fish-and-forestry-exports-by-country)

[Policy Subcategory 3](#__RefHeading___Toc44206943)

[Marketing 3](#chinas-ag.-fish-and-forestry-exports-by-departure-port)

[Marketing Subcategory 3](#__RefHeading___Toc44206945)

# Executive Summary

This report provides greater insight and information concerning the kind
and value of agricultural, fishery, and forestry products China buys,
sells, and processes. This report updates information from GAIN report
CH4054. Readers should be aware data will not exactly match other
countries' export statistics due to timing of exports (e.g. trade
recorded in an exporting country at the end of one month or year might
not be recorded in China's records until the following month or year).
Furthermore, values from one country to another may vary due to
disparity in recording methods (e.g. FOB vs. CIF/landed price). Also,
inconsistencies may exist as a result of Hong Kong or Macau re-export
trade to or from China.

China's January to October 2004 agricultural, fishery, and forestry
commodity imports reached \$29.4 billion while exports reached nearly
\$21.9 billion. October 2004 imports equaled \$2.7 billion while exports
were \$2.5 billion. China's trade expansion with nearly all of its
trading partners comes as no surprise as the country holds enormous
demand along with strategic low-cost labor for a rapidly expanding
agricultural, fishery, and forestry product processing sector that can
import product under bonded trade for processing and re-export.

The United States supplies the greatest share, 22.4 percent and \$6.6
billion, of China's agricultural, fishery, and forestry product
year-to-date imports. The commodities consist primarily of bulk and
intermediate goods; including, soybeans, cotton, wheat, hides and skins.
Raw or unfinished aquatic products (e.g. frozen fish) and wood/lumber
(e.g. untreated hardwoods) also comprise a large share of what China
buys from the United States.

The United States is the second largest export destination, \$3 billion,
for Chinese agricultural, fishery, and forestry product exports. Exports
consist primarily of added value forestry products, like wooden boards
and small wooden articles, along with aquatic products, like fish
fillets or processed shrimp and prawn.

(Note: China's imports of raw agricultural materials like cotton and
lumber are included in the import portion of this trade data. However,
the processed materials like textiles and furniture are not included in
the agricultural export statistics. Therefore, this information should
not be used to determine whether or not China carries an agricultural,
fishery, and forest product trade deficit. Additional items to point
out: HTS is the abbreviation for "Harmonized Tariff System." NESOI is
the abbreviation for "Not Elsewhere Specified or Indicated).

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

  ------------- ------------------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
  **Top 25 Ag,                                                     
  Fish, and                                                        
  Forestry                                                         
  Imports by                                                       
  Country (\$                                                      
  Million)                                                         
  Jan.-Oct.**                                                      

  **Rank**      **Country**              **2002**     **2003**     **2004**

  0             \--World\--              13,842       20,281       29,441

  1             United States            2,299        4,112        6,597

  2             Brazil                   837          1,963        2,677

  3             Argentina                661          1,970        2,485

  4             Australia                1,165        1,046        2,108

  5             Malaysia                 1,101        1,680        2,104

  6             Russia                   1,454        1,484        1,884

  7             Thailand                 810          1,112        1,631

  8             Indonesia                760          1,012        1,377

  9             Canada                   488          478          1,279

  10            New Zealand              431          611          796

  11            Peru                     379          272          455

  12            Uzbekistan               18           151          335

  13            France                   205          340          313

  14            India                    83           121          297

  15            Japan                    237          269          287

  16            Vietnam                  178          229          232

  17            Germany                  262          219          214

  18            Korea, North             127          122          213

  19            Korea, South             130          159          207

  20            Denmark                  81           166          202

  21            Chile                    165          168          200

  22            Netherlands              95           119          191

  23            Myanmar                  95           118          151

  24            Gabon                    154          184          145

  25            Belgium                  92           126          144

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

  ------------- ---------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------
  **Top 25                                                       
  Locations for                                                  
  Ag., Fish and                                                  
  Forestry                                                       
  Imports by                                                     
  Port (\$                                                       
  Million)                                                       
  Jan.-Oct.**                                                    

  **Rank**      **District**           **2002**     **2003**     **2004**

  0             -All Districts-        13,842       20,281       29,441

  1             Qingdao                2,077        3,841        5,450

  2             Nanjing                1,616        2,852        4,241

  3             Shanghai               1,935        2,594        4,077

  4             Tianjin                985          1,422        2,523

  5             Shenzhen               1,619        1,919        2,059

  6             Huangpu                921          1,128        2,046

  7             Dalian                 780          1,173        1,664

  8             Guangzhou              733          968          961

  9             Ningbo                 283          553          883

  10            Xiamen                 254          456          655

  11            Nanning                307          434          628

  12            Zhanjiang              162          297          557

  13            Hangzhou               226          289          492

  14            Manzhouli              324          337          474

  15            Harbin                 337          362          471

  16            Fuzhou                 174          191          380

  17            Shijiazhuang           207          325          329

  18            Gongbei                166          220          287

  19            Beijing                106          141          170

  20            Hohhot                 144          123          163

  21            Kunming                98           121          143

  22            Jiangmen               85           91           136

  23            Urumqi                 25           65           112

  24            Zhengzhou              43           73           97

  25            Shantou                81           86           87

  Source: China                                                  
  Customs                                                        
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# China's Ag., Fish, and Forestry Imports from the World by HTS 6 Digits

  ------------- -------------- --------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
  **Top 20 Ag.,                                                                              
  Fish, and                                                                                  
  Forestry                                                                                   
  Imports at                                                                                 
  HTS 6 Digits                                                                               
  from the                                                                                   
  World (\$                                                                                  
  Million)                                                                                   
  Jan.-Oct.**                                                                                

  **Rank**      **HS**         **Description**                         **2002**   **2003**   **2004**

                China\'s                                               13,842     20,281     29,441
                Imports of                                                                   
                Worldwide Ag.,                                                               
                Fish and                                                                     
                Forestry                                                                     

                All                                                    9,304      15,103     23,387
                Agricultural                                                                 
                Products                                                                     
                (BICO)                                                                       

                All Aquatic                                            1,250      1,447      1,881
                (edible)                                                                     

                All Forest                                             3,288      3,731      4,174
                Products                                                                     
                (excluding                                                                   
                pulp and                                                                     
                paper)                                                                       

  1             120100         Soybeans                                1,850      4,671      5,636

  2             520100         Cotton, not carded or combed            119        833        3,052

  3             151190         Palm Oil, refined, not chemically       677        1,178      1,544
                               modified                                                      

  4             150710         Soybean Oil, crude, not chemically      173        669        1,397
                               modified                                                      

  5             440320         Wood, coniferous, in the rough, not     830        799        969
                               treated                                                       

  6             510111         Wool, not carded or combed, greasy and  492        477        772
                               shorn                                                         

  7             100110         Wheat, Durum                            87         55         711

  8             410150         Hides and Skins, bovine or equine \> 16 312        422        696
                               kg                                                            

  9             400122         Rubber, technically specified natural   215        424        687
                               (TSNR)                                                        

  10            100190         Wheat, non-Durum, Meslin                14         0          646

  11            230120         Fish or Crustacean, meal and pellets,   571        463        638
                               inedible                                                      

  12            030360         Cod, frozen, excluding fillets          444        506        637

  13            440399         Wood, non-coniferous, in the rough, not 530        612        628
                               treated                                                       

  14            440349         Wood, other tropical, in the rough, not 258        501        559
                               treated                                                       

  15            440799         Wood, non-coniferous, sawn, sliced,     450        459        523
                               over 6 meters                                                 

  16            400121         Rubber, natural in smoked sheets        192        348        324

  17            071410         Cassava (Manioc), fresh or dried, w/nt  132        162        288
                               pellet                                                        

  18            100300         Barley                                  237        251        284

  19            210690         Food preparations not elsewhere         56         167        280
                               specified                                                     

  20            440729         Wood, other tropical, sawn, chipped     224        230        268
                               lengthwise                                                    

  Source: China                                                                              
  Customs                                                                                    
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# China's Ag., Fish, and Forestry Imports from the US by HTS 6 Digits

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  **Top 20 Ag,                                                                              
  Fish, and                                                                                 
  Forestry                                                                                  
  Imports at                                                                                
  HTS 6 Digits                                                                              
  from the US                                                                               
  (\$ Million)                                                                              
  Jan.-Oct.**                                                                               

  **Rank**      **HS**         **Description**                        **2002**   **2003**   **2004**

                China\'s                                              2,299      4,112      6,597
                Imports of US                                                               
                Ag., Fish and                                                               
                Forestry                                                                    

                All                                                   2,008      3,756      6,070
                Agricultural                                                                
                Products                                                                    
                (BICO)                                                                      

                All Aquatic                                           88         114        218
                (edible)                                                                    

                All Forest                                            203        242        308
                Products                                                                    
                (excluding                                                                  
                pulp and                                                                    
                paper)                                                                      

  1             120100         Soybeans                               668        1,608      2,332

  2             520100         Cotton, not carded or combed           60         484        1,702

  3             410150         Hides and Skins, bovine or equine \>   246        312        455
                               16 kg                                                        

  4             100190         Wheat, non-Durum, Meslin               5          0          280

  5             100110         Wheat, Durum                           21         19         276

  6             210690         Food preparations not elsewhere        30         129        168
                               specified                                                    

  7             440799         Wood, non-coniferous, sawn, sliced,    122        125        145
                               over 6 meters                                                

  8             020649         Swine, edible offal except livers,     24         48         84
                               frozen                                                       

  9             020714         Chicken, cuts and edible offal incl.   286        313        59
                               livers, frozen                                               

  10            030360         Fish, Cod, frozen, excluding fillets   13         23         58

  11            230120         Fish or Crustacean, meal and pellets,  44         51         55
                               inedible                                                     

  12            030332         Fish, Plaice, frozen, excluding        23         40         52
                               fillets                                                      

  13            350400         Peptones, other proteins and           6          20         41
                               derivatives                                                  

  14            050400         Animal guts, bladders, stomachs and    53         65         39
                               parts                                                        

  15            440399         Wood, non-coniferous, in the rough,    18         25         38
                               not treated                                                  

  16            200410         Potatoes, prepared, frozen             27         27         36

  17            230990         Animal Feed, excluding dog or cat,     23         36         35
                               retail packages                                              

  18            410190         Hides and Skins, butts, bends,         77         80         33
                               bellies, bovine or equine                                    

  19            030380         Fish, livers and roes, frozen          7          9          32

  20            210610         Protein Concentrates and Textured      11         7          29
                               Protein Substances                                           

  Source: China                                                                             
  Customs                                                                                   
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# China's Ag., Fish, and Forestry Exports by Country

  ------------- -------------------------- ------------- ------------- ----------
  **Top 25 Ag.,                                                        
  Fish and                                                             
  Forestry                                                             
  Exports by                                                           
  Country (\$                                                          
  Million)                                                             
  Jan.-Oct.**                                                          

  **Rank**      **Country**                **2002**      **2003**      **2004**

  0             \--World\--                16,351        19,247        21,855

  1             Japan                      5,307         5,516         6,591

  2             United States              1,832         2,377         3,002

  3             Hong Kong                  1,805         1,886         2,260

  4             Korea, South               1,649         1,982         1,723

  5             Germany                    429           557           651

  6             Russia                     350           465           478

  7             Malaysia                   482           529           424

  8             United Kingdom             239           316           424

  9             Netherlands                284           348           383

  10            Indonesia                  425           417           383

  11            Canada                     175           236           382

  12            Taiwan                     307           305           356

  13            Singapore                  217           224           272

  14            Australia                  123           169           239

  15            Spain                      117           158           238

  16            Philippines                149           230           222

  17            Italy                      181           207           220

  18            Thailand                   133           172           211

  19            Korea, North               83            138           199

  20            Vietnam                    138           258           195

  21            France                     124           154           177

  22            Belgium                    74            135           175

  23            India                      169           172           175

  24            United Arab Emirates       73            93            156

  25            Mexico                     38            66            148

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

  ------------- ------------------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Top 25 Ag.,                                                       
  Fish, and                                                           
  Forestry                                                            
  Exporting                                                           
  Ports in                                                            
  China (\$                                                           
  Million)                                                            
  Jan.-Oct.**                                                         

  **Rank**      **District**              **2002**      **2003**      **2004**

  0             -All Districts-           16,351        19,247        21,855

  1             Qingdao                   3,547         4,262         5,137

  2             Dalian                    2,404         3,132         2,819

  3             Shanghai                  2,025         2,223         2,808

  4             Shenzhen                  1,550         1,748         2,054

  5             Tianjin                   1,199         1,440         1,636

  6             Ningbo                    760           961           1,176

  7             Xiamen                    698           769           1,087

  8             Nanjing                   604           879           904

  9             Fuzhou                    519           507           688

  10            Huangpu                   518           525           609

  11            Guangzhou                 417           369           471

  12            Shantou                   305           229           283

  13            Zhanjiang                 122           229           271

  14            Gongbei                   163           189           232

  15            Harbin                    160           209           169

  16            Nanning                   128           171           162

  17            Jiangmen                  86            134           153

  18            Wuhan                     69            114           134

  19            Chongqing                 76            83            130

  20            Haikou                    87            92            120

  21            Shijiazhuang              243           161           117

  22            Kunming                   87            92            109

  23            Nanchang                  34            28            75

  24            Changchun                 90            96            70

  25            Shenyang                  103           195           65

  Source: China                                                       
  Customs                                                             
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# China's Ag., Fish, and Forestry Exports to the World by HTS 6 Digigts

  ------------- -------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
  **Top 20 Ag,                                                                                
  Fish, and                                                                                   
  Forestry                                                                                    
  Exports to                                                                                  
  the World by                                                                                
  HTS 6 Digits                                                                                
  (\$ Million)                                                                                
  Jan.-Oct.**                                                                                 

  **Rank**      **HS**         **Description**                          **2002**   **2003**   **2004**

                China\'s                                                16,351     19,247     21,855
                Exports of                                                                    
                Ag., Fish, and                                                                
                Forestry to                                                                   
                the World                                                                     

                All                                                     10,687     12,539     12,925
                Agricultural                                                                  
                Products                                                                      
                (BICO)                                                                        

                All Aquatic                                             3,355      3,885      4,839
                (edible)                                                                      

                All Forest                                              2,309      2,823      4,091
                Products                                                                      
                (excluding                                                                    
                pulp and                                                                      
                paper)                                                                        

  1             030420         Fish, fillets, frozen                    659        866        1,102

  2             160419         Fish, whole or in pieces, prepared or    605        526        735
                               preserved                                                      

  3             442190         Wood, articles, not eslewhere specified  487        545        671
                               (nesoi)                                                        

  4             441219         Wood, plywood, coniferous, \< 6 mm       110        164        474

  5             160520         Fish, shrimp and prawns, prepared or     226        343        427
                               preserved                                                      

  6             050400         Animal guts, bladders, stomachs and      230        312        417
                               parts                                                          

  7             160590         Fish, molluscs, prepared or preserved    236        295        404

  8             160232         Chicken, meat or offal nesoi, prepared   354        349        341
                               or preserved                                                   

  9             070320         Garlic, fresh or chilled                 297        297        339

  10            200590         Vegetables, incl. mixtures nesoi,        219        242        337
                               prepared or preserved                                          

  11            030613         Fish, shrimp and prawn, incl. In-shell,  198        308        332
                               frozen                                                         

  12            020329         Swine, meat nesoi, frozen                148        178        329

  13            220190         Water, not sweetened or flavored, nesoi  247        199        318

  14            030379         Fish, not elsewhere specified, with      304        274        306
                               bones, frozen                                                  

  15            050510         Down, for stuffing, cleaned/disinfected, 212        192        290
                               treated or preserved                                           

  16            100590         Corn, Maize                              843        1,302      273

  17            071290         Vegetables, nesoi and mixtures, dried    232        248        262

  18            441229         Wood, plywood at least one side          104        102        261
                               non-coniferous, nesoi                                          

  19            442010         Wood, statuettes and other ornaments     159        188        260

  20            441830         Wood, parquet panels                     122        185        252

  Source: China                                                                               
  Customs                                                                                     
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# China's Ag., Fish, and Forestry Exports to the US by HTS 6 Digits

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  **Top 20 Ag.,                                                                              
  Fish, and                                                                                  
  Forestry                                                                                   
  Exports to                                                                                 
  the US at HTS                                                                              
  6 Digits (\$                                                                               
  Millions)                                                                                  
  Jan.-Oct.**                                                                                

  **Rank**      **HS**         **Description**                         **2002**   **2003**   **2004**

                China\'s Ag,                                           1,832      2,377      3,002
                Fish, and                                                                    
                Forestry                                                                     
                Exports to the                                                               
                US                                                                           

                All                                                    675        843        1,101
                Agricultural                                                                 
                Products                                                                     
                (BICO)                                                                       

                All Aquatic                                            593        802        718
                (Edible)                                                                     

                All Forest                                             564        732        1,183
                Products                                                                     
                (excluding                                                                   
                pulp and                                                                     
                paper)                                                                       

  1             030420         Fish, fillets, frozen                   200        240        308

  2             442190         Wood, article, nesoi                    166        189        233

  3             441219         Wood, plywood, coniferous, \< 6 mm      12         32         156

  4             050510         Down, for stuffing,                     101        84         132
                               cleaned/disinfected, treated or                               
                               preserved                                                     

  5             200979         Apple Juice, nesoi not fortified,       42         71         122
                               unfermented                                                   

  6             442010         Wood, statuettes and other ornaments    75         90         119

  7             441229         Wood, plywood at least one side         37         39         97
                               non-coniferous, nesoi                                         

  8             441400         Wooden, frames for paintings,           73         86         96
                               photographs, mirrors                                          

  9             030613         Fish, shrimp and prawn, incl. In-shell, 52         125        88
                               frozen                                                        

  10            441830         Wood, parquet panels                    27         53         87

  11            050400         Animal guts, bladders, stomachs and     44         64         73
                               parts                                                         

  12            200830         Citrus, incl. Mixtures, prepared        44         64         68

  13            441213         Wood, plywood at least one side         7          14         63
                               tropical wood                                                 

  14            160520         Fish, shrimp and prawns, prepared or    161        201        62
                               preserved                                                     

  15            441820         Wood, doors and frames                  12         21         58

  16            440920         Wood, non-coniferous, tongued, grooved, 12         29         54
                               molded                                                        

  17            160510         Fish, Crab, prepared or preserved       27         28         47

  18            442090         Wood, Marquetry, caskets and cases      35         40         47

  19            071290         Vegetables, nesoi and mixtures, dried   28         48         41

  20            200310         Vegetables, Mushrooms, prepared or      9          20         38
                               preserved                                                     

  Source: China                                                                              
  Customs                                                                                    
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