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Working Party on State Trading Enterprises  Original: English  
 
 
STATE TRADING  
NEW AND FULL NOTIFIC ATION PURSUANT TO ART ICLE XVII:4 (A) OF THE  
GATT 1994 AND PARAGR APH 1 OF THE UNDERST ANDING ON  
THE INTERPRETATION O F ARTICLE XVII  
China  
The following communication, dated 10 July 2018, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of China.  
 
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Notifying Period: 2015 -2017  
 
I. ENUMERATION OF STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES  
 
A. Identification of State Trading Enterprises  
 
B. Description of products affected (including  tariff item number(s) encompassed in product 
description)  
 
Reply (A -B): 
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  State Trading Products and Enterprises (Import)  
 
Product  HS Code  State Trading Enterprises (or Reference 
Documents)  Remarks  
Grain  10011100  
10011900  
10019100  
10019900  
11010000  
11031100  
11032010  
10051000  
10059000  
11022000  
11031300  
11042300  
10061011  
10061019  
10061091  
10061099  
10062010  
10062090  
10063010  
10063090  
10064010  
10064090  
11029011  
11029019  
11031921  
11031929  
11031990  China National Cereals, Oil and Foodstuffs Import & 
Export  Co. (renamed COFCO  Corporation in  April 2007)   
Sugar  17011200  
17011300  
17011400  
17019100  
17019910  
17019920  
17019990  1. China National Cereals, Oil and Foodstuffs Import & 
Export Co. (renamed COFCO  Corporation in  
April 2007)  
2. China Sugar and Wine Co.(Group)  (later renamed 
China National Sugar and Alcohol Group Corporation)  
3. China Commerc ial Foreign Trade Corporation   
Tobacco  24011010  
24011090  
24012010  
24012090  
24013000  
24021000  
24022000  
24029000  
24031100  
24031900  
24039100  
24039900  
48131000  
48132000  
48139000  
55021010  
56012210  
84781000  
84789000  China National Tobacco Import & Export Co . (Group) 
(later renamed  China Tobacco  International Inc. )  
Crude oil  27090000  1. China National Chemicals Import and Export Co.  
renamed SINOCHEM Group in January 2003  
2. China International United Petroleum and Chemicals 
Co., Ltd. 
3. China National United Oil Corporation  
4. Zhu Hai Zhen Rong Company  
5. China National Offshore Oil Corporation   G/STR/N/16/CHN • G/STR/N/17/CHN  
 
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  Product  HS Code  State Trading Enterprises (or Reference 
Documents)  Remarks  
Processed 
oil 27101210  
27101220  
27101911  
27101912  
27101923  
27101922  
27101929  1. China National Chemicals Import and Export Co.  
renamed SINOCHEM Group in January 2003 
2. China International United Petroleum and Chemicals 
Co., Ltd.  
3. China National United Oil Corporation  
4. Zhu Hai Zhen Rong Company  
5. China Aviation Oil Import and Export Company 
Limited  (aviati on kerosene and aviation gasoline 
only) 
6. China Na tional Offshore Oil Corporation  
7. For the list of state -trading enterprises of Fuel Oil, 
please refer to the Ministry  of Foreign  Trade  and 
Economic  Cooperation  Announcement No.  28 of 2001   
Chemical 
fertilizer  
 31021000  
31022100  
31022900  
31023000  
31024000  
31025000  
31026000  
31029010  
31028000  
31029090  
31031010  
31031090  
31039000  
31049010  
31042020  
31042090  
31043000  
31049090  
31051000  
31052000  
31053000  
31054000  
31055100  
31055900  
31056000  
31059000  1. China National Chemicals Import and Export Co. 
renamed  SINOCHEM Group in  January 2003 
2. China National Agriculture Means of Production Group 
Co.  
Cotton  52010000  
52030000  1. China National Textiles Import and Export Co.  
(renamed Chinatex Corporation in May 2005)  
2. Beijing Jiu Da Textiles Group Co.  
3. Tianjin Textiles Industry Supply and Marketing Co.  
4. Shanghai Textiles Raw Materials Co.  
5. China National Cotton Reserves Corporation  
6. Xinjiang NongKen  Import and Export Co ., Ltd 
(renamed Xinjiang Yin Long International Agriculture 
Cooperation Co., Ltd in September  2012)   
7. China  National Cotton Group Corporation   
 
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  State Trading Products and Enterprises ( Export)  
 
Product  HS Code  
 State Trading Enterprises (or Reference 
Documents)  Remarks  
Rice 10061011  
10061019  
10061091  
10061099  
10062010  
10062090  
10063010  
10063090  
10064010  
10064090  1. China National Cereals, Oil and Foodstuffs 
Import & Export Co. (renamed COFCO  
Corporation in  April 2007)  
2. Jilin Grain Group Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd  
3. Hei Longjiang Beidahuang Agriculture Group 
Corporation   
Corn 10051000  
10059000  
11042300  
Coal 27011100  
27011210  
27011290  
27011900  
27021000  1． China National Coal Industry Import and 
Export Corporation ( renamed  China National 
Coal Group Corporation  in April 2009 ) 
2． China National Metals and Minerals Import 
and Export Co. ( renamed China Minmetals 
Corporat ion in January 2004)  
3． Shanxi Coal Import and Export Group Co ., 
Limited  
4． Shenhua Group Corporation Ltd.  
5． Aluminum Corporation of China  Limited   
Crude oil  27090000  
1. China National Chemicals Import and Export 
Co. (renamed SINOCHEM Group in  January 
2003)  
2. China International United Petroleum and 
Chemicals Co. , Ltd 
3. China National United Oil C orporation  
4. China National Offshore Oil Corporation  
5. China National Aviation Fuel Group 
Corporation Aviation fuel only  
Processed oil  27101210  
27101220  
27101291  
27101299  
27101911  
27101912  
27101919  
2710192 3 
27101922  
27101929  
27101999  
27102000  
27111100  
 
Tungsten and  
tungstate 
products  
(including 
tungsten  ore, 
ammonium  
paratungstate s 
and tungsten 
products ) 26110000  
26209910  
26209990  
28418010  
28418040  
28259011  
28259012  
28259019  
28418020  
28418030  
28499020  
81011000  
81019400  
81019700  The list of state trading enterprises of export of 
antimony, tungsten and silver is published 
annually:  
MOFCOM Circular Shang Mao Han No. 975 of 2014, 
No. 1012 of 2015, No.  969 of 2016   G/STR/N/16/CHN • G/STR/N/17/CHN  
 
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  Product  HS Code  
 State Trading Enterprises (or Reference 
Documents)  Remarks  
Antimony  and 
antimony  
Products  
(including 
antimony ore, 
antimony 
oxides  and 
antimony 
products)  26171010  
26171090  
28258000  
81101010  
81101020  
81102000  
81109000  
  
Silver  71061011  
71061019  
71061021  
71061029  
71069110  
71069190  
71069210  
71069290  
Tobacco  24011010  
24011090  
24012010  
24012090  
24013000  
24021000  
24022000  
24029000  
24031100  
24031900  
24039100  
24039900  
48131000  
48132000  
48139000  
55021010  
56012210  
84781000  
84789000  1． China National Tobacc o Import & Export Co. 
(Group) (later r enamed China Tobacco 
International Inc.)  
2． China Tobacco Liaoning Imp. & Emp. Co., 
Ltd. 
3． China Tobacco Heilongjiang Imp.  & Emp. Co.,  
Ltd. 
4． China Tobacco Shanghai Imp.& Emp. Co.,  
Ltd. 
5． China Tobacco Fujian Imp.& Emp. Co.,  Ltd. 
6． China Tobacco Shandong Imp.& Emp. Co.,  
Ltd. 
7． China Tobacco Henan Imp.& Emp. Co.,  Ltd. 
8． China Tobacco Hubei Imp.& Emp. Co.,  Ltd. 
9． China Tobacco Hunan Imp.& Emp. Co.,  Ltd. 
10． China Tobacco Guangdong Imp.& Emp. Co.,  
Ltd. 
11． China Tobacco Sichuan Imp.& Emp. Co.,  Ltd. 
12． China Tobacco Guizhou Imp.& Emp. Co.,  Ltd. 
13． China Tobacco Yunnan Imp.& Emp. Co.,  Ltd. 
14． Jilin Tobacco Imp. & Exp. Co.,  Ltd. 
15． Zhejiang Tobacco Imp. & Exp. Co.,  Ltd. 
16． Shenzhen Tobacco Imp. & Exp. Co.,  Ltd. 
17． Shaanxi Tobacco Imp. & Exp. Co.,  Ltd. 
18． Xinjiang Tobacco Imp. & Exp. Co.,  Ltd. 
19． Yunnnan Hongta Imp. & Exp. Co.,  Ltd. (later 
renamed Yunnan Tobacco International Co.,  
Ltd.)  
Cotton  52010000  
52030000  1. China National Textile Import and Export Co. 
(renamed C hinatex Corporation  in May 2005)  
2. Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Cotton and 
Jute Import & Export Co  
3. Xinjiang NongKen  Import and Export Co ., Ltd 
(renamed Xinjiang Yin Long International 
Agriculture Coo peration Co., Ltd in September  
2012)  
4. China National Cotton Reserves Corporation   
 
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  II.  REASON AND PURPOSES  
 
A. Reason or purposes for establishing and/or maint aining state trading enterprise  
 
Reply : To ensure stable supply of products subject to state trading, prevent consumers interests 
from being affected by drastic price fluctuation s, safeguard food security of the nation, protect 
exhaustible and non-recyclable resources and the environment, and ac hieve the goal of 
sustainable development . 
 
The Lists of products subject to state trading are provided for in Annex 2 of Protocol on the 
Accession of the Peoples Republic of China . 
 
B. Summary of legal basis for granting the relevant exclusive or special rights or privileges, 
including legal provisions and summary of sta tutory or constitutional powers  
 
Reply : 
 
Laws, Regulations and  Department Rules Commonly Used  
1. Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China  
2. Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Import and Export of Goods  
3. Catalogue of Goods Subject to the Administration of Import State Trad ing (MOFTEC Announcement 
No. 28 of 2001)  
4. Catalogue of Import Stat e Trading Enterprises  (MOFTEC Announcement No. 28 of 2001)  
5. Catalogue of Goods Subject to the Administration of Export State Trad ing (MOFTEC Announcement 
No. 28 of 2001)  
6. Catalogue of Export State Trad ing Enterprises  (MOFTEC Announcement No. 28 of 2001)  
Laws, Regulations and Department Rules Applied to Different Products:  
Agricultural Products  
1. Interim Measures for the Administration of Import Tariff -Rate Quotas of Agricultural Products  
(MOFCOM and NDRC Decree No. 4 of 2003)  
Chemical fertilizer , crude oil and processed oi l 
1. Trial Measures for the State Trading Administration of the Import of Crude Oil, Pro cessed  Oil and 
Chemical Fertilizer (MOFTEC Decree  No.27 of 2002)  
2. Interim Measures for the Administration of Import Tariff -Rate Quotas of Chemical Fertilizer (Decree 
of Economic and Trade Commission and General Administration of Customs  No. 27 of 2002)  
Tobacco  
1. Law of the People's Republic of China on Tobacco Monopoly  
2. Regulations for the Implementation of the Law of the Peoples Republic of China on Tobacco 
Monopoly  
3. Catalogue of Goods Subject to the Administration of Import State Trad ing (MOFTEC Announcement 
No. 28 of 2001)  
4. Catalogue of Import Stat e Trading Enterprises  (MOFTEC Announcement No. 28 of 2001)  
5. Catalogue of Goods Subject to the Administration of Export State Trading  (Tobacco Monopoly  
Commodities) (MOFTEC Announcement No. 44 of 2001)  
6. Catalogue of Export State Trading Enterprises  (Tobacco Monopoly Commodities ) (MOFTEC 
Announcement  No. 44 of 2001)  
Tungsten,  Antimony, Silver  
1. Interim Measures for the Administration  of Export of Tungsten and Tungsten Products, Antimony 
and Antimony Products (Wai Jing Mao Guan Fa No. 649 of 2000)  
2. Interim Measures for the Administration of Export of Silver (Wai Jing Mao Guan Fa No. 702 of 1999)  
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  III. DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE  
 
A. Summary statement providing overview of operations of the state trading enterprise  
 
B. Specification of exclusive or special rights or privileges enjoyed by the state trading 
enterprise  
 
C. Type of entities other than the state trading enterprise that are allowed to engage in 
importation/exportation a nd conditions for participation  
 
Reply  (A-C): In the products of which the import is currently subject to state  trading 
administration, i.e. wheat, maize, rice, sugar, cotton, chemical fertilizer, crude oil, processed oil 
and tobacco listed in Annex 2A1 of Protocol on the Accession of the People 's Republic of China , 
wheat, maize, rice, sugar, cotton, urea, diammoni um phosphate  and NPK compound -fertilizer  have 
seen part of their annual TRQ allocated to non -state trading enterprises. Enterprises that have 
obtained trading right through registration  may engage in the operation of non -state trading TRQ 
of the import of the above products, so long as they satisfy the requirements and conditions listed 
in MOFCOMs annual Announcement on publishing the quantity of TRQ and methods for the TRQs 
allocation.  
 
With regard to import of crude oil and processed oil, enterprises that have obtained trading right 
through registration may engage in the operation of non -state trading part of the import, after 
getting registered according to Trial Measures for the State T rading Administration of the Import of 
Crude Oil, Pro cessed  Oil and Chemical Fertilizer (MOFTEC Decree  No.27 of 2002)  and so long as 
they satisfy the conditions listed in the annual announcements of non -state trading volume and 
application procedures.  
 
The import of tobacco can only be completed by state -trading enterprises.  
 
In the products of which the export is currently subject to state trading administration, i.e. rice, 
maize, cotton, coal, crude oil, processed oil(excluding Lubricating oil, grease, lu bricating base oil ), 
tungsten, antimony and silver listed  in Annex 2A 2 of Protocol on the Accession of the People 's 
Republic of China , as well as tobacco, rice, maize, cotton, coal, crude oil, processed oil and tobacco 
can only be exported by state trading  enterprises, and no annual review of qualification of state 
trading of enterprises is needed.  
 
Tungsten, antimony and silver can only be exported by state trading enterprises, and the 
qualification of state trading enterprises is reviewed  annually. Enterp rises that satisfy the 
conditions and requirements listed in MOFCOMs annual Announcement regarding annual review 
may apply to be qualified as state trading enterprises.  
 
Please refer to the reply to Question II (B) for the legal basis for the engagement of  non-state 
trading enterprises in the import and export of products subject to state trading administration.  
 
D. How import/export levels are established by the state trading enterprise  
 
Reply : State trading  enterprises are  operated following market mechan ism. State trading 
enterprises determine by themselves the import level of wheat, maize, rice, sugar, cotton and 
chemical fertilizer according to the quantity of TRQ that they have obtained, and taking into 
account the domestic supply and the prices of both domestic and international markets among 
other factors.  
 
State trading enterprises determine by themselves the import level of crude oil and processed oil 
while taking into account the domestic supply  and the prices of both domestic and international 
market s among other factors.  
 
Quota license administration applies to the export of rice, maize, cotton, coal, crude oil, processed 
oil (excluding l ubricating oil, grease, lubricating base oil ), tungsten, antimony and silver. Every 
state trading enterprise  determines its export level within its license d quota, according to market 
suppl y and demand , as well as prices and other factors.  
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  State trading enterprises which import/export tobacco determine their import/export level through 
commercial negotiations, taking  into account the supply capacity of domestic and international 
markets as well as the acceptability of enterprises.  
 
E. How export prices are deter mined  
 
Reply: State trading  enterprises are  operated following market mechanism.  Export prices of stat e 
trading enterprises are determined according to the  prices of international market and the supply 
in domestic market, and by referring to the cost prices  plus circulation expenses  such as fees for  
warehousing, transportation, bank interests  and inspectio n, etc. 
 
F. How the resale prices of i mported products are determined  
 
Reply: State trading  enterprises are  operated following market mechanism.  When state trading 
enterprises act as import agents of other enterprises, resale prices of import merchandise are 
roughly the import CIF prices plus agent service fees of a certain proportion, without any import 
mark-up. When state trading enterprises con duct import for themselves, the resale prices are 
mainly determined according to the wholesale price s of domestic market, the enterprises assume 
sole responsibility for their own profits and losses.  
 
G. Whether long -term contracts are negotiated by the sta te trading enterprise.  Whether the 
state trading enterprise is used to fulfil contractual obligations  entered into by the government  
 
Reply:  Long-term contracts are negotiated and signed independent ly by state trading enterprises. 
Currently, State -trading is not used to fulfil contractual obligations entered into by  the 
government . 
 
H. Brief Description of Market Structure  
 
Reply:  Please refer to the following tables.  
 
IV. STATISTICAL INFORMATION ( SEE ATTACHED TABLES  I - III) 
 
N.B: 
 
1. In the statistical information, data of national  production and data of total quantity 
imported/exported are sourced from National Bureau of Statistic s (NBS) and General 
Administration of Customs (GAC) respectively, and are of different statistic scope. Th e 
statistics of domestic production quantity are not based on HS code, and are only for 
reference.  
2. According to MOFCOM Announcement, No. 93 of 2005, state trading administration of import 
of soybean oil, palm oil and colza oil was suspended since 1 January  2006.  
3. China has not applied state trading administration on the export of soybean, unbleached silk, 
cotton yarn and woven fabrics of cotton since China joined the WTO.  
4. According to Circular Guo Fa No. 16 of 2004, s tate trading  administration on the export  of tea 
was suspended  since 19 May 2004. 
5. According to Announcement No. 64 of 2004 of MOFCOM and General Administration of 
Customs of PRC, state trading administration  on the export of silk  was suspended  since 
1 January 2005. 
6. The HS code used in the statist ics tables below is sourced from Customs Import and Export 
Tariff of PRC 2017, and the list of state trading enterprises was updated up to now.  
7. Import price is determined by enterprises themselves after taking into account of domestic 
supply , and prices  of both domestic market  and international market  and other factors. And 
there is no adding mark -up under the direction of the government. Information of prices for 
state-trading enterprises is not available.  
  
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 Unit: Thousand Tons  
Description 
of 
product(s)  HS Code  State Trading 
Enterprises or  
Reference 
Documents  Year Total 
quantity 
imported  
(1,000 Tons)  Import 
Quantity of 
State Trading 
Enterprises  Average 
import price  Average 
representative  
domestic sales 
price  Mark -up National 
production  
(1,000 
Tons)  
Grain  10011100 ;10011900  
10019100 ;10019900  
11010000 ;11031100  
11032010 ;10051000  
10059000 ;11022000  
11031300 ;11042300  
10061011 ;10061019  
10061091 ;10061099  
10062010 ;10062090  
10063010 ;10063090  
10064010 ;10064090  
11029011 ;11029019  
11031921 ;11031929  
11031990  China National 
Cereals, Oil and 
Foodstuffs Import & 
Export Co. 
(renamed  COFCO 
Corporation in  
April 2007)  2015 11,019  Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Applicable  563,050  
2016 10,144  Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Applicable  555,480  
2017 11,304  Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Applicable  554,220  
 
   
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Unit: Thousand Tons  
 
 
 
 
  Description 
of 
product(s)  HS Code  State Trading 
Enterprises or 
Reference Documents  Year Total quantity 
imported  
(1,000 Tons)  Import 
Quantity of 
State 
Trading 
Enterprises  Average 
import price  Average 
representative  
domestic sales 
price  Mark -up National 
production  
(1,000 Tons)  
Sugar  17011200  
17011300  
17011400  
17019100  
17019910  
17019920  
17019990  
 1. China National 
Cereals, Oil and 
Foodstuffs Import & 
Export Co. (renamed 
COFCO Corporation in 
April 2007);  
2. China Sugar and Wine 
Co. (Group) (later 
renamed China National 
Sugar and Alcohol Group 
Corporation)  
3. China Commercial 
Foreign Trade 
Corporation  2015 4,846  Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Applicable  14,741  
2016 3,069  Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Applicable  14,433  
2017 2,291  Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Applicable  14,706   
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 Unit: Thousand tons  
 
 
  Description 
of 
product(s)  HS Code  State 
Trading 
Enterprises 
or Reference 
Documents  Year Total 
quantity 
imported  
(1,000 
Tons)  Quantity 
Imported 
(1,000,000 
pieces)  Import 
Quantity of 
State 
Trading 
Enterprises  Average 
import price  Average 
representative  
domestic sales 
price  Mark -up 
 National 
production  
(billion 
pieces ) 
 
Tobacco  24011010 ; 24011090  
24012010 ; 24012090  
24013000 ; 24021000  
24022000 ; 24029000  
24031100 ; 24031900  
24039100 ; 24039900  
48131000 ; 48132000  
48139000 ; 55021010  
56012210 ; 84781000  
84789000  China National 
Tobacco 
Import & 
Export Co. 
(Group) (later 
renamed 
China Tobacco 
International 
Inc. 2015 197 Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Applicable  2,589.07  
2016 175 Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Applicable  2,382.58  
2017 220 Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Applicable  2,344.83   
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 Unit: Thousand Tons  
 
 
 
  Description 
of 
product(s)  HS Code  State Trading 
Enterprises or 
Reference Documents  Year Total 
quantity 
imported  
(1,000 Tons)  Import 
quantity of 
State Trading 
Enterprises  Average 
import price  Average 
representative  
domestic sales 
price  Mark -up National 
production  
(1,000 Tons)  
Crude Oil  27090000  1. China National 
Chemicals Import and 
Export Co.renamed 
SINOCHEM Group in 
January 2003  
2. China International 
United Petroleum and 
Chemicals Co., Ltd.  
3. China National United 
Oil Corporation  
4. Zhu Hai Zhen Rong 
Company  
5. China National Offshore 
Oil Corporation  2015 335,498.95  Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Applicable  214,556  
2016 381,006.95  Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Applicable  199,685  
2017 419,569.05  Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Applicable  191,506   
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 Unit: Thousand Tons  
  Description 
of 
product(s)  HS Code  State Trading 
Enterprises or 
Reference Documents  Year Total 
quantity 
imported  
(1,000 Tons)  Import 
quantity of 
State Trading 
Enterprises  Average 
import price  Average 
representative  
domestic sales 
price  Mark -up National 
production  
(1,000 Tons)  
Processed 
Oil 27101210  
27101220  
27101911  
27101912  
27101923  
27101922  
27101929  1. China National Chemicals 
Import and Export Co.  
renamed SINOCHEM Group 
in January 2003  
2. China International United 
Petroleum and Chemicals 
Co., Ltd.  
3. China National United Oil 
Corporation  
4. Zhu Hai Zhen Rong 
Company  
5. China Aviation Oil Import 
and Export Company Ltd. 
(aviation kerosene and 
aviatio n gasoline only)  
6. China National Offshore 
Oil Corporation  
7. For list of state -trading 
enterprises of Fuel Oil, 
please refer to the Ministry 
of Foreign Trade and 
Economic Cooperation 
Announcement No.  28 of 
2001 2015 33,705.03  Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Applicable  360,831  
2016 41,760.18  Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Applicable  374,205  
2017 53,800.18  Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Applicable  385,185   
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 Unit: Thousand Tons  
 
 
 
  Description 
of 
product(s)  HS Code  State Trading 
Enterprises or 
Reference Documents  Year Total 
quantity 
imported  
(1,000 Tons)  Import 
quantity of 
State Trading 
Enterprises  Average 
import price  Average 
representative  
domestic sales 
price  Mark -up National 
production  
(1,000 Tons)  
Chemical  
Fertilizer  31021000  
31022100  
31022900  
31023000  
31024000  
31025000  
31026000  
31029010  
31028000  
31029090  
31031010  
31031090  
31039000  
31049010  
31042020  
31042090  
31043000  
31049090  
31051000  
31052000  
31053000  
31054000  
31055100  
31055900  
31056000  
31059000  1. China National 
Chemicals Import and 
Export Co. renamed 
SINOCHEM Group in 
January 2013  
2. China National 
Agriculture Means of 
Production Group Co.  2015 11,160  Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Applicable  74,320  
2016 8,330  Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Applicable  66,296  
2017 9,183  Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Applicable  61,843   
  G/STR/N/16/CHN • G/STR/N/17/CHN  
 
- 15 - TABLE I: STATISTICAL INFORMAT ION, IMPORTS  - 7 
 Unit: Thousand Tons  
 
  Description 
of 
product(s)  HS Code  State Trading 
Enterprises or 
Reference Documents  Year Total 
quantity 
imported  
(1,000 Tons)  Import 
quantity of 
State Trading 
Enterprises  Average 
import price  Average 
representative  
domestic sales 
price  Mark -up National 
prod uction  
(1,000 Tons)  
Cotton  52010000  
52030000  
 1. China National Textiles 
Import and Export Co. 
(renamed Chinatex 
Corporation in May 2005)  
2. Beijing Jiu Da Textiles 
Group Co.  
3. Tianjin Textiles Industry 
Supply and Marketing Co.  
4. Shanghai Textiles Raw 
Materials Co.  
5. China National Cotton 
Reserves Corporation  
6. Xinjiang NongKen 
(Group) Import & Export 
Co., Ltd. (renamed 
Xinjiang Yin Long 
International Agriculture 
Cooperation Co., Ltd in 
September  2012)   
7. China National Cotton 
Group Corporation  2015 1,475  Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Applicable  5,603  
2016 898 Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Applicable  5,299  
2017 1,156  Not Available  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Applicable  5,486   
  G/STR/N/16/CHN • G/STR/N/17/CHN  
 
- 16 - TABLE I I: STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EX PORTS  - 1 
 Unit: Thousand Tons  
 
  Description 
of 
product(s)  HS Code  State Trading 
Enterprises or 
Reference Documents  Year Total e xport 
quantity  
(1,000 Tons)  Quantity 
exported by 
State Trading 
Enterprise  Average 
procurement 
price  Average 
representative  
domestic sales 
price  Average 
export 
price  National 
production  
(1,000 Tons)  
Rice 10061011  
10061019  
10061091  
10061099  
10062010  
10062090  
10063010  
10063090  
10064010  
10064090  
 1. China National Cereals, 
Oil and Foodstuffs Import 
& Export Co. (renamed 
COFCO Corporation in 
April 2007)  
2. Jilin Grain Group Imp. & 
Exp. Co., Ltd  
3. Heilongjiang 
Beidahuang Agriculture 
Group Corporation  
 2015 286 286 Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  208,230  
2016 484 484 Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  207,080  
2017 1,197 1,197 Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  208,560   
  G/STR/N/16/CHN • G/STR/N/17/CHN  
 
- 17 - TABLE I I: STATISTICAL INFORMAT ION, EX PORTS  - 2 
 Unit: Thousand Tons  
 
  Description 
of 
product(s)  HS Code  State Trading 
Enterprises or 
Reference Documents  Year Total e xport 
quantity  
(1,000  Tons)  Quantity 
exported by 
State Trading 
Enterprise  Average 
procurement 
price  
 Average 
representative  
domestic sales 
price  Average 
export 
price  National 
production  
(1,000 Tons)  
Corn 10051000  
10059000  
11042300  
 1. China National Cereals, 
Oil and Foodstuffs Import 
& Export Co. (ren amed 
COFCO Corporation in 
April 2007)  
2. Jilin Grain Group Imp. & 
Exp. Co., Ltd  
3. Heilongjiang 
Beidahuang Agriculture 
Group Corporation  
 
 2015 11 11 Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  224,630  
2016 4 4 Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  219,550  
2017 85 85 Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  215,890   
  G/STR/N/16/CHN • G/STR/N/17/CHN  
 
- 18 - TABLE I I: STATISTICAL INFORMAT ION, EX PORTS  - 3 
 Unit: Thousand Tons  
 
  Description 
of 
product(s)  HS Code  State Trading 
Enterprises or 
Reference Documents  Year Total e xport 
quantity  
(1,000 Tons)  Quantity 
exported by 
State Trading 
Enterprise  Average 
procurement 
price  
 Average 
representative  
domestic sales 
price  Average 
export 
price  National 
production  
(1,000 Tons)  
Coal 27011100  
27011210  
27011290  
27011900  
27021000  1. China National Coal 
Industry Import and 
Export Corporation 
(renamed China National 
Coal Group Corporation in 
April 2009)  
2. China National Metals 
and Minerals Import and 
Export Co. (renamed 
China M inmetals  
Corporation in 
January  2004)  
3. Shanxi Coal Import and 
Export Group Co., Limited  
4. Shenhua Group 
Corporation Ltd.  
5. Aluminum Corporation 
of China Limited  2015 5,183.30  5,183.30  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  3,750,000  
2016 8,636.58  8,636.58  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  3,410,000  
2017 8,101.43  8,101.43  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  3,520,000   
  G/STR/N/16/CHN • G/STR/N/17/CHN  
 
- 19 - TABLE I I: STATISTICAL INFORMAT ION, EX PORTS  - 4 
 Unit: Thousand Tons  
 
  Description 
of 
product(s)  HS Code  State Trading 
Enterprises or 
Reference Documents  Year Total e xport 
quantity  
(1,000 Tons)  Quantity 
exported by 
State Trading 
Enterprise  Average 
procurement 
price  
 Average 
representative  
domestic sales 
price  Average 
export 
price  National 
production  
(1,000 Tons)  
Crude Oil  27090000  1. China National 
Chemicals Import and 
Export Co. (renamed 
SINOCHEM Group in 
January 2003)  
2. China International 
United Petroleum and 
Chemicals Co., Ltd  
3. China National United 
Oil Corporation  
4. China National Offshore 
Oil Corporation  
5. China National Aviation 
Fuel Group Corporation. 
Aviation fuel only  2015 2,865.57  2,865.57  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  214,556  
2016 2,940.63  2,940.63  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  199,685  
2017 4,860.99  4,860.99  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  191,506   
  G/STR/N/16/CHN • G/STR/N/17/CHN  
 
- 20 - TABLE I I: STATISTICAL INFORMAT ION, EX PORTS  - 5 
 Unit: Thousand Tons  
 
  Description 
of 
product(s)  HS Code  State Trading 
Enterprises or 
Reference Documents  Year Total e xport 
quantity  
(1,000 Tons)  Quantity 
exported by 
State Trading 
Enterprise  Average 
procurement 
price  
 Average 
representative  
domestic sales 
price  Average 
export 
price  National 
production  
(1,000 Tons)  
Processed 
oil 27101210  
27101220  
27101291  
27101299  
27101911  
27101912  
27101919  
27101923  
27101922  
27101929  
27101992  
27101991  
27101993  
27101999  
27102000  
27111100  1. China National 
Chemicals Import and 
Export Co. (renamed 
SINOCHEM Group in 
January 2003)  
2. China International 
United Petroleum and 
Chemicals Co. Ltd  
3. China National United 
Oil Corporation  
4. China National Offshore 
Oil Corporation  
5. China National Aviation 
Fuel Group Corporation. 
Aviation fuel only  2015 25,597.73  25,597.73  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  360,831  
2016 38,425.30  38,425.30  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  374,205  
2017 41,045.32  41,045.32  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  385,185   
  G/STR/N/16/CHN • G/STR/N/17/CHN  
 
- 21 - TABLE II: STATISTICAL INFORMAT ION, EX PORTS  - 6 
 Unit: Thousand Tons  
 
 
  Description of 
product(s)  HS Code  State Trading 
Enterprises or 
Reference Documents  Year Total e xport 
quantity  
(1,000 Tons)  Quantity 
exported by 
State Trading 
Enterprise  Average 
procurement 
price  
 Average 
representative  
domestic sales 
price  Average 
export 
price  National 
production  
(1,000 
Tons)  
Tungsten and 
tungstate 
products 
(including 
tungsten ore, 
ammonium 
paratungstate, 
tungsten 
products)  26110000  
26209910  
26209990  
28418010  
28418040  
28259011  
28259012  
28259019  
28418020  
28418030  
28499020  
81011000  
81019400  
81019700  
 MOFCOM Circular Shang 
Mao Han  No. 975 of 
2014, No.  1012 of 2015, 
No. 969 of 2016  2015 16.69  16.69  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  Not Available  
2016 20.26  20.26  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  Not Available  
2017 27.69  27.69  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  Not Available   
  G/STR/N/16/CHN • G/STR/N/17/CHN  
 
- 22 - TABLE I I: STATISTICAL INFORMAT ION, EX PORTS  - 7 
 Unit: Thousand Tons  
 
  Description of 
product(s)  HS Code  State Trading 
Enterprises or 
Reference Documents  Year Total e xport 
quantity  
(1,000 Tons)  Quantity 
exported by 
State Trading 
Enterprise  Average 
procurement 
price  
 Average 
representative  
domestic sales 
price  Average 
export 
price  National 
production  
(1,000 
Tons)  
Antimony and 
antimony  
products 
(including 
antimony ore, 
antimony oxides 
and antimony 
products)  26171010  
26171090  
28258000  
81101010  
81101020  
81102000  
81109000  MOFCOM Circular Shang 
Mao Han No. 975 of 
2014, No.  1012 of 2015, 
No. 969 of 2016  2015 35.57  35.57  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  313 
2016 46.29  46.29  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  312 
2017 41.74  41.74  Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  297  
  G/STR/N/16/CHN • G/STR/N/17/CHN  
 
- 23 - TABLE I I: STATISTICAL INFORMAT ION, EX PORTS  - 8 
 Unit: Thousand Tons  
 
  Description of 
product(s)  HS Code  State Trading 
Enterprises or 
Reference Documents  Year Total e xport 
quantity  
(1,000 Tons)  Quantity 
exported by 
State Trading 
Enterprise  Average 
procurement 
price  
 Average 
representative  
domestic sales 
price  Average 
export 
price  National 
production  
(1,000 
Tons)  
Silver  71061011  
71061019  
71061021  
71061029  
71069110  
71069190  
71069210  
71069290  MOFCOM Circular Shang 
Mao Han No. 975 of 
2014, No.1012 of 2015, 
No. 969 of 2016  2015 2.10 2.10 Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  Not Available  
2016 1.95 1.95 Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  Not Available  
2017 2.65 2.65 Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  Not Available   
  G/STR/N/16/CHN • G/STR/N/17/CHN  
 
- 24 - TABLE I I: STATISTICAL INFORMAT ION, EX PORTS  - 9 
 Unit: Thousand Tons  
 
  Description 
of 
product(s)  HS Code  State Trading 
Enterprises or 
Reference 
Documents  Year Total 
export 
quantity  
(1,000 
Tons)  Total 
export 
quantity 
(1,000,000 
pieces)  Quantity 
exported 
by state 
trading 
enterprise 
(1,000 
tons)  Quantity 
exported 
by state 
trading 
enterprise 
(1,000.000 
pieces)  Average 
procure -
ment 
price  
 Average 
represent -
tative  
domestic 
sales price  Average 
export 
price  National 
production  
(billion 
pieces ) 
Tobacco  24011010  
24011090  
24012010  
24012090  
24013000  
24021000  
24022000  
24029000  
24031100  
24031900  
24039100  
24039900  
48131000  
48132000  
48139000  
55021010  
56012210  
84781000  
84789000  As listed in 
MOFTEC 
Announcement 
No. 44 of  2001 2015 11,019  241 Not Available  2,410  Not 
Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  2,589.07  
2016 10,144  265 Not Available  2,650  Not 
Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  2,382.58  
2017 11,304  308 Not Available  3,080  Not 
Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  2,344.83   
  G/STR/N/16/CHN • G/STR/N/17/CHN  
 
- 25 - TABLE I I: STATISTICAL INFORMAT ION, EX PORTS  - 10 
 Unit: Ten Thousand Tons  
 
  Description of 
product(s)  HS Code  State Trading 
Enterprises or 
Reference Documents  Year Total Export 
quantity  
(1,000 Tons)  Quantity 
exported by 
State Trading 
Enterprise  Average 
procurement 
price  
 Average 
representative  
domestic sales 
price  Average 
export 
price  National 
production  
(1,000 
Tons)  
Cotton  52010000  
52030000  
 1. China National Textile 
Import and Export Co. 
(rena med Chinatex 
Corporation in 
May 2005)  
2. Xinjiang Uygur 
Autonomous Region 
Cotton and Jute Import 
& Export Co.  
3. Xinjiang NongKen 
Import & Export Co. Ltd. 
(renamed Xinjiang Yin 
Long International 
Agriculture Coo peration 
Co., Ltd in 
September  2012)  
4. China National Cotton 
Reserves Corporation  2015 29 29 Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  5,603  
2016 8 8 Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  5,299  
2017 17 17 Not Available  Not Available  Not 
Available  5,486   
  G/STR/N/16/CHN • G/STR/N/17/CHN  
 
- 26 - TABLE III 
STATE TRADING: NAME OF STATE TRADING ENT ERPRISE STATISTICAL  INFORMATION, DOMESTI C ACTIVITIES  
 
Description of product (s) HS Code  Domestic purchases by 
state trading enterprise  National production  Domestic sales by state 
trading enterprise  National 
consumption  
Not Available  
 
 
V.   REASON WHY NO FOREIGN TRADE HAS TAKEN PLACE ( AS APPROPRIATE)  
 
Reply: Not applicable.  
 
VI.   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ( AS APPROPRIATE)  
 
Reply: Not applicable.  
 
 
 
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