GAIN Report - CH6009 Page 12 of 12

Voluntary Report - public distribution

Date: 2/24/2006

GAIN Report Number: CH6009

CH6009

China, Peoples Republic of

Trade data - Multiple commodities only

January to December Trade and Analysis for 2005

2006

Approved by:

James Butterworth

U.S. Embassy, Beijing

Prepared by:

Wu Yuhong

Report Highlights:

This report analyzes China's calendar year 2005 agricultural, fishery, and forestry commodity trade using recently released China Customs data. China's imports of these commodities reached $36.7 billion of which, $7.2 billion originated from the United States, who remains the largest importer. Imports consist primarily of soybeans, cotton, palm oil, wood, and rubber. Exports went up to $33.7 billion for the year, consisting primarily of processed aquatic, corn and forestry products. This report updates information from CH6003, China's January to November trade. At the eight-digit HTS level, soybean import remains the greatest by value ($3.2 billion) of China's imports from the United States in all goods.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Beijing [CH1]

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Table of Contents

Disclaimer 3

Highlights 3

Imports 3

China’s Ag, Fish, and Forestry Imports from the World by Origin 3

China’s Ag, Fish, and Forestry Imports by Port Territory 3

China’s Ag, Fish, and Forestry Imports from the World by HTS 6 Digits 3

China’s Ag, Fish, and Forestry Imports from the U.S. by HTS 6 Digits 3

Exports 3

China’s Ag, Fish, and Forestry Exports to the World by Destination 3

China’s Ag, Fish, and Forestry Exports to the World by Port Territory 3

China’s Ag, Fish, and Forestry Exports to the World by HTS 6 Digits 3

China’s Ag, Fish, and Forestry Exports to the U.S. by HTS 6 Digits 3

Disclaimer

The Agricultural Affairs Office at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing provides this report for information purposes only. Readers should be aware that China Customs data in this report will not match other countries’ export statistics due to the timing of exports (e.g., trade recorded in an exporting country in one month may not show up in China’s data until the following month). Furthermore, values from one country to another will 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. Finally, some inconsistencies may result from different classification of goods (e.g., hard wheat from one country may be classified as durum by China).

“HTS” refers to Harmonized Tariff System. At the two, four, and six-digit level, tariff line items/descriptions for all countries are harmonized; more precise categories may differ between countries. Commodity descriptions are increasingly precise as the number of digits increase. “Not elsewhere specified or indicated” is abbreviated NESOI.

Additionally, it is useful to recognize that trade data for many of these commodities are more accurately depicted on a marketing year basis, as reported in individual commodity reports.

Agricultural commodities refer to those commodities identified in Annex I of the Uruguay round of agricultural negotiations. Fishery commodities refer to commodities recognized in HTS Chapters 03.02 through 03.07, 16.04, and 16.05. Forestry commodities refer to HTS codes referred to in U.S. Trade Reports for Forest Products excluding pulp and paper.

Highlights

China Customs Reported Trade Jan – Dec 2005
All Commodities / Ag, Fish, and Forestry
Imports from World: / $ 660.2 billion / $ 36.7 billion
Imports from U.S.: / $ 48.7 billion / $ 7.2 billion
Exports to World: / $ 762.3 billion / $ 33.7 billion
Exports to U.S.: / $ 162.9 billion / $ 4.8 billion

Quick facts and observations from China Customs 2005 data detailed in this report:

-  China Customs recorded January through December imports of all items from the world equaled $660.2 billion, an increase of 18 percent. China’s worldwide agricultural, fishery, and forestry imports account for nearly 6 percent (the same percentage in comparison to calendar year 2004) of all Chinese imports.

-  China Customs recorded January through December imports of all items from the United States were $48.7 billion, an increase of 9 percent. Imports of U.S. agricultural, fishery, and forestry commodities account for 15 percent. This percentage decreased in comparison to calendar year 2004, when it was 18 percent. The United States, however, remains the No. 1 importer.

-  China Customs recorded $7.2 billion in U.S. agricultural, fishery, and forestry commodity imports. This figure is greater than China’s imports of all goods from 212 trading partners.

-  The greatest by value of any Chinese imports from the United States at the HTS eight-digit level is an agricultural commodity – soybeans. Please see table below:

China’s Top-Five Imports from the United States in all goods in $Millions for CY2005
HTS / Description / Value
12010091 / Yellow soybeans excluding seed / 3,160
88024010 / Aircraft not elsewhere specified of an unladen weight > 15 tons and < 45 tons / 2,506
85422119 / Other monolithic digital Integrated Circuits, line width=0.18microns / 1,918
52010000 / Cotton, not carded or combed / 1,466
72044900 / Ferrous waste & scrap, iron or steel not elsewhere specified / 679

China’s calendar year 2005 agricultural, fishery, and forestry commodity imports reached nearly $37 billion, while exports reached nearly $34 billion. Imports increased 5 percent and exports 20 percent compared to 2004. The top 25 import and export commodities remained consistent. China’s corn export to the world, however, climbed up to No. 2 in calendar year 2005 from No. 19 in calendar year 2004. China’s bumper corn harvest in 2004 contributed to this significant change.

China’s calendar year 2005 agricultural, fishery, and forestry commodity imports from the United States equaled $7.2 billion while exports $4.8 billion. In comparison to the previous year imports decreased 11 percent while exports increased 26 percent. At the HTS six-digit level the top agricultural, fishery, and forestry commodities from the United States were soybeans, cotton, hides and skins, wood, and chicken products. Imports of swine raw hides and skins increased more than 300 percent while chicken products, and Pacific salmon imports saw over 100 percent increases in comparison to the previous year. China’s agricultural, fishery, and forestry commodity exports to the United States increased significantly in calendar year 2005. Plywood (at least one outer layer nonconiferous) exports increased over 500 percent, while fiberboard increased almost 400 percent. Both nonconiferous wood and molluscs exports experienced an increase over 100 percent.

The United States supplied nearly 20 percent of China’s $37 billion in agricultural, fishery, and forestry imports, which place it as the number one supplier of these products to China. The next closest import providers in calendar year 2005 were Brazil (9 percent), Argentina (8 percent), Russia (8 percent), and Australia (7 percent).

Imports

China’s Ag, Fish, and Forestry Imports from the World by Origin

Top 25 Ag, Fish, and Forestry Imports by Country ($Million)

January to December

Rank

/ Country / Jan. - Dec. / % Share / % Change
2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / - 05/04 -
0 / --World-- / 24,956 / 35,054 / 36,700 / 100 / 100 / 100 / 4.69
1 / United States / 5,352 / 8,095 / 7,223 / 21.44 / 23.09 / 19.68 / -10.78
2 / Brazil / 2,241 / 2,990 / 3,194 / 8.98 / 8.53 / 8.7 / 6.83
3 / Argentina / 2,273 / 2,715 / 3,000 / 9.11 / 7.74 / 8.17 / 10.5
4 / Russia / 1,766 / 2,284 / 2,946 / 7.08 / 6.52 / 8.03 / 28.98
5 / Australia / 1,313 / 2,521 / 2,510 / 5.26 / 7.19 / 6.84 / -0.43
6 / Malaysia / 2,056 / 2,552 / 2,496 / 8.24 / 7.28 / 6.8 / -2.22
7 / Thailand / 1,391 / 1,979 / 2,020 / 5.57 / 5.65 / 5.5 / 2.08
8 / Indonesia / 1,239 / 1,689 / 1,751 / 4.97 / 4.82 / 4.77 / 3.68
9 / Canada / 617 / 1,557 / 1,257 / 2.47 / 4.44 / 3.43 / -19.26
10 / New Zealand / 727 / 929 / 831 / 2.91 / 2.65 / 2.27 / -10.47
11 / Peru / 290 / 540 / 760 / 1.16 / 1.54 / 2.07 / 40.94
12 / France / 409 / 412 / 697 / 1.64 / 1.18 / 1.9 / 68.99
13 / India / 193 / 365 / 491 / 0.78 / 1.04 / 1.34 / 34.59
14 / Japan / 355 / 370 / 438 / 1.42 / 1.06 / 1.19 / 18.32
15 / Uzbekistan / 163 / 339 / 390 / 0.65 / 0.97 / 1.06 / 15.1
16 / Chile / 199 / 233 / 357 / 0.8 / 0.67 / 0.97 / 53.12
17 / Vietnam / 280 / 278 / 350 / 1.12 / 0.79 / 0.95 / 25.79
18 / Germany / 260 / 255 / 297 / 1.04 / 0.73 / 0.81 / 16.44
19 / Korea, South / 202 / 263 / 293 / 0.81 / 0.75 / 0.8 / 11.4
20 / Papua New Guinea / 157 / 170 / 275 / 0.63 / 0.49 / 0.75 / 61.53
21 / Netherlands / 146 / 226 / 273 / 0.59 / 0.65 / 0.74 / 20.91
22 / Denmark / 199 / 241 / 241 / 0.8 / 0.69 / 0.66 / 0.08
23 / Gabon / 213 / 175 / 237 / 0.85 / 0.5 / 0.65 / 35.06
24 / Myanmar / 149 / 175 / 233 / 0.6 / 0.5 / 0.63 / 32.83
25 / United Kingdom / 91 / 166 / 230 / 0.37 / 0.47 / 0.63 / 38.68

Source of Data: China Customs, January to December

China’s Ag, Fish, and Forestry Imports by Port Territory

Top 25 Ag, Fish, and Forestry Imports by Port Territory ($Million)

January to December

Rank / District / Jan. - Dec. / % Share / % Change
2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / - 05/04 -
0 / -All Districts- / 24,956 / 35,054 / 36,700 / 100 / 100 / 100 / 4.69
1 / Qingdao / 4,568 / 6,468 / 7,125 / 18.3 / 18.45 / 19.42 / 10.17
2 / Shanghai / 3,293 / 4,779 / 5,498 / 13.19 / 13.63 / 14.98 / 15.05
3 / Nanjing / 3,434 / 5,023 / 4,958 / 13.76 / 14.33 / 13.51 / -1.31
4 / Tianjin / 1,811 / 2,935 / 2,851 / 7.26 / 8.37 / 7.77 / -2.87
5 / Huangpu / 1,465 / 2,514 / 2,504 / 5.87 / 7.17 / 6.82 / -0.4
6 / Dalian / 1,465 / 1,965 / 2,040 / 5.87 / 5.61 / 5.56 / 3.81
7 / Shenzhen / 2,385 / 2,402 / 1,949 / 9.56 / 6.85 / 5.31 / -18.86
8 / Guangzhou / 1,129 / 1,135 / 1,061 / 4.52 / 3.24 / 2.89 / -6.57
9 / Xiamen / 605 / 788 / 944 / 2.42 / 2.25 / 2.57 / 19.85
10 / Ningbo / 679 / 1,089 / 864 / 2.72 / 3.11 / 2.36 / -20.61
11 / Hangzhou / 352 / 608 / 822 / 1.41 / 1.74 / 2.24 / 35.11
12 / Nanning / 498 / 785 / 812 / 2 / 2.24 / 2.21 / 3.37
13 / Manzhouli / 402 / 581 / 711 / 1.61 / 1.66 / 1.94 / 22.46
14 / Harbin / 442 / 581 / 695 / 1.77 / 1.66 / 1.9 / 19.74
15 / Shijiazhuang / 402 / 447 / 626 / 1.61 / 1.28 / 1.71 / 40.19
16 / Fuzhou / 245 / 472 / 484 / 0.98 / 1.35 / 1.32 / 2.64
17 / Zhanjiang / 372 / 638 / 464 / 1.49 / 1.82 / 1.26 / -27.33
18 / Jiangmen / 118 / 178 / 298 / 0.47 / 0.51 / 0.81 / 67.92
19 / Gongbei / 268 / 327 / 284 / 1.07 / 0.93 / 0.77 / -13.18
20 / Hohhot / 143 / 195 / 246 / 0.57 / 0.56 / 0.67 / 25.78
21 / Beijing / 181 / 205 / 233 / 0.73 / 0.59 / 0.64 / 13.6
22 / Kunming / 154 / 174 / 231 / 0.62 / 0.5 / 0.63 / 32.67
23 / Zhengzhou / 94 / 121 / 177 / 0.38 / 0.35 / 0.48 / 45.7
24 / Urumqi / 75 / 124 / 131 / 0.3 / 0.36 / 0.36 / 5.2
25 / Haikou / 61 / 87 / 130 / 0.24 / 0.25 / 0.35 / 49.76

Source of Data: China Customs, January to December

China’s Ag, Fish, and Forestry Imports from the World by HTS 6 Digits

Top 25 Ag, Fish, and Forestry Imports at HTS 6 Digits from the World ($Million) January to December

Rank / HS / Description / Jan-Dec / Jan-Dec / Jan-Dec / % Change
2003 / 2004 / 2005 / - 05/04 -
China's Imports of World Ag, Fish, and Forestry / 24,956 / 35,054 / 36,700 / 4.7
All Agricultural Products (UruguayAnnexI) / 18,623 / 27,666 / 28,219 / 2.0
All Forest Products (excluding pulp and paper) / 4,461 / 5,037 / 5,577 / 10.7
All Aquatic (edible) / 1,872 / 2,351 / 2,904 / 23.5
1 / 120100 / Soybeans / 5,417 / 6,957 / 7,777 / 11.8
2 / 520100 / Cotton, not carded or combed / 1,163 / 3,165 / 3,193 / 0.9
3 / 151190 / Palm oil, refined, not chemically modified / 1,434 / 1,863 / 1,737 / -6.7
4 / 440320 / Wood, coniferous, in the rough, not treated / 942 / 1,166 / 1,388 / 19.0
5 / 400122 / Rubber, technically specified natural (TSNR) / 538 / 863 / 1,252 / 45.1
6 / 510111 / Wool, not carded or combed, greasy and shorn / 613 / 959 / 1,114 / 16.3
7 / 230120 / Fish or Crusacean, meal and pellets, inedible / 519 / 763 / 1,083 / 41.9
8 / 440399 / Wood, nonconiferous, in the rough, not treated / 732 / 764 / 1,064 / 39.3
9 / 030360 / Cod, frozen, excluding fillets / 575 / 723 / 953 / 31.9
10 / 410150 / Hides and Skins, whole, bovine or equine, >16kg / 523 / 836 / 929 / 11.1
11 / 150710 / Soybean Oil, crude, not chemically modified / 986 / 1,480 / 873 / -41.0
12 / 440799 / Wood, nonconiferous, sawn, sliced, >6m / 558 / 617 / 654 / 6.1
13 / 440349 / Wood, other tropical, in the rough, not treated / 606 / 667 / 524 / -21.4
14 / 100300 / Barley / 268 / 321 / 429 / 33.9
15 / 071410 / Cassava (Manioc), fresh or dried, w/nt pellet / 195 / 344 / 421 / 22.4
16 / 100110 / Wheat, Durum (not only Durum, but any hard wheat) / 68 / 856 / 394 / -54.0
17 / 030379 / Fish, frozen, with bones, nesoi / 232 / 274 / 379 / 38.5
18 / 100190 / Wheat (anything other than Durum) and Meslin / 9 / 785 / 370 / -52.9
19 / 400121 / Rubber, natural, in smoke sheets / 435 / 398 / 365 / -8.2
20 / 440729 / Wood, other tropical, sawn/chipped lengthwise / 278 / 325 / 346 / 6.6
21 / 170111 / Cane Sugar, Raw, Solid form w/o added flav/color / 136 / 225 / 324 / 44.1
22 / 020714 / Chicken, frozen, cuts and edible offal incl. Livers / 412 / 150 / 324 / 116.3
23 / 240120 / Tobacco, partly and wholly stemmed/stripped / 258 / 232 / 322 / 38.8
24 / 440710 / Wood, Coniferous, sawn/sliced >6mm / 209 / 281 / 317 / 12.9
25 / 530121 / Flax, broken, or scotched / 146 / 175 / 200 / 14.6

Source of Data: China Customs, January to December