Mainland China's EDC imports decrease by 20% since 2006

14-Feb-08

Imports of EDC for 2007 from Mainland China under the HS code 39031500 totalled to 351,100 metric tons. This marks a 20% decrease from import figures of 439,100 tons registered for 2006. The top five countries for EDC imports were USA, Taiwan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Japan. Largest import in terms of tonnage was 120,300 tons from USA- almost 34% of the total imports. 25% came from Taiwan, whereas imports from South Korea were pegged at 74,000 tons, amounting to 21%. With 13,100 tons, imports from Japan were barely 4% of total EDC imports.