China's Customs Data on Stainless Steel and Major Raw Material Imports and Exports, May 2025 and January-May 2025

1. China's Stainless Steel Imports and Exports, January-May 2025  

Cumulative imports: 718,000 tons. Cumulative exports: 2.11 million tons, an increase of 10.36% year-on-year.  

Cumulative net exports (January-May): 1.3921 million tons, a 48.81% increase compared to the same period last year.  

2. China's Stainless Steel Imports and Exports Data for May 2025  

 (1) Imports ：Stainless steel imports: 125,100 tons, a month-on-month decrease of 17,000 tons (12.00%) and a year-on-year decrease of 49,300 tons (28.28%).  

  Imports from Indonesia: 99,300 tons, a month-on-month decline of 14.34% and a year-on-year drop of 32.92%.Cumulative imports from Indonesia (January-May): 590,900 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 30.32%.Wide cold-rolled imports in May: 70,100 tons, a month-on-month decrease of 14.99% and a year-on-year decline of 26.09%.Wide hot-rolled coil imports in May: 16,700 tons, a month-on-month decrease of 2.24% and a year-on-year increase of 69.74%.  Other and semi-finished products imports in May: 12,500 tons (including 10,400 tons of billets and 2,100 tons of slabs), a month-on-month decrease of 23.70% and a year-on-year drop of 71.21%.  

(2) Exports: Stainless steel exports: 436,300 tons, a month-on-month decrease of 2.56% and a year-on-year decrease of 4.66%.  Net exports in May: 311,300 tons, a month-on-month increase of 1.82% and a year-on-year increase of 9.88%.  

3. China's Nickel Ore Imports, May 2025 and January-May 2025  

Cumulative imports (January-May): 10.4345 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 8.00%.  

Imports from the Philippines: 8.6913 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 9.15%.  

Imports in May: 3.9272 million tons, a month-on-month increase of 34.771% and a year-on-year decrease of 14.79%.  

Imports from the Philippines in May: 3.6058 million tons, a month-on-month increase of 44.71% and a year-on-year decrease of 17.19%.  

4. China's Nickel Pig Iron (NPI) Imports, May 2025 and January-May 2025  

Cumulative imports (January-May): 4.5159 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 24.27%.  

Imports from Indonesia: 4.4038 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 25.73%.  

Imports in May: 848,200 tons, a month-on-month increase of 3.83% and a year-on-year increase of 30.19%.  

Imports from Indonesia in May: 826,400 tons, a month-on-month increase of 3.98% and a year-on-year increase of 32.87%.  

5. China's Refined Nickel Imports, May 2025 and January-May 2025  

Cumulative imports (January-May): 77,700 tons, a year-on-year increase of 126.07%.  

Imports from Russia: 7,900 tons, a year-on-year increase of 149.04%.  

Imports in May: 17,500 tons, a month-on-month decrease of 5.78% and a year-on-year increase of 121.85%.  

Imports from Russia in May: 4,900 tons, a month-on-month decrease of 45.73% and a year-on-year increase of 104.49%.  

6. China's Chromite Ore Imports, May 2025 and January-May 2025  

Cumulative imports (January-May): 8.2909 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 2.57%.  

Imports from South Africa: 6.8892 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 3.07%.  

Imports in May: 1.8996 million tons, a month-on-month increase of 25.38% and a year-on-year increase of 4.85%.  

Imports from South Africa in May: 1.6116 million tons, a month-on-month increase of 31.44% and a year-on-year increase of 10.63%.  

7. China's Ferrochrome Imports, May 2025 and January-May 2025  

Cumulative imports (January-May): 1.2547 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 22.27%.  

Imports from South Africa: 587,400 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 24.39%.  

Imports from Zimbabwe: 111,800 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 0.81 million tons (6.76%).  

Imports in May: 157,200 tons, a month-on-month decrease of 38.82% and a year-on-year decrease of 49.62%.  

Imports from South Africa in May: 35,000 tons, a month-on-month decrease of 74.13% and a year-on-year decrease of 68.70%.  

8. China's Manganese Ore Imports, May 2025 and January-May 2025  

Cumulative imports (January-May): 8.9895 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 24.36%.  

Imports from South Africa: 4.6728 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 22.13%.  

Imports from Australia: 207,800 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 86.99%.  

Imports in May: 157,200 tons, a month-on-month decrease of 94.71% and a year-on-year decrease of 93.56%.  

Imports from South Africa in May: 35,000 tons, a month-on-month decrease of 97.6% and a year-on-year decrease of 97.13%.  

Imports from Australia in May: 0 tons, a month-on-month decrease of 100% and a year-on-year decrease of 100%.  

9. China's Stainless Steel Scrap Imports, May 2025 and January-May 2025  

Cumulative imports (January-May): A year-on-year decrease of 5.64%.  

Cumulative imports (January-May): 45,440.54 tons, a decrease of 2,426.02 tons (5.64%) compared to the same period last year.  

In May 2025, the import volume of waste stainless steel was 13,272.30 tons, an increase of 1,160.00 tons month-on-month, an increase of 9.57%; a year-on-year increase of 3,223.62 tons, an increase of 32.08%.