Main Import Commodities in Volume and Value (Customs Statistics)
( $10 000)  
Item 2001 2002 2003
Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value
Cereals and Cereal Flour (10 000 tons) 344 63426 285 49350 208 45487
Wheat (10 000 tons) 74 13854 63 11271    
  Rice (10 000 tons) 29 10677 24 8031    
Soybean (10 000 tons) 1394 280952 1132 248298 2074 541687
Edible Vegetable Oil (10 000 tons) 165 47758 319 130965 541 257903
Other Vegetable Oils (10 000 tons) 36 11367 25 10153    
Sugar (10 000 tons) 120 31330 118 23845    
Prepared Feeding Stuff (ton) 81984 10553 95870 9106    
Natural Rubber
(Including Latex) (10 000 tons)
98 59195 96 69375 120 115474
Synthetic Rubber
(Including Latex) (10 000 tons)
75 79411 92 93944 101 115191
Logs (10 000 cu.m) 1686 169398 2433 213841 2546 244731
Paper Pulp (10 000 tons) 490 207594 526 216767 603 266092
Wood Sawn (cu.m) 4016051 98674 5395957 115907 5510000 119045
Cotton, not Carded or Combed
(10 000 tons)
6 7586 18 18644 87 116885
Wool and Wool Tops (ton) 309141 104917 237264 103777 194349 91335
Synthetic Fibers Suitable for
Spinning (10 000 tons)
92 96284 104 106281 106 124033
Polyester Fibers (ton) 524042 43092 600213 46576    
  Polyacryolnitr Fibers (ton) 374334 49514 423051 55416    
Synthetic Fibers,
Continuous Filament and Yarn (ton)
663920 135952        
Polyamide Fiber Yarn (ton) 156371 31609        
  Polyester Fiber Yarn (ton) 290266 39060        
Iron Ore (10 000 tons) 9231 250276 11150 276910    
Manganese Ores (10 000 tons) 171 13107 208 15144    
Copper Ores (10 000 tons) 226 89800 207 80945    
Chromium Ores (10 000 tons) 109 8098 114 7891    
Aluminum Oxide (10 000 tons) 335 62489 457 75295    
Coal (10 000 tons) 249 8750 1081 32846    
Crude Oil (10 000 tons) 6026 1166126 6941 1275734 9112 1980873
Petroleum Products Refined
(10 000 tons)
2138 374540 2034 379899 2824 586118
Ethylene Glycol (10 000 tons) 160 72861 215 88620    
Telephthalic Acid (ton) 3116649 139056 4296879 209943    
Carprolactam (ton) 306215 30905 320551 31285    
Soda Ash (ton) 68665 789 293685 3029    
Synthetic Organic Dyestuffs (ton) 50302 22262 60095 25718    
Pharmaceutical Products (ton) 32682 121753 27401 143464    
Chemical Fertilizers, Manufactured (Actual Weight) (10 000 tons) 1092 155636 1682 235364    
Potassium Chloride (10 000 tons) 517 60363 665 76833    
  Urea (10 000 tons)   2 79 9183    
  Compound Fertilizers (10 000 tons) 547 90541 775 131230    
Polyethylene in Primary Forms
(10 000 tons)
411 265425 456 269766    
Polypropylene in Primary Forms
(10 000 tons)
209 136137 244 163528    
ABS Copolymers (10 000 tons) 143 145604 164 167674    
Polystyrene in Primary Forms
(10 000 tons)
172 139370 185 153140    
Polyvinyl Chloride in Primary Forms (10 000 tons) 251 145983 225 133575    
Slices or Chips of Polyethylene Terephthalate (10 000 tons) 12 8610 18 11475    
Pesticides (ton) 34360 16503 27432 13609    
Paper and Paperboard
(Unchopped in Shape) (10 000 tons)
557 305723 633 354013    
Rolled Steel (10 000 tons) 1722 896305 2449 1236585 3717 1991581
Copper and Copper Alloys (ton) 954167 157559 1330146 215418    
Rolled Copper (ton) 740623 193115 917727 228270    
Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys (ton) 529419 73521 581757 78265    
Rolled Aluminum (ton) 404120 111849 475663 127214    
Machine Tools (set) 100761 240367 124132 315050    
Boilers (set) 1621 9543 946 4230    
TV Sets (10 000 sets) 9 4031 17 3699    
Cathode-ray TV Picture Tube
(10 000 sets)
805 57620 1349 77138 2415 108725
Compressors for Refrigerating Equipment (10 000 sets) 1006 55612 1274 66156    
Valves (10 000 sets) 12075 57975 14359 80697    
Automatic Data Processing Machines and Components (10 000 sets) 6814 498096 11479 673328 20287 1141457
Line Telephonic or Telegraphic Switching Apparatus (set) 37394 10226 37674 4357    
Sound Recording Apparatus
(10 000 sets)
76 2229 59 3378    
Motor Vehicles and Chassis (unit) 71999 174842 127393 317465 172339 520990
Cars (Including a Complete Set of
Spare Parts) (unit)
46629 94721 70329 161367    
Trucks (Including a Complete Set of Spare Parts) (unit) 3138 12047 6692 25970    
Dump Trucks (Including a
Complete Set of Spare Parts) (unit)
113 5954 141 2442    
  Chassis With Engines (unit) 566 2191 209 931    
Parts of Motor Vehicles   252778   300119   626382
Aircraft (unit) 233 365637 170 284231 167 350064
Ships (unit) 1308 48824 1136 36364 1248 28572
Photo or Thermos Copying
Apparatus (sets)
97674 5890 112871 6251 94192 4895
Medical Instruments and Appliances   134988   121426    
Mechanical and Electrical Products   12049716   15558843