Main Import Commodities in Volume and Value (Customs Statistics)
(US$10,000)  
Item 2002 2003  
Volume Value Volume Value
Cereals and Cereal Flour
(10000 tons)
285 49350 208 45487
  Wheat (10000 tons) 63 11271 45 8552
  Rice (10000 tons) 24 8031 26 9718
Soybean (10000 tons) 1131 248284 2074 541687
Edible Vegetable Oil (10000 tons) 319 130965 541 257903
Other Vegetable Oils (10000 tons) 25 10148 34 15749
Sugar (10000 tons) 118 23846 78 17411
Prepared Feeding Stuff (ton) 95870 9106 133642 10631
Natural Rubber
(Including Latex) (10000 tons)
96 69429 120 115474
Synthetic Rubber
(Including Latex) (10000 tons)
92 93948 101 115191
Logs (10000 cu.m) 2433 213826 2546 244731
Paper Pulp (10000 tons) 526 216767 603 266092
Wood Sawn (cu.m) 5395988 115910 5511711 119045
Cotton, not Carded or Combed
(10000 tons)
18 18644 87 116885
Wool and Wool Tops (ton) 237264 103777 194349 91335
Synthetic Fibers Suitable for
Spinning (10000 tons)
104 106286 106 124033
   Polyester Fibers (ton) 600248 46585 577126 51780
   Polyacryolnitr Fibers (ton) 423051 55419 458385 66637
Iron Ore (10000 tons) 11149 276907 14813 485650
Manganese Ores (10000 tons) 208 15144 286 20498
Copper Ores (10000 tons) 207 80945 267 128819
Chromium Ores (10000 tons) 114 7891 178 15083
Aluminum Oxide (10000 tons) 457 75295 561 137576
Coal (10000 tons) 1081 32846 1076 36430
Crude Oil (10000 tons) 6941 1275731 9112 1980873
Petroleum Products Refined
(10000 tons)
2034 379826 2824 586118
Ethylene Glycol (10000 tons) 2145723 88620 2518956 158603
Telephthalic Acid (ton) 4296879 209943 4542054 256608
Carprolactam (ton) 320551 31285 376986 43060
Soda Ash (ton) 293685 3029 301277 3141
Synthetic Organic Dyestuffs (ton) 60095 25718    
Pharmaceutical Products (ton) 27155 143475 30257 170708
Chemical Fertilizers, Manufactured
(Actual Weight) (10000 tons)
1682 235347 1213 176264
  Urea (10000 tons) 79 9183 13 1542
  Compound Fertilizers of
Nitrogen, Phosphor and Kalium
(10000 tons)
282 45284 224 38069
  Diammonium Phosphape 493 85946 261 50390
  Potassium Chloride (10000 tons) 665 76833 623 73942
Polyethylene in Primary Forms
(10000 tons)
4558882 269786 3591739 239889
Polypropylene in Primary Forms
(10000 tons)
2441900 163529 2734202 202353
Polystyrene in Primary Forms
(10000 tons)
3483033 320810 3587714 343275
  ABS Copolymers (10000 tons) 1637508 167675 1789595 188192
Polyvinyl Chloride in Primary Forms
(10000 tons)
2251347 133569 291956 150152
Slices or Chips of Polyethylene
Terephthalate (10000 tons)
175356 11475 171984 13763
Pesticides (ton) 27432 13609 28408 13399
Paper and Paperboard (Unchopped in
Shape) (10000 tons)
633 353959 636 372713
Rolled Steel (10000 tons) 2449 1236555 3717 1991581
Copper and Copper Alloys (ton) 1330146 215418 1562152 281847
Rolled Copper (ton) 917634 228239 1055765 278339
Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys
(ton)
581737 78263 880735 122710
Rolled Aluminum (ton) 475648 127213 531477 149089
Boilers (set) 945 4230 577 5049
Compressors for Refrigerating
Equipment (10000 sets)
1274 66155 1483 87130
Machine Tools (set) 122884 315000 125702 413088
Valves (10000 sets) 14342 80674 20627 123315
Automatic Data Processing
Machines and Components
(10000 sets)
114792224 673333 202874779 1141457
Line Telephonic or Telegraphic
Switching Apparatus (set)
37674 4357 33170 7454
Sound Recording Apparatus
(10000 sets)
59 3378 130 7682
TV Sets (10000 sets) 17 3699 101 8553
Cathode-ray TV Picture Tube
(10000 sets)
1349 77166 2415 108725
Motor Vehicles and Chassis (unit) 127367 317449 172339 520990
  Cars (Including a Complete Set of
Spare Parts) (unit)
70326 161355 103017 308252
  Trucks (Including a Complete Set
of Spare Parts) (unit)
6692 25970 9769 41703
  Dump Trucks (Including a
Complete Set of Spare Parts) (unit)
141 2442 93 918
  Chassis with Engines (unit) 209 931 1014 3104
Parts of Motor Vehicles   299571   626382
Aircraft (unit) 170 284231 167 350064
Ships (unit) 1135 36355 1248 28572
Photo or Thermos Copying
Apparatus (sets)
112871 6251 94192 4895
Medical Instruments and
Appliances
112871 121457   165341
Mechanical and Electrical Products   15556299   22498739