CISA:WARNING and MONITORING REPORT of IRON ORE IMPORT in APRIL 2016
IRON ORE IMPORTATION LICENSE issued the number was 117.8709 million tons in March 2016,rose 39%,total amount USD 6.188 billion dollar, average price USD 52.5/MT;The Quantity after customs clearance was 422.188 million tons, total amount USD 2.018 billion dollar; average sea freight USD 15.48/MT, rose USD 4.18/MT. In March,total issued 346.6582 million tons,total amount USD 16.352 billion, average price USD 47.17/Mt;total cleared 191.8396 tons, amount USD 8.412 billion; average sea freight USD 12.75/MT. The status of China iron ore importation in March as bellows:
1.The quantity and price status of iron ore importation from each countries; quantity and price:
In March 2016, importation license from Australia issued the number was 72.9838 million tons, rose 32.65%.Toatl amount was USD 3.65 billion, average import price USD 50.01/mt; The Quantity after customs clearance was 28.1471 million tons, amount USD 1.303 billion. Total issued quantity in first quarter was 218.2932 million tons, total amount USD 9.914 billion, average import price USD 45.63/mt,total cleared 123.9444 million tons, total amount USD 5.335 billion.
Importation license from Spain issued the number was 23.4824 million tons, rose 43.6%.Toatl amount was USD 1.433 billion, average import price USD 61.01/mt; The Quantity after customs clearance was 5.9776 million tons, amount USD 310 million. Total issued quantity in first quarter was 72.9678 million tons, total amount USD 3.915 billion, average import price USD 53.65/mt,total cleared 37.2776 million tons, total amount USD 1.702 billion.
Importation license from South Africa issued the number was 5.0956 million tons, rose 23.73%.Toatl amount was USD 248 million, average import price USD 48.71/mt; The Quantity after customs clearance was 2.4461 million tons, amount USD 132 million. Total issued quantity in first quarter was 14.34 million tons, total amount USD 659 million, average import price USD 45.96/mt,total cleared 8.471 million tons, total amount USD 426 million.
Importation license from other countries issued the number was 11.6904 million tons, total amount was USD 671 million, average import price USD 57.37/mt; The Quantity after customs clearance was 3.94051 million tons, amount USD 195 million. Total issued quantity in first quarter was 27.9474 million tons, total amount USD 1.317 billion, average import price USD 47.12/mt,total cleared 14.8854 million tons, total amount USD 665 million.
2.The status of importing enterprises.
The first quarter of 2016, total 344 enterprise applied the automatic iron ore importation license, 307 enterprises has actually imported.
3.The status of iron ore importation up to contract and grade:
In March 2016, the importation from Australia total 82.8473 million tons, 66% and upon grade contract was 783.1 thousand tons, average price USD 55.91/mt.In first quarter total contract No. 1.3686 million tons, average price USD 51.25/mt;63%~66% contract 4.7727 million tons, average price USD 53.85/mt.Total contract in first quarter was 17.6496 million tons, average price USD 56.71/mt;60%~63% contract 57.2867 million tons, average price USD 55.44/mt. In fist quarter, total contract No. was 108.8821 million tons, average price USD 50.33/mt;55%~60% contract 20.0048 million tons, average price USD 45.17/mt. In first quarter, total contract No. 68.8865 million tons, average price USD 42.35/mt.
In March 2016, the importation from Spain total 1.7946 million tons, 66% and upon grade contract was 880.3 thousand tons, average price USD 53.36/mt.In first quarter total contract No. 4.2948 million tons, average price USD 50.86/mt;63%~66% contract 5.6675 million tons, average price USD 62.88/mt.Total contract in first quarter was 16.9819 million tons, average price USD 51.18/mt;60%~63% contract 11.1831 million tons, average price USD 56.7/mt. In fist quarter, total contract No. was 31.2211 million tons, average price USD 50.21/mt;55%~60% contract 215.1 thousand tons, average price USD 43.59/mt. In first quarter, total contract No. 1.142 million tons, average price USD 38.62/mt.
4.The sea freight of iron ore importation
In March 2016,the average iron ore importation was USD 15.49/mt. From Australia was USD 14.18/mt; from Brazil was USD 17.3/mt;from South Africa was USD 15.71/mt; from India was USD 16.43/mt;from Indonesia was USD 6.78/mt.
In first quarter, average sea freight was USD 12.75/mt. From Australia was USD 12.15/mt; from Brazil was USD 15.45/mt;from Ukraine was USD 30.83/mt;from South Africa was USD 13.73/mt; from Myanmar was USD 3.45/mt;from India was USD 13.08/mt;from Indonesia was USD 6/mt.
5.The status of iron ore importation in this month.
In March issued iron ore importation rose, Australia rose 32.65%;Brazil rose 43.60%;South Africa rose 23.73%. In March,the steel demand from end market improved compared before. In middle and end of this month, blast furnace operating rate and capacity utilization rate all raised up. Since March,the shipment from Brazil, Australia are still lower than expected.The brazil and Australia iron ore shipment was fast same with February.Supply growth is lower than expected, iron ore demand growth. In March, iron ore importation price was USD 52.5/mt, rose 16%
Explanation:
Contract data, including sub contract import grad, sea freight and other data are from import enterprise reporting. Other date from the Ministry of Commerce of the licensing authority, for the iron ore automatic import license issuing process of real-time dynamic data, for reference only. The issuing number refer to the period(moth, this year cumulative)issued to the number of automatic import license of the enterprise to import. Clearance number refers to the period(month, this year cumulative) import enterprises by the number of the automatic import license import declaration.