China Monthly Import Report

Products: Whisky

March 2018

Xinhua Silk Road Information Service

China Chamber of Commerce of Foodstuffs and Native Produce

Chapter I. Summary

China imported 4,320.5 tons of whisky from January to March 2018, an increase of 44.8

percent year on year. The imports amounted to 38.2 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 45.3

percent year on year. The average price was 8,844.7 U.S. dollars per ton, an increase of 0.4

percent year on year.

In March alone, China imported 1,346.4 tons of whisky, an increase of 41.4 percent month on

month. The imports amounted to 11.9 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 50.0 percent month

on month. The average price was 8,850.9 U.S. dollars per ton, an increase of 6.1 percent

month on month. Compared with March 2017, there was an increase of 12.2 percent in

quantity, an increase of 4.6 percent in value, and a decrease of 6.8 percent in average price.

In terms of import origin by continents, Asia exported 228.1 tons from January to March

2018, a decrease of 1.1 percent year on year, or 2.3 million U.S. dollars, a decrease of 2.3

percent year on year, at an average price of 10,173.9 U.S. dollars per ton, a decrease of 1.2

percent year on year; Europe exported 3,646.4 tons, an increase of 47.0 percent year on year,

or 33.2 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 48.5 percent year on year, at an average price of

9,103.8 U.S. dollars per ton, an increase of 1.0 percent year on year; North America exported

445.9 tons, an increase of 64.4 percent year on year, or 2.7 million U.S. dollars, an increase

of 76.7 percent year on year, at an average price of 6,046.3 U.S. dollars per ton, an increase

of 7.5 percent year on year; Oceania exported 8 kilograms, a decrease of 98.5 percent year on

year, or 58 U.S. dollars, a decrease of 99.8 percent year on year, at an average price of

7,250.0 U.S. dollars per ton, a decrease of 89.7 percent year on year.

In March alone, Asia exported 121.5 tons of whisky, a decrease of 34.3 percent year on year,

or 1.2 million U.S. dollars, a decrease of 34.3 percent year on year, at an average price of

10,270.5 U.S. dollars per ton, an increase of 0.1 percent year on year; Europe exported

1,079.1 tons, an increase of 16.0 percent year on year, or 9.8 million U.S. dollars, an increase

of 10.1 percent year on year, at an average price of 9,051.0 U.S. dollars per ton, a decrease of

5.1 percent year on year; North America exported 145.7 tons, an increase of 72.3 percent year

on year, or 901,547 U.S. dollars, an increase of 45.9 percent year on year, at an average price

of 6,186.0 U.S. dollars per ton, a decrease of 15.3 percent year on year.

Among all the countries and regions that exported whisky to China from January to March

2018, in terms of value, the United Kingdom ranked first with 32.3 million U.S. dollars, an

increase of 46.0 percent year on year; the United States ranked second with 2.7 million U.S.

dollars, an increase of 82.0 percent year on year; Japan ranked third with 2.0 million U.S.

dollars, an increase of 32.9 percent year on year.

In March alone, the United Kingdom ranked first with 9.5 million U.S. dollars, an increase of

8.0 percent year on year; Japan ranked second with 1.1 million U.S. dollars, a decrease of

27.5 percent year on year; the United States ranked third with 894,086 U.S. dollars, an

increase of 56.5 percent year on year.

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Chapter II. Import Trend by Month

Chart 1: Import of Whisky from April 2016 to March 2018

Unit: ton, thousand U.S. dollar

Chart 2: The Average Price of Whisky from April 2016 to March 2018

Unit: dollar per ton

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Chapter III. Imports by Continents

Chart 3: Import Value of Whisky by Continents in Jan. - March 2018

Unit: thousand U.S. dollar

Chart 4: Import Volume of Whisky by Continents in Jan. - March 2018

Unit: ton

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Chapter IV. Imports by Countries and Regions

Table 5: Imports of Whisky by Countries and Regions in March 2018

Unit: ton, thousand U.S. dollar

Country/Area March 2018 Growth (% YoY)

Volume Value Volume Value

Europe 1,079.1 9,766.8 16.0 10.1

Asia 121.5 1,248.2 -34.3 -34.3

North America 145.7 901.5 72.3 45.9

Oceania 0.0 0.0 -100.0 -100.0

Africa

*EU 1,074.8 9,758.7 15.7 10.0

*The Belt and Road Countries 12.0 38.7 -51.1 -85.3

*ASEAN 3.4 15.8 -68.6 -91.4

*CEE 4.4 14.8 548.2 548.3

*CIS 4.3 8.1 218.6 120.4

*SACU

*GCC

*Middle East Countries

United Kingdom 1,051.8 9,538.4 14.6 8.0

Japan 111.2 1,092.1 -27.0 -27.5

United States 144.6 894.1 91.3 56.5

Ireland 17.5 189.4 75.1 389.9

Taiwan 6.9 140.3 27.2 196.3

France 1.1 16.0

Malaysia 3.4 15.8

Bulgaria 4.4 14.8 548.2 548.3

Canada 1.1 7.5 -87.2 -84.0

Ukraine 3.7 6.1

Note:

1. ASEAN stands for Association of Southeast Asian Nations; EU stands for European Union; CIS stands

for Commonwealth of Independent States; SACU stands for Southern Africa Customs Union; GCC stands

for Gulf Cooperation Council; CEE stands for Central and Eastern Europe

2. The table shows the top 10 countries or regions by value only.

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Table 6: Imports of Whisky by Countries and Regions in Jan. - March 2018

Unit: ton, thousand U.S. dollar

Country/Area Jan. - March 2018 Growth (% YoY)

Volume Value Volume Value

Europe 3,646.4 33,196.4 47.0 48.5

North America 445.9 2,696.1 64.4 76.7

Asia 228.1 2,320.9 -1.1 -2.3

Oceania 0.0 0.1 -98.5 -99.8

Africa

*EU 3,641.7 33,186.6 47.8 48.6

*The Belt and Road Countries 61.6 189.5 -6.3 -47.7

*CEE 23.2 64.4 34.8 144.2

*ASEAN 7.8 25.1 -63.2 -89.8

*CIS 4.3 8.1 -71.9 -50.0

*SACU

*GCC

*Middle East Countries

United Kingdom 3,532.7 32,313.8 47.0 46.0

United States 437.6 2,659.7 70.3 82.0

Japan 184.6 2,010.2 20.4 32.9

Ireland 62.1 461.8 161.6 302.2

France 19.8 312.0 59.5 848.1

Taiwan 9.5 193.7 -74.1 -52.7

India 26.2 91.9

Bulgaria 21.9 60.1 3,153.6 2,524.9

Canada 8.3 36.4 -41.3 -43.5

Spain 4.0 27.9

Note:

1. ASEAN - Association of Southeast Asian Nations; EU - European Union; CIS - Commonwealth of

Independent States; SACU - Southern Africa Customs Union; GCC - Gulf Cooperation Council; CEE -

Central and Eastern Europe

2. The table shows the top 10 countries or regions by value only.

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Chapter V. Imports by Trade Modes

Table 7: Imports of Whisky by Trade Modes in March 2018

Unit: ton, thousand U.S. dollar

Trade Mode March 2018 Growth (% YoY)

Volume Value Volume Value

General trade 407.9 2,107.9 2.8 9.7

Processing trade

Small-amount frontier trade 0.0 0.0

Other trade 938.4 9,808.6 16.9 3.5

Good imported and exported by

bonded warehouses 14.5 404.0 -30.9

101.8

Warehoused and transit imports

and exports in bonded

warehouses

872.9 7,652.3 21.4

3.1

Duty-free articles 49.3 1,733.8 -21.9 -6.1

Other trade 1.7 18.5 3,811.4 1,588.1

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Table 8: Imports of Whisky by Trade Modes in Jan. - March 2018

Unit: ton, thousand U.S. dollar

Trade Mode Jan. - March 2018 Growth (% YoY)

Volume Value Volume Value

General trade 1,180.3 5,860.5 10.3 13.2

Processing trade

Small-amount frontier trade 0.0 0.0 -100.0 -100.0

Other trade 3,140.2 32,352.9 64.3 53.2

Good imported and exported by

bonded warehouses 27.7 734.5 -65.4

0.5

Warehoused and transit imports

and exports in bonded

warehouses

2,958.1 26,796.8 81.0

79.1

Duty-free articles 150.8 4,783.6 -15.3 -9.6

Other trade 3.5 38.1 -81.4 -70.9

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Chapter VI. Imports by Chinese Provinces, Municipalities and

Autonomous Regions

Table 9: Imports of Whisky by Chinese Provinces, Municipalities and

Autonomous Regions in March 2018

Unit: ton, thousand U.S. dollar

Province March 2018 Growth (% YoY)

Volume Value Volume Value

Shanghai 891.6 7,166.1 34.6 10.3

Beijing 76.6 1,898.9 -74.7 -36.5

Guangdong 124.1 1,007.9 104.5 89.4

Liaoning 65.1 515.2 3,263.4 2,005.2

Fujian 17.8 514.0 -54.3 -22.5

Tianjin 91.1 316.6 -23.5 -44.5

Zhejiang 44.1 287.7 239.7 173.1

Jiangsu 4.1 148.5

Shandong 32.0 61.3

Sichuan 0.0 0.4 -52.8 -40.0

Note:

The table shows the top 10 Chinese Provinces, Municipalities and Autonomous Regions by value only.

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Table 10: Imports of Whisky by Chinese Provinces, Municipalities in Jan. –

March 2018

Unit: ton, thousand U.S. dollar

Province Jan. - March 2018 Growth (% YoY)

Volume Value Volume Value

Shanghai 2,988.6 25,468.0 87.2 87.0

Beijing 324.1 5,600.3 -53.9 -24.3

Guangdong 263.3 2,783.0 1.4 26.8

Tianjin 406.0 1,485.8 32.4 -2.3

Fujian 95.1 1,210.1 37.8 13.7

Liaoning 88.0 843.6 676.0 1,158.6

Zhejiang 97.3 531.4 323.8 280.4

Jiangsu 4.1 148.5 -12.6 -43.3

Shandong 51.3 134.3 3,425.5 2,413.9

Henan 2.1 5.7 -11.1 -61.9

Note:

The table shows the top 10 Chinese Provinces, Municipalities and Autonomous Regions by value only.

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Chapter VII. Imports by Enterprises

Table 11: Imports of Whisky by Enterprises in March 2018

Unit: ton, thousand U.S. dollar

Enterprise March 2018 Growth (% YoY)

Volume Value Volume Value

State-owned enterprises 52.3 1,632.9 -19.5 18.1

Foreign-invested Enterprises 907.8 6,953.3 55.9 13.5

Sino-foreign equity joint

ventures 74.0 738.2 237.6

-0.6

Foreign wholly-owned

enterprises 833.8 6,215.2 48.8

15.4

Collective-owned enterprises 3.9 147.7

Privately-owned enterprises 382.4 3,182.3 -30.8 -18.0

Other 0.0 0.4

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Table 12: Imports of Whisky by Enterprises in Jan. - March 2018

Unit: ton, thousand U.S. dollar

Enterprise Jan. - March 2018 Growth (% YoY)

Volume Value Volume Value

State-owned enterprises 205.7 4,147.1 8.3 4.0

Foreign-invested Enterprises 2,961.5 25,004.4 108.4 80.8

Sino-foreign equity joint

ventures 140.1 1,955.1 63.3

7.7

Foreign wholly-owned

enterprises 2,821.3 23,049.3 111.3

91.9

Collective-owned enterprises 3.9 147.7

Privately-owned enterprises 1,149.4 8,913.9 -16.2 5.1

Other 0.0 0.4

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Chapter VIII. Import Price and Volume Index

Table 13: Import Price and Volume Index of Whisky in March 2018

Price Index

Volume Index

March 2018 93.2 112.2

Jan. - March 2018 100.4 144.8

Note: The price index is based on Paasche index, and the volume index is based on Laspeyres index. The base period

is the same time of last year.

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