Weihai port's heavy metal imports up for 3 years consecutively
2017-01-13 16:17:48 [Print]
According to news from Weihai port on January 11th, 2017, Weihai port imported heavy metal concentrates for 293 times in 2016 with lead concentrate, copper concentrate, silver concentrate and pyrite as main materials and Ecuador, Peru and other South African countries as main origin countries. The import volume was 224,000t, up by 33%; while the import amounts were about USD2.4 trillion, up by 26%, with the increase of 3 years consecutively.
Heavy metal concentrates are mainly used to smelt raw materials of copper, gold, lead, silver and other metals. They are also important raw materials for jewelry industry, electronic industry, modern communication industry, aircraft industry and other industries. Due to the rapid increase of heavy metal imports, Weihai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau makes supervisions strictly, improves the effectiveness, continuously shortens declaration period and reduces logistic costs.
Meanwhile, inspection and quarantine department also warns related enterprises that heavy metal concentrates own several harmful elements and radioactive materials and are bad to environment and human health; in signing foreign trade contracts for minerals, items on inspections for radioactivity and harmful elements shall be made in order to avoid unnecessary risks when they enter into China; if it is possible, reliable third-party testing agency shall be entrusted to make inspections and supervisions in packing before shipment to guarantee legal rights and interests.
Heavy metal concentrates are mainly used to smelt raw materials of copper, gold, lead, silver and other metals. They are also important raw materials for jewelry industry, electronic industry, modern communication industry, aircraft industry and other industries. Due to the rapid increase of heavy metal imports, Weihai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau makes supervisions strictly, improves the effectiveness, continuously shortens declaration period and reduces logistic costs.
Meanwhile, inspection and quarantine department also warns related enterprises that heavy metal concentrates own several harmful elements and radioactive materials and are bad to environment and human health; in signing foreign trade contracts for minerals, items on inspections for radioactivity and harmful elements shall be made in order to avoid unnecessary risks when they enter into China; if it is possible, reliable third-party testing agency shall be entrusted to make inspections and supervisions in packing before shipment to guarantee legal rights and interests.
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