According to the General Administration of Customs, in April, China imported a total of 428,000 tons of natural rubber and synthetic rubber (including latex), a 25.95% decrease from the previous month, and a decrease of 26.2% from the same period of last year, which was a year-on-year decline for three consecutive months.
From January to April this year, the cumulative import volume was 2,081,000 tons, down 11.5% year-on-year, and China’s rubber imports continued to decline, with a large drop in February, March and April.
Source: Global Rubber Markets