GACC: China's iron ore imports in Jan-Sept grow 4% YoY

China imported a total of 955 million tonnes of iron ore during January-September this year, marking a 4.1% increase compared with the same period in 2025, the latest statistics released by the country's General Administration of Customs (GACC) published on Wednesday show.

In September alone, the country's iron ore imports increased for the second straight month by another 1.2% to reach 109.82 million tonnes, though the volume was 5.6% lower from a year earlier. September saw global iron ore supply retreat slightly, with deliveries from worldwide miners dipping 0.7% from the previous