According to the Harbin Customs statistics, Heilongjiang Province imported, in the first half of year, 1142 thousand tons of iron sand and concentrates ore. This was a decrease of 26.3% compared to that of the same period of last year. The cost was 0.13 billion dollars, an increase of 29.4%.

The import of iron sand in the first half of year had four features.The first is that the average import price is still high and has broken through 1 million dollars for 3 months continuously. The second is that the imports of private enterprises exceeded 60% and the imports of state-owned enterprises decreased. The third is mainly about the small imports at the border. The fourth feature is that the Russian Federation is the main exporter.