According to the data of the General Administration of Customs on April 13, 2021, in March 2021, China exported 7.542 million tons of API 5L grade B PSL1 and so on steel, a year-on-year increase of 16.4%; from January to March, China exported 17.682 million tons of API 5L grade B PSL1 and so on steel, a year-on-year increase of 23.8%.

In March, China imported 1.322 million tons of steel, a year-on-year increase of 16.0%; from January to March, China imported 3.718 million tons of steel, a year-on-year increase of 17.0%.
In March, China imported 102.109 million tons of iron ore and concentrate, an increase of 18.9% over the same period last year; from January to March, China imported 283.435 million tons of iron ore and concentrate, an increase of 8.0% over the same period last year.

In March, China imported 27.329 million tons of coal and lignite, a year-on-year decrease of 1.8%; from January to March, China imported 68.458 million tons of coal and lignite, a year-on-year decrease of 28.5%.