According to customs statistics, in July 2024, the import volume of PTA was 1400 tons and the export volume was 400300 tons. The import of ethylene glycol was 545300 tons and the export volume was 14600 tons. The total import volume of polyester is 54000 tons and the total export volume of polyester is 984100 tons.
Summary of import and export data of China's polyester industry chain (unit: 10,000 tons)
| Polyester products | Imports in July | Total imports from January to July | Export volume in July | Total exports from January to July |
| PTA | 0.14 | 0.90 | 40.03 | 263.48 |
| Glycol | 54.53 | 375.23 | 1.46 | 10.83 |
| Polyester chip | 3.43 | 24.32 | 8.58 | 59.84 |
| Polyester bottle chip | 0.48 | 3.01 | 51.44 | 326.46 |
| Polyester filament | 0.63 | 4.27 | 28.45 | 219.04 |
| Polyester staple fiber | 0.86 | 5.84 | 9.94 | 72.46 |
According to customs statistics, China imported 1400 tons of PTA in July 2024, a decrease of 900 tons or 39 percent from the previous month. The cumulative import volume from January to July was 9000 tons, a decrease of 9900 tons, or 52.35 percent, compared with the same period last year.
According to customs statistics, China's PTA exports in July 2024 were 400300 tons, a decrease of 24000 tons, or 5.67 percent, compared with the previous month. The cumulative export volume from January to July was 2.6348 million tons, an increase of 393600 tons, or 17.56 percent, over the same period last year.
According to customs statistics, the import volume of ethylene glycol was 545344.81 tons in July 2024, the cumulative import volume from January to July was 3752271.11 tons, the monthly import value was 291496036 US dollars, the average import price was 534.52 US dollars / ton, the import volume decreased by 12.87% from the previous month, and the import volume decreased by 1.16% compared with the same period last year.
According to customs statistics, China exported 14592.96 tons of ethylene glycol in July 2024, and the cumulative export volume from January to July was 108342.04 tons. The monthly export value was 8876844.00 US dollars, the average monthly export price was 608.30 US dollars / ton, and the export volume rose 14.06 percent from the previous month. 267.62% higher than the same period last year.
According to customs statistics, the import of polyester chips in July 2024 was 34300 tons, an increase of 1100 tons over the previous month, an increase of 3.31% from the previous month, and an increase of 10.65% over the same period last year. The cumulative import volume from January to July was 243200 tons, an increase of 37400 tons, or 18.17 percent, over the same period last year.
According to customs statistics, China's exports of polyester chips in July 2024 were 85800 tons, an increase of 1200 tons over the previous month, a month-on-month increase of 1.42%, and a year-on-year increase of 29.41%. The cumulative export volume from January to July was 598400 tons, an increase of 159300 tons, or 36.28 percent, over the same period last year.
According to customs statistics, the import of polyester bottle chips was 4800 tons in July 2024, and the cumulative import volume from January to July was 30100 tons, with an average import price of 1577.64 US dollars per ton. the import volume increased by 600 tons over the previous month and 8.31 percent over the same period last year.
According to customs statistics, 514400 tons of polyester bottle chips were exported in July 2024, and the cumulative export volume from January to July was 3.2646 million tons, with an average price of 900.80 US dollars per ton. the export volume decreased by 17500 tons compared with the previous month, an increase of 54.93% over the same period last year.
In July 2024, imports of polyester filament were 6348.14 tons, an increase of 66.47 tons over the previous month, an increase of 1.06 percent. From January to July, imports totaled 42725.52 tons, an increase of 7680.55 tons, or 21.92 percent, over the same period last year.
Exports of polyester filaments in July 2024 were 284505.05 tons, a decrease of 30069.25 tons, or 9.56 percent, compared with the previous month. Exports totaled 2190376.86 tons from January to July, down 174645.78 tons, or 7.38 percent, compared with the same period last year.
In July 2024, China imported 8600 tons of polyester staple fiber, an increase of 1800 tons or 26.47 percent over the previous month, with an average import price of 1010.32 US dollars per ton. The cumulative import volume from January to July was 58400 tons, an increase of 5400 tons, or 10.19 percent, over the same period last year.
In July 2024, China exported 99400 tons of polyester staple fiber, a decrease of 17800 tons or 15.19 percent from the previous month, with an average export price of 1000.11 US dollars per ton. The cumulative export volume from January to July was 724600 tons, an increase of 21400 tons or 3.04 percent over the same period last year.
