The quality of imported iron ore can not be ignored, the best domestic importers in the contract to pay attention to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests, with CIQ data as the final settlement terms." This is a reminder of the day before Taicang inspection and quarantine bureau.

According to Taicang inspection and Quarantine Bureau of statistics, as of yesterday, this year, Taicang Port imported all kinds of mineral products 58 batches of 3 million 390 thousand tons, the value of $266 million, of which 55 batches of imported iron ore, 3 million 367 thousand tons, to lead the port along the Yangtze river.

Imported iron ore is one of the characteristics of Taicang port cargo, the number of consecutive years ranked the first port along the Yangtze river. Only in 2016, Taicang Port imported iron ore 504 batches, a total weight of 30 million 590 thousand tons, the amount of $1 billion 760 million, and the weight of the batch year-on-year growth of 10.5%, 14.1% respectively, but by the iron ore price continued to decline, the value of a larger decline year on year.

However, from the entrance of Taicang iron ore inspection supervision, the quality of imported iron ore can not be ignored. Last year, the Taicang inspection and Quarantine Bureau of the detection of imported iron ore quality unqualified 111 batch, weighing 6 million 634 thousand tons, the value of $420 million. In the inspection process, found the "short loading quantity", "mineral water filling" and "powder mixed" and "shoddy" and "entrained debris" and other issues, the import of iron ore impurity elements, water shortage has become the iron content exceed the standard, the main project quality is not qualified, the iron grade is the downward trend. Relatively speaking, the short weight of iron ore imports eased significantly, last year were detected unqualified weight 6 million 549 thousand tons, the value of $390 million, down 33.6%, 66%.

Why is the import of iron ore quality uneven? The personnel of the inspection and Quarantine Bureau said, Australia, Brazil and other countries in the mining, processing, storage and transportation and other aspects of strict control, sample preparation, multi port and mine automation facilities, so the quality control level is relatively high, the import of iron ore quality is relatively stable, while Peru, Chile and Iran because of the limited level of mining, mining equipment is backward, often different areas, different ports of mixed phenomenon, the entire ship goods color, size, grade, quality fluctuations, parts of imports of iron ore quality not qualified rate is as high as 100%.