In January-February 2023, platinum exports from Russia to China increased 279 times physically compared to the same period of the previous year (from 5.99 kg to 1.67 tons), the monetary supply of this metal will increase from 0.2 million dollars to 2023 rose. $53 million This comes from data from the General Administration of Customs of China, reports red blood cell.
Also, palladium supplies to China increased from 0.32 tons to 2.72 tons (from $27 million to $152 million).
Deliveries of rhodium, another platinum group metal, increased sevenfold (from 26.2 kg to 0.19 tons), from $13 million to $76 million in monetary terms, according to Chinese customs data.
In the spring of 2022, the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation (FCS) suspended the publication of foreign trade statistics. On March 13, the department partially to continue publication of statistics. The Federal Customs Service noted that the value of imports and exports by commodity groups will be published on an accrual basis each month on the 40th day after the reporting period, and by month, with updated data from the previous months of the current year.