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The volume of rebar steel imported to the UK from China during the period 2011-2015 was as follows:<\/p>
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Year Metric Tonnes <\/strong><\/p> 2011 6<\/p> 2012 2<\/p> 2013 47,803<\/p> 2014 254,584<\/p> 2015 365,449<\/p> Source:HMRC<\/p> <\/p> For 2016, data from the EU\u2019s Steel Surveillance 2[1] Monitoring System indicates that 43 tonnes were imported to the UK during the first quarter.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> [1] The Surveillance 2 system collects data directly from import customs declarations. This data relates to the reference of the customs declaration, the nature of the goods, their origin, their volume, their value and their date of acceptance by the customs administration (actual import date). Records are sent daily by the central systems of the customs administrations of the EU Member States. It is based on article 308d of the implementing provisions of the Custom Code (Regulation 2454/93<\/p>"}
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