Ningbo: Imported Wines Enjoyed a Sharp Jump

With the consumption rise of red wines in China, wines imported via Ningbo trading port presented a blowout increase. About 180,000 bottles of red wines can be shipped in a single day, which is three times that of last year.

Latest statistics from the Customs showed that 6587,000 liters red wines were imported in Ningbo port in 2010, with a value of 22.8 million US dollars, which was 2 and 2.1 times year over year respectively. Ningbo Bounded Zone is the main market for imported wines, which is said to account for 74.2 percent of the total amount.

The EU with Chateau Lafite Rothschild is the main source of the import, which contributed 5.52 million liters to the po文章来源中国酒业新闻网rt. Additionally, Chile, Australia, South Africa, Argentina, etc. also played their own roles in the process.

The main reasons for this particular phenomenon are listed as follows: first, consumption tax for liquor was greatly improved, thus higher prices for customers; second, the tariff levied on wines has been reduced continuously in recent years, therefore, a lower price for wines. Both factors have made imported wines see a great jump.