BEIJING: China’s wine imports reached 151.1 million litres in the first quarter of the year, representing a year-on-year increase of 8.7%, while its imports value have dropped by 1.6%, the latest figures from the Chinese Customs have shown. Bottled wine imports in the first three months of the year rose by 5.7% in volume to 113.3 million litres while import values dropped 3.4% to US$537 million over the same period last year.
Imports of sparkling wines dropped 8.2% in volume to 2.56 million but its value increased by 13.6% to US$13.3 million year-on-year. Bulk wine imports saw the biggest growth with 21.4% increase in volume and 35.6% jump in value.
