China imported 10,942 tons of polysilicon in total in June, with 84.8% from South Korea, Germany and the US, and 60,088 tons of the material was imported in first-half 2015, increasing 30.8% on year, according to China's customs statistics.

The average import price in June stood at US$16.47/kg, slipping 26.0% on year.

Imported polysilicon in first-half 2015 took up 44% of total demand in China, with the rest coming from local producers. Of the half-year imports, 36,223 tons or 60.3% came through export processing zones, enjoying exemptions from anti-dumping and anti-subsidization tariffs.