Ural Customs Administration handled $517.6m worth of imported goods in January 2008, with 55.5% of goods coming from the far abroad and 44.5% of goods coming from the CIS.

In terms of weight, the total import volume came to 3.6 million tons, with 2.8% coming from the far abroad (100,800 tons) and 97.2% coming from the CIS (3.5 million tons). This is 65.7% and 20.4% better than in January 2007, respectively.

Most goods arrived from Kazakhstan (37.1%), China (17.3%), Germany (9.7%), Ukraine (5.5%), Italy (5.3%), and the U.S. (3.3%), the spokesperson for Ural Customs Administration reports.

Machinery and vehicles made up 38.8% of the total import volume, mineral commodities made up 32%, metals and metal goods made up 13.6%, chemical industry produce and rubber made up 6.9%, timber and stationary paper goods made up 1.3%, textiles, clothes, and footwear made up 1.3%, and leather and furs made up .2% of the total import volume. Consumer goods amounted to 3% of the total import volume, which is 1.9% greater in terms of cost and 37.3% greater in terms of weight than in January 2007.