2007年3月20日,中国港口协会就严格执行外贸进口铁矿石收费标准事项发出通知。通知指出:在国民经济持续发展的带动下,2006年我国铁矿石进口继续增长,全年共进口铁矿石3.26亿t,同比增长20.6%。 On March 20, 2007, the China Port Association issued a circular on the strict enforcement of the charges on imported iron ore imported from foreign countries. The circular pointed out: Driven by the sustained development of the national economy, China’s iron ore imports continued to grow in 2006, importing 326 million t of iron ore throughout the year, an increase of 20.6% over the same period of last year.