我國自加入WTO 以來，受市場需求不斷擴大以及關稅下調的影響，乳酪的進口量與進口金額日益擴大。據海關信息網（wwww.haiguan.info）統計，我國乳酪從2004年的7244.1噸增加到2013年的47330.9噸，年平均增長率為23.2%，進口總數量超過20萬噸；進口金額從2004年的2163.8萬美元上升到2013年的23109.0萬美元，進口總金額超過9億美元。

前三季度我國乳酪進口呈以下特點：

一、8月份進口量高位回落，平均價格穩步增長

二、一般貿易方式主導進口
今年前三個季度我國以一般貿易方式進口乳酪5.0萬噸，同比增長50.0%，占同期我國進口總量的98.2%。

三、大洋洲是進口主要市場
今年前三個季度我國共從24個國家進口乳酪，集中度較高。大洋洲為進口主要市場，其中，從新西蘭累計進口乳酪2.2萬噸，同比增長10.6倍；從澳大利亞進口乳酪1.4萬噸，同比增長54.2%，兩者合計占同期進口總量的69.4%。

四、民營企業仍為進口最大主體，國有企業增長快速
今年前三個季度民營企業進口乳酪2.4萬噸，同比增長32.2%，占同期進口總量的46.5%；國有企業進口乳酪1.8萬噸，同比大幅增長85.2%，占比為34.6%；同期，外商投資企業進口乳酪9，710噸，同比增長50.7%，占比18.9%。（中國進出口網）


Since China joined the WTO, driven by the growing market demand and the tariff reduction, the volume and amount of imports cheese increasingly grows. According to the Customs Information Network (wwww.haiguan.info) statistics, China's cheese volume increased from 2004 7244.1 tons to 2013 47,330.9 tons, the annual average growth rate was 23.2%, the total volume of the imports was more than 200,000 tons; the amount of imports increased from 2004 $21,638,000 to 2013 $231,090,000, the total amount of imports was over $900 million. 　

The characteristics of China's imports of cheese in first three quarters were as follows:

First, imports in August fell back, the average price grew steadily

Second, the general trade import dominant
In the first three quarters, China through general trade imported 50,000 tons of cheese, an increase of 50.0% over the same period, accounting for 98.2 percent of China's total imports.

Third, Oceania is the main import market
In the first three quarters, China imported cheese from 24 countries, which was highly concentrated. Oceania was major market for imports, cheese imported from New Zealand accounted to 22,000 tons, an increase of 10.6 times; cheese imported from Australia reached 14,000 tons, an increase of 54.2%, both of which accounted for 69.4% of total imports over the same period.

Fourth, the private enterprises were the largest importer, the state-owned enterprises grew rapidly
In the first three quarters, private enterprises imported 24,000 tons of cheese, an increase of 32.2% over the same period, accounting for 46.5% of total imports; state-owned enterprises imported 18,000 tons of cheese, a substantial increase of 85.2%, accounting for 34.6%; over the same period, foreign invested enterprises imported 9,710 tons of cheese, an increase of 50.7%, accounting for 18.9%.