Under the call of elementary activity for import business, import business is booming in Ningbo in 2007. The investigation results of Ningbo Bureau of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation showed that from Jan. to Aug., import value exceeded US $ over 10 billion, reaching US $ 11.47 billion, up 41.3%. Increase rate was higher than averages of the state and province by 21.7% and 12.2% respectively. Among the total, value of general import trade reached US $ 6.8 billion, up 45.7% over last year. The first three imported goods were plastics in primary shape, waste copper, liquid crystal devices and appliances.