For the month of January wool imports to Zhangjiagang in Jiangsu province reached 11,000 tons, valuing 384.3 million yuan ($59 million), up 27 and 29 percent respectively from 2015, according to the entry-exit inspection and quarantine bureau.

So far, the wool is mainly imported from Australia and New Zealand, with increasingly growing numbers from Europe, America and Africa.

The city's wool import sector remains developing steadily in the slowing economy conditions. Most wool imported in January was used in production and processing instead of storage, showing signs of revival in the city's wool textile industry.