Japan imported 33,026 mt of ferrosilicon in October, down from 38,095 mt in September, and down from 51,426 mt in October 2010. The imports from China were 21,391 mt, almost flat from 21,681 mt in September, and sharply down from 33,953 mt in October 2010. The imports for the first 10 months of 2011 were 380,945 mt, down from 411,385 for the same 2010 period. Imports from China were 229,337 mt (280,105 mt); 66,482 mt from Russia (65,622 mt); and 49,663 mt from Brazil (45,331 mt).