Correlation analysis was carried out between the inner quality characters and the outward appearance quality of the soybean imported from Brazil, Argentina and America by using correlation analysis and gray correlative analysis. The results showed that: significant negative correlations between the fat content and damaged kernel (R = - 0. 224 5 * ), heat damaged kernel ( R = - 0. 239 8 * ) were found in the Brazil's soybean;the protein content had much significant positive correlations with the heat damaged kernel (R =0.495 5" )in the Argentina's soybean; significant positive correlation between the protein content and impurity content(/? =0.383 4 ** ) was found in the America's soybean. The gray correlative orders of the outward appearance quality and the protein content, fat content were all that broken kernel > impurity > damaged kernel > heat damaged kernel.