US Imports of Steel Mill Products
FROM CHINA

Entered Customs Value in Thousands of US Dollars
Same Table - Metric Tons

Same Table - Average Unit Value
'C & A' = Carbon and Alloy products, 'S' = Stainless products

Graph Product Census Data Preliminary
Census Data		 License Data
  AUG07 SEP07 OCT07 NOV07 DEC07 JAN08 FEB08 MAR08 APR08 MAY08 JUN08 JUL08 AUG08 SEP08 SEP08 OCT08
All Steel Mill   Products
M All Steel Mill Products $325,233 $319,787 $274,845 $303,082 $189,856 $279,747 $258,085 $261,272 $239,040 $326,736 $424,598 $435,198 $574,926 $714,278 $761,657 $827,254
Carbon and Alloy Products
M All Carbon and Alloy Products $234,370 $223,852 $211,495 $241,415 $140,063 $208,983 $176,552 $184,225 $146,129 $243,408 $335,522 $350,186 $497,793 $662,514 $712,083 $773,324
M Oil Country Goods -- C & A $57,266 $71,927 $61,892 $88,056 $43,060 $82,385 $79,118 $86,406 $72,628 $99,075 $162,136 $167,821 $222,448 $384,533 $422,239 $364,087
M Bars-Hot rolled -- C & A $8,547 $10,717 $4,192 $12,384 $14,638 $9,114 $14,984 $8,358 $4,363 $4,433 $25,734 $31,102 $70,995 $32,534 $27,714 $105,201
M Line Pipe -- C & A $19,464 $25,375 $17,745 $31,929 $9,616 $36,222 $27,305 $16,131 $18,789 $25,388 $36,276 $30,322 $43,869 $57,749 $50,892 $63,538
M Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped -- C & A $17,965 $14,091 $30,476 $16,102 $11,334 $19,199 $12,565 $23,896 $10,326 $54,159 $34,802 $32,322 $49,646 $43,163 $67,178 $53,642
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- C & A $6,130 $5,671 $16,269 $4,424 $13,586 $11,376 $4,850 $5,430 $3,937 $7,808 $11,935 $16,610 $8,540 $31,660 $35,689 $32,785
M Wire Rods -- C & A $21,995 $13,352 $4,414 $602.8 $1,465 $9,262 $775.6 $14.60 . $4,269 $4,900 $13,592 $20,904 $15,213 $9,694 $61,023
M Wire Drawn -- C & A $12,559 $11,415 $10,049 $10,173 $8,633 $9,030 $6,939 $8,270 $13,096 $16,387 $17,859 $20,983 $22,294 $16,857 $17,037 $14,276
M Standard Pipe -- C & A $55,977 $32,138 $34,021 $16,593 $2,921 $7,293 $3,855 $5,490 $3,572 $9,525 $5,822 $9,813 $13,654 $16,162 $16,368 $10,823
M Sheets & Strip All Other Metalic Coat -- C & A $3,138 $2,795 $3,270 $3,590 $2,471 $1,450 $3,963 $579.2 $2,319 $2,699 $5,272 $6,580 $7,398 $18,688 $17,396 $19,719
M Mechanical Tubing -- C & A $9,033 $12,421 $8,091 $10,427 $5,513 $8,347 $4,159 $5,638 $3,588 $5,354 $4,867 $5,196 $10,799 $20,071 $22,224 $10,529
M Rails All Other -- C & A $85.18 $4,494 $268.0 $10,387 $8,576 $328.4 $3,421 $9,377 $102.3 $443.3 $112.9 $927.4 $6,739 $575.6 $434.6 .
M Plates Cut Lengths -- C & A $29.27 $1,012 $1,164 $9,465 $342.1 $1,004 $850.5 $4,831 $803.7 $2,653 $8,498 $445.1 $4,345 $4,698 $4,717 $4,033
M Pressure Tubing -- C & A $1,561 $805.1 $288.4 $1,111 $774.5 $793.3 $923.1 $810.6 $1,525 $305.1 $1,190 $939.8 $3,278 $2,092 $2,075 $7,222
M Bars-Cold Finished -- C & A $727.1 $625.2 $1,645 $1,299 $6,104 $681.0 $1,347 $1,941 $608.1 $620.6 $2,123 $791.0 $882.3 $4,893 $4,841 $4,739
M Tool Steel -- C & A $4,928 $3,128 $3,220 $6,013 $4,733 $5,365 $5,176 $5,213 $7,391 $7,576 $7,946 $7,023 $4,185 $6,898 $7,722 $6,013
M Tin Plate -- C & A $922.8 $1,832 $1,733 $1,810 $2,163 $1,467 $3,072 $426.9 $791.0 $23.48 $2,088 $1,537 $1,144 $620.6 $545.0 $2,090
M Structural Pipe & Tube -- C & A $8,515 $7,801 $4,925 $3,723 $1,082 $785.4 $706.5 $512.0 $488.6 $299.8 $1,451 $1,846 $1,641 $2,098 $1,678 $2,389
M Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt -- C & A $256.1 $14.09 $1,233 $31.01 $237.4 $313.5 $22.55 $184.1 $250.5 $101.1 $441.3 $160.9 $1,014 $1,245 $719.3 $1,514
M Sheets & Strip-Electrical -- C & A $333.4 $260.1 . $19.33 $41.00 $58.64 $393.9 $6.918 $468.0 . $60.58 $182.0 $1,645 $361.6 $461.4 $3,305
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- C & A $250.8 $333.7 $247.7 $65.18 $386.9 $288.4 $87.94 $147.2 $250.5 $410.4 $383.8 $719.6 $492.2 $4.216 $4.963 $473.9
M Bars-Light Shaped -- C & A $150.3 $47.96 $236.7 $153.3 $33.68 $123.3 $60.52 $72.63 $35.34 $355.0 $79.61 $114.2 $318.4 $324.3 $298.4 $25.57
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A . $45.92 $228.1 $348.0 $820.8 $636.7 $387.0 $48.98 $43.53 $309.0 $305.5 $372.6 $554.2 $200.8 $275.0 $490.7
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- C & A $834.7 $467.1 $1,132 $10,882 $532.3 $202.6 $219.0 $81.00 $104.6 $33.90 $191.6 $114.7 $521.7 $247.1 $271.2 $475.9
M Black Plate -- C & A $136.3 $284.1 $328.8 . $406.8 $178.9 $197.7 $63.22 $211.5 . $375.9 $141.7 $150.2 $190.0 $399.5 $783.4
M Pipe For Piling -- C & A $1,339 $2,191 $916.3 $183.8 $104.0 $380.1 $818.4 . $94.57 $754.7 $30.95 $38.50 $77.34 $347.6 $347.6 $2,898
M Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified -- C & A $971.1 $431.9 $161.2 $1,307 $274.8 $153.6 $99.31 $216.6 $171.0 $191.8 $574.1 $312.3 $178.5 $410.4 $541.5 $173.1
M Railroad Accessories -- C & A . $8.916 $119.7 $257.1 $64.42 $226.1 $238.5 $57.27 . $65.72 $23.18 $110.8 $73.61 $217.1 $217.1 $598.7
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A $132.8 . $138.2 . . $117.5 . . $4.790 $124.7 $3.449 . $2.192 $402.6 . $15.73
M Rails Standard -- C & A $1,016 $41.12 $2,931 . $85.88 $12.89 . . $134.7 . $30.75 $67.89 . $3.797 $3.797 .
M Bars-Reinforcing -- C & A $105.9 $52.06 $119.0 . $2.166 . $3.043 . . $32.62 . . . $44.53 . $64.70
M Plates in Coils -- C & A . . $16.58 . $29.32 $2,034 . $19.62 . . $2.062 . $4.200 $11.05 $8.360 $11.12
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- C & A . $75.36 $8.898 $78.09 $33.47 $153.2 $14.22 $2.976 $5.141 $4.307 $6.250 $2.284 . . $38.75 $330.3
M Steel Piling -- C & A . . . . . . . . . $6.911 . . . . $0.422 $54.90
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- C & A . . $15.97 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
M Tin Free Steel -- C & A . . . . . . . . $26.55 . . . . . $51.36 .
Stainless        Products
M All Stainless Products $90,863 $95,935 $63,349 $61,667 $49,794 $70,764 $81,533 $77,048 $92,910 $83,327 $89,076 $85,013 $77,133 $51,764 $49,575 $53,929
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- S $34,821 $45,410 $24,782 $23,836 $17,533 $30,709 $55,968 $46,618 $58,247 $48,479 $55,035 $55,706 $46,246 $24,444 $22,814 $21,006
M Stainless Pipe & Tubing -- S $30,550 $27,674 $29,033 $23,139 $18,639 $25,921 $16,711 $18,639 $12,356 $15,406 $13,637 $10,395 $16,265 $13,873 $12,536 $13,398
M Oil Country Goods -- S $1,636 $2,939 $880.1 $1,814 $4,102 $2,866 $920.7 $2,186 $2,314 $8,445 $6,652 $4,545 $3,802 $4,435 $5,203 $5,486
M Plates in Coils -- S $1,045 $2,777 $1,928 $1,183 $295.3 $1,035 $2,130 $1,181 $3,011 $2,175 $2,699 $3,310 $1,196 $2,177 $2,263 $2,416
M Wire Drawn -- S $3,141 $2,395 $1,745 $1,645 $1,989 $1,359 $1,575 $1,807 $1,612 $1,972 $2,723 $2,200 $2,402 $1,899 $1,469 $1,619
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- S $2,025 $951.5 $248.3 $2,468 $274.7 $399.0 $47.05 $1,421 $2,037 $962.0 $1,148 $1,877 $2,148 $1,384 $372.0 $234.1
M Line Pipe -- S $87.90 $28.85 $60.98 $10.29 $246.1 $249.7 $159.0 $76.24 $651.2 $10.20 $249.4 $116.0 $843.4 $1,174 $1,808 $2,567
M Plates Cut Lengths -- S $15,153 $11,229 $3,325 $5,536 $5,132 $6,485 $2,547 $4,479 $7,625 $3,290 $4,291 $2,622 $1,818 $709.0 $1,302 $4,696
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- S $619.3 $967.3 $98.12 $112.0 $26.60 $153.6 $130.1 $4.740 $1,363 $735.4 $125.1 $1,887 $1,406 $199.1 $210.6 $299.6
M Wire Rods -- S $914.9 $870.7 $390.4 $641.4 $301.3 $436.7 $301.9 $277.4 $2,674 $1,039 $476.6 $940.0 $267.6 $832.5 $869.3 $759.6
M Bars-Cold Finished -- S $633.3 $566.5 $697.4 $982.2 $958.9 $634.4 $794.4 $276.1 $812.8 $544.5 $1,330 $809.0 $450.6 $336.1 $349.6 $573.9
M Bars-Hot rolled -- S $140.9 $44.31 $92.90 $77.15 $139.3 $302.1 $151.9 $74.40 $80.33 $144.5 $438.7 $156.4 $20.00 $47.30 $47.30 $632.0
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- S $45.58 $69.89 $62.55 $51.51 $157.2 $131.8 $78.42 $7.549 $81.88 $69.39 $168.5 $359.1 $255.7 $91.66 $114.3 $241.5
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- S . . $5.300 $116.9 . $65.74 $19.62 . . . $103.7 . $11.72 $156.4 $156.4 .
M Bars-Light Shaped -- S $49.14 . . $55.21 . $16.36 . . $44.58 $55.53 . $89.75 . $5.506 $60.75 .
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- S . $12.20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration
Table last modified on: November 4, 2008, with
Licensing data collected through November 4, 2008 and
Preliminary Census data compiled through September 2008
Data listed in order of descending volume imported during last THREE months of Census data, including peliminary data
Steel mill categories are defined by 10-digit HTS codes
 
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