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 License Data
  MAR12 APR12 MAY12 JUN12 JUL12 AUG12 SEP12 OCT12 NOV12 DEC12 JAN13 FEB13 MAR13 APR13 MAY13
All Steel Mill   Products
M All Steel Mill Products $136,613 $158,753 $196,355 $211,035 $162,058 $191,430 $150,042 $148,704 $151,925 $151,036 $154,784 $135,624 $129,307 $129,940 $117,543
Carbon and Alloy Products
M All Carbon and Alloy Products $105,436 $126,463 $150,181 $159,869 $109,039 $138,002 $106,838 $115,894 $113,427 $119,590 $118,975 $108,006 $99,699 $101,860 $100,251
M Bars-Hot rolled -- C & A $12,619 $12,559 $25,205 $21,294 $13,327 $25,768 $14,895 $9,960 $24,938 $26,979 $27,955 $15,001 $22,076 $12,240 $37,582
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- C & A $12,344 $10,152 $18,445 $19,541 $7,824 $19,766 $1,883 $11,887 $25,005 $21,128 $12,381 $22,432 $11,014 $13,086 $6,181
M Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped -- C & A $18,897 $18,168 $20,257 $23,030 $17,315 $16,222 $7,804 $19,102 $11,830 $13,131 $17,111 $20,804 $16,183 $14,280 $10,428
M Wire Drawn -- C & A $10,798 $10,045 $12,192 $13,142 $12,574 $11,137 $11,916 $12,433 $10,564 $11,033 $12,432 $10,534 $8,051 $12,365 $7,708
M Sheets & Strip All Other Metallic Coat -- C & A $6,384 $15,919 $12,165 $9,955 $6,147 $7,257 $14,279 $6,678 $4,538 $4,676 $4,413 $6,444 $7,669 $1,166 $6,189
M Tin Free Steel -- C & A $3,752 $2,600 $1,446 $5,336 $2,440 $1,189 $46.51 $4,224 $1,880 $5,388 $6,147 $4,706 $5,616 $4,746 $6,431
M Line Pipe -- C & A $6,601 $3,169 $5,678 $3,746 $6,303 $8,179 $5,099 $6,519 $10,086 $1,195 $4,587 $4,104 $3,072 $1,603 $1,020
M Mechanical Tubing -- C & A $9,233 $8,987 $15,848 $14,089 $11,133 $12,170 $12,444 $7,077 $5,363 $5,215 $6,839 $6,072 $4,033 $6,389 $2,730
M Tin Plate -- C & A $1,609 $2,175 $661.0 $1,460 $1,810 $1,568 $2,650 $4,604 $1,275 $2,064 $2,374 $1,180 $5,110 $3,274 $4,062
M Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt -- C & A $450.6 $454.6 $168.8 $745.4 $529.2 $654.4 $761.7 $593.0 $1,479 $652.4 $2,163 $2,187 $3,235 $1,262 $2,050
M Wire Rods -- C & A $241.4 $14,468 $2,637 $13,499 . $4,578 $10.74 . . $3,115 $3,868 . $10.04 $2,621 $537.2
M Tool Steel -- C & A $10,441 $8,412 $9,410 $9,918 $7,707 $13,861 $6,646 $8,134 $4,246 $8,580 $5,535 $4,124 $5,207 $6,269 $4,446
M Standard Pipe -- C & A $2,002 $2,466 $4,713 $3,059 $941.0 $1,378 $2,269 $1,057 $1,850 $735.5 $2,574 $1,132 $887.7 $2,670 $825.5
M Rails All Other -- C & A $938.4 $442.7 $3,517 $7,122 $220.4 $110.4 $350.3 $10,612 $171.2 $939.7 $1,245 . $968.0 $9,194 $57.53
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A $25.90 $1,074 $1,674 $2,948 $2,426 $447.3 $1,383 $338.0 $1,158 $1,248 . $2,167 $47.67 $1,246 $1,204
M Sheets & Strip-Electrical -- C & A $550.2 $3,502 $1,788 $532.4 $1,560 $1,429 $560.8 $1,680 $1,718 $712.8 $789.4 $1,092 $1,496 $1,171 $1,864
M Bars-Cold Finished -- C & A $2,299 $778.1 $2,216 $691.5 $1,387 $977.7 $1,812 $677.3 $633.3 $1,117 $1,015 $810.4 $618.7 $899.8 $475.2
M Structural Pipe & Tube -- C & A $2,270 $2,454 $1,560 $915.9 $1,108 $2,833 $9,108 $3,316 $2,515 $1,678 $1,526 $1,232 $768.1 $1,583 $509.7
M Plates Cut Lengths -- C & A $717.4 $958.3 $1,307 $2,248 $669.0 $274.8 $2,036 $205.2 $993.1 $3,372 $1,604 $280.6 $1,065 $2,456 $3,072
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A $528.2 $438.9 $1,739 $836.8 $1,003 $1,022 $391.0 $651.2 $477.2 $1,019 $1,762 $139.6 $123.4 $137.7 $756.4
M Black Plate -- C & A $250.6 $174.7 $145.0 $354.9 $228.4 $236.4 $315.7 $283.3 $230.4 $216.1 $502.2 . $288.6 . $29.78
M Railroad Accessories -- C & A $69.40 . $275.9 $54.50 $165.3 $256.3 $519.0 $299.7 $175.6 $221.2 $102.9 $418.5 $741.4 $418.4 $338.1
M Oil Country Goods -- C & A $420.1 $4,801 $3,346 $1,473 $5,097 $4,295 $7,655 $2,018 $142.6 $2,610 . $2,304 $150.1 $305.5 $83.80
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- C & A $53.00 $45.20 $109.6 $246.9 $259.9 $136.3 $45.84 $46.98 $318.2 $31.14 $663.2 $76.16 $65.10 $155.1 $151.9
M Pressure Tubing -- C & A $830.7 $748.3 $596.9 $1,033 $639.6 $602.4 $258.0 $568.5 $618.4 $355.5 $589.2 $148.8 $376.6 $478.6 $327.0
M Rails Standard -- C & A $59.01 . $210.1 $388.6 $234.5 $158.8 $523.8 $34.01 $67.61 $1,716 $124.2 $176.2 $211.4 . $361.6
M Pipe For Piling -- C & A $23.64 $284.3 $1,997 $1,284 $4,495 $20.16 . $2,151 $528.6 . . $32.78 $292.5 $35.33 $43.19
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- C & A $764.2 $888.1 $574.9 $584.1 $1,302 $513.4 $949.4 $373.1 $62.37 $98.23 $284.3 $88.08 $78.35 $22.44 $35.94
M Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified -- C & A $151.7 $82.48 $118.0 $20.35 $75.30 $128.5 $51.63 $40.20 $238.1 $259.0 $184.5 $222.9 $174.4 $234.0 $648.1
M Steel Piling -- C & A $28.42 $15.02 $17.99 $18.64 $24.18 $62.99 $75.81 $47.89 $232.2 $61.72 $81.12 $8.750 $15.91 $15.58 $35.88
M Bars-Light Shaped -- C & A $45.39 . $39.24 $69.77 $19.43 $34.18 . $202.9 $55.46 $26.11 $72.58 $43.73 $19.76 $112.3 .
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- C & A . $18.26 . $10.52 $2.400 $8.113 $25.74 $5.700 . . $20.64 $22.51 $10.80 $28.30 .
M Bars-Reinforcing -- C & A . . $56.29 . $45.50 $15.91 $42.50 $45.75 $15.26 . . $20.56 $10.18 $27.89 $13.88
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- C & A $36.87 $30.73 $68.96 $14.39 $3.059 $30.26 $30.31 $29.48 $22.56 $14.62 $27.44 . $13.01 $78.57 $30.82
M Plates in Coils -- C & A . $152.7 . $206.5 $22.56 $680.6 . . . . . . . $1,289 $22.41
Stainless        Products
M All Stainless Products $31,177 $32,290 $46,174 $51,166 $53,019 $53,428 $43,204 $32,810 $38,498 $31,446 $35,810 $27,618 $29,608 $28,080 $17,292
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- S $10,244 $16,133 $18,574 $24,059 $25,744 $23,376 $17,874 $14,706 $12,723 $13,847 $15,567 $6,169 $11,995 $12,287 $8,679
M Stainless Pipe & Tubing -- S $9,441 $8,479 $13,111 $13,727 $14,969 $13,051 $13,518 $10,291 $10,462 $11,674 $12,721 $7,802 $9,144 $9,791 $4,217
M Plates in Coils -- S $6,355 $300.7 $4,706 $2,305 $991.7 $5,865 $594.5 $200.2 $9,156 $849.4 $1,080 $5,770 $50.69 . $112.9
M Plates Cut Lengths -- S $1,655 $1,339 $2,070 $3,355 $2,527 $2,026 $2,103 $1,446 $1,523 $1,015 $447.6 $1,607 $2,720 $1,334 $1,101
M Wire Drawn -- S $1,424 $2,933 $2,826 $2,453 $1,971 $2,600 $2,111 $1,786 $1,226 $1,684 $2,135 $1,795 $1,298 $2,387 $1,296
M Wire Rods -- S $495.1 $253.0 $715.1 $1,379 $404.2 $366.5 $1,112 $587.5 $226.6 $106.0 $955.4 $460.5 $479.6 $299.2 $307.3
M Line Pipe -- S $317.2 $653.3 $1,878 $954.3 $3,052 $3,212 $2,727 $1,149 $1,134 $461.8 $1,400 $1,125 $2,786 $675.2 $1,091
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- S $142.6 $430.2 $533.9 $411.6 $419.6 $587.6 $645.0 $408.9 $485.8 $351.9 $624.1 $411.3 $213.8 $321.0 $97.55
M Bars-Cold Finished -- S $519.8 $955.0 $801.4 $852.4 $1,127 $1,117 $910.4 $1,072 $681.0 $584.8 $575.1 $964.0 $255.8 $520.4 $218.5
M Bars-Hot rolled -- S $193.0 $53.16 $49.29 $633.2 $292.8 $186.6 $940.2 $61.82 $349.3 $49.81 $145.8 $497.2 $135.5 $246.1 $128.1
M Structural Pipe & Tube -- S . . . . . $128.3 . $753.7 $93.91 $610.1 . $708.6 $398.0 . .
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- S $64.82 $152.0 $225.5 $115.2 $161.4 $43.93 $45.25 $63.70 $99.76 $41.33 $81.51 $247.6 $74.93 $150.8 $31.76
M Oil Country Goods -- S $175.0 $460.6 $513.2 $887.0 $129.6 $328.3 $602.1 $122.9 $155.6 $171.2 $21.64 $59.64 $52.44 $24.45 $1.950
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- S $136.1 $123.7 $99.85 $3.537 $2.106 $3.130 $18.92 $106.1 $74.89 . $49.25 . . $3.015 $4.970
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- S $3.300 $24.16 $70.81 . $178.4 $352.3 . $30.24 $76.65 . . . $2.362 $12.26 .
M Bars-Light Shaped -- S $11.07 . . $29.54 . . $3.188 . $3.700 . $5.920 . $2.080 $29.94 .
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- S . . . . $1,023 $184.1 . $23.23 $25.50 . . . . . $6.360
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- S . . . . $25.34 . . . . . . . . . .

SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration
Table last modified on: May 14, 2013, with
Licensing data collected through May 14, 2013 and
Final Census data compiled through March 2013
Data listed in order of descending volume imported during last THREE months of census data,including preliminary data
Steel mill categories are defined by 10-digit HTS codes
Data extracted from the import licenses are not official Census data
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