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
  MAR12 APR12 MAY12 JUN12 JUL12 AUG12 SEP12 OCT12 NOV12 DEC12 JAN13 FEB13 MAR13 APR13 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 $114,271 $130,016 $147,644
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 $86,558 $101,936 $121,404
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 $14,526 $12,240 $39,791
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 $15,214 $14,280 $11,588
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 $5,322 $13,086 $6,985
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 $12,607 $12,365 $12,572
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 $720.5 $1,166 $8,029
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 $501.8 $4,746 $6,431
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 $6,516 $6,389 $4,908
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 $2,368 $1,603 $2,048
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 $5,322 $9,194 $347.1
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 $1,196 $1,262 $3,098
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 $436.1 $3,274 $4,113
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 $5,743 $6,269 $6,391
M Wire Rods -- C & A $241.4 $14,468 $2,637 $13,499 . $4,578 $10.74 . . $3,115 $3,868 . $10.04 $2,623 $2,621 $537.2
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 $1,279 $1,246 $1,249
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 $2,748 $2,670 $1,841
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 $2,446 $2,456 $3,540
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 $1,259 $1,221 $2,017
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 $975.2 $899.8 $572.2
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 $1,574 $1,583 $784.6
M Plates in Coils -- C & A . $152.7 . $206.5 $22.56 $680.6 . . . . . . . $1,440 $1,289 $22.41
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 $192.4 $305.5 $816.0
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 $333.0 $418.4 $359.8
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 $476.3 $478.6 $568.8
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 . . $470.2
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 . . $268.7
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 $18.06 $35.33 $67.72
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 $234.0 $658.8
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 $76.54 $163.4 $995.0
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 $127.5 $155.1 $159.4
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 $18.48 $22.44 $45.94
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 $112.3 $0.103
M Bars-Reinforcing -- C & A . . $56.29 . $45.50 $15.91 $42.50 $45.75 $15.26 . . $20.56 $10.18 $30.27 $27.89 $13.88
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 $15.56 $15.58 $85.88
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 $27.94 $28.30 .
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 $78.01 $78.57 $30.82
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 $27,713 $28,080 $26,240
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 $13,398 $12,287 $11,028
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 $8,528 $9,791 $8,229
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 $1,327 $1,334 $1,500
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 $2,102 $2,387 $2,097
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 $689.2 $675.2 $1,582
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 $489.3 $299.2 $561.4
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 $452.8 $520.4 $451.5
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 $273.4 $321.0 $305.8
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 $236.2 $246.1 $184.5
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 $148.6 $150.8 $114.7
M Structural Pipe & Tube -- S . . . . . $128.3 . $753.7 $93.91 $610.1 . $708.6 $398.0 . . .
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 $31.73 $24.45 $33.52
M Bars-Light Shaped -- S $11.07 . . $29.54 . . $3.188 . $3.700 . $5.920 . $2.080 $33.19 $29.94 .
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 . . $3.010 $3.015 $11.20
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- S $3.300 $24.16 $70.81 . $178.4 $352.3 . $30.24 $76.65 . . . $2.362 . $12.26 $23.37
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 23, 2013, with
Licensing data collected through May 23, 2013 and
Preliminary Census data compiled through April 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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