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
  OCT07 NOV07 DEC07 JAN08 FEB08 MAR08 APR08 MAY08 JUN08 JUL08 AUG08 SEP08 OCT08 NOV08 NOV08 DEC08
All Steel Mill   Products
M All Steel Mill Products $274,845 $303,082 $189,856 $279,747 $258,085 $261,272 $239,040 $326,736 $424,598 $435,198 $574,926 $715,896 $916,467 $821,077 $814,255 $686,341
Carbon and Alloy Products
M All Carbon and Alloy Products $211,495 $241,415 $140,063 $208,983 $176,552 $184,225 $146,129 $243,408 $335,522 $350,186 $497,793 $667,285 $856,507 $761,301 $761,072 $643,081
M Oil Country Goods -- C & A $61,892 $88,056 $43,060 $82,385 $79,118 $86,406 $72,628 $99,075 $162,136 $167,821 $222,448 $388,422 $438,662 $519,919 $531,670 $420,212
M Line Pipe -- C & A $17,745 $31,929 $9,616 $36,222 $27,305 $16,131 $18,789 $25,388 $36,276 $30,322 $43,869 $58,423 $72,507 $61,551 $69,488 $61,569
M Bars-Hot rolled -- C & A $4,192 $12,384 $14,638 $9,114 $14,984 $8,358 $4,363 $4,433 $25,734 $31,102 $70,995 $32,534 $85,045 $44,641 $25,115 $18,244
M Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped -- C & A $30,476 $16,102 $11,334 $19,199 $12,565 $23,896 $10,326 $54,159 $34,802 $32,322 $49,646 $43,190 $77,353 $23,171 $23,061 $27,844
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- C & A $16,269 $4,424 $13,586 $11,376 $4,850 $5,430 $3,937 $7,808 $11,935 $16,610 $8,540 $31,660 $36,129 $14,688 $14,718 $13,577
M Wire Rods -- C & A $4,414 $602.8 $1,465 $9,262 $775.6 $14.60 . $4,269 $4,900 $13,592 $20,904 $15,213 $55,926 $8,802 $3,219 $6,406
M Sheets & Strip All Other Metalic Coat -- C & A $3,270 $3,590 $2,471 $1,450 $3,963 $579.2 $2,319 $2,699 $5,272 $6,580 $7,398 $18,688 $19,023 $11,022 $9,735 $2,624
M Mechanical Tubing -- C & A $8,091 $10,427 $5,513 $8,347 $4,159 $5,638 $3,588 $5,354 $4,867 $5,196 $10,799 $20,071 $11,626 $20,453 $19,748 $23,065
M Wire Drawn -- C & A $10,049 $10,173 $8,633 $9,030 $6,939 $8,270 $13,096 $16,387 $17,859 $20,983 $22,294 $17,029 $15,865 $9,928 $9,516 $9,728
M Standard Pipe -- C & A $34,021 $16,593 $2,921 $7,293 $3,855 $5,490 $3,572 $9,525 $5,822 $9,813 $13,654 $16,162 $12,031 $12,547 $12,461 $12,481
M Plates Cut Lengths -- C & A $1,164 $9,465 $342.1 $1,004 $850.5 $4,831 $803.7 $2,653 $8,498 $445.1 $4,345 $4,698 $1,031 $11,451 $11,684 $4,887
M Pressure Tubing -- C & A $288.4 $1,111 $774.5 $793.3 $923.1 $810.6 $1,525 $305.1 $1,190 $939.8 $3,278 $2,092 $6,298 $5,183 $4,508 $15,989
M Bars-Cold Finished -- C & A $1,645 $1,299 $6,104 $681.0 $1,347 $1,941 $608.1 $620.6 $2,123 $791.0 $882.3 $4,893 $4,703 $2,056 $2,344 $753.1
M Tool Steel -- C & A $3,220 $6,013 $4,733 $5,365 $5,176 $5,213 $7,391 $7,576 $7,946 $7,023 $4,185 $6,898 $7,077 $6,492 $7,170 $5,738
M Structural Pipe & Tube -- C & A $4,925 $3,723 $1,082 $785.4 $706.5 $512.0 $488.6 $299.8 $1,451 $1,846 $1,641 $2,098 $2,459 $2,679 $3,005 $3,529
M Pipe For Piling -- C & A $916.3 $183.8 $104.0 $380.1 $818.4 . $94.57 $754.7 $30.95 $38.50 $77.34 $347.6 $2,873 $372.9 $436.0 $1,613
M Tin Plate -- C & A $1,733 $1,810 $2,163 $1,467 $3,072 $426.9 $791.0 $23.48 $2,088 $1,537 $1,144 $620.6 $2,090 $96.49 $96.49 $134.1
M Sheets & Strip-Electrical -- C & A . $19.33 $41.00 $58.64 $393.9 $6.918 $468.0 . $60.58 $182.0 $1,645 $361.6 $1,405 $2,468 $2,081 $64.46
M Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt -- C & A $1,233 $31.01 $237.4 $313.5 $22.55 $184.1 $250.5 $101.1 $441.3 $160.9 $1,014 $1,245 $1,109 $1,037 $1,126 $127.1
M Black Plate -- C & A $328.8 . $406.8 $178.9 $197.7 $63.22 $211.5 . $375.9 $141.7 $150.2 $190.0 $892.4 $578.4 $583.0 .
M Railroad Accessories -- C & A $119.7 $257.1 $64.42 $226.1 $238.5 $57.27 . $65.72 $23.18 $110.8 $73.61 $217.1 $584.6 $914.2 $914.2 $599.1
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A $228.1 $348.0 $820.8 $636.7 $387.0 $48.98 $43.53 $309.0 $305.5 $372.6 $554.2 $200.8 $491.7 $679.6 $827.6 $1,087
M Rails All Other -- C & A $268.0 $10,387 $8,576 $328.4 $3,421 $9,377 $102.3 $443.3 $112.9 $927.4 $6,739 $575.6 $5.604 $169.9 $5,816 $10,247
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- C & A $1,132 $10,882 $532.3 $202.6 $219.0 $81.00 $104.6 $33.90 $191.6 $114.7 $521.7 $257.2 $375.9 $157.7 $313.2 $80.20
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- C & A $247.7 $65.18 $386.9 $288.4 $87.94 $147.2 $250.5 $410.4 $383.8 $719.6 $492.2 $4.216 $535.8 $64.73 $86.70 $51.10
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A $138.2 . . $117.5 . . $4.790 $124.7 $3.449 . $2.192 $402.6 . . $484.2 $0.515
M Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified -- C & A $161.2 $1,307 $274.8 $153.6 $99.31 $216.6 $171.0 $191.8 $574.1 $312.3 $178.5 $410.4 $301.3 $70.61 $70.66 $284.8
M Bars-Light Shaped -- C & A $236.7 $153.3 $33.68 $123.3 $60.52 $72.63 $35.34 $355.0 $79.61 $114.2 $318.4 $324.3 $24.87 $55.22 $66.12 $27.28
M Bars-Reinforcing -- C & A $119.0 . $2.166 . $3.043 . . $32.62 . . . $44.53 $44.53 $48.72 $48.72 $48.72
M Plates in Coils -- C & A $16.58 . $29.32 $2,034 . $19.62 . . $2.062 . $4.200 $11.05 $10.80 . . $279.1
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- C & A $8.898 $78.09 $33.47 $153.2 $14.22 $2.976 $5.141 $4.307 $6.250 $2.284 . . . $6.986 $17.20 $2.108
M Steel Piling -- C & A . . . . . . . $6.911 . . . . $27.45 . $661.9 .
M Rails Standard -- C & A $2,931 . $85.88 $12.89 . . $134.7 . $30.75 $67.89 . $3.797 . . . $252.4
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- C & A $15.97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
M Tin Free Steel -- C & A . . . . . . $26.55 . . . . . . . . $1,536
Stainless        Products
M All Stainless Products $63,349 $61,667 $49,794 $70,764 $81,533 $77,048 $92,910 $83,327 $89,076 $85,013 $77,133 $48,611 $59,960 $59,775 $53,183 $43,260
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- S $24,782 $23,836 $17,533 $30,709 $55,968 $46,618 $58,247 $48,479 $55,035 $55,706 $46,246 $24,444 $27,350 $19,698 $18,806 $9,198
M Oil Country Goods -- S $880.1 $1,814 $4,102 $2,866 $920.7 $2,186 $2,314 $8,445 $6,652 $4,545 $3,802 $4,435 $7,943 $14,651 $7,605 $15,438
M Stainless Pipe & Tubing -- S $29,033 $23,139 $18,639 $25,921 $16,711 $18,639 $12,356 $15,406 $13,637 $10,395 $16,265 $11,260 $12,905 $11,856 $10,285 $10,883
M Plates Cut Lengths -- S $3,325 $5,536 $5,132 $6,485 $2,547 $4,479 $7,625 $3,290 $4,291 $2,622 $1,818 $709.0 $4,052 $6,169 $5,976 $2,732
M Plates in Coils -- S $1,928 $1,183 $295.3 $1,035 $2,130 $1,181 $3,011 $2,175 $2,699 $3,310 $1,196 $2,177 $2,828 $1,259 $1,321 $600.7
M Wire Rods -- S $390.4 $641.4 $301.3 $436.7 $301.9 $277.4 $2,674 $1,039 $476.6 $940.0 $267.6 $832.5 $796.2 $1,251 $509.2 $458.7
M Wire Drawn -- S $1,745 $1,645 $1,989 $1,359 $1,575 $1,807 $1,612 $1,972 $2,723 $2,200 $2,402 $2,056 $1,804 $1,492 $1,546 $1,238
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- S $248.3 $2,468 $274.7 $399.0 $47.05 $1,421 $2,037 $962.0 $1,148 $1,877 $2,148 $1,384 $564.4 $850.9 $272.1 $386.5
M Line Pipe -- S $60.98 $10.29 $246.1 $249.7 $159.0 $76.24 $651.2 $10.20 $249.4 $116.0 $843.4 $476.1 $20.64 $1,263 $5,595 $1,537
M Bars-Cold Finished -- S $697.4 $982.2 $958.9 $634.4 $794.4 $276.1 $812.8 $544.5 $1,330 $809.0 $450.6 $336.1 $705.7 $492.5 $659.3 $318.3
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- S $98.12 $112.0 $26.60 $153.6 $130.1 $4.740 $1,363 $735.4 $125.1 $1,887 $1,406 $199.1 $296.3 $223.4 $224.0 $0.473
M Bars-Hot rolled -- S $92.90 $77.15 $139.3 $302.1 $151.9 $74.40 $80.33 $144.5 $438.7 $156.4 $20.00 $47.30 $453.8 $456.3 $349.6 $99.46
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- S $5.300 $116.9 . $65.74 $19.62 . . . $103.7 . $11.72 $156.4 . . . .
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- S $62.55 $51.51 $157.2 $131.8 $78.42 $7.549 $81.88 $69.39 $168.5 $359.1 $255.7 $91.66 $180.8 $112.8 $34.49 $369.5
M Bars-Light Shaped -- S . $55.21 . $16.36 . . $44.58 $55.53 . $89.75 . $5.506 $60.75 . . .

SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration
Table last modified on: January 6, 2009, with
Licensing data collected through January 6, 2009 and
Preliminary Census data compiled through November 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
Data extracted from the import licenses are not official Census data
 
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