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TABLE 6
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF CHROMIUM MATERIALS, BY TYPE1
 
2011 2012
Quantity Value3 Quantity Value3 Sources in 2012
HTS2 code   Type   (metric tons)   (thousands)   (metric tons)   (thousands)   (Quantity in metric tons, value in thousands)
    Chromite ore:
2610.00.0020   Not more than 40% Cr2O3:
    Gross quantity 151 $80 -- --
    Cr2O3 content 78 XX -- XX
2610.00.0040   More than 40%, but less than 46% Cr2O3:
    Gross quantity 27,900 7,040 29,000 6,910 South Africa (29,000, $6,910); Canada (24, $4).
    Cr2O3 content 12,600 XX 12,900 XX
2610.00.0060   46% or more Cr2O3:
    Gross quantity 163,000 60,700 248,000 102,000 South Africa (248,000, $102,000); Turkey (69, $40); Belgium (16,
    Cr2O3 content 90,000   XX   120,000   XX $22); Russia (1, $3); Canada (1, $2).
    Total chromite ore:
    Gross quantity 191,000 67,900 277,000 109,000
    Cr2O3 content 103,000   XX   133,000   XX
    Chromium ferroalloys:
    Ferrochromium:
7202.49.5090   Not more than 0.5% carbon:
    Gross quantity 53,700 186,000 43,900 146,000 Russia (27,800, $85,600); Germany (5,760, $25,800); Kazakhstan
Cr content 37,100 XX 30,300 XX (3,830, $10,400); Turkey (3,810, $12,800); Japan (1,790,
$8,770); South Africa (500, $1,530); Brazil (316, $855); China
      (60, $295); Belgium (35, $128); France (1, $3).
7202.49.5010   More than 0.5%, but less than 3% carbon:
    Gross quantity 393 912 7,580 18,500 Kazakhstan (3,070, $8,090); Russia (2,600, $7,320); Germany (1,340,
    Cr content 224 XX 5,150 XX $1,960); South Africa (442, $898); China (144, $205).
    More than 3%, but less than 4% carbon:
    Gross quantity 1,510 1,200 411 221 Russia (371, $198); Belgium (40, $22).
    Cr content 855 XX 222 XX
    More than 4% carbon:
    Gross quantity 462,000 602,000 449,000 526,000 South Africa (235,000, $228,000); Kazakhstan (92,700, $126,000);
Cr content 265,000 XX 257,000 XX Turkey (32,000, $49,600); Russia (29,400, $41,000); Zimbabwe
(29,400, $35,700); India (13,400, $17,300); Sweden (12,800,
$23,000); Albania (3,440, $5,080); China (197, $347); Spain (20,
      $33); Switzerland (16, $28).
7202.50.0000   Ferrochromium-silicon:
    Gross quantity 20,000 33,600 25,800 36,500 Kazakhstan (22,800, $31,600); Russia (3,040, $4,930).
    Cr content 7,820   XX   9,730   XX
    Total chromium ferroalloys:
    Gross quantity 538,000 824,000 526,000 728,000
    Cr content 311,000   XX   302,000   XX
    Chromium metal, gross quantity:
8112.21.0000 Unwrought chromium powders 2,720 40,000 3,060 43,000 China (915, $13,500); Russia (782, $8,590); France (690, $11,500);
United Kingdom (536, $7,270); Belgium (57, $889); Spain (48,
                        $456); Germany (22, $763); Japan (5, $105).
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 6-Continued
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF CHROMIUM MATERIALS, BY TYPE1
 
2011 2012
Quantity Value3 Quantity Value3 Sources in 2012
HTS2 code   Type   (metric tons)   (thousands)   (metric tons)   (thousands)   (Quantity in metric tons, value in thousands)
    Chromium metal, gross quantity-Continued:
8112.22.0000 Waste and scrap 574 2,090 415 1,950 Mexico (374, $1,020); Singapore (20, $566); Japan (12, $197);
      Taiwan (3, $35); Germany (2, $99); Canada (2, $12); China (1, $27).
8112.29.0000 Other than waste and scrap 10,300 150,000 11,800 159,000 Russia (4,620, $55,800); United Kingdom (3,190, $43,800); France
(2,320, $36,300); China (1,500, $19,700); Germany (70, $1,530);
Spain (60, $652); Netherlands (20, $186); Japan (7, $434);
      Canada (2, $29); Liechtenstein (1, $75).
    Total chromium metal 13,600   192,000   15,300   203,000
    Chemicals, gross quantity:
    Chromium oxides and hydroxides:
2819.10.0000 Chromium trioxides 5,770 18,700 8,170 27,800 Turkey (5,380, $16,400); Kazakhstan (2,030, $7,090); China (358,
$2,330); South Africa (211, $745); Spain (54, $409); Colombia
(49, $378); Russia (40, $136); Germany (18, $70); Japan (17,
      $123); Canada (11, $36); France (3, $17); Mexico (1, $7).
2819.90.0000 Other 1,330 8,550 1,790 10,500 China (741, $5,040); Germany (545, $3,810); Canada (286, $315);
India (69, $344); Kazakhstan (57, $335); France (38, $220);
Colombia (27, $237); Pakistan (10, $71); Japan (6, $38);
                    Netherlands (5, $34); Russia (2, $8).
    Total oxides 7,100 27,300 9,960 38,200
2833.29.4000   Sulfates of chromium 308   368   346   376 Turkey (288, $318); India (39, $36); Uruguay (19, $22).
    Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids:
2841.90.4500 Chromates of lead and zinc 144 628 69 351 Colombia (51, $253); Japan (13, $57); China (5, $25).
     
2841.30.0000   Sodium dichromate 268 772 267 681 India (120, $264); China (111, $334); Turkey (36, $83).
Other chromates and dichromates;
    Peroxochromates:
2841.50.1000 Potassium dichromate 18 71 399 698 United Kingdom (all).
     
2841.50.9100 Other 243 936 597 2,230 Austria (439, $1,510); Brazil (58, $163); Colombia (34, $144);
Italy (30, $105); Taiwan (16, $72); Germany (9, $163); China (6,
                    $42); France (6, $23).
    Total salts 673 2,410 1,330 3,960
2849.90.2000 Chromium carbide 276 5,690 171 3,600 China (81, $1,230); Canada (43, $1,200); United Kingdom (36,
$576); Germany (5, $250); Austria (3, $282); Japan (2, $38);
      Russia (1, $28).
    Total chromium chemicals 8,350   35,700   11,800   46,200
Pigments and preparations based on chromium,
    gross quantity:
3206.20.0010 Chrome yellow 1,990 8,980 1,190 6,500 Canada (543, $3,740); China (426, $1,800); Colombia (162, $687);
      Mexico (30, $125); Germany (28, $153).
3206.20.0020 Molybdenum orange 328 2,790 355 2,910 Canada (225, $2,180); Colombia (108, $618); Germany (18, $83);
China (4, $28).
3206.20.0030   Zinc yellow 25 80 43 134 China (37, $110); Mexico (6, $24).
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 6-Continued
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF CHROMIUM MATERIALS, BY TYPE1
 
2011 2012
Quantity Value3 Quantity Value3 Sources in 2012
HTS2 code   Type   (metric tons)   (thousands)   (metric tons)   (thousands)   (Quantity in metric tons, value in thousands)
Pigments and preparations based on chromium,
    gross quantity-Continued:
3206.20.0050 Other 306 1,740 267 1,840 France (119, $539); Germany (51, $511); Japan (45, $259); India
(22, $153); Poland (19, $136); Canada (4, $29); China (4,
                    $176); Colombia (2, $10).
    Total pigments   2,650   13,600   1,850   11,400    
XX Not applicable.- -- Zero.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States of America.
3Customs import value generally represents a value in the foreign country, and therefore, excludes U.S. import duties, freight, insurance, and other charges incurred in bringing the merchandise into the-
United States.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

See also: Mineral commodity prices

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