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| TABLE 3 | ||||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF ZIRCONIUM, BY CLASS AND COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | |||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||||
| Class and country | HTS2 code | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Ore and concentrates: | 2615.10.0000 | |||||||||
| Belgium- | 1,080 | $2,130 | 690 | $1,850 | ||||||
| Brazil | 218 | 449 | 13 | 55 | ||||||
| Canada | 3,570 | 2,330 | 466 | 1,370 | ||||||
| Chile- | 572 | 937 | 123 | 203 | ||||||
| China | 13,200 | 17,300 | 216 | 564 | ||||||
| Ecuador | 49 | 87 | 24 | 38 | ||||||
| France | 595 | 1,630 | 658 | 1,920 | ||||||
| Italy | 882 | 1,400 | 248 | 491 | ||||||
| Israel | 68 | 235 | 62 | 177 | ||||||
| Japan | 645 | 1,540 | 381 | 1,150 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 265 | 828 | 144 | 383 | ||||||
| Mexico | 3,940 | 7,000 | 2,990 | 5,920 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 525 | 705 | 15 | 45 | ||||||
| Pakistan | 72 | 119 | 24 | 36 | ||||||
| Turkey | 1,260 | 1,250 | 169 | 323 | ||||||
| Ukraine- | 800 | 1,210 | 196 | 272 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 1,290 | 3,580 | 667 | 2,310 | ||||||
| Other | 256 | r | 643 | r | 371 | 840 | ||||
| Total | 29,200 | 43,300 | 7,460 | 18,000 | ||||||
| Ferrozirconium: | 7202.99.1000 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 1,830 | r | 4,680 | r | 1,570 | 3,860 | ||||
| Other | 123 | 271 | 25 | 71 | ||||||
| Total | 1,960 | r | 4,960 | r | 1,600 | 3,930 | ||||
| Unwrought zirconium, including powder: | 8109.20.0000 | |||||||||
| Canada- | 10 | 513 | 7 | 309 | ||||||
| China | (3) | 5 | -- | -- | ||||||
| France | 96 | 4,650 | 2 | 125 | ||||||
| Russia | 52 | 3,550 | 16 | 1,090 | ||||||
| Sweden- | 95 | 5,520 | 114 | 6,230 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 145 | 3,360 | 138 | 2,700 | ||||||
| Other | 33 | 1,450 | 47 | 1,790 | ||||||
| Total | 431 | r | 19,100 | 325 | 12,200 | |||||
| Zirconium waste and scrap: | 8109.30.0000 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 63 | 594 | 65 | 905 | ||||||
| Canada | 25 | 1,570 | 43 | 2,490 | ||||||
| Italy | 27 | 608 | 7 | 159 | ||||||
| Japan | 26 | 463 | r | 7 | 137 | |||||
| Spain- | 7 | 651 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Other | 20 | 335 | 86 | 806 | ||||||
| Total | 168 | 4,220 | 209 | 4,500 | ||||||
| Other zirconium: | 8109.90.0000 | |||||||||
| Argentina- | 39 | 6,940 | 16 | 1,640 | ||||||
| Canada | 346 | 34,500 | 356 | 32,300 | ||||||
| China | 49 | 5,320 | 58 | 6,090 | ||||||
| France | 60 | 6,620 | 47 | 2,120 | ||||||
| Japan | 46 | 2,950 | 49 | 4,650 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 246 | 32,000 | 255 | 33,000 | ||||||
| Spain | 82 | 15,800 | 14 | 731 | ||||||
| Sweden | 82 | 10,600 | 53 | 7,570 | ||||||
| United Kingdom- | 49 | 3,270 | 4 | 442 | ||||||
| Other | 142 | 7,580 | 59 | 4,530 | ||||||
| Total | 1,140 | 126,000 | 913 | 93,000 | ||||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. | ||||||||||
| 3Less than - unit. | ||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
