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| TABLE 6 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS WITH BASIS OF ASBESTOS, CELLULOSE, OR OTHER MINERALS IN 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Quantity� | Percentage of | |||||||||||
| HTS1 code | Category | (metric tons) | Value� | Major sources2 | category total3 | |||||||
| 2524.00.00.00 | Asbestos | 2,230 | $906,000 | Canada | 90% of weight. | |||||||
| 6811.10.00.00 | Corrugated cement sheet4 | 963 | 600,000 | Finland5, Denmark5 | 83% of weight. | |||||||
| 6811.20.00.00 | Flat cement panel, sheet, and tile4 | 104,000 | 47,400,000 | Mexico, Chile, Canada | 94% of weight. | |||||||
| 6811.30.00.00 | Cement pipe, tube, and pipe fittings4 | 462 | 144,000 | Mexico | 98% of weight. | |||||||
| 6811.90.00.00 | Other cement products4 | 504 | 988,000 | China | 52% of weight. | |||||||
| 6812.50.00.00 | Fabricated asbestos fibers; clothing6 | 4 | 51,800 | United Kingdom5 | 75% of weight. | |||||||
| 6812.60.00.00 | Felt, millboard, and paper | NA | 83,700 | China | 87% of value. | |||||||
| 6812.70.00.00 | Compressed asbestos fiber jointing | NA | 745,000 | Canada | 81% of value. | |||||||
| 6812.90.01.01 | Other, miscellaneous6 | 20 | 4,610 | do. | 100% of weight. | |||||||
| 6812.90.01.02 | Yarn and thread6 | 77 | 430,000 | Mexico | 99% of weight. | |||||||
| 6812.90.01.03 | Cord and string6 | 2 | 23,000 | China | 97% of weight. | |||||||
| 6812.90.01.04 | Woven or knitted fabric6 | 59 | 476,000 | South Africa | 92% of weight. | |||||||
| 6812.90.01.10 | Articles for use in civil aircraft6 | NA | 12,900 | United Kingdom5 | 100% of value. | |||||||
| 6812.90.01.20 | Gaskets, packing, and seals6 | 138 | 1,070,000 | Japan, India, China | 94% of weight. | |||||||
| 6812.90.01.25 | Other, building materials6 | NA | 100,000 | Australia | 100% of value. | |||||||
| 6812.90.01.55 | Other, fabricated asbestos fiber6 | NA | 125,000 | United Kingdom5 | 65% of value. | |||||||
| 6813.10.00.10 | Brake lining and pads, civil aircraft7 | NA | 11,500,000 | France5 | 85% of value. | |||||||
| 6813.10.00.50 | Brake lining and pads, other7 | NA | 121,000,000 | Brazil, China | 70% of value. | |||||||
| 6813.90.00.10 | Other, articles, civil aircraft7 | NA | 1,130,000 | Mexico | 93% of value. | |||||||
| 6813.90.00.50 | Other, friction materials7 | NA | 16,800,000 | United Kingdom5, Japan | 79% of value. | |||||||
| 8708.31.00.00 | Mounted brake linings for tractors | NA | 596,000 | Germany5, Canada | 51% of value. | |||||||
| 8708.31.50.00 | Mounted brake linings, other | NA | 395,000,000 | Japan5, Canada | 52% of value. | |||||||
| NA Not available. | ||||||||||||
| 1Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. | ||||||||||||
| 2Countries are listed in decreasing order. | ||||||||||||
| 3Percentage contribution of total imports by major import sources, by weight or value. | ||||||||||||
| 4Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fiber-cement or the like. | ||||||||||||
| 5Source likely a supplier of nonasbestos products only. | ||||||||||||
| 6Mixtures with basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate. | ||||||||||||
| 7Articles with a basis of asbestos, of other mineral substances, or of cellulose. | ||||||||||||
| Source:� U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program