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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF BORIC ACID AND REFINED SODIUM BORATE COMPOUNDS, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||||
| Boric acid2 | Sodium | Boric acid2 | Sodium | |||||||||
| Quantity | Value3 | borates4 | Quantity | Value3 | borates4 | |||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | ||||||
| Australia | 1,990 | $1,130 | 7,620 | 2,520 | $1,270 | 7,070 | ||||||
| Belgium | 23 | 29 | 44 | 45 | 31 | 31 | ||||||
| Brazil | 1,650 | 978 | 1,570 | 1,990 | 1,150 | 866 | ||||||
| Canada | 4,800 | 4,530 | 54,900 | 4,350 | 3,150 | 40,300 | ||||||
| China | 22,400 | 11,100 | 69,900 | 50,200 | 24,700 | 88,100 | ||||||
| Colombia | 192 | 157 | 4,770 | 242 | 199 | 5,150 | ||||||
| France | 1,460 | 987 | 548 | 7,960 | 5,370 | 679 | ||||||
| Germany | 701 | 1,380 | 20 | 1,410 | 2,010 | 17 | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 1,460 | 748 | -- | 1,520 | 752 | 21 | ||||||
| India | 1,160 | 447 | 16,500 | 1,470 | 525 | 19,700 | ||||||
| Indonesia | 1,040 | 608 | 531 | 921 | 468 | 1,820 | ||||||
| Italy | -- | -- | 1,820 | -- | -- | 1,440 | ||||||
| Japan | 34,900 | 36,500 | 26,100 | 29,700 | 17,600 | 26,100 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 22,400 | 11,900 | 13,400 | 25,600 | 13,800 | 15,500 | ||||||
| Malaysia | 869 | 722 | 30,400 | 1,630 | 858 | 50,900 | ||||||
| Mexico | 2,310 | 1,580 | 8,390 | 3,200 | 1,890 | 10,600 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 64,600 | 25,900 | 91,200 | 54,900 | 21,300 | 127,000 | ||||||
| New Zealand | 992 | 606 | 1,420 | 403 | 208 | 1,430 | ||||||
| Philippines | 190 | 125 | 1,050 | 117 | 89 | 1,400 | ||||||
| Singapore | 1,290 | 791 | 799 | 1,500 | 1,070 | 619 | ||||||
| Spain | 24,200 | 8,880 | 42,500 | 16,500 | 5,970 | 24,600 | ||||||
| Taiwan | 25,100 | 13,800 | 3,140 | 31,300 | 15,400 | 4,290 | ||||||
| Thailand | 4,140 | 2,380 | 6,670 | 3,830 | 2,120 | 6,600 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 46 | 57 | 37 | 60 | 58 | 72 | ||||||
| Venezuela | 74 | 91 | 449 | 71 | 83 | 479 | ||||||
| Vietnam | 429 | 247 | 1,720 | 1,380 | 677 | 2,810 | ||||||
| Other� | 2,210 | 1,020 | 7,510 | 4,960 | 2,970 | 9,160 | ||||||
| Total | 221,000 | 127,000 | 393,000 | 248,000 | 124,000 | 446,000 | ||||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) code 2810.00.0000. | ||||||||||||
| 3Free alongside ship valuation. | ||||||||||||
| 4HTS codes 2840.19.0000, 2840.20.0000, and 2840.30.0000. | ||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program