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| TABLE 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. FOREIGN TRADE IN NIOBIUM AND TANTALUM METAL AND ALLOYS, BY CLASS1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006 | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross mass | Value | Gross mass | Value | Principal destinations and sources, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
| HTS Code | Class | (kilograms) | (thousands)� | (kilograms) | (thousands)� | (gross mass in kilograms and values in thousand dollars) | |||||||||||||||
| Exports: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Niobium: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2615.90.6030 | Ores and concentrates | 68,600 | $914 | 163,000 | $3,670 | �Netherlands 42,500, $1,147; Hungary 34,200, $243; Mexico 19,400, $240;� Hong Kong 13,300, $93;� | |||||||||||||||
| Indonesia 10,000, $506; India 8,570, $60; United Kingdom 7,910, $220; Finland 7,567, $434;� | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany 5,900, $70; France 5,210, $507; South Africa 4,100, $67.�� | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2825.90.1500 | Oxide | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||
| 7202.93.0000 | Ferroniobium | 706,000 | 6,680 | 1,580,000 | 17,200 | France 494,000, $5,222; Canada 367,000, $4,020; Netherlands 358,000, $3,930; | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico 191,000, $2,050; United Kingdom 144,000, $1,710. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8112.92.4000 | Unwrought and powders2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||
| Tantalum:� | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2615.90.3000 | Synthetic concentrates | 213,000 | 2,010 | 151,000 | 347 | Brazil 145,000, $323; Mexico 4,000, $7; Taiwan 1,760, $16. | |||||||||||||||
| 2615.90.6060 | Ores and concentrates3 | 571,000 | 11,400 | 209,000 | 1,240 | Brazil 203,354, $1,105; Netherlands 2,510, $55; Mexico 700, $15;� | |||||||||||||||
| France 602, $13; Czech Republic 331, $7. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2825.90.1500 | Oxide | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||
| 8103.20.0030 | Unwrought, powders | 112,000 | 52,300 | 158,000 | 54,500 | Mexico 75,200, $29,400; El Salvador 21,300, $5,060; Czech Republic 16,000, $6,390; | |||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan 12,900, $1,530; Sweden 6,680, $1,230; Hong Kong 5,770, $2,780;� | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal 5,420, $2,310; Austria 4,340, $1,680; Israel 3,400, $1,580. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8103.20.0090 | Unwrought, alloys and metal | 313,000 | 12,900 | 5,990 | 1,100 | United Kingdom 3,290, $558; Italy 1,380, $58; Mexico 516, $204. | |||||||||||||||
| 8103.30.0000 | Waste and scrap | 186,000 | 8,240 | 105,000 | 6,620 | Hong Kong 23,400, $1,030; Kazakhstan 21,100, $1,080; United Kingdom 14,700, $1,050;�� | |||||||||||||||
| Netherlands 14,400, $1,030; Germany 10,570, $1,010; China 10,000, $372. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8103.90.0000 | Wrought | 90,800 | 39,100 | 95,900 | 43,100 | Mexico 37,200, $17,100; Japan 24,500, $9,560; Germany 13,100, $5,580; France 5,200, $2,330;� | |||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom 2,210, $1,130; Portugal 1,900, $767; Kazakhstan 1,590, $947;� | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic 1,000, $614. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, exports | XX | 133,000 | XX | 128,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Imports for consumption: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Niobium: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2615.90.6030 | Ores and concentrates | 5,170 | 98 | 800 | 26 | All to China. | |||||||||||||||
| 2825.90.1500 | Oxide | 1,090,000 | 15,300 | 1,060,000 | 18,800 | Brazil 672,000, $11,100; China 125,000, $2,250; Russia 85,700, $946; Estonia 85,000, $1,090;� | |||||||||||||||
| Ferroniobium: | Germany 82,500, $3,230. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7202.93.4000 | Silicon < 0.4% | 1,090,000 | 14,800 | 1,100,000 | 19,600 | Brazil 706,000, $13,400; Canada 329,000, $4,770; Germany 64,900, $1,380. | |||||||||||||||
| 7202.93.8000 | Other | 11,400,000 | 99,500 | 11,800,000 | 165,000 | Brazil 11,000,000, $151,000; Canada 814,000, $13,000; Germany 10,000, $223. | |||||||||||||||
| Total, ferroniobium | 12,500,000 | 114,000 | 12,900,000 | 184,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8112.92.4000 | Unwrought, and powder2 | 1,450,000 | 30,900 | 864,000 | 26,100 | Brazil 750,000, $21,800; Germany 61,500, $2,270; Estonia 45,000, $1,600; Japan 5,700, $285; | |||||||||||||||
| China 1,470, $95.� | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ��� Tantalum: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2615.90.3000 | Synthetic concentrates | 630 | 14 | 2,330 | 12 | All from China. | |||||||||||||||
| 2615.90.6060 | Ores and concentrates | 1,060,000 | 42,300 | 967,000 | 49,700 | Australia 708,000, $42,000; Canada 209,000, $6,350; Mozambique 48,100, $1,290. | |||||||||||||||
| 8103.20.0030 | Unwrought powders | 302,000 | 78,900 | 214,000 | 55,400 | Japan 80,700, $26,600; Thailand 47,700, $11,800; China 42,700, $7,090; | |||||||||||||||
| �Germany 30,100, $9,400; Hong Kong 2,720, $334. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8103.20.0090 | Unwrought, alloys and metal� | 191,000 | 26,900 | 142,000 | 20,800 | Kazakhstan 81,000, $11,800; China 34,000 $4,980; Estonia 15,500, $2,310;�� | |||||||||||||||
| Germany 6,340, $982; India 2,410, $52; Japan 2,030, $344. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8103.30.0000 | �Waste and scrap | 304,000 | 14,100 | 425,000 | 18,600 | Portugal 122,000, $2,420; Germany 59,300, $4,240; United Kingdom 45,900, $1,110;� | |||||||||||||||
| China 45,200, $3,080; Mexico 32,700, $396; Czech Republic 30,200, $984; Japan 27,100, $32,300. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8103.90.0000 | �Wrought | 37,800 | 11,200 | 80,800 | 17,900 | Kazakhstan 40,000, $7,110; China 32,300, $8,890; Germany 4,720, $849; France 1,800, $245;� | |||||||||||||||
| Japan 958, $243; United Kingdom 236, $167. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, imports | XX | 334,000 | XX | 391,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| TABLE 5�Continued | |||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. FOREIGN TRADE IN NIOBIUM AND TANTALUM METAL AND ALLOYS, BY CLASS1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| �XX Not applicable. --Zero. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2Niobium waste and scrap is included in 8112.92.0600 along with other materials. Niobium other than unwrought; waste and s | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3Includes revisions approved by the Department of Commerce. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Geological Survey. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program