U.S. Imports For Consumption Of Diamond Dust, Grit, And Powder, By Country

TABLE 3
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF DIAMOND DUST, GRIT, AND POWDER, BY COUNTRY¹

(Thousand carats and thousand dollars)

	Natural²						Synthetic³
	2012				2013		2012				2013
Country	Quantity		Value⁴		Quantity	Value⁴	Quantity		Value⁴		Quantity	Value⁴
Belgium-	130	^r	74	^r	84	46	1,100		283		1,200	427
China-	919	^r	96	^r	713	166	445,000	^r	33,100	^r	591,000	40,100
Germany-	34	^r	27	^r	194	115	11		8		194	98
Hong Kong-	--	^r	--	^r	4	4	204		79		775	118
India-	1,470	^r	896	^r	1,640	679	498	^r	312	^r	298	166
Ireland-	474	^r	345	^r	526	313	58,900		24,900		48,700	21,400
Israel	--	^r	--	^r	--	--	143		77		160	58
Italy-	2	^r	4	^r	--	--	7		5		4	19
Japan-	--	^r	--	^r	--	--	1,290		1,750		885	1,150
Korea, Republic of	--	^r	--	^r	2	4	26,300		9,350		16,500	5,310
Mexico-	211		37		23	25	--		--		--	--
Romania-	--	^r	--	^r	--	--	25,300	^r	2,130	^r	34,800	2,030
Russia-	124	^r	74	^r	965	244	14,200		2,110	^r	14,100	2,570
Switzerland-	470	^r	241	^r	202	120	8,200		2,430		9,930	2,670
Taiwan-	23	^r	8	^r	--	--	1,520		136		470	59
Ukraine-	--	^r	--	^r	--	--	65		14		6	4
United Kingdom	142	^r	108	^r	410	256	2,510		836		2,050	504
Other	185	^r	133	^r	145	162	5,030	^r	470		1,840	898
Total	4,180	^r	2,040	^r	4,910	2,130	591,000	^r	78,000		723,000	77,600
^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 codes 7105.10.0011 and 7105.10.0015 for natural diamond.
³Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States codes 7105.10.0020, 7105.10.0030, and 7105.10.0050 for synthetic-
diamond.
⁴Customs value.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.