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| TABLE 4 | |||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS OF CRUDE IODINE AND POTASSIUM IODIDE FOR | |||||||||||||
| CONSUMPTION, BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN1 | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Quantity | Value3 | Quantity | Value3 | ||||||||||
| Type and country of origin2 | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||||||
| Iodine, crude: | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | -- | -- | 39 | $1,630 | |||||||||
| Chile | 5,300 | $233,000 | r | 4,670 | 175,000 | ||||||||
| Hungary | 44 | 844 | r | -- | -- | ||||||||
| India | 1 | 25 | r | (4) | 9 | ||||||||
| Japan | 617 | 21,100 | r | 642 | 21,600 | ||||||||
| Other5 | 2 | 105 | r | 3 | 110 | ||||||||
| Total | 5,960 | 255,000 | r | 5,360 | 198,000 | ||||||||
| Potassium iodide:6 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 53 | 2,420 | r | 30 | 1,130 | ||||||||
| Canada | 200 | 2,440 | r | 148 | 2,600 | ||||||||
| China | 9 | 104 | r | 20 | 207 | ||||||||
| Germany | 11 | 154 | r | 33 | 445 | ||||||||
| India | 34 | 466 | r | 27 | 368 | ||||||||
| Japan | (4) | 6 | r | 1 | 12 | ||||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | 31 | -- | -- | |||||||||
| Switzerland | -- | -- | 1 | 18 | |||||||||
| United Kingdom | 30 | 524 | r | 23 | 407 | ||||||||
| Other5 | 2 | 57 | r | (4) | 13 | ||||||||
| Total | 341 | r | 6,200 | r | 283 | 5,200 | |||||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||
| 2Import information for crude iodine and potassium iodide are reported by Harmonized Tariff Schedule of- | |||||||||||||
| the United States codes 2801.20.0000 and 2827.60.2000, respectively. | |||||||||||||
| 3Declared cost, insurance, and freight valuation. | |||||||||||||
| 4Less than - unit. | |||||||||||||
| 5Includes countries with quantities less than 5 metric tons. | |||||||||||||
| 6Contains 76% iodine. | |||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
