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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF ZIRCONIUM AND HAFNIUM, BY CLASS AND COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | |||||||||
| Quantity | Value--- | Quantity | Value--- | |||||||
| Class and country | HTS2 code | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Zirconium ore and concentrates: | 2615.10.0000 | |||||||||
| Australia | 20 | $33 | 18,200 | $22,300 | ||||||
| China- | 284 | 1,290 | 213 | 894 | ||||||
| Russia | 559 | 2,510 | 860 | 3,880 | ||||||
| South Africa | 11,200 | 11,200 | 30,400 | 32,700 | ||||||
| Other | 299 | r | 520 | r | 735 | 1,000 | ||||
| Total | 12,400 | 15,500 | 50,400 | 60,800 | ||||||
| Ferrozirconium: | 7202.99.1000 | |||||||||
| Canada | 4 | 44 | 40 | 307 | ||||||
| China | -- | -- | 91 | 467 | ||||||
| Total | 4 | 44 | 131 | 774 | ||||||
| Unwrought zirconium, including powder: | 8109.20.0000 | |||||||||
| Belgium | -- | -- | 3 | 57 | ||||||
| Canada | -- | -- | 18 | 204 | ||||||
| China- | 28 | 1,550 | 381 | 20,900 | ||||||
| Germany | 41 | 3,560 | r | 74 | 3,940 | |||||
| Japan | 101 | 659 | 84 | 760 | ||||||
| Other | 18 | r | 1,340 | 11 | 628 | |||||
| Total | 188 | r | 7,110 | r | 570 | 26,500 | ||||
| Zirconium waste and scrap: | 8109.30.0000 | |||||||||
| Australia | 116 | 176 | 175 | 243 | ||||||
| Canada- | 26 | 485 | 3 | 62 | ||||||
| China- | 2 | 12 | -- | -- | ||||||
| France- | 2 | 47 | 28 | 312 | ||||||
| Germany | -- | -- | 10 | 220 | ||||||
| Japan- | 27 | 134 | 26 | 130 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 32 | 216 | 11 | 237 | ||||||
| Other | 3 | 94 | 18 | 213 | ||||||
| Total | 208 | 1,170 | 271 | 1,420 | ||||||
| Other zirconium: | 8109.90.0000 | |||||||||
| Canada | 31 | 3,540 | 21 | 2,050 | ||||||
| China- | 16 | 1,160 | 1 | 107 | ||||||
| France | 252 | 48,700 | 197 | 43,200 | ||||||
| Other | 21 | r | 3,890 | 38 | 5,370 | |||||
| Total | 321 | r | 57,300 | 257 | 50,700 | |||||
| Unwrought hafnium, including powder: | 8112.92.2000 | |||||||||
| France | 4 | 2,460 | 11 | 6,160 | ||||||
| Germany- | 5 | 2,190 | 8 | 3,900 | ||||||
| Other | 1 | 380 | 2 | 768 | ||||||
| Total | 10 | 5,030 | 21 | 10,800 | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
