U.S. Asbestos Imports*
Asbestos imports for calendar year 2009, January to October 2009, and January to October 2010, by quantity							Asbestos imports for calendar year 2009, January to October 2009, and January to October 2010, by value
HTS number	Units	YEAR_2009	Jan-Oct 2009	Jan-Oct 2010	% change, Jan-Oct 2009 to Jan-Oct 2010		HTS number	YEAR_2009	Jan-Oct 2009	Jan-Oct 2010	% change, Jan-Oct 2009 to Jan-Oct 2010
Crude and processed asbestos fiber							Crude and processed asbestos fiber
2524900030	metric tons	40	40	134	235		2524900030	$8,132	$8,132	$88,396	987
2524900045	metric tons	127	107	190	77.6		2524900045	$234,288	$193,988	$352,642	81.8
2524900055	metric tons	385	323	306	-5.3		2524900055	$275,149	$231,464	$106,582	-54
2524900060	metric tons	317	274	225	-17.9		2524900060	$166,695	$139,629	$100,534	-28
Asbestos containing products							Asbestos containing products
6811400000	kilograms	10,614,698	10,106,873	1,717,406	-83		6811400000	$3,369,632	$3,318,843	$279,476	-91.6
6812809000	kilograms	5	5	2	-60		6812809000	$2,840	$2,840	$3,397	19.6
6812911000	kilograms	515	515	190	-63.1		6812911000	$13,980	$13,980	$5,760	-58.8
6812919000	kilograms	425	425	288	-32.2		6812919000	$13,463	$13,463	$5,250	-61
6812920000	no units collected	-	-	-	N/A		6812920000	$212,105	$195,117	$45,390	-76.7
6812930000	no units collected	-	-	-	N/A		6812930000	$475,678	$378,968	$364,873	-3.7
6812990001	kilograms	33,602	15,064	17,279	14.7		6812990001	$208,468	$93,796	$114,884	22.5
6812990002	kilograms	1,072	1,072	2,972	177.2		6812990002	$4,299	$4,299	$67,285	1465.1
6812990003	kilograms	15	15	-	-100		6812990003	$6,227	$6,227	$0	-100
6812990004	kilograms	5,289	5,289	6,397	20.9		6812990004	$33,987	$33,987	$65,261	92
6812990020	kilograms	245,776	240,778	53,593	-77.7		6812990020	$1,709,383	$1,679,075	$279,757	-83.3
6812990025	no units collected	-	-	-	N/A		6812990025	$2,363	$2,363	$27,000	1042.6
6812990055	no units collected	-	-	-	N/A		6812990055	$248,080	$209,818	$77,563	-63
6813200010	no units collected	-	-	-	N/A		6813200010	$1,735,751	$1,617,028	$168,011	-89.6
6813200015	no units collected	-	-	-	N/A		6813200015	$4,109,321	$3,422,646	$1,663,312	-51.4
6813200020	no units collected	-	-	-	N/A		6813200020	$15,592	$15,592	$0	-100
6813200025	no units collected	-	-	-	N/A		6813200025	$400,856	$343,347	$44,240	-87.1
Definitions for HTS numbers
6811400000	Asbestos-cement products
6812809000	Other, fabricated crocidolite fibers; clothing (likely inaccurately classified product)
6812911000	Footwear, fabricated asbestos fibers; clothing (mixtures with basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate.)
6812919000	Other, fabricated asbestos fibers; clothing (mixtures with basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate.)
6812920000	Felt, millboard, and paper (mixtures with basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate.)
6812930000	Compressed asbestos fiber jointing (mixtures with basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate.)
6812990001	Other, miscellaneous (mixtures with basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate.)
6812990002	Yarn and thread (mixtures with basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate.)
6812990003	Cord and string (mixtures with basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate.)
6812990004	Woven or knitted fabric (mixtures with basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate.)
6812990020	Gaskets, packing, and seals (mixtures with basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate.)
6812990025	Building materials
6812990055	Other, fabricated asbestos fiber (mixtures with basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate.)
6813200010	Brake lining and pads, civil aircraft
6813200015	Brake lining and pads, other
6813200020	Articles for use in civil aircraft
6813200025	Other, friction materials
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*Source: U.S. International Trade Commision.