Final USITC Report on Chinese Quartz Imports June 2019 | Page 216

Table VII-5
Articles of cement, concrete or artificial stone: China exports by destination market, 2015-17
Calendar year
Destination market
2015
2016
2017
Value (1,000 dollars)
China exports to the United States
429,130
325,399
477,827
China exports to other major destination markets.--
Netherlands
118,885
58,932
100,713
Canada
89,150
65,078
77,319
Argentina
41,382
39,221
71,899
United Kingdom
54,015
51,961
67,388
Malaysia
23,807
20,504
52,151
Korea South
18,322
33,986
51,339
Singapore
39,636
32,747
47,701
Germany
72,497
32,983
44,648
All other destination markets
440,019
291,834
412,836
Total China exports
1,326,843
952,644
1,403,821
Share of value (percent)
China exports to the United States
32.3
34.2
34.0
China exports to other major destination markets.--
Netherlands
9.0
6.2
7.2
Canada
6.7
6.8
5.5
Argentina
3.1
4.1
5.1
United Kingdom
4.1
5.5
4.8
Malaysia
1.8
2.2
3.7
Korea South
1.4
3.6
3.7
Singapore
3.0
3.4
3.4
Germany
5.5
3.5
3.2
All other destination markets
33.2
30.6
29.4
Total China exports
100.0
100.0
100.0
Note.--Shares and ratios shown as "0.0" represent values greater than zero, but less than "0.05" percent.
Source: Official exports statistics under HS subheading 6810.99 as reported by China's Customs
statistical authorities in the IHS/GTA database, accessed February 15, 2019.
U.S. INVENTORIES OF IMPORTED MERCHANDISE
Table VII-6 presents data on U.S. importers’ reported inventories of quartz surface
products. During 2015-17, U.S. importers’ end-of-period inventories of imports from China
increased by 180.0 percent. 9 While inventories of imports from China increased in each year
9
Petitioners indicated inventories of Chinese product are massive. “At the end of September (2018),
30 million square feet. That’s twice Cambria’s annual production.” Hearing transcript, p. 349 (Schagrin).
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