Saccharin from China - USITC

Table IV-1Saccharin: U.S. imports, by sources, 2000-02 and 2003-08Item 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008Quantity (1,000 pounds)China 1,409 2,598 3,546 15 3 2 226 1,115 2,951Nonsubject sources 1,363 1,490 1,767 2,982 3,937 4,608 4,275 4,931 5,396Total 2,772 4,088 5,313 2,997 3,940 4,610 4,501 6,046 8,346Landed, duty-paid value (1,000 dollars)China 2,353 4,011 5,574 26 8 13 736 3,433 28,863Nonsubject sources 2,963 3,195 3,497 6,795 10,211 14,297 13,315 15,705 55,618Total 5,316 7,206 9,071 6,821 10,219 14,310 14,050 19,137 84,481Unit value (per pound)China $1.67 $1.54 $1.57 $1.72 $2.70 $7.03 $3.26 $3.08 $9.78Nonsubject sources 2.17 2.14 1.98 2.28 2.59 3.10 3.11 3.18 10.31Average 1.92 1.76 1.71 2.28 2.59 3.10 3.12 3.17 10.12Share of quantity (percent)China 50.8 63.6 66.7 0.5 0.1 0.0 5.0 18.4 35.4Nonsubject sources 49.2 36.4 33.3 99.5 99.9 100.0 95.0 81.6 64.6Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Share of value (percent)China 44.3 55.7 61.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 5.2 17.9 34.2Nonsubject sources 55.7 44.3 38.6 99.6 99.9 99.9 94.8 82.1 65.8Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Ratio of import quantity to U.S. production (percent)China *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Nonsubject sources *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Total *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***1 Not applicable.Note.–***.Note.–Because of rounding, figures may not add to the totals shown.Source: Compiled from official Commerce statistics.U.S. SHIPMENTS OF U.S. IMPORTS BY TYPETable IV-2 shows U.S. shipments of U.S. imports from China by type of saccharin. Respondingimporters reported most shipments during the period were sodium saccharin, followed by calciumsaccharin and then acid (insoluble) saccharin.IV-2