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Exports of metals and metal products to the United States under AGOA/GSP -- by Chapter

$ million, by HS2 code, 2000-2022 and 2023 year to date, covering HS chapters 72-83

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NAIC Code	Description	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2022 YTD to MAY	2023 YTD to MAY
72	IRON AND STEEL	171.76	191.68	233.85	241.89	489.31	277.62	363.66	554.36	1037.31	277.28	596.00	656.08	605.05	530.44	724.44	402.52	329.03	617.97	541.38	391.92	262.74	401.34	476.79	224.88	159.39
74	COPPER AND ARTICLES THEREOF	8.60	12.73	5.28	3.86	7.52	6.62	16.06	12.83	25.81	4.79	12.56	12.07	12.01	111.19	115.34	125.92	114.20	79.23	162.27	18.39	9.96	351.28	115.86	104.21	64.34
78	LEAD AND ARTICLES THEREOF	0.02	0.01	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.10	0.01	0.11	0.14	0.11	0.13	0.14	0.52	1.26	0.60	1.10	3.56	8.44	0.69	2.06	17.34	43.90	83.26	45.10	22.96
81	BASE METALS NESOI; CERMETS; ARTICLES THEREOF	2.62	1.31	1.53	8.00	15.27	12.76	7.41	4.52	6.12	6.96	5.85	8.18	24.85	23.00	25.27	18.95	12.57	13.63	10.12	9.28	7.49	21.47	22.38	10.54	5.54
73	ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL	5.58	22.19	30.59	31.58	11.16	11.96	5.75	9.99	13.65	9.31	6.69	0.75	2.08	1.56	1.40	1.91	1.92	4.60	8.44	11.37	8.87	14.36	19.00	6.26	4.82
76	ALUMINUM AND ARTICLES THEREOF	56.84	64.07	73.79	85.41	88.69	155.78	178.76	186.17	160.55	99.27	160.42	190.96	205.08	189.86	179.25	154.01	170.12	154.99	98.50	65.73	12.54	44.63	37.14	15.46	4.72
82	TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS, CUTLERY, SPOONS AND FORKS, OF BASE METAL; PARTS THEREOF OF BASE METAL	4.32	3.90	7.48	2.07	2.90	7.76	5.62	9.03	6.71	5.74	7.69	6.25	6.47	4.14	4.16	2.87	2.35	2.47	2.27	2.20	1.83	2.96	5.07	1.20	1.88
83	MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF BASE METAL	1.98	1.50	1.66	1.92	2.16	2.37	2.79	1.14	1.28	0.64	1.16	1.12	1.34	0.66	0.68	0.42	0.50	0.49	0.55	0.29	0.12	6.00	0.35	0.17	0.16
79	ZINC AND ARTICLES THEREOF	4.66	6.97	4.05	14.76	85.18	0.43	0.53	0.84	1.03	1.06	0.93	134.14	0.14	0.09	0.04	0.10	0.22	0.73	0.16	0.02	0.07	0.06	0.79	0.05	0.04
80	TIN AND ARTICLES THEREOF	0.06	0.05	0.10	0.08	0.06	0.05	0.05	0.07	0.13	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.03	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.00	0.04	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.00
75	NICKEL AND ARTICLES THEREOF	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.24	0.15	0.00	0.00	0.02	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total:		256.43	304.41	358.32	389.58	702.28	475.45	580.64	779.29	1252.88	405.18	791.45	1009.74	857.56	862.21	1051.20	707.81	634.49	882.60	824.38	501.28	320.96	886.00	760.66	407.87	263.85

Source: USITC

Blank fields denotes zero trade

Exports of metals and metal products to United States (by HS2), -- by program

$ million, 2000-2022 and year to date 2023, covering HS chapters 72-83

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		NAIC Code	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2022 YTD to MAY	2023 YTD to MAY
72	IRON AND STEEL	AGOA (excluding GSP)		78.84	120.11	95.57	143.22	63.25	97.83	149.74	367.41	87.40	141.89	204.50	197.40	180.01	186.08	89.67	58.81	171.36	293.25	230.37	97.43	311.96	369.64	166.58	131.97
72	IRON AND STEEL	GSP (excluding GSP for LDBC only)	171.76	112.84	113.74	146.33	346.09	214.37	265.83	404.63	669.90	189.88	453.00	451.58	407.65	350.43	538.36	312.85	270.22	446.61	248.12	161.32	164.97	89.38	107.00	58.15	27.41
72	IRON AND STEEL	GSP for LDBC countries only		0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.11	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.22	0.34	0.00	0.16	0.16	0.00
72	IRON AND STEEL	No program claimed	290.46	97.60	68.33	80.79	260.54	241.31	344.56	199.07	137.76	75.69	140.39	193.68	176.34	158.85	235.09	204.42	169.02	271.99	213.48	184.36	107.83	198.13	356.92	162.06	61.53

73	ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL	AGOA (excluding GSP)		12.33	18.25	16.62	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.02	0.96	7.06	9.68	7.00	12.23	17.25	5.64	2.60
73	ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL	Civil Aircraft		0.02	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
73	ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL	GSP (excluding GSP for LDBC only)	5.58	9.86	12.34	14.96	11.16	11.96	5.75	9.99	13.65	9.31	6.69	0.75	2.08	1.56	1.39	1.91	1.90	3.64	1.38	1.69	1.86	2.14	1.74	0.61	2.22
73	ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL	No program claimed	32.78	16.12	10.27	13.68	50.59	59.31	67.86	28.58	64.64	22.39	65.65	74.74	69.97	59.14	84.28	56.90	35.58	83.49	76.49	65.66	25.15	26.17	76.59	16.08	62.22

74	COPPER AND ARTICLES THEREOF	AGOA (excluding GSP)		0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.41	1.82	351.17	115.78	104.13	64.34
74	COPPER AND ARTICLES THEREOF	GSP (excluding GSP for LDBC only)	8.6	12.73	5.28	3.86	7.52	6.62	16.06	12.83	25.81	4.79	12.56	12.07	12.01	111.19	115.34	125.92	114.20	79.23	162.27	17.98	8.14	0.11	0.08	0.08	0.00
74	COPPER AND ARTICLES THEREOF	No program claimed	7.51	14.91	13.55	35.02	22.99	1.91	1.03	0.35	0.48	0.16	1.73	2.82	0.77	1.09	0.80	58.23	2.80	1.35	7.39	0.19	0.27	3.37	1.26	0.52	45.53

75	NICKEL AND ARTICLES THEREOF	AGOA (excluding GSP)		0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
75	NICKEL AND ARTICLES THEREOF	GSP (excluding GSP for LDBC only)		0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.24	0.15	0.00	0.00	0.02	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
75	NICKEL AND ARTICLES THEREOF	No program claimed	5.49	4.67	4.57	6.42	17.18	17.55	26.15	40.76	15.89	6.49	16.05	31.94	15.72	66.63	106.96	113.97	51.91	74.07	102.18	54.00	31.63	153.35	218.42	63.35	123.15

76	ALUMINUM AND ARTICLES THEREOF	AGOA (excluding GSP)		0.00	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	24.67	92.99	85.39	50.91	8.58	41.21	36.83	15.38	4.68
76	ALUMINUM AND ARTICLES THEREOF	Civil Aircraft																									0.04
76	ALUMINUM AND ARTICLES THEREOF	GSP (excluding GSP for LDBC only)	56.84	64.07	73.78	85.41	88.69	155.78	178.76	186.17	160.55	99.27	160.42	190.96	205.08	189.86	179.25	154.01	143.19	62	13.11	14.82	3.96	3.42	0.31	0.08	0.04
76	ALUMINUM AND ARTICLES THEREOF	GSP for LDBC countries only																	2.26
76	ALUMINUM AND ARTICLES THEREOF	No program claimed	39.47	55.08	36.4	14.82	73.47	149.96	202.58	164.52	24.7	103.5	46.13	38.39	22.25	32.5	56.69	25.19	26.23	225.93	363.66	130.39	85.73	144.62	170.1	73.06	91.81

78	LEAD AND ARTICLES THEREOF	AGOA (excluding GSP)																		0.49	0.45			40.98	78.94	42.93	22.38
78	LEAD AND ARTICLES THEREOF	GSP (excluding GSP for LDBC only)	0.02	0.01		0.02	0.02	0.1	0.01	0.11	0.14	0.11	0.13	0.14	0.52	1.26	0.6	1.1	3.56	7.95	0.25	2.06	17.34	2.92	4.32	2.17	0.58
78	LEAD AND ARTICLES THEREOF	No program claimed		0.01	0.01		0.05	0.01	0.05	0.14	0.08			0.01	0.04			0.24	2.04	0.59	0.16	0.1	0.17	0.79	1.01		1.18

79	ZINC AND ARTICLES THEREOF	AGOA (excluding GSP)																			0.03				0.74
79	ZINC AND ARTICLES THEREOF	GSP (excluding GSP for LDBC only)	4.66	6.97	4.05	14.76	85.18	0.43	0.53	0.84	1.03	1.06	0.93	134.14	0.14	0.09	0.04	0.1	0.22	0.73	0.13	0.02	0.07	0.06	0.05	0.05	0.04
79	ZINC AND ARTICLES THEREOF	No program claimed	0.87	0.37	0.01	0.02					0.01			0.04	0.06		0.06	0.04	0.05	0.22	0.31	0.01	0.03	0.01

80	TIN AND ARTICLES THEREOF	AGOA (excluding GSP)																		0.01					0.01	0.01
80	TIN AND ARTICLES THEREOF	GSP (excluding GSP for LDBC only)	0.06	0.05	0.1	0.08	0.06	0.05	0.05	0.07	0.13	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.03	0.01	0.02	0.01		0.03		0.01
80	TIN AND ARTICLES THEREOF	No program claimed	0.09	0.04	0.1	0.01	0.01	0.01		0.05		0.03		0.01		0.12		0.08				0.01	0.02	2.48	1.7	0.92	2.26

81	BASE METALS NESOI; CERMETS; ARTICLES THEREOF	AGOA (excluding GSP)				6.81	11	9.98	5.54	3.18	2.72	5.96	4.21	7.96	23.67	22.69	25.1	18.63	12.39	13.62	10.09	9.24	7.48	20.39	20.68	9.11	5.34
81	BASE METALS NESOI; CERMETS; ARTICLES THEREOF	Civil Aircraft																						0.01
81	BASE METALS NESOI; CERMETS; ARTICLES THEREOF	GSP (excluding GSP for LDBC only)	0.24	0.97	1.34	1.19	3.8	2.78	1.87	1.33	3.4	1	1.64	0.23	1.18	0.31	0.17	0.32	0.18	0.02	0.03	0.04	0.01	1.07	1.7	1.43	0.2
81	BASE METALS NESOI; CERMETS; ARTICLES THEREOF	GSP for LDBC countries only	2.37	0.34	0.19		0.48
81	BASE METALS NESOI; CERMETS; ARTICLES THEREOF	No program claimed	50.84	57.31	27.68	24.01	45.41	50.71	41.96	65.71	76.53	18.47	70.13	69.97	57.47	54.65	58.14	48.68	62.37	85.74	76.3	66.18	21.42	15.56	47.13	21.61	17.76

82	TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS, CUTLERY, SPOONS AND FORKS, OF BASE METAL; PARTS THEREOF OF BASE METAL	AGOA (excluding GSP)			0.01			0.01				0.01							0.01	0.02	0.63	0.56	0.45	0.7	0.99	0.32	0.21
82	TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS, CUTLERY, SPOONS AND FORKS, OF BASE METAL; PARTS THEREOF OF BASE METAL	GSP (excluding GSP for LDBC only)	4.32	3.9	7.47	2.07	2.9	7.75	5.62	9.03	6.7	5.74	7.69	6.25	6.47	4.14	4.16	2.87	2.34	2.45	1.64	1.64	1.38	2.26	4.08	0.87	1.67
82	TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS, CUTLERY, SPOONS AND FORKS, OF BASE METAL; PARTS THEREOF OF BASE METAL	No program claimed	2.14	1.84	2.82	1.42	3.34	5.84	3.26	4.24	5.72	4.22	2.94	3.58	4.12	2.93	3.84	4	2.86	2.75	2.27	2.02	2	2.35	2.6	0.64	1.58

83	MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF BASE METAL	AGOA (excluding GSP)																	0.09	0.09	0.12	0.02	0.01	5.79	0.11	0.09
83	MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF BASE METAL	Civil Aircraft		0.03	0.07	0.4	0.7	0.64	0.89	0.88	0.82	0.83	0.79	0.01	0.03	0.01	0.3	0.39	0.45	0.41	0.46	0.47	0.57	1.06	0.14	0.07	0.05
83	MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF BASE METAL	GSP (excluding GSP for LDBC only)	1.98	1.5	1.66	1.92	2.16	2.37	2.79	1.14	1.28	0.64	1.16	1.12	1.34	0.66	0.68	0.42	0.41	0.4	0.42	0.27	0.11	0.21	0.24	0.08	0.16
83	MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF BASE METAL	No program claimed	0.68	0.87	0.73	0.81	0.97	1.06	1.65	1.3	1.25	0.35	0.77	0.85	0.63	1.22	1.8	1.43	1.48	1.15	0.83	1.06	0.81	1.04	1.49	0.49	0.43
Total:			686.76	553.27	522.86	566.97	1,177.54	1,003.76	1,270.65	1,284.89	1,580.78	637.33	1,136.02	1,425.78	1,204.97	1,239.36	1,599.16	1,221.39	989.28	1,630.29	1,667.91	1,005.76	596.6	1,434.94	1,638.04	746.69	671.4

Source: USITC

Blank fields denotes zero trade

Exports of metals and metal products to the United States under AGOA/GSP preference -- by HTS8 code

$ Million, Ch 72-83, 2022 and 2023 year to date, only AGOA+GSP, in descending order

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HTS10	Description	Year 2020	Year 2021	Year 2022	2022 YTD to May	2023 YTD to May	% 2022-2023
7202.41.00	Ferrochromium containing by weight more than 4 percent of carbon	162.16	229.27	259.69	128.8	75.6	-41.30%
7202.30.00	Ferrosilicon manganese	54.80	85.00	99.02	47.19	57.18	21.17%
7403.11.00	Refined copper cathodes and sections of cathodes	0.79	330.37	101.24	95.74	56.73	-40.75%
7801.10.00	Refined lead, unwrought	17.24	43.28	80.66	43.49	22.96	-47.21%
7202.19.50	Ferromanganese containing by weight more than 1 percent but not more than 2 percent of carbon	22.05	47.75	59.67	36.68	13.21	-63.97%
7202.11.50	Ferromanganese containing by weight more than 4 percent of carbon	17.76	28.47	54.04	12.03	11.74	-2.47%
8111.00.47	Unwrought manganese flake containing at least 99.5 percent by weight manganese	7.48	20.39	20.68	9.11	5.34	-41.43%
7326.90.86	Iron or steel, articles, nesoi	8.33	14.00	18.16	6.18	4.66	-24.56%
7607.11.30	Aluminum, foil, w/thickness n/o 0.01 mm, rolled but not further worked, not backed	0.32	7.17	6.00	1.29	4.59	255.69%
7407.21.90	Copper-zinc base alloys (brass), bars & rods nesoi, not having a rectangular cross section	4.38	12.34	8.62	4.99	4.23	-15.33%
7407.29.50	Copper alloys (o/than brass, cupro-nickel or nickel silver), bars and rods	3.32	6.13	3.79	1.72	2.81	63.30%
7202.19.10	Ferromanganese containing by weight not more than 1 percent of carbon	1.77	0.02	3.90		1.66	N/A
8207.90.60	Interchangeable tools for handtools, nesoi, not suitable for cutting metal, nesoi and base metal parts thereof		1	3	0.6	1.63	172.28%
7403.21.00	Copper-zinc base alloys (brass), unwrought nesoi				0.14	0.37	153.80%
8112.29.00	Articles of chromium, nesoi			0.35	0.08	0.2	159.80%
8303.00.00	Base metal armored or reinforced safes/strong-boxes & doors & safe deposit lockers for strong rooms/cash & deed boxes etc., & base metal pts			0.1		0.15	5017.72%
7407.21.70	Copper-zinc base alloys (brass), bars & rods nesoi, having a rectangular cross section	1	2	0.52	0.39	0.14	-63.13%
7616.99.51	Aluminum, articles, nesoi	3	1.86	0.32	0.08	0.13	67.28%
8207.50.20	Interchangeable tools for drilling (o/than rock drilling) w/cutting part ov 0.2% Cr, Mo or W, or ov 0.1% V & base metal parts thereof				0.11	0.09	-13.66%
7323.99.90	Iron (o/th cast)/steel (o/th tinplate or stainless), table, kitchen (o/th cooking.) or o/household arts & part, n/coated/plated w/prec.metal			0.09	0.01	0.07	727.28%
8211.93.00	Knives having other than fixed blades		0.03	0.09	0.04	0.06	41.92%
7419.80.09	Copper, wire grill and netting; expanded metal of copper					0.04	N/A
7904.00.00	Zinc, bars, rods, profiles and wire			0.05	0.05	0.04	-14.74%
8210.00.00	Hand-operated mechanical appliances weighing 10 kg or less, used in preparation, conditioning, serving food or drink & base metal pts				0.08	0.03	-54.16%
7307.29.00	Stainless steel, not cast, fittings for tubes/pipes, nesoi					0.02	N/A
8207.90.30	Interchangeable cutting tools, nesoi, w/cutting part ov 0.2% by wt of Cr, Mo or W, or ov 0.1% by wt of V, and base metal parts thereof					0.02	N/A
7320.90.50	Iron or steel, springs (o/than leaf springs, helical springs or hairsprings)					0.02	N/A
7411.29.10	Copper alloys (o/than brass/cupro-nickel/nickel-silver), pipes and tubes, seamless					0.02	N/A
8205.70.00	Vises, clamps and the like, and base metal parts thereof				0.1	0.02	-84.43%
7318.15.80	Iron or steel, screws and bolts, nesoi, having shanks or threads 6 mm or more in diameter			0.07	0.02	0.02	-38.35%
7318.29.00	Iron or steel, nonthreaded articles similar to rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers and spring washers					0.01	N/A
7326.20.00	Iron or steel, articles of wire, nesoi			0.06	0.01	0.01	-5.34%
8302.30.30	Iron or steel, aluminum or zinc mountings, fittings and similar articles nesoi, suitable for motor vehicles, and base metal parts thereof			0.04		0.01	N/A
8211.92.90	Knives w/fixed blades (o/than table knives, other knives w/rubb./plast. handles, or hunting knives w/wood handles)		0.38	0.44	0.11	0.01	-87.94%
8207.60.00	Interchangeable tools for boring or broaching, and base metal parts thereof		0.27	0.08		0.01	427.18%
7323.93.00	Stainless steel, table, kitchen or o/household arts. amd parts thereof		0.02		0.02	0.01	-34.66%
8207.40.60	Interchangeable tools for tapping or threading, nesoi, and base metal parts thereof			0.18	0.06	0.01	-91.16%
8207.70.60	Interchangeable tools for milling, nesoi, and base metal parts thereof		0.05		0.07		-93.35%
8306.30.00	Base metal photograph, picture or similar frames; base metal mirrors; base metal parts thereof			0.04	0.04		-92.42%
8102.10.00	Molybdenum, powders						N/A
8105.90.00	Cobalt, articles thereof nesoi			1	1.35		-100%
8108.90.30	Titanium, articles nesoi						N/A
8112.92.60	Germanium, unwrought		1				N/A
8201.40.60	Axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools (o/than machetes), and base metal parts thereof						N/A
8203.20.60	Pliers (including cutting pliers but not slip joint pliers), pincers and similar tools						N/A
8205.30.60	Planes, chisels, gouges and similar cutting tools for working wood, nesoi, and base metal parts thereof						N/A
8205.51.30	Iron or steel household handtools (o/than carving & butcher steels), and base metal parts thereof						N/A
8205.59.55	Iron or steel handtools (o/ than household, o/than caulking guns) nesoi, and base metal parts thereof						N/A
8205.59.80	Base metal, nesoi, handtools (o/than household), and base metal parts thereof						N/A
8207.13.00	Interchangeable tools for rock drilling or earth boring tools, w/working part of cermets			0.01			N/A
8207.19.30	Interchangeable tools for rock drilling or earth boring tools, w/cutting part o/0.2% Cr, Mo or W, or o/0.1% V by wt., & base metal parts						N/A
8207.19.60	Interchangeable tools for rock drilling or earth boring tools, w/working part neosi, and base metal parts thereof						N/A
8207.30.30	Interchangeable tools for pressing, stamping or punching, suitable for cutting metal, and base metal parts thereof						-100%
8207.30.60	Interchangeable tools for pressing, stamping or punching, not suitable for cutting metal, and base metal parts thereof						N/A
8207.50.40	Interchangeable tools for drilling (o/than rock drilling), nesoi, suitable for cutting metal, and base metal parts thereof						N/A
8207.50.60	Interchangeable tools for handtools, for drilling (o/than rock drilling), nesoi, n/suitable for cutting metal, & base metal parts thereof			0.03	0.03		-100%
8207.90.15	Interchangeable files and rasps, including rotary files and rasps, and base metal parts thereof						N/A
8207.90.45	Interchangeable tools, nesoi, suitable for cutting metal, nesoi and base metal parts thereof						N/A
8207.90.75	Interchangeable tools (o/than for handtools) nesoi, not suitable for cutting metal, nesoi and base metal parts thereof						N/A
8211.92.40	Knives w/fixed blades (o/than table or kitchen and butcher knives), with rubber or plastic handles						N/A
8211.92.60	Hunting knives w/fixed blades, with wood handles						N/A
8215.99.50	Base metal skimmers/cake-servers/butter-knives/sugar tongs & similar kitchen or tableware, & base metal parts (incl. pts. of forks/spoons)						N/A
8301.20.00	Base metal locks, of a kind used on motor vehicles			0.08	0.08		-100%
8301.40.60	Base metal locks (o/than padlocks, locks for motor vehicles or furniture, luggage locks)			0.01			N/A
8302.10.30	Iron or steel, aluminum, or zinc hinges and base metal parts thereof, designed for motor vehicles						N/A
8302.10.60	Iron or steel, aluminum, or zinc hinges and base metal parts thereof, not designed for motor vehicles			0.01			N/A
8302.10.90	Base metal (o/than iron/steel/aluminum/zinc) hinges and base metal parts thereof						N/A
8302.41.60	Iron or steel, aluminum or zinc mountings, fittings & similar articles, nesoi, suitable for buildings, & base metal pts thereof						N/A
8302.41.90	Base metal (o/than iron/steel/aluminum/zinc) mountings, fittings and similar arts, nesoi, suitable for buildings & base metal parts thereof		0.02				N/A
8302.42.60	Base metal (o/than iron/steel/aluminum/zinc) mountings, fittings & similar articles, suitable for furniture, and base metal parts thereof						N/A
8302.49.60	Iron or steel, aluminum, or zinc, mountings, fittings & similar articles nesoi, and base metal parts thereof		0.03	0.04	0.04		-100%
8302.49.80	Base metal (o/than iron/steel/aluminum/zinc) mountings, fittings & similar articles nesoi, and base metal parts thereof			0.01			N/A
8306.10.00	Base metal, nonelectric bells, gongs, and the like, and base metal parts thereof		0.01	0.02	0.01		-100%
8308.90.90	Base metal clasps, frames with clasps not incorporating a lock, and like articles, and base metal parts thereof						N/A
7202.11.10	Ferromanganese containing by weight more than 2 percent but not more than 4 percent of carbon		1.06	0.19	0.19		-100%
8309.90.00	Base metal stoppers, caps and lids (o/than crown corks), threaded bungs, bung covers, seals, other packing accessories and parts		5.82				N/A
7202.21.10	Ferrosilicon containing by weight more than 55% but not more than 80% of silicon and more than 3% of calcium						N/A
7202.21.50	Ferrosilicon containing by weight more than 55% but not more than 80% of silicon, nesoi	4	4.31	0.29			N/A
7202.49.10	Ferrochromium containing by weight more than 3 percent but not more than 4 percent of carbon		5.34				N/A
7307.19.90	Cast iron or steel, fittings for tubes or pipes, nesoi		0.01				N/A
7307.21.50	Stainless steel, not cast, flanges for tubes/pipes, not forged or forged and machined, tooled and otherwise processed after forging			0.13			N/A
7307.99.50	Iron/steel (o/than stainless), n/cast, fittings for tubes/pipes, nesoi, not forged or forged and machined, tooled & processed after forging	0.17					N/A
7315.89.50	Iron or steel, chain nesoi						N/A
7318.15.60	Iron or steel, screws and bolts, nesoi, having shanks or threads less than 6 mm in diameter			0.01			N/A
7318.19.00	Iron or steel, threaded articles similar to screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws & screw hooks, nesoi						N/A
7319.90.90	Iron or steel, knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks, embroidery stilettos and similar articles for use in the hand		0.01				N/A
7321.11.10	Iron or steel, portable non-electric domestic cooking appliances and plate warmers, for gas fuel or for both gas and other fuels		0.01				N/A
7323.91.50	Cast iron, table, kitchen or o/household arts. and parts thereof, not enameled & not coated or plated with precious metals						N/A
7323.94.00	Iron (o/than cast) or steel (o/than stainless), table, kitchen or o/household arts. and parts thereof, enameled		0.02				N/A
7325.99.50	Steel, cast articles nesoi	0.23	0.16	0.39			N/A
7326.19.00	Iron or steel, articles forged or stamped but n/further worked, nesoi						N/A
7326.90.60	Iron or steel, articles nesoi, coated or plated with precious metal			0.01	0.01		-100%
7403.13.00	Refined copper, billets		0.01				N/A
7407.10.30	Refined copper, profiles (o/than hollow profiles)			0.01	0.01		-100%
7407.21.30	Copper-zinc base alloys (brass), profiles (o/than hollow profiles)	0.12	0.14	1.21	1.11		-100%
7408.21.00	Copper-zinc base alloys (brass), wire			0.1	0.1		-100%
7409.29.00	Copper-zinc base alloys (brass), plates, sheets and strip, not in coils	0.01					N/A
7411.21.10	Copper-zinc base alloys (brass), tubes and pipes, seamless	0.07					N/A
7412.20.00	Copper alloys, fittings for tubes and pipes	0.01					N/A
7418.10.00	Copper & copper alloy table, kitchen, household articles & parts; pot scourers, scouring & polishing pads, gloves, etc			0.12			N/A
7604.21.00	Aluminum alloy, hollow profiles		0.04	0.05			N/A
7604.29.10	Aluminum alloy, profiles (o/than hollow profiles)		0.01	0.01			N/A
7606.11.30	Aluminum (o/than alloy), plates/sheets/strip, w/thick. o/0.2mm, rectangular (incl. sq), not clad			30.51	13.84		-100%
7606.12.30	Aluminum alloy, plates/sheets/strip, w/thick. o/0.2mm, rectangular (incl. sq), not clad	9.04	0.34	0.26	0.26		-100%
7607.11.60	Aluminum, foil, w/thickness over 0.01 mm but n/o 0.15 mm, rolled but not further worked, not backed		0.18				-100%
7610.10.00	Aluminum, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors	0.02					N/A
7610.90.00	Aluminum, structures and parts of structures, nesoi; aluminum plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like prepared for use in structures	0.02	0.03				N/A
7612.90.10	Aluminum, casks, drums & like containers, for any material (o/than compressed or liq. gas), w/cap. n/o 20 l, n/fitted w/mech/thermal	0.39	35				N/A
7615.10.30	Aluminum, cooking and kitchen ware (o/than cast), enameled or glazed or containing nonstick interior finishes						N/A
7801.91.00	Lead (o/than refined lead), containing by weight antimony as the principal other element, unwrought		0.4	2	1.14		-100%
7801.99.30	Lead (o/than refined lead), bullion	0.1					N/A
7801.99.90	Lead (o/than refined lead), unwrought nesoi		0.23	0.61	0.47		-100%
7901.11.00	Zinc (o/than alloy), unwrought, containing o/99.99% by weight of zinc			0.74			N/A
8007.00.10	Tin, household, table or kitchen use articles; tin toilet and sanitary wares; all the foregoing, n/coated or plated w/prec. metal			0.01	0.01		-100%
Total:		320.96	886	760.66	407.87	263.85	-35.31%

Source: USITC

Blank fields denotes zero trade

The ‘base metals and articles of base metals’ sector comprises goods and materials such as iron and steel, copper, nickel, aluminium, lead, zinc, tin, other miscellaneous metals, as well as articles of such base metals. Africa is endowed with an abundance of many of these, most of which are still exported in their raw form, while others are further beneficiated locally prior to domestic use or export.

Under the United States HTS classification system, this category of products comprises Chapters 72 to 83, and the data alongside accordingly includes these categories.

Overall, exports under this category of products from AGOA beneficiaries to the US rose steadily between 2000 and 2008, before dropping sharply in 2009 not least as a consequence of the global financial (and economic) crisis. The period to 2011 saw a rapid expansion of exports, followed by a period of decline, and lately, some stability. 2016 exports were near to those in 2000 at AGOA's inception. The chart above tracks AGOA-beneficiaries' exports to the US in this category (clicking on categories in the chart's legend blends these in and out respectively).

Many products classified within these chapters are AGOA eligible.

Ferroalloys comprise the largest product category exported under preference (AGOA/GSP), followed by aluminum plates and sheets. Other significant product categories exported under preference include copper bars and manganese. Beneficiated articles account for much lower shares of exports from AGOA beneficiary countries, but include aluminum wire, parts for hand-tools, articles made of iron, steel, aluminum, knives and cutting blades, armored safes, kitchen articles and so forth (see data in third table on right).

Amongst AGOA beneficiaries, South Africa accounts for the largest share of exports in this category, albeit smaller contributions are recorded by countries such as Mozambique, Gabon, Mauritiania, Zambia, Ghana, Ethiopia, Nigeria and others.

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Sector data: Metals and metal articles

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Exports of metals and metal products to the United States under AGOA/GSP -- by Chapter

Exports of metals and metal products to United States (by HS2), -- by program

Exports of metals and metal products to the United States under AGOA/GSP preference -- by HTS8 code

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