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| | November 19, 2009
___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| BELGIUM | | Preliminary 10/2009 Data in Million M2 |
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(P) These data are limited preliminary import data based on import figures from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
It will be supplanted by official imports from the Census Bureau as those data become available. The release of these data
is to allow preliminary analysis of the impact of total imports into the United States and imports from China into the
United States to facilitate the administration of the textile safeguard in China's WTO Accession Agreement.
Because this report contains data for HTS Chapters 50-63 only, the following categories may be incomplete or not
appear at all: 201, 229, 239, 359, 362, 369, 439, 459, 469, 621, 622, 659, 666, 669, 670, 859, 870, 871 and 899.
Calendar Years Year-to-Date Year-Endings YE 10/2009
Ctrl, Cat, Product 2007 2008 10/2008 10/2009 % Change 10/2008 8/2009 9/2009 10/2009 % Change % Share
(P) (P)
Cotton or Man-Made Fiber:
200 Yarns / Sew Thrd 0.375 0.042 0.042 0.043 3.59 0.042 0.046 0.046 0.043 2.94 0.04
201 Specialty Yarns 0.240 0.016 0.015 0.001 -95.06 0.016 0.001 0.001 0.001 -92.47 0.00
218 Fab, Color Yarn 0.197 0.176 0.162 0.056 -65.41 0.199 0.085 0.075 0.070 -64.99 0.14
219 Duck Fabric 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.003 19.84 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 -11.51 0.01
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 0.719 0.278 0.249 0.104 -58.34 0.354 0.159 0.149 0.133 -62.37 0.10
222 Knit Fabric 3.359 0.082 0.080 0.307 281.50 0.141 0.318 0.316 0.308 118.33 0.03
223 Non-Woven Fabric 10.473 12.958 12.074 5.967 -50.58 13.400 6.890 6.353 6.852 -48.87 0.29
224 Pile/Tufted Fab. 0.944 0.761 0.667 0.345 -48.19 0.862 0.498 0.462 0.439 -49.01 0.26
225 Blue Denim Fab. 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.000 -96.91 0.002 * 0.000 0.000 -96.91 0.00
226 Cheesecloth,Bati 0.031 0.000 0.000 0.000 -9.56 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -6.65 0.00
227 Oxford Cloth 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
229 Special Fabric 5.320 3.136 2.848 2.496 -12.35 3.504 2.714 2.600 2.784 -20.53 0.17
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -88.89 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 -88.89 0.00
239 Baby Garm / Acc 0.005 0.004 0.004 0.003 -38.40 0.004 0.003 0.003 0.003 -37.02 0.00
Cotton:
300 Carded Cot. Yarn 0.388 0.217 0.189 0.093 -50.92 0.212 0.130 0.125 0.120 -43.31 0.11
301 Combed Cot. Yarn 0.001 0.011 0.011 0.002 -79.68 0.011 0.003 0.003 0.003 -77.13 0.00
313 Cotton Sheeting 0.003 0.004 0.003 0.003 -16.70 0.003 0.004 0.003 0.003 0.09 0.00
314 Poplin,Broadcl. 0.001 0.009 0.005 0.006 24.59 0.005 0.007 0.006 0.011 103.20 0.01
315 Printcloth Fab. 0.003 0.007 0.007 * * 0.007 0.000 0.000 0.000 -96.79 0.00
317 Twill Fabric 0.014 0.066 0.039 0.041 5.58 0.051 0.042 0.041 0.068 33.17 0.14
326 Sateen Fabric 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.000 -98.86 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 -99.11 0.00
330 Cot.Handkerchief 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
331 Cot.Glove/Mitten 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.00
332 Cotton Hosiery 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -64.29 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 -64.29 0.00
333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 11.11 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -2.22 0.01
334 Oth. Coats, MB 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 181.82 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 200.00 0.00
335 W/G Cot. Coats 0.020 0.012 0.011 0.007 -35.71 0.014 0.009 0.008 0.008 -40.44 0.00
336 Cotton Dresses 0.018 0.010 0.008 0.008 0.91 0.011 0.010 0.010 0.010 -13.80 0.00
338 Knit Shirts,MB 0.011 0.004 0.004 0.004 7.42 0.006 0.003 0.005 0.005 -22.67 0.00
339 W/G Knit Blouse 0.009 0.008 0.007 0.007 4.70 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.009 -3.94 0.00
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 -14.13 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 -10.31 0.00
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 0.005 0.004 0.004 0.003 -17.46 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.003 -16.17 0.00
342 Cotton Skirts 0.010 0.004 0.003 0.002 -34.20 0.004 0.003 0.003 0.003 -31.44 0.00
345 Cotton Sweater 0.005 0.009 0.009 0.004 -57.65 0.009 0.004 0.004 0.004 -58.39 0.00
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 0.010 0.003 0.003 0.002 -41.29 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 -40.20 0.00
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 0.010 0.004 0.004 0.003 -37.96 0.005 0.003 0.002 0.003 -51.26 0.00
349 Bras, & other 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 300.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 300.00 0.00
350 Dress. Gown etc 0.018 0.011 0.011 0.022 101.98 0.011 0.022 0.022 0.022 104.67 0.01
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 0.007 0.003 0.003 0.004 17.39 0.003 0.005 0.004 0.004 15.71 0.00
352 Cotton Underwear 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 50.00 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -89.29 0.00
353 Down Coats,M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
354 Down Coats,W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 100.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 100.00 0.06
359 Oth. Cot. App. 0.004 0.007 0.006 0.004 -24.78 0.008 0.006 0.006 0.006 -24.14 0.00
360 Pillowcases 0.005 0.006 0.006 0.004 -42.82 0.006 0.004 0.004 0.004 -42.01 0.00
361 Cotton Sheets 0.020 0.037 0.034 0.003 -91.55 0.035 0.007 0.006 0.006 -84.03 0.00
362 Bedsprds/Quilt 0.039 0.007 0.006 0.003 -55.49 0.007 0.004 0.003 0.003 -54.31 0.00
363 Pile Towels 0.089 0.010 0.008 0.012 41.90 0.011 0.014 0.014 0.014 22.06 0.01
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 0.465 0.426 0.397 0.137 -65.43 0.533 0.159 0.162 0.166 -68.90 0.01
Wool:
400 Wool Yarns 0.608 1.035 0.984 0.141 -85.66 1.066 0.259 0.173 0.192 -82.03 0.87
410 Wool Woven Fab. 0.022 0.039 0.037 0.006 -82.47 0.039 0.034 0.009 0.008 -78.86 0.08
414 Oth Wool Fabric 0.569 0.495 0.424 0.342 -19.23 0.530 0.430 0.415 0.413 -22.01 6.48
431 Wool Glov/Mitns 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.002 30033.33 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.002 22500.00 0.13
432 Wool Hosiery 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -19.35 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -15.00 0.01
434 Oth. Coats, M/B 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.001 -11.54 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -10.71 0.01
435 W/G Coats, Wool 0.007 0.006 0.006 0.010 72.95 0.006 0.010 0.010 0.010 71.77 0.01
436 Wool Dresses 0.005 0.003 0.003 0.003 14.02 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 12.31 0.02
438 K Shirts,Blouses 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.008 104.54 0.005 0.008 0.008 0.008 69.18 0.04
439 Babies' garments 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
440 NK Shirts,Blouse 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 60.00 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 52.38 0.09
442 Wool Skirts 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.002 72.84 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.002 74.07 0.07
443 Wool Suits,M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 175.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 83.33 0.00
444 Wool Suits,W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
445 Wool Sweater,MB 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -61.00 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.001 -59.80 0.01
446 Wool Sweater,WG 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.002 -27.73 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 -26.36 0.01
447 Wool Trousers,MB 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -58.31 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -51.36 0.00
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 -10.61 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -16.90 0.02
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.003 28.29 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 24.12 0.03
464 Wool Blankets 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 -84.42 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -84.57 0.00
465 Floor Coverings 0.749 0.733 0.597 0.292 -51.09 0.733 0.539 0.483 0.428 -41.67 2.22
469 Oth. Wool Manuf. 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -23.08 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -41.61 0.02
Man-Made Fiber:
600 Text Fil Yarn 1.694 1.191 1.090 0.460 -57.78 1.183 0.504 0.766 0.561 -52.56 0.11
603 Yarn>85% artif. 0.733 0.831 0.787 0.522 -33.62 1.141 0.619 0.578 0.566 -50.39 0.58
604 Yarn>85% Synth. 0.304 0.042 0.042 0.140 230.82 0.049 0.155 0.155 0.140 186.45 0.09
606 N-Text Fil Yrn 0.483 1.987 1.608 0.510 -68.32 1.631 0.850 0.850 0.888 -45.57 0.12
607 Oth Stpl Fib Yrn 0.207 0.028 0.021 0.018 -13.11 0.022 0.025 0.025 0.025 13.09 0.04
611 Wov>85% Art Stp 0.012 0.019 0.017 0.007 -62.40 0.019 0.013 0.008 0.008 -59.89 0.19
613 MMF Sheeting Fab 0.004 0.002 0.001 0.001 -51.83 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 -44.18 0.01
614 MMF Pop/Brdclth 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * *
615 MMF Printcloth 0.005 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
617 MMF Twill/Sateen 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.000 -74.70 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -55.25 0.00
618 Wov Artif Filam 0.008 0.013 0.012 0.001 -88.05 0.013 0.003 0.002 0.002 -82.88 0.01
619 Poly Fil Fab 0.119 0.089 0.086 0.036 -58.16 0.095 0.043 0.038 0.039 -58.48 0.02
620 Oth Synth Filam 20.111 13.396 11.919 9.405 -21.09 14.497 10.382 10.432 10.882 -24.94 1.74
621 Impression Fab 0.000 0.002 0.002 * * 0.002 0.001 * * * *
624 Wov MMF Fabric 0.003 0.006 0.006 0.001 -73.51 0.006 0.002 0.002 0.002 -71.53 0.12
625 Pop,Broad Stp/Fl 0.007 0.006 0.006 0.001 -81.08 0.009 0.002 0.002 0.002 -80.35 0.01
626 Printclth Stp/Fl 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -33.70 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -33.70 0.00
627 Sheeting Stap/Fl 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.000 -96.01 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 -92.02 0.00
628 Twl/Satn/Stp/Fil 0.000 0.007 0.007 0.000 -99.70 0.007 0.000 0.000 0.000 -98.37 0.00
629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab 0.464 0.332 0.311 0.046 -85.30 0.400 0.217 0.080 0.067 -83.32 0.17
631 Gloves/Mittens 0.006 0.000 0.000 * * 0.006 * * * * *
632 Hosiery 0.023 0.006 0.003 0.005 62.03 0.004 0.010 0.010 0.008 103.36 0.00
633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 -42.11 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -42.11 0.00
634 Other Coats, MB 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.001 -22.50 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.002 18.60 0.00
635 Coats, W/G 0.008 0.004 0.004 0.004 -2.59 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.004 -2.33 0.00
636 Dresses 0.006 0.006 0.006 0.004 -40.35 0.007 0.005 0.004 0.004 -41.04 0.00
638 Knit Shirts, MB 0.003 0.005 0.005 0.000 -91.01 0.005 0.003 0.003 0.000 -91.14 0.00
639 Knit Blouses,WG 0.004 0.004 0.003 0.006 67.41 0.004 0.006 0.006 0.006 51.90 0.00
640 N-K Shirts, MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -20.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -10.00 0.00
641 N-K Blouses, WG 0.003 0.007 0.003 0.001 -77.87 0.003 0.005 0.004 0.004 43.03 0.00
642 Skirts 0.008 0.003 0.003 0.004 31.66 0.003 0.005 0.004 0.004 28.83 0.01
643 MMF Suits, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
644 MMF W/G Suits 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -26.32 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -26.32 0.00
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.002 15.22 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.002 14.89 0.00
647 Trousers,etc MB 0.002 0.008 0.008 0.000 -95.99 0.008 0.000 0.000 0.000 -96.08 0.00
648 Slacks,etc. WG 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.001 -48.15 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.002 28.26 0.00
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 350.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 484.62 0.00
650 Dress Gown,Robe 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.004 154.05 0.002 0.004 0.004 0.004 147.37 0.00
651 Nightwear/PJs 0.010 0.007 0.007 0.001 -85.71 0.007 0.001 0.001 0.001 -85.71 0.00
652 M-MF Underwear 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 -10.71 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -10.71 0.00
653 Down Coats, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.00 0.00
654 Down Coats, W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
659 Oth. MMF App. 0.103 0.067 0.060 0.059 -1.86 0.114 0.070 0.068 0.066 -42.25 0.00
665 Floor Coverings 13.909 8.492 7.181 4.816 -32.93 9.224 6.525 6.317 6.127 -33.58 6.71
666 Other Furnishing 0.446 0.365 0.326 0.177 -45.57 0.411 0.239 0.213 0.216 -47.37 0.01
669 Other MMF Manuf 11.467 2.062 1.983 1.476 -25.56 2.075 1.821 1.584 1.555 -25.05 0.05
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
800 S/V Yarns 0.137 0.247 0.215 0.073 -65.92 0.226 0.163 0.161 0.105 -53.36 2.68
810 S/V Woven Fabric 1.519 2.018 1.360 0.964 -29.12 1.629 1.621 1.611 1.621 -0.48 4.63
831 Gloves Silk/Veg 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
832 Hosiery Slk/Veg 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
833 S/V S-T CoatsMB 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 -75.86 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -75.00 0.02
834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 40.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 100.00 0.01
835 S/V Coats W/G 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.002 58.62 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.002 62.07 0.01
836 S/V Dresses 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.00 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 2.27 0.01
838 S/V K Shirts/Bls 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 37.14 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 33.33 0.00
839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga 0.000 0.003 0.003 0.001 -54.94 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.001 -54.94 0.04
840 S/V Wov Shirts 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -53.19 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -53.19 0.00
842 S/V Skirts 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 40.23 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 36.33 0.01
844 WG Suits S/V 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
845 Sweaters, Veg. 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.001 150.00 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 156.25 0.01
846 Sweaters, Silk 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 50.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 200.00 0.03
847 S/V Trousers MB 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -50.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -56.52 0.00
850 EG S/V Drss.Gwn 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 21.43 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 20.00 0.20
851 S/V Nightwear 0.008 0.007 0.006 0.008 18.92 0.007 0.006 0.007 0.008 11.88 1.25
852 S/V Underwear 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -50.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -50.00 0.00
858 S/V Neckwear 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.007 0.019 0.015 0.032 111.43 0.017 0.048 0.036 0.035 105.28 0.18
863 Towels Silk/Veg 0.002 0.007 0.006 0.006 -9.76 0.007 0.008 0.008 0.007 -6.31 0.07
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.376 0.383 0.345 0.232 -32.89 0.441 0.294 0.295 0.269 -39.00 0.26