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Trade Statistics ofUSA - (in USD), in descending order according to figures of 2014
Import - HS 7318 Iron and steel screws, bolts, nuts, washers, etc.
Rank

Partner2012

2013

2014

2015 Q1-3

World

4,630,372,747

4,505,218,057

4,877,054,666

3,908,882,727

1

Taiwan1,385,100,648

1,388,363,153

1,502,512,233

1,258,665,320

2

China

1,025,847,966

979,727,142

1,136,225,969

909,283,713

3

Japan

759,328,055

685,907,568

649,669,661

470,316,823

4

Germany

277,638,824282,624,541

348,465,746

271,044,155

5Canada268,706,926

248,822,290

287,392,284

233,808,261

6South Korea

198,668,090

216,524,510

214,836,157

188,820,430

7

Italy

101,940,007

95,390,395

117,272,448

87,700,709

8

Mexico79,186,357

85,299,361

87,415,381

72,618,899

9

India

90,889,703

80,898,514

80,220,646

80,183,144

10

United Kingdom

65,781,016

65,610,775

74,764,513

50,325,665

11France63,938,950

62,890,454

68,204,766

52,055,135

12Thailand

66,339,425

68,833,722

48,091,348

41,409,552

13

Switzerland

31,364,727

29,989,178

34,972,845

23,521,451

14

Sweden23,469,526

22,278,115

30,167,971

19,209,560

15

Vietnam

14,535,459

19,484,586

25,287,002

15,976,404

Export - HS 7318 Iron and steel screws, bolts, nuts, washers, etc.
Rank

Partner

2012

2013

2014

2015 Q1-3

World3,339,199,558

3,612,204,082

3,835,260,538

2,902,234,316

1

Mexico985,685,056

1,103,120,943

1,277,549,669

995,272,994

2Canada1,088,748,353

1,083,188,432

1,089,754,647

778,268,814

3

United Kingdom

154,157,816

159,183,920

165,161,860

123,438,858

4

China

118,999,010

141,396,351

146,071,695

127,973,601

5

Germany

77,323,098

85,679,846

111,478,461

83,602,392

6

Brazil

84,443,256

97,773,753

102,905,004

74,269,515

7France88,573,195

101,859,156

91,210,485

71,307,174

8

Japan

75,347,681

85,678,584

82,444,567

62,889,776

9Singapore

80,930,809

87,573,133

78,750,085

52,403,037

10South Korea

59,377,979

64,792,800

69,246,702

54,807,267

11

Australia

56,022,963

57,838,901

67,203,111

45,251,183

12

Netherlands21,440,452

30,590,436

34,390,086

25,106,686

13

Italy

25,439,707

31,604,443

32,997,567

26,605,754

14South Africa

16,299,333

19,419,640

22,748,225

16,186,592

15

Chile

16,909,086

25,318,479

21,498,407

16,890,317

Source: U.S. ITA of Department of CommerceIndustry Focus

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Canada - (in USD), in descending order according to figures of 2014
Import - HS 7318 Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Screw Hooks, Rivets, Washers, Cotter-Pins and like Articles of Iron or SteelRankPartner20122013

2014

2015 (Jan.-Oct.)All Countries

1,529,779,167

1,508,359,303

1,504,402,089

1,263,259,760

1

United States

821,970,061

823,687,071

822,940,978653,240,179

2

Taiwan198,302,058

202,957,163

194,625,648

184,978,550

3

China

170,657,157

163,152,976

166,755,802

145,304,085

4

Japan

99,909,482

87,374,274

78,815,824

69,368,269

5

Germany

42,799,729

45,778,272

50,384,774

36,120,642

6Re-Imports (Canada)

23,575,643

20,738,459

22,795,315

22,120,170

7

United Kingdom

27,000,058

22,584,128

22,540,687

19,573,016

8

Italy (incl. Vatican City State)19,502,077

19,565,793

19,294,814

14,715,157

9South Korea

24,704,088

19,460,044

18,410,405

15,995,059

10France (incl. Monaco, French Antilles)

13,810,135

13,356,758

15,159,873

12,482,262

11

Vietnam

10,277,295

11,769,618

13,792,405

18,549,399

12

Mexico10,869,286

11,882,297

13,185,009

9,459,341

13

India

10,639,357

11,447,874

11,191,574

10,002,108

14

Switzerland

8,632,286

8,540,248

7,656,503

5,534,785

15

Malaysia

6,569,959

4,786,434

5,854,707

7,292,048

Export - HS 7318 Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Screw Hooks, Rivets, Washers, Cotter-Pins and like Articles of Iron or Steel
Rank

Partner2012

2013

2014

2015 (Jan.-Oct.)All Countries

426,381,891

417,920,580

455,778,666

380,137,751

1

United States

343,706,364

326,800,602

370,116,636

312,190,549

2

Mexico9,720,730

12,732,047

15,100,446

10,499,426

3

China

5,984,822

7,291,517

7,373,419

6,150,012

4

United Kingdom

6,082,080

6,135,054

6,658,217

5,471,168

5

France (incl. Monaco, French Antilles)

6,643,300

9,271,380

6,255,8154,403,001

6

Germany

4,445,165

5,617,889

5,519,533

4,926,109

7

Netherlands

1,975,962

3,149,708

3,259,723

2,232,475

8

Brazil

3,315,784

3,859,238

3,024,173

1,875,342

9South Korea

3,051,038

3,643,849

2,979,668

1,560,778

10

Singapore

1,810,798

1,916,559

2,514,086

3,060,011

11

Denmark

1,388,288

1,681,149

2,280,500

1,695,006

12

Australia

2,659,142

1,724,913

2,056,516

2,424,211

13

Poland2,097,546

1,984,827

1,979,477

1,536,419

14

Spain

633,168

1,247,255

1,912,016

1,860,606

15

Italy (incl. Vatican City State)

2,741,900

1,791,180

1,807,435

1,342,696
Source: Canada.ca

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Industry Focus
Japan- in descending order according to volumes of 2014
Import - Japan P.C. Code 61703 Nails, bolts, nuts, etc.
Metric Tons

Rank

Country

1,000 Yens
2015
(Jan.-Oct.)

2012

2013

2014

2015
(Jan.-Oct.)

2012

2013

2014

World

318,895

360,116

343,107

270,519

83,020,766 106,198,444 111,825,917

95,717,909

1

China

215,993245,113230,095

182,894

35,796,197

45,581,160

46,525,290

38,886,737

2Taiwan

68,528

78,10472,43356,311

19,339,233

24,992,189

25,608,663

22,479,582

3

S. Korea

13,401

13,931

15,542

11,343

4,283,412

4,789,891

5,716,219

4,594,025

4

Vietnam

4,253

5,189

6,464

5,830

884,596

1,148,312

1,452,882

1,399,705

5

Thailand

4,949

6,333

4,630

3,635

2,184,085

2,992,089

2,690,741

2,491,936

6

Indonesia

3,186

2,764

3,481

2,069

1,518,192

1,346,028

1,638,487

1,095,953

7

Malaysia

2,718

2,748

3,389

3,388

1,002,791

1,150,103

1,468,313

1,591,618

8

USA

2,430

2,353

2,551

1,979

12,439,382

16,749,143

17,816,304

16,213,253

9

Germany

1,006

946

1,347

992

1,452,130

2,074,806

2,455,654

2,028,951

10

Mexico

9

398

996

466

16,325

185,773486,693306,791

11

Switzerland

825

809

445

216

827,851

985,389

954,894

785,092

12

India

148

118

248

318

72,68988,004

165,552

168,504

13

Sweden

185

222

233

174

474,108

631,204

548,632

474,635

14

Italy

218

178

190

140

348,642436,548

427,483

379,316

15

Australia11276

169

140

105,539

135,274

178,633

210,249

Export - Japan P.C. Code 61509 Nails, bolts, nuts, etc.
Metric Tons
Rank

Country

1,000 Yens
2015
(Jan.-Oct.)

2012

2013

2014

2015
(Jan.-Oct.)

2012

2013

2014

World

341,675

349,541

349,107275,643 272,055,854 301,124,695 304,228,701 251,329,094

1

USA

79,31978,22382,19467,54361,063,888

66,744,560

71,390,424

62,601,050

2

China

67,14074,97076,38555,40656,718,245

68,541,742

69,260,556

53,298,848

3Thailand

57,44455,36543,901

36,95643,899,099

45,715,15438,072,146

32,775,739

4Indonesia

28,68029,90130,165

19,79920,959,690

23,741,444

24,677,613

16,878,818

5

Mexico12,156

11,33918,176

15,9837,217,697

8,012,157

13,119,220

13,176,918

6UK

13,937

13,83813,511

10,4758,174,536

8,612,074

8,236,254

6,528,481

7

India

16,82015,923

13,054

9,336

12,964,197

12,423,578

10,547,548

7,494,442

8

Brazil

6,934

8,382

7,921

6,573

6,470,724

7,668,035

7,330,340

6,460,607

9

Taiwan

5,405

5,600

6,951

5,056

4,141,607

4,356,662

5,297,753

4,035,509

10

Malaysia

5,516

6,180

6,149

5,247

5,147,980

5,822,170

6,161,992

5,618,778

11

Turkey

2,339

3,812

3,967

3,044

1,490,349

2,238,065

2,374,703

1,869,174

12

Philippines

3,658

3,370

3,721

2,710

4,648,833

4,474,683

5,255,029

3,698,309

13

Czech Republic

2,957

2,927

3,544

3,127

1,993,266

1,965,686

2,321,365

1,939,621

14

Germany

3,571

3,018

3,212

2,450

2,866,932

2,683,453

2,932,908

2,312,993

15

Canada

4,898

4,708

3,122

2,236

3,671,630

4,163,983

3,270,414

2,762,675

Source: Ministry of Finance, JapanIndustry Focus

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Taiwan - in descending order according to figures of 2014
Export - HS 7318 Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including springwashers) and similar articles, of iron or steel
Rank

Country
World

2012 (kg)2013 (kg)2014 (kg)2015 Jan.Oct. (kg)1,278,585,161 1,371,098,506 1,501,697,033 1,240,150,481

Country

2012 (USD) 2013 (USD) 2014 (USD)

2015 Jan.Oct. (USD)

World

3,586,618,369 3,679,741,858 4,053,691,383 3,284,013,178
1,286,122,692 1,313,807,599 1,447,361,270 1,235,790,136

1

USA

476,177,456

505,637,832

555,453,198

463,214,085

USA

2

Germany

123,205,551

128,611,411

142,884,207

112,551,309

Germany

334,678,814

337,657,846

377,706,067

278,550,192

3

Netherlands

71,755,937

76,652,277

81,869,436

68,314,424 Netherlands

191,005,149

202,051,596

223,378,480

165,477,784

4

Japan

64,276,397

74,876,154

68,728,882

54,973,694

Japan

208,036,083

229,134,466

212,378,935

164,714,347

5

UK

55,228,313

54,516,214

67,758,478

58,945,834

UK

149,773,373

143,726,891

180,719,632

150,824,253

6

Canada44,275,218

49,070,165

45,688,043

41,657,852

China

102,105,450

112,548,024

122,980,282

92,171,606

7

Poland29,752,669

31,856,094

39,582,609

25,937,032

Canada113,072,509

120,435,890

119,941,997

108,030,368

8

Italy

29,752,669

31,856,094

38,482,125

29,401,537

Sweden88,237,574

78,398,990

98,458,251

72,730,549

9

Sweden28,882,778

26,297,561

33,456,841

24,878,549

Italy

68,141,370

76,797,422

92,178,290

69,390,679

10France21,970,086

23,165,620

29,488,861

22,779,317

France62,456,200

63,099,953

81,606,571

60,119,591

11

Russia23,242,247

36,762,702

25,752,697

23,866,257

Poland57,265,784

60,816,003

73,599,167

48,750,417

12

Belgium

18,154,646

18,121,519

25,689,526

22,504,470

Belgium

51,085,634

49,207,941

69,430,104

55,295,365

13

Mexico17,723,164

21,037,244

24,954,235

22,478,181

Australia

67,574,924

64,187,68967,322,837

59,375,793

14

Spain

14,563,199

19,509,248

24,614,637

19,766,326

Mexico49,374,532

56,233,878

66,415,507

62,290,390

15

China

18,721,707

20,943,273

21,549,315

16,081,746

Spain

37,387,748

47,444,347

58,449,546

43,727,078

Import - HS 7318 Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including springwashers) and similar articles, of iron or steel
Country

2012 (kg)2013 (kg)2014 (kg)2015
Jan.-Oct.
(kg)

CountryWorld

18,934,007

18,421,226

21,178,82316,911,559

World

143,192,857

138,553,818

144,004,117

111,015,301

1

Japan

7,415,579

7,301,245

7,924,602

6,034,090

Japan

78,259,035

69,224,787

71,509,094

51,686,551

2

Vietnam

3,329,435

2,788,369

3,942,105

3,062,099

USA

16,981,312

19,539,407

16,507,768

15,146,487

3

China

2,018,408

2,421,181

3,538,676

2,212,897

Germany

8,179,303

8,497,224

11,407,572

6,606,764

4

Thailand244,335

1,644,181

1,205,035

977,626

China

5,194,941

5,863,854

7,051,957

5,001,519

5

Philippines

2,589,611

1,163,976

947,427

536,451

Vietnam

4,781,547

4,324,313

5,410,098

4,053,962

6

Germany

519,531

636,770

424,919285,790

S. Korea

2,839,686

3,840,343

3,858,528

5,198,607

7

S. Korea

365,606

332,039362,200

816,588

Philippines

5,861,089

3,719,982

3,442,057

1,746,493

8

USA

613,836

581,746

266,651

227,508

Thailand

1,680,769

2,973,934

2,748,722

2,307,389

9

Sweden143,367

122,595

115,294

111,656

Sweden2,423,543

2,651,946

2,008,314

2,192,773

10

Netherlands

107,364

162,943

108,066

140,137

Switzerland

1,432,119

1,535,207

1,755,543

1,450,409

11

UnitedKingdom

62,754

157,264

99,754

43,208Netherlands

1,093,724

1,324,769

1,598,075

1,710,175

12

Italy

93,554

97,817

85,27363,213

UnitedKingdom

1,900,240

2,465,965

1,565,853

940,535

13

Spain

57,234

72,37757,96944,033Italy

1,181,296

1,311,584

1,536,052

1,025,552

14

Malaysia

103,870

96,30547,83961,243

Denmark

1,149,151

1,333,528

1,212,159

603,684

15

Switzerland

40,17842,722

38,041

39,420France1,415,220

1,446,982

1,081,690

1,004,991

Rank

2015
2012 (USD) 2013 (USD) 2014 (USD) Jan.-Oct.
(USD)

Source: Bureau of Foreign Trade (Taiwan)