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DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS / MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES
AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE / ET DU COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL
EXPORT AND IMPORT PERMITS BUREAU / DIRECTION GENERALE DES LICENCES D'EXPORTATION ET D'IMPORTATION
CANADIAN STEEL IMPORTS PERMITS
INDUSTRY CLASS BY MONTH AND COUNTRY
Period: 2007-01-01 To 2007-02-17
Industry
Class
Industry Class Description
Month
Country of Origin
Tonnes
C$1000
C$/Tonne
1
CUT PLATE: CARBON & ALLOY(DISCRETE PLATE –– EXCLUDING HGHR)
1
Australia
710
653
920
Belgium
30
165
5,500
Brazil
9,842
7,760
788
China
6,083
5,151
847
Finland
67
111
1,657
Germany
202
327
1,619
Japan
1,113
1,305
1,173
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
47
61
1,298
Korea, Republic of
0
0
0
Mexico
973
653
671
Netherlands
935
1,029
1,101
New Zealand
154
117
760
Ukraine
29
29
1,000
United States
34,099
37,638
1,104
Monthly total:
54,284
54,999
1,013
2
Australia
18
14
778
Austria
0
0
0
China
1,291
894
692
Germany
242
343
1,417
Japan
11
23
2,091
Korea, Republic of
2
2
1,000
Malaysia
9
10
1,111
Mexico
362
246
680
Russian Federation
2
2
1,000
United States
18,224
19,507
1,070
Monthly total:
20,161
21,041
1,044
Total for Industry Class 1:
74,445
76,040
1,021
2
CUT PLATE: HEAT TREATED & ALLOY(DISCRETE PLATE –– EXCLUDING HGHR)
1
Austria
2
7
3,500
Brazil
3,087
2,705
876
China
999
909
910
France
396
684
1,727
Germany
1,053
870
826
Sweden
714
1,375
1,926
Taiwan
2
20
10,000
Ukraine
170
214
1,259
United States
1,992
2,720
1,365
Monthly total:
8,415
9,504
1,129
2
Austria
2
11
5,500
Belgium
18
111
6,167
China
1
2
2,000
Finland
10
24
2,400
France
7
29
4,143
Germany
22
49
2,227
Sweden
12
12
1,000
United States
497
727
1,463
Monthly total:
569
965
1,696
Total for Industry Class 2:
8,984
10,469
1,165
3
FLOOR PLATE
1
Austria
8
15
1,875
Brazil
1,046
717
685
United States
3,613
4,534
1,255
Monthly total:
4,667
5,266
1,128
2
France
1
1
1,000
Germany
9
16
1,778
Malaysia
2
2
1,000
United States
2,577
2,720
1,055
Monthly total:
2,589
2,739
1,058
Total for Industry Class 3:
7,256
8,005
1,103
4
H.R. SHEETS: CARBON & ALLOY(INCLUDING HGHR)
1
Belgium
46
159
3,457
China
2,710
1,835
677
France
177
137
774
Germany
83
217
2,614
Indonesia
9,717
5,750
592
Japan
2
28
14,000
Korea, Republic of
999
949
950
Malaysia
2,020
3,177
1,573
Netherlands
698
543
778
New Zealand
811
599
739
Poland
4
12
3,000
Russian Federation
31
59
1,903
Sweden
312
401
1,285
Switzerland
19
24
1,263
Turkey
130
93
715
United States
57,766
46,231
800
Monthly total:
75,525
60,214
797
2
Austria
3
8
2,667
Belgium
8
58
7,250
Finland
4
19
4,750
France
1
1
1,000
Germany
15
26
1,733
Israel
0
1
0
Italy
79
57
722
Korea, Republic of
511
330
646
Mexico
5
5
1,000
Netherlands
1
29
29,000
Poland
2
14
7,000
Sweden
174
230
1,322
Turkey
0
0
0
Ukraine
10
16
1,600
United Kingdom
26
47
1,808
United States
28,088
24,141
859
Monthly total:
28,927
24,982
864
Total for Industry Class 4:
104,452
85,196
816
5
C.R. SHEETS: CARBON & ALLOY
1
Austria
9
26
2,889
Brazil
243
1,038
4,272
Chile
2
14
7,000
China
413
394
954
France
19
37
1,947
Germany
623
990
1,589
India
3
8
2,667
Italy
0
0
0
Japan
1,083
3,305
3,052
Korea, Republic of
433
353
815
Netherlands
1
7
7,000
New Zealand
179
152
849
Russian Federation
524
1,880
3,588
Spain
21
10
476
Sweden
109
409
3,752
Taiwan
3
11
3,667
United Kingdom
695
2,601
3,742
United States
29,859
41,128
1,377
Monthly total:
34,219
52,363
1,530
2
Australia
1
10
10,000
Brazil
129
552
4,279
China
2
16
8,000
Czech Republic
100
311
3,110
Germany
255
416
1,631
India
2
22
11,000
Italy
1
1
1,000
Japan
1,007
2,668
2,649
Korea, Republic of
85
75
882
Mexico
2
2
1,000
Russian Federation
531
1,259
2,371
Spain
1
5
5,000
Sweden
115
190
1,652
Taiwan
0
1
0
United Kingdom
500
2,602
5,204
United States
18,475
28,316
1,533
Monthly total:
21,206
36,446
1,719
Total for Industry Class 5:
55,425
88,809
1,602
6
GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET
1
China
1,726
1,386
803
France
94
98
1,043
Germany
1,123
1,564
1,393
India
40
50
1,250
Japan
74
78
1,054
Korea, Republic of
987
918
930
Malaysia
20
20
1,000
Taiwan
686
992
1,446
Turkey
4
5
1,250
United States
47,125
48,319
1,025
Monthly total:
51,879
53,430
1,030
2
Germany
560
894
1,596
Japan
2,321
2,320
1,000
Kazakhstan
2,535
2,505
988
Korea, Republic of
241
192
797
Taiwan
2,062
2,222
1,078
United States
23,739
24,048
1,013
United States Minor Outlying Islands
21
22
1,048
Monthly total:
31,479
32,203
1,023
Total for Industry Class 6:
83,358
85,633
1,027
7
PRE-PAINTED
1
Australia
25
46
1,840
Belgium
89
134
1,506
Brazil
43
32
744
China
4,092
4,621
1,129
Japan
411
639
1,555
Korea, Republic of
2,529
3,271
1,293
Mexico
11
19
1,727
Taiwan
457
575
1,258
United Kingdom
293
452
1,543
United States
3,565
6,193
1,737
Monthly total:
11,515
15,982
1,388
2
Australia
74
88
1,189
China
396
438
1,106
Japan
3
10
3,333
Korea, Republic of
431
521
1,209
Malaysia
46
56
1,217
Portugal
63
122
1,937
Sweden
40
51
1,275
Taiwan
334
369
1,105
United States
1,239
2,094
1,690
Monthly total:
2,626
3,749
1,428
Total for Industry Class 7:
14,141
19,731
1,395
8
OCTG - SEAMLESS
1
Argentina
2,032
3,049
1,500
Austria
2,025
4,513
2,229
Brazil
1,571
2,874
1,829
China
3,421
4,511
1,319
Germany
167
236
1,413
Mexico
2,538
6,597
2,599
Romania
10
14
1,400
Russian Federation
21
46
2,190
Taiwan
22
29
1,318
United States
4,685
10,964
2,340
Monthly total:
16,492
32,833
1,991
2
Argentina
1,857
4,053
2,183
Austria
2,094
40,512
19,347
Brazil
408
599
1,468
China
5,896
8,113
1,376
Germany
202
377
1,866
Korea, Republic of
20
59
2,950
Mexico
855
1,667
1,950
Romania
61
119
1,951
United States
1,039
2,617
2,519
Monthly total:
12,432
58,116
4,675
Total for Industry Class 8:
28,924
90,949
3,144
9
OCTG - WELDED
1
China
1,000
1,471
1,471
United States
2,080
4,425
2,127
Venezuela
80
113
1,413
Monthly total:
3,160
6,009
1,902
2
United States
180
315
1,750
Monthly total:
180
315
1,750
Total for Industry Class 9:
3,340
6,324
1,893
10
LINE PIPE FOR OIL & GAS PIPELINES : < OR = 16”
1
Brazil
8
22
2,750
China
234
242
1,034
Japan
3
9
3,000
Korea, Republic of
4
15
3,750
Romania
3
14
4,667
United Kingdom
2
17
8,500
United States
125
168
1,344
Monthly total:
379
487
1,285
2
China
327
251
768
Mexico
49
74
1,510
United States
130
191
1,469
Monthly total:
506
516
1,020
Total for Industry Class 10:
885
1,003
1,133
11
LINE PIPE FOR OIL & GAS PIPELINES: > 16”
1
Brazil
7
17
2,429
China
20
25
1,250
Japan
762
1,886
2,475
Korea, Republic of
297
746
2,512
Mexico
523
1,499
2,866
Romania
12
14
1,167
United States
308
730
2,370
Monthly total:
1,929
4,917
2,549
2
Brazil
279
490
1,756
China
18
22
1,222
Japan
996
1,831
1,838
Korea, Republic of
73
134
1,836
Mexico
659
1,876
2,847
United States
26
58
2,231
Monthly total:
2,051
4,411
2,151
Total for Industry Class 11:
3,980
9,328
2,344
12
STANDARD & OTHER PIPE
1
Belgium
38
68
1,789
China
16,676
13,726
823
Czech Republic
0
0
0
Finland
17
111
6,529
France
63
152
2,413
Germany
2
7
3,500
India
110
230
2,091
Italy
14
32
2,286
Japan
97
157
1,619
Korea, Republic of
2,803
3,143
1,121
Malaysia
84
61
726
Mexico
58
24
414
Netherlands
78
139
1,782
Oman
275
249
905
Poland
64
145
2,266
Russian Federation
2
6
3,000
Spain
7
18
2,571
Taiwan
410
354
863
Ukraine
91
48
527
United States
11,684
21,160
1,811
Venezuela
27
51
1,889
Monthly total:
32,600
39,881
1,223
2
Chile
3
9
3,000
China
18,831
12,740
677
France
25
63
2,520
Germany
0
0
0
India
68
132
1,941
Italy
12
41
3,417
Japan
2,813
3,302
1,174
Korea, Republic of
403
626
1,553
Malaysia
137
99
723
Mexico
40
54
1,350
Netherlands
58
104
1,793
Poland
7
14
2,000
Taiwan
11
16
1,455
United Kingdom
0
1
0
United States
6,954
12,499
1,797
Vietnam
19
38
2,000
Monthly total:
29,381
29,738
1,012
Total for Industry Class 12:
61,981
69,619
1,123
13
HOLLOW STRUCTURAL SECTIONS
1
China
2,295
1,726
752
Korea, Republic of
33
25
758
United States
1,142
1,261
1,104
Monthly total:
3,470
3,012
868
2
China
21
20
952
Korea, Republic of
50
56
1,120
United States
670
653
975
Monthly total:
741
729
984
Total for Industry Class 13:
4,211
3,741
888
14
REBAR
1
China
21,650
10,071
465
Germany
68
150
2,206
Italy
6
42
7,000
Mexico
1,035
584
564
United States
23,741
16,176
681
Monthly total:
46,500
27,023
581
2
China
182
108
593
Germany
20
34
1,700
Turkey
21
9
429
United States
12,968
9,067
699
Monthly total:
13,191
9,218
699
Total for Industry Class 14:
59,691
36,241
607
15
WIRE ROD: CARBON & ALLOY
1
Brazil
2,255
1,682
746
China
18,335
10,175
555
France
111
196
1,766
Japan
1
35
35,000
Mexico
265
152
574
Taiwan
264
102
386
Turkey
4,553
2,751
604
United States
2,219
1,944
876
Monthly total:
28,003
17,037
608
2
Brazil
3,998
3,093
774
China
535
248
464
France
79
118
1,494
Germany
606
532
878
Japan
0
20
0
Malaysia
10,416
5,412
520
Taiwan
17
7
412
United States
1,527
1,346
881
Monthly total:
17,178
10,776
627
Total for Industry Class 15:
45,181
27,813
616
16
H.R. STEEL BARS: CARBON
1
Australia
43
43
1,000
Belarus
12
11
917
Brazil
313
396
1,265
China
883
649
735
Czech Republic
189
174
921
France
119
187
1,571
Italy
0
10
0
Japan
357
315
882
Korea, Republic of
18
21
1,167
Russian Federation
267
283
1,060
Spain
1
2
2,000
Turkey
4
5
1,250
Ukraine
86
89
1,035
United States
19,472
18,349
942
Monthly total:
21,764
20,534
943
2
Argentina
0
0
0
Belarus
13
12
923
Brazil
35
51
1,457
China
18
23
1,278
Czech Republic
49
59
1,204
France
33
53
1,606
Germany
140
99
707
Italy
0
7
0
Japan
133
109
820
Mexico
1
2
2,000
Russian Federation
149
158
1,060
Spain
3
4
1,333
Turkey
62
62
1,000
Ukraine
27
29
1,074
United Kingdom
39
75
1,923
United States
11,166
10,213
915
Monthly total:
11,868
10,956
923
Total for Industry Class 16:
33,632
31,490
936
17
H.R. STEEL BARS: ALLOY
1
Australia
0
7
0
Austria
26
321
12,346
Belarus
36
44
1,222
Brazil
2
34
17,000
China
163
265
1,626
Czech Republic
609
910
1,494
France
1,366
3,212
2,351
Germany
171
69
404
India
42
24
571
Italy
47
87
1,851
Japan
3
14
4,667
Korea, Republic of
6
18
3,000
Mexico
147
247
1,680
Romania
15
26
1,733
Russian Federation
69
143
2,072
Slovenia
0
1
0
Spain
469
847
1,806
Sweden
274
1,061
3,872
Taiwan
6
19
3,167
Thailand
330
299
906
Turkey
9
17
1,889
Ukraine
160
274
1,713
United Kingdom
34
159
4,676
United States
5,603
9,843
1,757
Monthly total:
9,587
17,941
1,871
2
Argentina
4
10
2,500
Austria
2
18
9,000
Belarus
9
12
1,333
China
105
166
1,581
Czech Republic
158
339
2,146
France
127
321
2,528
Germany
39
61
1,564
India
3
19
6,333
Italy
11
17
1,545
Korea, Republic of
0
0
0
Mexico
42
95
2,262
Poland
0
0
0
Romania
6
8
1,333
Russian Federation
116
230
1,983
Slovenia
0
1
0
Spain
104
210
2,019
Sweden
117
360
3,077
Taiwan
42
76
1,810
Thailand
151
133
881
Trinidad and Tobago
441
263
596
Turkey
1
1
1,000
Ukraine
67
119
1,776
United Kingdom
17
99
5,824
United States
3,428
5,665
1,653
Monthly total:
4,990
8,223
1,648
Total for Industry Class 17:
14,577
26,164
1,795
18
LIGHT STRUCTURALS CARBON STEEL HOT ROLLED
1
Brazil
107
64
598
Germany
4
7
1,750
United States
5,133
4,295
837
Monthly total:
5,244
4,366
833
2
Korea, Republic of
1
1
1,000
United States
2,263
1,969
870
Monthly total:
2,264
1,970
870
Total for Industry Class 18:
7,508
6,336
844
19
MEDIUM & HEAVY STRUCTURALS CARBON STEEL HOT ROLLED
1
Brazil
3,411
2,022
593
China
2,173
1,464
674
Germany
30
45
1,500
Korea, Republic of
9,586
7,178
749
Luxembourg
3,226
3,420
1,060
Spain
2,977
2,178
732
Taiwan
10,717
7,500
700
United Kingdom
8
13
1,625
United States
63,544
57,730
909
Monthly total:
95,672
81,550
852
2
China
2,330
1,430
614
Japan
3
3
1,000
Luxembourg
1,117
1,143
1,023
Spain
10
9
900
United Kingdom
1
6
6,000
United States
26,202
24,233
925
Monthly total:
29,663
26,824
904
Total for Industry Class 19:
125,335
108,374
865
20
TINPLATE AND TIN-FREE STEEL
1
Germany
274
292
1,066
United States
3,094
2,643
854
Monthly total:
3,368
2,935
871
2
United States
1,947
1,944
998
Monthly total:
1,947
1,944
998
Total for Industry Class 20:
5,315
4,879
918
Total for all Industry Classes:
742,621
796,144
1,072