HTS statistical reporting number 7318.15.5060 may overstate imports of subject threaded rod since it also includes a number of nonsubject products such as threaded rods made from alloy steel, hanger bolts, and rods not threaded along their entire length, etc.

According to official Commerce statistics for HTS 7318.15.5060, imports from China accounted for 73.1 percent of all threaded rod imports in 2007.

According to reported U.S. importers’ pricing data from non subject countries, the large majority (***) of non subject threaded steel rod in the U.S. market is from China. See Part V: Pricing and Related Information.

According to official Commerce statistics for HTS 7318.15.5060, imports from China accounted for 73.1 percent of all threaded rod imports in 2007.

HTS statistical reporting number 7318.15.5060 may overstate imports of subject threaded rod since it also includes a number of nonsubject products such as threaded rods made from alloy steel, hanger bolts, and rods not threaded along their entire length, etc.