Lump or ground caustic.calcined magnesim1 
 
Canada                                      
China                                       
Czechoslovakia                                
Greece                                   
Japan                                       
Mexico 
Spain                                       
Turkey                                      
Other                                       
   296 
 r30,126 $5,961 40,937 
 r1,574 157 5,871 
 r2,900 184 2,755 
 T7,448 1,026 4,831 
 r497 24 —— 
 r926 108 2,111 
  1,537 7,441 
 r4,801 566 1,323 
 r118 r31 144 
 r54,893 9,594 65,709 
$52 
7,482 
415 
175 
756 
 
274 
905 
300 
48 
 
10,407 
 9,573 1,528 3,161 444 
 30,556 4,138 44,478 5,274 
 48,844 7,056 37,793 5,874 
 13,984 3,569 24,729 6,822 
 8,129 2,550 15,049 3,964 
 6,345 1,667 6,684 1,772 
 7,209 1,806 4,947 1,347 
 552 273 122 601 
 3,337 424 25,870 3,345 
 1,255 r704 717 324 
Total 129,784 r23715 163,550 29,767 
3,739 
 
18,352 
547 
2,205 
394 
141 
 976 2,981 
 —— 115 
 1,007 11,239 
 131 533 
 290 —— 
 34 736 
 33 20 
  33 
 155,162 r26 186 179,207 32,075 
TRevised. 
' In addition, crude magnesite was imported as follows, in short tons and
thousand dollars: 1984—Australia, 119 
(revised) ($30); Canada, 45 (revised) ($9); the Federal Republic of Germany,
20 ($7); Japan, 556 (revised) ($184); Mexico, 12 
($1); and the United Kingdom, 6 ($1). 1985—Austria, 20 ($6); Canada,
49 ($12); the Federal Republic of Germany, 22 ($6); 
Italy, 1,234 ($300); Japan, 19 ($7); and the United Kingdom, 6($1). 
Source: Bureau of the Census.664 
MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1985 
 
 Total imports of crude and processed Greece, Ireland, and the United Kingdom,
magnesite were at their highest level in accounted for about74% of the total
quantimore than 30 years, increasing more than ty of U.S. imports of dead-burned
magnesia. 15% over those of 1984 For caustic-calcmed In addition other magnesium
compounds magnesia, Canada remained the largest im valued at more than $10
milhon were im port source, accounting for about 62% of ported. 
the total quantity. Four countries, China, 
 
 
Table L—U.S. import duties for magnesium compounds 
 
Non-MFN 
 
Jan. 1, 1985 
 ~rsusItem No. 
Most favored 
nation (MFN) — 
 
Jan. 1, 1987 
 
Jan. 1,1985 
 
Crude magnesite              
Caustic.calcinedmagnesite       
Refractory magnesia (containing not over 4% lime). 
Refractory magnesia (containing over 4% lime). 
522.61 
522.64 
531.01 
 
531.04 
65 cents per ton._ 
$2.lOperton 
0.17 cent per pound. 
6% ad valorem - - 
Free          
$2.lOperton 
0.16 cent per pound. 
6% ad valorem - - 
$10.50 perton. 
$21.O0perton. 
0.75 cent per pound. 
80% ad valorem. 
Table 6.-.-.U.S. imports for consump 
tion of crude and processed ma 
 
1984 
gnesite, by country 
 
1985 
CoUntry 
Quantity Value 
(short tons) (thousands) 
Quantity Value 
(short tons) (thousands) 
Total                                    
 
Dead-burned and grain magnesia and periclase: 
Notcontaining lime or not over 4% lisa 
 
China 
Greece__________________________________ 
Ireland_______________________________ 
Japan___________________________________ 
Mexico_______________________________ 
Netherlands___________________________ 
SouthAfrica,Republicof__________________ 
UnitedKingdom________________________ 
Other________________________________ 
 
Containing over 4% lime: 
Austria 
Belgun.Luxembourg_______________________ 
Canada 
Germany,FederalRepublicof_________________ 
Greece 
Mexico__________________________________ 
UnitedKingdom 
Other___________________________________ 
 
Total________________________________ 
 
Total dead-burned and grain magnesia and periclase 
733 
37 
1,267 
160 
 
94 
4 
13 
 25,378 2,471 15,657 2,308