According to statistics from Taiwan Industrial Fasteners Institute, American fastener imports reached around 769,728 tons. The top three exporters of the fasteners to US are China mainland (268,699 tons), China Taiwan (225,199 tons) and UAE (55,793 tons).
It’s worth mentioning that fastener imports from Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam showed substantial growth that might be attributed to companies’ flocking to establish factories in these counties. Top Exporters of Fasteners to US for Jan-Jun. 2011 (included steel and iron nails) | No. | Countries/ Regions | Import Volume | Import Value | Average Price | | (KG) | Market share (%) | Change from 2010(%) | Value (US$) | Market share (%) | Change from 2010(%) | Average price(US$/kg) | Change from 2010(%) | | 1 | China | 268,698,711 | 34.91 | 7.71 | 492,150,636 | 24.11 | 28.37 | 1.832 | 19.18 | | 2 | Taiwan | 225,199,967 | 29.26 | -2.34 | 621,577,585 | 30.45 | 16.51 | 2.760 | 19.31 | | 3 | UAE | 55,793,199 | 7.25 | -4.25 | 63,200,529 | 3.10 | 24.48 | 1.133 | 30.00 | | 4 | Germany | 51,231,590 | 6.66 | 108.60 | 112,800,247 | 5.53 | 40.98 | 2.202 | -32.42 | | 5 | Japan | 34,176,506 | 4.44 | -6.18 | 225,698,240 | 11.06 | -8.77 | 6.604 | -2.76 | | 6 | Korea | 32,814,840 | 4.26 | 1.11 | 78,768,942 | 3.86 | 14.42 | 2.400 | 13.16 | | 7 | Canada | 26,457,880 | 3.44 | -40.86 | 110,148,627 | 5.40 | -18.86 | 4.163 | 37.20 | | 8 | Mexico | 10,428,194 | 1.35 | 6.13 | 31,322,061 | 1.53 | 36.00 | 3.004 | 28.15 | | 9 | Malaysia | 9,082,851 | 1.18 | 35.10 | 11,841,297 | 0.58 | 59.28 | 1.304 | 17.90 | | 10 | Thailand | 8,543,504 | 1.11 | 30.29 | 34,218,364 | 1.68 | 68.57 | 4.005 | 29.38 | | 11 | Vietnam | 8,308,791 | 1.08 | 81.17 | 11,399,465 | 0.56 | 89.31 | 1.372 | 4.49 | | 12 | Italy | 8,070,119 | 1.05 | -3.21 | 37,151,545 | 1.82 | 8.92 | 4.604 | 12.54 | | 13 | India | 8,002,573 | 1.04 | 22.88 | 33,693,599 | 1.65 | 56.58 | 4.210 | 27.43 | | 14 | Poland | 4,870,108 | 0.63 | -1.70 | 7,647,335 | 0.37 | 8.42 | 1.570 | 10.30 | | 15 | Denmark | 1,836,511 | 0.24 | 197.26 | 9,745,726 | 0.48 | 140.10 | 5.307 | -19.23 | | 16 | Spain | 1,667,187 | 0.22 | 41.20 | 7,989,540 | 0.39 | 59.15 | 4.792 | 12.71 | | 17 | Switzerland | 1,660,450 | 0.22 | 95.65 | 19,768,822 | 0.97 | 76.23 | 11.906 | -9.93 | | 18 | France | 1,176,732 | 0.15 | 41.04 | 32,366,749 | 1.59 | 43.58 | 27.506 | 1.80 | | 19 | Egypt | 1,154,750 | 0.15 | 17.47 | 1,176,457 | 0.06 | 39.22 | 1.019 | 18.51 | | 20 | UK | 1,098,649 | 0.14 | 15.82 | 28,916,433 | 1.42 | -8.25 | 26.320 | -20.78 | | 21 | Other countries | 9,454,786 | 1.23 | 16.48 | 69,620,288 | 3.41 | 11.66 | 7.363 | -4.14 | | Total | | 769,727,898 | 100.00 | 4.37 | 2,041,202,487 | 100.00 | 16.20 | 2.652 | 11.34 | www.chinaFastener.info 2011/12/16 14:24:00 |