Imports Under Schedule 4, Part 1C, TSUS (Finished Benzenoid Products) All the chemicals provided for in Schedule 4, Part 1C, TSUS are finished benzenoid products derived chiefly from benzenoid crudes and intermediates. They include such groups as dyes, azoic dye components, synthetic organic pigments, medicinals and pharmaceuticals, flavor and perfume materials, synthetic resins, explosives, photographic chemicals, and synthetic tanning materials. A number of groups of finished benzenoid products which were not specially provided for under paragraph 28 of the Tariff Act of 1930 are now These groups, which include fast color bases, fast included in this section. color salts, Naphthol AS and derivatives, pesticides, and textile assistants, were previously classified as intermediates. Imports in 1967 of all finished benzenoid products that are dutiable under Part 10 comprise 2,227 listed items, with a total weight of 45.9 million pounds In 1966, imports consisted and an invoice value of $54.3 million (table 4). of 2,401 items, with a total weight of 47.9 million pounds and an invoice value of $56.9 million. There were 1,477 products which were appraised as "noncompetitive"; these items accounted for 36 percent of the total quantity and 55 percent of the total invoice value of imports of all finished products in 1967. The competitive status of 63 items, valued at $95,000, is not available. 1967, there were 687 products which were appraised as "competitive"; these items accounted for 64 percent of the total quantity and 45 percent of the total invoice value of imports of all finished products. In Imports of finished benzenoid products by principal trading areas in 1967 Imports from the EEC were principally dyes are shown in the tabulation below. and medicinals from Germany; imports from EFTA were principally dyes and medicinals from Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Table 4.--Finished benzenoid products: Summary of U.S. general imports entered under Schedule 4, Part 10, TSUS, by competitive status, 1967 West Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom were the principal suppliers of finished benzenoid products in 1967 (table 5). In terms of value, about 39 percent of all finished benzenoid imports in 1967 came from West Germany and amounted to $21.1 million, compared to $17.8 million in 1966. Imports from Switzerland decreased from $16.9 in 1966 to $14.5 million in 1967. Imports from the United Kingdom increased to $6.8 million in 1967, from $6.2 million in 1966. In 1967, sizable imports of finished benzenoid products also came from Japan ($2.6 million), Canada ($2.5 million), the Netherlands ($1.7 million), France ($1.5 million), Sweden ($0.9 million), Italy ($0.8 million), and Denmark ($0.7 million). Table 5.--Finished benzenoid products: U.S. general imports entered under Schedule 4, Part 1C, TSUS, by country of origin, 1967 and 1966 1/ Consists principally of imports from Norway, Brazil, New Zealand, and Austria in 1967, and Israel, Brazil, Spain, Austria, and Korea in 1966. The most important group of finished benzenoid products imported in 1967 was benzenoid dyes (table 6). Imports of dyes amounted to $23.4 million (invoice value), or 43.0 percent of the value of all imports under Part 1C. In 1966, imports of dyes amounted to $25.8 million (invoice value), or 45.4 percent of the value of all imports under Part 1C. In 1967, about two-thirds of the imported dyes were "noncompetitive"; the rest were "competitive" (duty based on "American selling price"). The unit value of "noncompetitive" imports was $2.41, compared with $1.24 for "competitive" imports. Imports of medicinals and pharmaceuticals, the next most important group of products entered under Part 10 in 1967, increased in 1967, compared with 1966. In 1967, imports of medicinals and pharmaceuticals were valued at $11.9 million (invoice value), or 22.0 percent of the total value of imports under Part 1C. In 1966, imports of medicinals and pharmaceuticals were valued at $10.9 million, or 19.1 percent of the total value of imports under Part 10. In 1967, about one-half of the imports of medicinal and pharmaceutical products were "competitive"; the rest were "noncompetitive." As in 1966, imports of benzenoid pigments increased in 1967. In 1967, imports of these products were valued at $2.9 million, compared with $1.7 million in 1966. In 1967, about four-fifths of the imported pigments were "noncompetitive"; the rest were "competitive". Imports of benzenoid flavor and perfume materials in 1967 ($2.8 million) were 30 percent less than in 1966 ($4.0 million). In 1967, almost all of the imports of flavor and perfume materials were "competitive". In 1967 imports of other benzenoid products entered under Part 10 (chiefly polyamide resins and pesticides) were valued at $13.3 million, compared with $14.4 million in 1966. In 1967, about two-thirds of these products were "competitive"; the rest were "noncompetitive". |