TABLE 1: BOSTON PLASTIC SCRAP EXPORTS TO ALL COUNTRIES

WISERTrade: Port HS Database

U.S. Port:Boston, Mass.

Trade flow:Exports

Unit: Containerized vessel weight(Metric Tons)

Commodity: Waste, Parings And Scrap, Of Plastics

HS Code: 3915

Sorted by: 2011

Partner Country:All Partner Countries

Order: Desc

Runtime: 15:17:01 PM, Tue May 01 2012 EDT

Rank

Description
TOTAL ALL PARTNER COUNTRIES

China/Hong Kong

Taiwan

Vietnam

Sweden

India

ANNUAL 2009
9,970
9,549
0
253
76
53

ANNUAL 2010
7,369
6,110
756
100
122
44

ANNUAL 2011
12,782
11,869
475
136
122
79

FEB 2011 YTD

1,652
1,085
453
0
37
0

FEB 2012 YTD

1,960
1,863
57
0
12
0

%2009- 2010
-26%
-36%
#DIV/0!
-60%
61%
-17%

%2010- 2011
73%
94%
-37%
36%
0%
80%

%2011- 2012
19%
72%
-87%
#DIV/0!
-68%
#DIV/0!

%2009- 2010
-4%
-11%
0%
1%
20%
34%
-2%
-22%
22%

%2010- 2011
6%
9%
-2%
6%
22%
4%
10%
9%
10%

%2011- 2012
-5%
-3%
-14%
-16%
28%
-39%
9%
-11%
4%

WISERTrade: Port HS Database

Source: http://www.wisertrade.org/, data from U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division.
Note: Import data reflect port of unlading, not port of entry.

TABLE 2: U.S. PLASTIC SCRAP EXPORTS TO CHINA

WISERTrade: Port HS Database
U.S. Port:All Ports

Trade flow:Exports

Unit: Containerized vessel weight(Metric Tons)

Commodity: Waste, Parings And Scrap, Of Plastics

HS Code: 3915

Sorted by: 2011

Partner Country: Hong Kong/China

Order: Desc

Runtime: 15:15:56 PM, Tue May 01 2012 EDT

Rank

Description
TOTAL ALL PORTS

Los Angeles, Calif.

Long Beach, Calif.

Oakland, Calif.

New York, N.Y.

Charleston, S.C.

Seattle, Wash.

Savannah, Ga.

Norfolk, Va.

ANNUAL 2009
1,227,201
338,229
294,247
120,326
60,809
48,878
61,711
72,878
43,834

ANNUAL 2010
1,177,505
299,990
294,487
121,312
72,743
65,459
60,749
57,064
53,592

ANNUAL 2011
1,252,393
325,609
288,880
128,190
89,000
67,850
66,758
62,053
58,951

FEB 2011 YTD

190,329
49,486
45,412
19,615
12,056
13,432
7,408
10,110
9,894

FEB 2012 YTD

181,021
48,227
39,088
16,420
15,478
8,208
8,078
8,998
10,250

Newark, N.J.

10

Wilmington, N.C.

11

Miami, Florida

12

Tacoma, Wash.

13

Boston, Mass.

14

Houston, Texas

15

San Juan, Puerto Rico

16

Jacksonville, Fla.

17

Honolulu, Hawaii

18

Baltimore, Md.

19

Portland, Oregon

20

Pt. Everglades, Florida

21

Int. Falls-Ranier, Minn.

22

Mobile, Ala.

23

Chicago, Illinois

24

Philadelphia, Pa.

25

Nawiliwilt-Pt Allen, Hawaii

72,134
27,650
6,253
23,547
9,549
14,150
2,662
1,504
3,350
4,505
9,449
1,096
916
1,260
69
72
15

52,296
25,035
5,617
17,092
6,110
14,531
6,233
4,220
3,664
3,097
5,567
2,111
1,997
614
1,035
75
272

58,334
27,897
15,783
12,246
11,869
8,112
6,030
5,500
4,146
4,107
2,039
1,950
1,543
1,500
882
571
414

WISERTrade: Port HS Database

Source: http://www.wisertrade.org/, data from U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division.
Note: Import data reflect port of unlading, not port of entry.

7,932
4,033
1,346
1,874
1,085
1,562
1,066
899
536
644
301
689
231
265
74
69
93

6,402
3,849
3,239
4,367
1,863
1,123
527
1,457
761
361
181
348
120
528
237
420
321

-28%
-9%
-10%
-27%
-36%
3%
134%
181%
9%
-31%
-41%
93%
118%
-51%
1400%
4%
1713%

12%
11%
181%
-28%
94%
-44%
-3%
30%
13%
33%
-63%
-8%
-23%
144%
-15%
661%
52%

-19%
-5%
141%
133%
72%
-28%
-51%
62%
42%
-44%
-40%
-49%
-48%
99%
220%
509%
245%