U.S. imports of cobalt had a total value of 439 million U.S. dollars in 2020. Of that amount, cobalt in the form of metal accounted for the highest import value, at 323 million U.S. dollars. Cobalt oxides and hydroxides were the second-largest import category, accounting for 74.7 million U.S. dollars in imports that year.
Value of cobalt imports to the United States from 2016 to 2021, by form
(in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Metal*
267,000
465,000
627,000
453,000
282,000
323,000
Oxides and hydroxides
39,300
76,600
92,000
44,300
30,600
74,700
Acetates
930
2,210
3,090
1,110
1,550
10,700
Carbonates
11,300
17,300
20,000
16,400
12,600
13,500
Chlorides
247
412
1,800
1,500
795
1,230
Sulfates
8,010
14,300
17,200
8,840
8,600
15,000
Total
327,000
576,000
761,000
525,000
336,000
439,000
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