Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data
Track this productFabricated asbestos fibers; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate; articles of such mixtures etc not elsewhere specified
In short
- The US imported $120K of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 71% on the year before.
- China is the largest supplier, with 85.9% of US imports; Japan is next, with 14.1%.
- Duty paid averaged 34.0% of the value of imports in August 2026, up 23.1 points on a year earlier.
- Colombia is gaining share: 13.2% over the last 12 months, up from 1.1%.
- 4 Federal Register notices named this product's tariff codes in the last 12 months.
- US exports were $1.3M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Mexico, with 46.0%.
US imports, Aug 2026
$20K
↑ +1.4% vs Aug 2025
Last 12 months
$120K
↓ −71% vs the 12 months before
Average duty paid
34.0%
↑ +23.1 pts vs Aug 2025
Top supplier
China
85.9% of US imports
US imports by month
The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted.
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| Month | US imports |
|---|---|
| August 2025 | $20K |
| September 2025 | $17K |
| October 2025 | $6K |
| November 2025 | $15K |
| December 2025 | $21K |
| January 2026 | $4K |
| February 2026 | $12K |
| March 2026 | $3K |
| April 2026 | $0 |
| May 2026 | $0 |
| June 2026 | $12K |
| July 2026 | $11K |
| August 2026 | $20K |
What changed
- US imports were $20K in August 2026, up 87% from July 2026 and up 1.4% from August 2025.
- Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $120K, down 71% on the 12 months before.
- Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: China up from 50.6% to 85.9%, Sweden down from 49.4% to 0.0%.
- Duty paid on imports from China rose from 35.0% to 37.5% of their value since July 2026.
US trade by year
US imports were $120K in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 73% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $1.3M, down 84%. Before January 2022 these goods were coded 6812.92, 6812.93 and 6812.99, so earlier years add those up.
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| Period | US imports |
|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $442K |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $1.2M |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $3.6M |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $2.8M |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $2.3M |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | $2.5M |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $679K |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $358K |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $409K |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $120K |
- Japan
- China
- Colombia
- India
- All countries
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| Period | Japan | China | Colombia | India |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | 21.9% | 36.4% | 0.0% | 9.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | 13.7% | 36.6% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | 2.9% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | 3.8% | 6.9% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | 3.4% | 4.0% | 0.2% | 1.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | 2.8% | 7.8% | 0.0% | 4.4% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 12.4% | 15.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 18.0% | 24.1% | 3.0% | 5.7% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 37.5% | 53.5% | 1.1% | 1.4% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 29.0% | 28.2% | 13.2% | 10.2% |
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| Period | Japan | China | Colombia | India | All countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | 0.0% | 0.0% | n/a | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | 0.0% | 0.0% | n/a | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | 0.0% | 12.5% | n/a | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | 0.0% | 25.0% | n/a | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | 0.0% | 23.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | 0.0% | 22.1% | n/a | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 0.0% | 24.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 3.9% | 26.6% | 5.0% | 10.0% | 16.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 13.6% | 41.7% | 10.0% | 21.9% | 22.3% |
| Period | US imports | Duty paid | US exports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $120K−71% | 22.3%+6.2 pts | $1.3M−44% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $409K+14% | 16.1%+10.1 pts | $2.4M+44% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $358K−47% | 6.0%+2.1 pts | $1.7M−17% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $679K−73% | 3.9%+2.1 pts | $2.0M−47% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | $2.5M+11% | 1.7%+0.8 pts | $3.8M−12% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $2.3M−18% | 0.9%−0.8 pts | $4.3M−27% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $2.8M−22% | 1.7%+1.4 pts | $5.9M+24% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $3.6M+203% | 0.3%+0.3 pts | $4.7M−19% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $1.2M+169% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $5.8M−30% |
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $442K | 0.0% | $8.3M |
Who supplies the US
August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Average prices aren't shown because this product's lines are counted in different units.
| Country | US imports | Share | Average price | Duty paid | Last 13 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | $17K | 85.9%new | n/a | 37.5% | |
| Japan | $3K | 14.1%−74.0 pts | n/a | 12.5%+1.5 pts | |
| All countries | $20K | 100.0% | n/a | 34.0%+23.1 pts |
The 3 largest suppliers had 70.4% of US imports over the last 12 months.
How the market is shifting
Colombia gained the most share: 13.2% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 1.1% in the 12 months before. China lost the most: 28.2%, down from 53.5%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months.
- Japan
- China
- Colombia
- India
- All countries
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| Month | Japan | China | Colombia | India |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 67.0% | 33.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| October 2024 | 11.2% | 76.4% | 6.5% | 0.0% |
| November 2024 | 1.7% | 93.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| December 2024 | 45.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| January 2025 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| February 2025 | 41.4% | 46.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| March 2025 | 50.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| April 2025 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| May 2025 | 0.0% | 84.7% | 0.0% | 15.3% |
| June 2025 | 78.9% | 10.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| July 2025 | 90.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.8% |
| August 2025 | 88.2% | 0.0% | 11.8% | 0.0% |
| September 2025 | 18.7% | 24.3% | 0.0% | 57.0% |
| October 2025 | 54.0% | 46.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| November 2025 | 21.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| December 2025 | 24.1% | 0.0% | 75.9% | 0.0% |
| January 2026 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| February 2026 | 40.6% | 39.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| March 2026 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| April 2026 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| May 2026 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| June 2026 | 45.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.9% |
| July 2026 | 0.0% | 50.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| August 2026 | 14.1% | 85.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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| Month | Japan | China | Colombia | India | All countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 0.0% | 25.0% | n/a | n/a | 8.2% |
| October 2024 | 0.0% | 18.0% | 0.0% | n/a | 13.7% |
| November 2024 | 0.0% | 25.0% | n/a | n/a | 23.3% |
| December 2024 | 0.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.0% |
| January 2025 | n/a | 25.0% | n/a | n/a | 25.0% |
| February 2025 | 0.0% | 25.0% | n/a | n/a | 11.6% |
| March 2025 | 0.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6.1% |
| April 2025 | 0.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.0% |
| May 2025 | n/a | 55.0% | n/a | 10.0% | 48.1% |
| June 2025 | 10.0% | 55.0% | n/a | n/a | 14.8% |
| July 2025 | 10.0% | n/a | n/a | 10.0% | 10.0% |
| August 2025 | 11.0% | n/a | 10.0% | n/a | 10.8% |
| September 2025 | 15.0% | 55.0% | n/a | 25.0% | 30.4% |
| October 2025 | 15.0% | 55.0% | n/a | n/a | 33.4% |
| November 2025 | 15.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 18.9% |
| December 2025 | 15.0% | n/a | 10.0% | n/a | 11.2% |
| January 2026 | 15.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 15.0% |
| February 2026 | 15.0% | 45.0% | n/a | n/a | 26.8% |
| March 2026 | 10.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 10.0% |
| April 2026 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| May 2026 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| June 2026 | 10.0% | n/a | n/a | 10.0% | 10.0% |
| July 2026 | n/a | 35.0% | n/a | n/a | 22.7% |
| August 2026 | 12.5% | 37.5% | n/a | n/a | 34.0% |
Tariff actions touching this product
Federal Register notices from the last 12 months that list this product's tariff codes. A notice can add a duty, exclude products from one or only mention them, so read each for what it changes. Search the Federal Register for 6812.99
- Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation
- Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation
- Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the Framework for a United States-Switzerland-Liechtenstein Agreement on Fair, Balanced, and Reciprocal Trade
- Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the U.S.-Korea Strategic Trade and Investment Deal
Where it enters the US
Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.
Where US exports go
US exports were $139K in August 2026, down 12% from August 2025, and $1.3M over the last 12 months, down 44% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Brazil, up 33%.
| Market | Last 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | $612K | 46.0% | +4.7% |
| Canada | $161K | 12.1% | −20% |
| China | $115K | 8.7% | −63% |
| Nigeria | $90K | 6.8% | −85% |
| Brazil | $52K | 3.9% | +33% |
| Colombia | $31K | 2.4% | +249% |
| Costa Rica | $30K | 2.3% | −73% |
| Chile | $23K | 1.7% | new |
| Other countries (25) | $216K | 16.3% | +25% |
| All countries | $1.3M | 100.0% | −44% |
Markets abroad
Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 108 have reported 2025 so far. Where a country's figure for imports from the US is under half or over double what the US recorded exporting there that year, the US figure is shown under it.
| Market | Imports | vs year before | From the US | US share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | $5.8Min 2025 | +21% | $23K | 0.4% |
| Kazakhstan | $5.3Min 2025 | +7.1% | $60K | 1.1% |
| Thailand | $4.9Min 2025 | −0.1% | $95K | 2.0% |
| China | $3.7Min 2025 | +11% | $392K | 10.5% |
| Malaysia | $2.4Min 2025 | +15% | $109K | 4.5% |
| Brazil | $2.1Min 2025 | +24% | $1.1MUS records $35K | 55.5% |
| Mexico | $1.7Min 2025 | −13% | $730K | 41.8% |
| Pakistan | $1.7Min 2025 | +12% | $15K | 0.9% |
The biggest market outside the US is Indonesia, which imported $5.8M of this product in 2025, 0.4% of that from the US.
The US supplies 41.8% of imports into Mexico, but under 10% into Indonesia, Kazakhstan and Thailand.
Of these, imports into Indonesia grew fastest: up 21% from 2024 to 2025.
Related products
Other products under heading 6812: fabricated asbestos fibers; specified mixtures containing asbestos; articles of such mixtures or of asbestos (thread, fabrics, clothing etc.), not elsewhere specified. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.
| Product | US imports | US exports |
|---|---|---|
| Asbestos clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgearHS 6812.91 | $6K | $11.4M |
| Fabricated fibers of crocidolite; articles of crocidoliteHS 6812.80 | none | $262K |
About these figures
- Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, not seasonally adjusted, in US dollars. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
- US imports are general imports at customs value, which excludes freight and insurance. Exports are at free-alongside-ship value.
- Average price is customs value divided by quantity, across all of the product's 10-digit lines.
- Duty paid is the duty Census calculates on each country's imports for consumption, as a share of their value. It moves with tariff changes, exemptions and the mix of goods within the product.
- Markets abroad are each country's imports as it reports them to UN Comtrade, in US dollars, usually including freight and insurance. Countries report a year or more late and in their own edition of the HS codes, so one still on an older edition is missing for codes that changed in 2022.
- Tariff notices are from the Federal Register, matched to this product by the HTS numbers in their text.
- Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.