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Dreyfus, Pablo, Nicolas Marsh and Matt Schroeder. 2009 ‘Annual Authorized Small Arms and Light Weapons Imports by Major Importer, 2006.’ Small Arms Survey 2009: Shadows of War. Geneva: Small Arms Survey, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. 1 July
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Annual authorized small arms and light weapons imports by major importer (annual imports of at least USD 10 million), 2006
Argentina - At least 12 million***
Australia[T] - At least 104 million***
Austria - At least 26 million***
Bahrain - At least 11 million***
Belgium - At least 40 million***
Botswana - At least 10 million***
Canada[T] - At least 126 million***
Chile - At least 16 million***
Colombia - At least 44 million***
Cyprus - At least 23 million***
Czech Republic - At least 10 million***
Denmark - At least 34 million***
Egypt - At least 62 million***
Ethiopia - At least 14 million***
Finland - At least 25 million***
France[T] - At least 138 million***
Germany[T] - At least 108 million***
Greece - At least 18 million***
Iraq - At least 14 million***
Ireland - At least 11 million***
Israel - At least 40 million***
Italy - At least 50 million***
Japan[T] - At least 126 million***
Latvia - At least 11 million***
Mexico - At least 21 million***
Netherlands - At least 84 million***
New Zealand - At least 26 million***
Norway - At least 34 million***
Philippines - At least 12 million***
Poland - At least 25 million***
Portugal - At least 34 million***
Russian Federation - At least 34 million***
Saudi Arabia - At least 60 million***
Singapore - At least 23 million***
South Korea[T] - At least 116 million***
Spain - At least 65 million***
Sudan - At least 11 million***
Sweden - At least 26 million***
Switzerland - At least 55 million***
Taiwan - At least 11 million***
Thailand - At least 23 million***
Turkey - At least 21 million***
Ukraine - At least 15 million***
United Kingdom - At least 89 million***
United States[T] - At least 886 million***
Venezuela - At least 25 million***
*** UN Comtrade (2009). Customs codes: 930100 (military weapons), 930120 (rocket and grenade launchers, etc.), 930190 (military firearms), 930200 (revolvers and pistols), 930320 (sporting and hunting shotguns), 930330 (sporting and hunting rifles), 930510 (parts and accessories of revolvers and pistols), 930521 (shotgun barrels), 930529 (parts and accessories of shotguns or rifles), 930621 (shotgun cartridges), 930630 (small arms ammunition).
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