Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$2.5 million$2.5M
vs 2010
1.6× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
92%
Busiest portTop port
Wilmington, DE

Unroasted iron pyrites: Finland leads with 50% of $2.5 million.

South Africa is second at 24%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $2.5M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Finland$1.2M49.8%
  2. 02South Africa$596K23.9%
  3. 03Italy$291K11.6%
  4. 04Spain$162K6.5%
  5. 05China$58K2.3%
  6. 06Brazil$50K2.0%
  7. 07Peru$43K1.7%
  8. 08India$35K1.4%
  9. 09France$7K0.3%
  10. All othersEveryone else combined: $13K0.5%

Total US HS 2502 imports by year · $1.6M in 2010 to $2.5M in 2025Replay the ranking year by year, 2010 to 2025

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Then and now: 2015 vs 2025Then and now

Each country's share of US imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

South Africa0% → 24%
Spain3.2% → 6.5%
China0.1% → 2.3%
Brazil0.5% → 2%
India0% → 1.4%
Finland49% → 50%
France0.3% → 0.3%
Italy13% → 12%
Peru34% → 1.7%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

Bigger circle = more value, 2025. Numbers match the list.

Most of it comes from Europe. Finland and Italy send 61% between them, and Spain adds another 6%. South Africa sends 24% from Africa.

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  1. 01Finland
  2. 02South Africa
  3. 03Italy
  4. 04Spain
  5. 05China
  6. 06Brazil
  7. 07Peru
  8. 08India

Where it lands

US port where it entered, 2025. Letters match the list.

92% arrives by ship, mostly through East Coast ports. Wilmington alone takes 50%. Baltimore and Houston follow at 10% and 7%.

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  1. AWilmington, DE $1.2M
  2. BBaltimore, MD $238K
  3. CHouston, TX $173K
  4. DCharleston, SC $148K
  5. ELos Angeles, CA $147K
  6. FLos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $129K
More detail: states listed on entry paperworkMore detail: states on paperwork

This is the destination written on customs forms, often a warehouse or distributor near the port. It is not where the product is used.

One state is listed for over $1M.

  1. 01Delaware$1.2M
  2. 02Massachusetts$217K
  3. 03Texas$207K
  4. 04Maryland$189K
  5. 05Arizona$167K
$1M+$400K–1M$100–400K$10–100KUnder $10K

Counted under HS 2502. How we count.