Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$715 million$715M
vs 2010
1.0× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
over 99%
Busiest portTop port
Gramercy, LA

Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites: Brazil leads with 49% of $715 million.

Canada is a close second at 42%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $715M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Brazil$350M49.0%
  2. 02Canada$303M42.4%
  3. 03Chile$19.9M2.8%
  4. 04Oman$19.6M2.7%
  5. 05Sweden$18.6M2.6%
  6. 06Australia$1.4M0.2%
  7. 07South Africa$1.3M0.2%
  8. 08Netherlands$362K<0.1%
  9. 09Norway$30K<0.1%

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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.

Brazil35% → 49%
Oman0% → 2.7%
Sweden1.4% → 2.6%
Chile1.7% → 2.8%
Australia0% → 0.2%
Netherlands<0.1% → <0.1%
Norway<0.1% → <0.1%
South Africa1.9% → 0.2%
Argentina2.3% → 0%
Canada56% → 42%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Latin America is the largest source at 52%, then North America at 42%. Brazil and Canada send 91% between them, and Chile, Oman and Sweden add another 8%.

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  1. 01Brazil
  2. 02Canada
  3. 03Chile
  4. 04Oman
  5. 05Sweden
  6. 06Australia
  7. 07South Africa
  8. 08Netherlands

Where it lands

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

Over 99% arrives by ship, mostly through Gulf Coast ports. Most of it enters at Gramercy (52%). Corpus Christi and New Orleans follow at 40% and 6%.

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  1. AGramercy, LA $370M
  2. BCorpus Christi, TX $288M
  3. CNew Orleans, LA $45.2M
  4. DHouston, TX $9.0M
  5. ETampa, FL $1.4M
  6. FBaltimore, MD $1.3M
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.

Two states are listed for over $100M each, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01Louisiana$412M
  2. 02Texas$296M
  3. 03South Carolina$4.3M
  4. 04Florida$1.4M
  5. 05Maryland$1.3M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 2601. How we count.