Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$87 million$87M
vs 2010
0.6× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
over 99%
Busiest portTop port
New Orleans, LA

Manganese ores and concentrates: mostly from Gabon, 64% of $87 million.

South Africa is second at 20%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $87M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Gabon$55.5M63.8%
  2. 02South Africa$17.2M19.8%
  3. 03Mexico$12.4M14.2%
  4. 04India$1.3M1.5%
  5. 05Brazil$544K0.6%
  6. 06Morocco$72K<0.1%
  7. 07Poland$34K<0.1%
  8. 08France$25K<0.1%
  9. 09Canada$13K<0.1%
  10. 10China$2K<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.

Mexico1.3% → 14%
South Africa7.9% → 20%
India0% → 1.5%
Poland0% → <0.1%
France<0.1% → <0.1%
China<0.1% → <0.1%
Canada<0.1% → <0.1%
Morocco0.2% → <0.1%
Brazil2.5% → 0.6%
Australia10% → 0%
Gabon78% → 64%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Africa. Gabon alone sends 64%, and South Africa adds another 20%. Mexico sends 14% from Latin America.

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  1. 01Gabon
  2. 02South Africa
  3. 03Mexico
  4. 04India
  5. 05Brazil
  6. 06Morocco
  7. 07Poland
  8. 08France

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 New Orleans (89%). Baltimore follows at 6%.

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  1. ANew Orleans, LA $77.7M
  2. BBaltimore, MD $5.3M
  3. CLos Angeles, CA $1.4M
  4. DHouston, TX $945K
  5. ELong Beach, CA $635K
  6. FNorfolk, VA $317K
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.

Three states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Ohio$38.4M
  2. 02Louisiana$16.9M
  3. 03Texas$11.9M
  4. 04Nevada$9.6M
  5. 05Maryland$5.6M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 2602. How we count.