Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$138 million$138M
vs 2010
0.4× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
99%
Busiest portTop port
Gramercy, LA

Aluminum ores and concentrates: Guyana leads with 36% of $138 million.

Jamaica is a close second at 29%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $138M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Guyana$50.2M36.5%
  2. 02Jamaica$40.1M29.2%
  3. 03Turkey$19.1M13.9%
  4. 04China$16.5M12.0%
  5. 05Australia$7.2M5.2%
  6. 06Brazil$3.8M2.8%
  7. 07Netherlands$591K0.4%
  8. 08United Kingdom$47K<0.1%
  9. 09India$41K<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.

Guyana6.6% → 36%
Turkey0.2% → 14%
China7.7% → 12%
Australia1.3% → 5.2%
Netherlands0.1% → 0.4%
United Kingdom<0.1% → <0.1%
India0% → <0.1%
Jamaica33% → 29%
Guinea19% → 0%
Brazil31% → 2.8%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Latin America. Guyana and Jamaica send 66% between them, and Brazil adds another 3%. Turkey sends 14% from the Middle East.

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  1. 01Guyana
  2. 02Jamaica
  3. 03Turkey
  4. 04China
  5. 05Australia
  6. 06Brazil
  7. 07Netherlands
  8. 08United Kingdom

Where it lands

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

99% arrives by ship, mostly through Gulf and East Coast ports. Gramercy alone takes 38%. New Orleans and Savannah follow at 24% and 14%.

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  1. AGramercy, LA $52.4M
  2. BNew Orleans, LA $33.3M
  3. CSavannah, GA $18.6M
  4. DChicago, IL $10.7M
  5. EAlbany, NY $4.3M
  6. FSan Diego, CA $3.9M
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.

Four states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Louisiana$64.4M
  2. 02Georgia$19.5M
  3. 03Florida$11.4M
  4. 04Kentucky$10.8M
  5. 05Indiana$9.7M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 2606. How we count.