Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$44 million$44M
vs 2010
1.5× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
95%
Busiest portTop port
Wilmington, NC

Chromium ores and concentrates: mostly from South Africa, 99% of $44 million.

Germany is second at 0.5%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $44M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01South Africa$43.5M98.9%
  2. 02Germany$214K0.5%
  3. 03Netherlands$146K0.3%
  4. 04Brazil$68K0.2%
  5. 05Belgium$43K<0.1%
  6. 06China$12K<0.1%

Total US HS 2610 imports by year · $29.5M in 2010 to $44M 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.

Germany0% → 0.5%
Netherlands0% → 0.3%
Brazil<0.1% → 0.2%
China0% → <0.1%
Belgium<0.1% → <0.1%
South Africaover 99% → 99%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

South Africa sends almost all of it (99%).

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  1. 01South Africa
  2. 02Germany
  3. 03Netherlands
  4. 04Brazil
  5. 05Belgium
  6. 06China

Where it lands

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

95% arrives by ship, mostly in containers, mostly through East and Gulf Coast ports. Wilmington alone takes 45%. New Orleans and Houston follow at 19% and 10%.

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  1. AWilmington, NC $19.8M
  2. BNew Orleans, LA $8.3M
  3. CHouston, TX $4.2M
  4. DWilmington, DE $3.6M
  5. EBaltimore, MD $2.9M
  6. FDetroit, MI $2.2M
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 $10M.

  1. 01Texas$24.5M
  2. 02Illinois$4.2M
  3. 03Louisiana$3.0M
  4. 04Maryland$3.0M
  5. 05Michigan$2.3M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 2610. How we count.