Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$658 million$658M
vs 2010
2.1× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
64%
Busiest portTop port
Douglas, AZ

Molybdenum ores and concentrates: mostly from Peru, 52% of $658 million.

Mexico is a close second at 41%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $658M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Peru$344M52.3%
  2. 02Mexico$268M40.7%
  3. 03Chile$41.2M6.3%
  4. 04Canada$5.0M0.8%
  5. 05Netherlands$144K<0.1%
  6. 06Italy$39K<0.1%
  7. 07China$8K<0.1%
  8. 08Japan$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.

Peru31% → 52%
Mexico24% → 41%
Italy0% → <0.1%
Japan0% → <0.1%
China<0.1% → <0.1%
Netherlands<0.1% → <0.1%
Canada11% → 0.8%
Chile34% → 6.3%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Latin America. Peru alone sends 52%, and Mexico and Chile add another 47%.

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  1. 01Peru
  2. 02Mexico
  3. 03Chile
  4. 04Canada
  5. 05Netherlands
  6. 06Italy
  7. 07China
  8. 08Japan

Where it lands

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

64% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through West and East Coast ports. Douglas takes 36%. Long Beach and Los Angeles follow at 29% and 16%.

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  1. ADouglas, AZ $239M
  2. BLong Beach, CA $188M
  3. CLos Angeles, CA $103M
  4. DBaltimore, MD $88.0M
  5. EHouston, TX $39.3M
  6. FPembina, ND $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.

Three states are listed for over $100M each.

  1. 01Pennsylvania$210M
  2. 02Arizona$165M
  3. 03California$146M
  4. 04Ohio$50.0M
  5. 05New York$45.1M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 2613. How we count.