Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$130 million$130M
vs 2010
1.0× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
98%
Busiest portTop port
Mobile, AL

Granulated slag from iron or steel manufacture: Japan leads with 40% of $130 million.

South Africa is a close second at 31%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $130M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Japan$51.9M39.9%
  2. 02South Africa$40.9M31.4%
  3. 03China$17.7M13.6%
  4. 04Mexico$8.9M6.8%
  5. 05Canada$8.4M6.5%
  6. 06Vietnam$2.0M1.5%
  7. 07Germany$167K0.1%
  8. 08Italy$89K<0.1%
  9. 09France$14K<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.

South Africa<0.1% → 31%
Japan28% → 40%
Mexico0% → 6.8%
China12% → 14%
Vietnam0% → 1.5%
Italy0% → <0.1%
France0% → <0.1%
Germany3.2% → 0.1%
Canada25% → 6.5%
Spain19% → 0%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from East Asia. Japan and China send 53% between them, and Vietnam adds another 2%. South Africa sends 31% from Africa.

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  1. 01Japan
  2. 02South Africa
  3. 03China
  4. 04Mexico
  5. 05Canada
  6. 06Vietnam
  7. 07Germany
  8. 08Italy

Where it lands

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

98% arrives by ship, mostly through Gulf and East Coast ports. Mobile alone takes 31%. Tampa and Baltimore follow at 19% and 9%.

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  1. AMobile, AL $40.9M
  2. BTampa, FL $24.3M
  3. CBaltimore, MD $11.9M
  4. DSeattle, WA $7.3M
  5. EDetroit, MI $6.5M
  6. FWilmington, DE $6.3M
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.

Four states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Oklahoma$41.0M
  2. 02Florida$21.7M
  3. 03Texas$12.8M
  4. 04Pennsylvania$12.0M
  5. 05Maryland$9.2M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 2618. How we count.