Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$336 million$336M
vs 2010
1.1× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
90%
Busiest portTop port
Mobile, AL

Ash and residues containing arsenic, metals or their compounds: South Africa leads with 48% of $336 million.

Norway is second at 24%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $336M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01South Africa$161M48.0%
  2. 02Norway$79.7M23.7%
  3. 03Canada$40.9M12.2%
  4. 04Mexico$31.5M9.4%
  5. 05Suriname$11.3M3.4%
  6. 06Vietnam$5.5M1.6%
  7. 07Japan$2.0M0.6%
  8. 08United Kingdom$539K0.2%
  9. 09Kuwait$453K0.1%
  10. 10Saudi Arabia$402K0.1%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $2.3M0.7%

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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.

Norway<0.1% → 24%
Mexico4% → 9.4%
Suriname0% → 3.4%
Vietnam0% → 1.6%
Kuwait<0.1% → 0.1%
Saudi Arabia<0.1% → 0.1%
Japan1% → 0.6%
United Kingdom1.5% → 0.2%
South Africa50% → 48%
Canada35% → 12%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Africa is the largest source at 48%, then Europe at 24%. South Africa and Norway send 72% between them, and Canada, Mexico and Suriname add another 25%.

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  1. 01South Africa
  2. 02Norway
  3. 03Canada
  4. 04Mexico
  5. 05Suriname
  6. 06Vietnam
  7. 07Japan
  8. 08United Kingdom

Where it lands

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

90% arrives by ship. Mobile takes 35%. Ashtabula-Conneaut and Philadelphia follow at 33% and 10%.

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  1. AMobile, AL $117M
  2. BAshtabula-Conneaut, OH $112M
  3. CPhiladelphia, PA $33.4M
  4. DNew Orleans, LA $22.4M
  5. EGulfport, MS $8.7M
  6. FLaredo, TX $6.9M
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.

Two states are listed for over $100M each.

  1. 01Ohio$119M
  2. 02Oklahoma$117M
  3. 03Pennsylvania$40.9M
  4. 04Tennessee$28.8M
  5. 05Mississippi$8.7M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 2620. How we count.