Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$61.4 million$61.4M
vs 2010
0.9× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
92%
Busiest portTop port
Charleston, SC

Alkali or alkaline-earth metals: mostly from China, 59% of $61.4 million.

France is second at 23%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $61.4M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$35.9M58.5%
  2. 02France$14.4M23.4%
  3. 03Germany$8.9M14.6%
  4. 04South Korea$777K1.3%
  5. 05United Kingdom$410K0.7%
  6. 06Turkey$311K0.5%
  7. 07Mexico$296K0.5%
  8. 08India$159K0.3%
  9. 09Japan$104K0.2%
  10. 10Hong Kong$25K<0.1%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $50K<0.1%

Total US HS 2805 imports by year · $65.2M in 2010 to $61.4M 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.

China31% → 59%
Germany1.1% → 15%
South Korea<0.1% → 1.3%
Turkey0% → 0.5%
Mexico0.4% → 0.5%
United Kingdom0.6% → 0.7%
India0.3% → 0.3%
Hong Kong0.3% → <0.1%
Japan1.7% → 0.2%
Russia15% → <0.1%
France48% → 23%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

China alone sends 59%, and France, Germany and South Korea add another 39%. Europe is the next-largest source region at 39%.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02France
  3. 03Germany
  4. 04South Korea
  5. 05United Kingdom
  6. 06Turkey
  7. 07Mexico
  8. 08India

Where it lands

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

92% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Charleston alone takes 24%. Newark and Baltimore follow at 15% and 14%.

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  1. ACharleston, SC $14.4M
  2. BNewark, NJ $9.2M
  3. CBaltimore, MD $8.8M
  4. DSeattle, WA $7.4M
  5. ETacoma, WA $5.6M
  6. FHouston, TX $4.0M
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. 01Washington$13.2M
  2. 02Tennessee$8.7M
  3. 03North Carolina$8.1M
  4. 04Pennsylvania$7.3M
  5. 05Maryland$4.9M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 2805. How we count.