Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$271 million$271M
vs 2010
0.9× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
81%
Busiest portTop port
Gramercy, LA

Carbides, whether or not chemically defined: China leads with 44% of $271 million.

Norway is second at 16%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $271M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$120M44.1%
  2. 02Norway$44.2M16.3%
  3. 03Austria$19.5M7.2%
  4. 04Canada$17.9M6.6%
  5. 05Germany$12.9M4.7%
  6. 06South Africa$10.6M3.9%
  7. 07Israel$10.2M3.8%
  8. 08Taiwan$10.1M3.7%
  9. 09Brazil$9.3M3.4%
  10. 10Japan$6.0M2.2%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $11.0M4.1%

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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.

Norway4.8% → 16%
Canada1.5% → 6.6%
Austria2.6% → 7.2%
Taiwan0% → 3.7%
Israel0.4% → 3.8%
Brazil5.2% → 3.4%
Japan4.4% → 2.2%
China47% → 44%
Germany11% → 4.7%
South Africa16% → 3.9%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from East Asia. China and Taiwan send 48% between them, and Japan adds another 2%. Norway, Austria and Germany send 28% from Europe.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02Norway
  3. 03Austria
  4. 04Canada
  5. 05Germany
  6. 06South Africa
  7. 07Israel
  8. 08Taiwan

Where it lands

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

81% arrives by ship, mostly in containers, mostly through East and Gulf Coast ports. Gramercy alone takes 22%. Newark and Norfolk follow at 13% and 12%.

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ABCDEF
  1. AGramercy, LA $59.5M
  2. BNewark, NJ $36.6M
  3. CNorfolk, VA $31.3M
  4. DLos Angeles, CA $22.1M
  5. EBaltimore, MD $17.5M
  6. FPort Huron, MI $14.7M
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.

Nine states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Louisiana$52.0M
  2. 02Pennsylvania$26.3M
  3. 03North Carolina$23.9M
  4. 04New York$23.4M
  5. 05Illinois$21.3M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 2849. How we count.