Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$23.2 million$23.2M
vs 2010
2.2× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
92%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Ferrocerium and other pyrophoric alloys in all forms: China leads with 26% of $23.2 million.

South Korea is second at 12%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $23.2M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$6.0M26.0%
  2. 02South Korea$2.7M11.8%
  3. 03Spain$2.4M10.3%
  4. 04Ireland$1.7M7.4%
  5. 05Israel$1.7M7.3%
  6. 06Turkey$1.6M6.9%
  7. 07Chile$1.5M6.4%
  8. 08United Kingdom$1.1M5.0%
  9. 09Austria$354K1.5%
  10. 10France$129K0.6%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $3.9M16.8%

Total US HS 3606 imports by year · $10.7M in 2010 to $23.2M 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.

Spain0.6% → 10%
China17% → 26%
Israel0% → 7.3%
Turkey0.2% → 6.9%
Chile0% → 6.4%
Ireland2.2% → 7.4%
Austria1.8% → 1.5%
France13% → 0.6%
United Kingdom19% → 5%
South Korea40% → 12%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Asia is the largest source at 41%, then Europe at 33%. China and South Korea send 38% between them, and Spain, Ireland and Israel add another 25%.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02South Korea
  3. 03Spain
  4. 04Ireland
  5. 05Israel
  6. 06Turkey
  7. 07Chile
  8. 08United Kingdom

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. Los Angeles takes 17%. Houston and Norfolk follow at 16% and 12%.

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ABCDEF
  1. ALos Angeles, CA $3.9M
  2. BHouston, TX $3.8M
  3. CNorfolk, VA $2.7M
  4. DNewark, NJ $2.3M
  5. ELong Beach, CA $2.2M
  6. FNew York, NY $2.0M
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.

Eight states are listed for over $1M each.

  1. 01California$5.7M
  2. 02Texas$3.7M
  3. 03New York$2.5M
  4. 04Connecticut$2.3M
  5. 05Kentucky$1.5M
$1M+$400K–1M$100–400K$10–100KUnder $10K

Counted under HS 3606. How we count.