Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$2.2 billion$2.2B
vs 2010
1.5× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
99%
Busiest portTop port
New Orleans, LA

Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms: mostly from Brazil, 62% of $2.2 billion.

Ukraine is second at 26%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $2.2B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Brazil$1.39B62.2%
  2. 02Ukraine$0.58B26.2%
  3. 03India$93.1M4.2%
  4. 04Canada$73.3M3.3%
  5. 05South Africa$40.3M1.8%
  6. 06Angola$20.6M0.9%
  7. 07Indonesia$19.7M0.9%
  8. 08Australia$9.8M0.4%
  9. 09Italy$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.

Brazil35% → 62%
Ukraine11% → 26%
India0% → 4.2%
Canada0.6% → 3.3%
Angola0% → 0.9%
Indonesia0.2% → 0.9%
Australia0% → 0.4%
Italy0% → <0.1%
South Africa5.7% → 1.8%
Russia48% → 0%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Brazil alone sends 62%, and Ukraine, India, Canada and South Africa add another 36%. Europe is the next-largest source region at 26%.

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  1. 01Brazil
  2. 02Ukraine
  3. 03India
  4. 04Canada
  5. 05South Africa
  6. 06Angola
  7. 07Indonesia
  8. 08Australia

Where it lands

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

99% arrives by ship, mostly through Gulf Coast ports. New Orleans alone takes 38%. Gramercy and Mobile follow at 16% and 15%.

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  1. ANew Orleans, LA $0.84B
  2. BGramercy, LA $0.35B
  3. CMobile, AL $0.33B
  4. DCharleston, SC $0.28B
  5. ECorpus Christi, TX $0.18B
  6. FBaton Rouge, LA $0.11B
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.

Six states are listed for over $100M each.

  1. 01Illinois$0.71B
  2. 02Mississippi$0.46B
  3. 03Louisiana$0.28B
  4. 04Ohio$0.27B
  5. 05South Carolina$0.20B
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 7201. How we count.