Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$2.5 billion$2.5B
vs 2010
0.9× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
89%
Busiest portTop port
New Orleans, LA

Ferroalloys: Brazil leads with 16% of $2.5 billion.

South Africa is a close second at 12%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $2.5B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Brazil$0.39B16.1%
  2. 02South Africa$0.30B12.3%
  3. 03India$0.24B9.9%
  4. 04Canada$0.23B9.5%
  5. 05Malaysia$0.17B7.1%
  6. 06Norway$0.15B6.3%
  7. 07Kazakhstan$0.15B6.1%
  8. 08Finland$0.11B4.4%
  9. 09Chile$90.0M3.7%
  10. 10South Korea$83.1M3.4%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.52B21.4%

Total US HS 7202 imports by year · $2.7B in 2010 to $2.5B 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.

India1.4% → 9.9%
Malaysia0.1% → 7.1%
Brazil12% → 16%
Kazakhstan2.7% → 6.1%
Chile0.6% → 3.7%
Canada7% → 9.5%
Norway4.3% → 6.3%
Finland3.4% → 4.4%
South Korea4.6% → 3.4%
South Africa19% → 12%
Russia11% → 0%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Asia is the largest source at 29%, then Latin America at 22%. Brazil and South Africa send 28% between them, and India, Canada and Malaysia add another 26%.

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  1. 01Brazil
  2. 02South Africa
  3. 03India
  4. 04Canada
  5. 05Malaysia
  6. 06Norway
  7. 07Kazakhstan
  8. 08Finland

Where it lands

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

89% arrives by ship, mostly through Gulf and East Coast ports. New Orleans alone takes 40%. Baltimore and Mobile follow at 22% and 8%.

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  1. ANew Orleans, LA $0.99B
  2. BBaltimore, MD $0.55B
  3. CMobile, AL $0.21B
  4. DAlexandria Bay, NY $0.14B
  5. EHouston, TX $0.11B
  6. FPort Huron, MI $70.7M
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.

Eight states are listed for over $100M each.

  1. 01Maryland$0.47B
  2. 02Ohio$0.39B
  3. 03Louisiana$0.32B
  4. 04New Jersey$0.27B
  5. 05Alabama$0.26B
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 7202. How we count.