Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$149 million$149M
vs 2010
0.4× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
63%
Busiest portTop port
Laredo, TX

Stainless steel in ingots: United Kingdom leads with 29% of $149 million.

Sweden is a close second at 24%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $149M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01United Kingdom$43.8M29.4%
  2. 02Sweden$35.7M24.0%
  3. 03Mexico$27.8M18.7%
  4. 04Canada$22.6M15.2%
  5. 05Italy$7.6M5.1%
  6. 06Australia$4.3M2.9%
  7. 07China$2.7M1.8%
  8. 08Germany$2.1M1.4%
  9. 09Spain$805K0.5%
  10. 10Slovenia$531K0.4%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $897K0.6%

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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.

Mexico0.1% → 19%
Canada7.7% → 15%
Sweden22% → 24%
Australia2% → 2.9%
China1.1% → 1.8%
Slovenia0.2% → 0.4%
Germany1.3% → 1.4%
Spain0.6% → 0.5%
United Kingdom39% → 29%
Italy22% → 5.1%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Europe. The United Kingdom and Sweden send 53% between them, and Italy and Germany add another 7%. Mexico sends 19% from Latin America.

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  1. 01United Kingdom
  2. 02Sweden
  3. 03Mexico
  4. 04Canada
  5. 05Italy
  6. 06Australia
  7. 07China
  8. 08Germany

Where it lands

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

63% arrives by ship, mostly in containers, mostly through East Coast ports. Laredo takes 19%. Newark and Baltimore follow at 15% and 14%.

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  1. ALaredo, TX $27.8M
  2. BNewark, NJ $22.6M
  3. CBaltimore, MD $20.3M
  4. DNorfolk, VA $15.3M
  5. ECharleston, SC $13.1M
  6. FPort Huron, MI $11.1M
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.

Four states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01South Carolina$42.1M
  2. 02Indiana$41.0M
  3. 03Texas$32.7M
  4. 04Pennsylvania$23.1M
  5. 05California$4.4M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 7218. How we count.