Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$639 million$639M
vs 2010
1.3× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
92%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Bars and rods of stainless steel not elsewhere specified: Italy leads with 28% of $639 million.

Taiwan is second at 15%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $639M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Italy$179M28.1%
  2. 02Taiwan$94.2M14.7%
  3. 03India$73.0M11.4%
  4. 04Germany$71.2M11.1%
  5. 05Portugal$43.9M6.9%
  6. 06Spain$29.7M4.6%
  7. 07United Arab Emirates$21.7M3.4%
  8. 08Austria$17.9M2.8%
  9. 09Ukraine$16.3M2.6%
  10. 10Sweden$12.5M2.0%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $79.4M12.4%

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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.

Spain0.2% → 4.6%
Portugal3.4% → 6.9%
United Arab Emirates1.1% → 3.4%
Ukraine1.5% → 2.6%
Sweden2.4% → 2%
Germany12% → 11%
Austria4.2% → 2.8%
Italy30% → 28%
Taiwan17% → 15%
India16% → 11%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Europe. Italy and Germany send 39% between them, and Portugal, Spain, Austria and Slovenia add another 17%. Taiwan and India send 26% from Asia.

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  1. 01Italy
  2. 02Taiwan
  3. 03India
  4. 04Germany
  5. 05Portugal
  6. 06Spain
  7. 07United Arab Emirates
  8. 08Austria

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 Gulf Coast ports. Newark takes 29%. Houston and Los Angeles follow at 21% and 13%.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $183M
  2. BHouston, TX $134M
  3. CLos Angeles, CA $85.8M
  4. DNorfolk, VA $78.1M
  5. ESavannah, GA $32.2M
  6. FChicago, IL $18.7M
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.

One state is listed for over $100M.

  1. 01Texas$121M
  2. 02Illinois$78.1M
  3. 03Ohio$71.5M
  4. 04New Jersey$70.7M
  5. 05Indiana$70.3M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 7222. How we count.