Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$458 million$458M
vs 2010
1.4× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
56%
Busiest portTop port
Port Huron, MI

Bars and rods of alloy steel, hot-rolled: Japan leads with 45% of $458 million.

Canada is a close second at 44%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $458M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Japan$204M44.5%
  2. 02Canada$199M43.5%
  3. 03Germany$31.6M6.9%
  4. 04South Korea$9.2M2.0%
  5. 05Austria$5.8M1.3%
  6. 06France$4.7M1.0%
  7. 07India$1.4M0.3%
  8. 08Czech Republic$851K0.2%
  9. 09Netherlands$731K0.2%
  10. 10Brazil$216K<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.

Canada27% → 44%
South Korea<0.1% → 2%
France0.7% → 1%
India<0.1% → 0.3%
Czech Republic0% → 0.2%
Austria1.1% → 1.3%
Brazil<0.1% → <0.1%
Netherlands0.7% → 0.2%
Japan48% → 45%
Germany13% → 6.9%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Asia is the largest source at 47%, then North America at 44%. Japan and Canada send 88% between them, and Germany, South Korea and Austria add another 10%.

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  1. 01Japan
  2. 02Canada
  3. 03Germany
  4. 04South Korea
  5. 05Austria
  6. 06France
  7. 07India
  8. 08Czech Republic

Where it lands

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

56% arrives by ship, mostly through East and Gulf Coast ports. Port Huron takes 29%. New Orleans and Philadelphia follow at 25% and 16%.

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  1. APort Huron, MI $132M
  2. BNew Orleans, LA $112M
  3. CPhiladelphia, PA $72.6M
  4. DDetroit, MI $24.1M
  5. EAlexandria Bay, NY $23.6M
  6. FWilmington, NC $20.3M
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. 01Michigan$204M
  2. 02Ohio$73.8M
  3. 03Louisiana$53.2M
  4. 04Illinois$32.6M
  5. 05Kentucky$30.8M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 7227. How we count.