Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$343 million$343M
vs 2010
2.1× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
66%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Nickel waste and scrap: United Kingdom leads with 30% of $343 million.

Canada is second at 19%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $343M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01United Kingdom$105M30.5%
  2. 02Canada$64.8M18.9%
  3. 03Mexico$39.7M11.6%
  4. 04Singapore$22.5M6.5%
  5. 05China$15.7M4.6%
  6. 06Germany$13.5M3.9%
  7. 07Japan$13.2M3.9%
  8. 08France$12.5M3.6%
  9. 09South Korea$7.9M2.3%
  10. 10Israel$964K0.3%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $48.0M14.0%

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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.

Canada14% → 19%
Mexico6.6% → 12%
Singapore2.2% → 6.5%
United Kingdom28% → 30%
South Korea2.9% → 2.3%
China5.4% → 4.6%
Israel1.1% → 0.3%
France6.6% → 3.6%
Germany10% → 3.9%
Japan12% → 3.9%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Europe is the largest source at 46%, then Asia at 20%. The United Kingdom and Canada send 49% between them, and Mexico, Singapore and China add another 23%.

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  1. 01United Kingdom
  2. 02Canada
  3. 03Mexico
  4. 04Singapore
  5. 05China
  6. 06Germany
  7. 07Japan
  8. 08France

Where it lands

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

66% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East Coast ports. Newark alone takes 27%. Laredo and Port Huron follow at 10% each.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $94.1M
  2. BLaredo, TX $35.0M
  3. CPort Huron, MI $34.3M
  4. DChester, PA $29.9M
  5. ENorfolk, VA $17.8M
  6. FCharleston, SC $16.3M
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.

Eight states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Pennsylvania$81.5M
  2. 02New York$70.5M
  3. 03Texas$42.7M
  4. 04Ohio$25.7M
  5. 05North Carolina$23.5M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 7503. How we count.