Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$181 million$181M
vs 2010
2.4× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
66%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Nickle plates, sheets, strip and foil: Germany leads with 36% of $181 million.

Japan is a close second at 32%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $181M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Germany$64.7M35.7%
  2. 02Japan$57.5M31.7%
  3. 03France$24.4M13.5%
  4. 04Sweden$9.9M5.5%
  5. 05South Korea$6.9M3.8%
  6. 06Mexico$6.4M3.5%
  7. 07China$3.1M1.7%
  8. 08Austria$2.5M1.4%
  9. 09United Kingdom$1.1M0.6%
  10. 10Netherlands$930K0.5%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $3.9M2.2%

Total US HS 7506 imports by year · $75.9M in 2010 to $181M 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.

Japan6.8% → 32%
South Korea<0.1% → 3.8%
Mexico<0.1% → 3.5%
Sweden2% → 5.5%
France11% → 13%
China0.3% → 1.7%
Austria<0.1% → 1.4%
Netherlands<0.1% → 0.5%
United Kingdom12% → 0.6%
Germany66% → 36%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Europe. Germany and France send 49% between them, and Sweden and Austria add another 7%. Japan, South Korea and China send 37% from Asia.

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  1. 01Germany
  2. 02Japan
  3. 03France
  4. 04Sweden
  5. 05South Korea
  6. 06Mexico
  7. 07China
  8. 08Austria

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 38%. Boston Logan Airport and Los Angeles follow at 12% and 6%.

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ABCDEF
  1. ANewark, NJ $68.8M
  2. BBoston Logan Airport, MA $22.1M
  3. CLos Angeles, CA $11.6M
  4. DBoston, MA $10.1M
  5. EOakland, CA $8.4M
  6. FHouston, TX $7.0M
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, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01New Jersey$52.0M
  2. 02Massachusetts$37.9M
  3. 03Pennsylvania$24.3M
  4. 04California$17.9M
  5. 05Texas$9.0M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 7506. How we count.