Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$79.4 million$79.4M
vs 2010
1.8× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
90%
Busiest portTop port
Charleston, SC

Aluminum powders and flakes: Australia leads with 40% of $79.4 million.

Germany is second at 25%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $79.4M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Australia$31.6M39.8%
  2. 02Germany$19.9M25.1%
  3. 03China$9.0M11.3%
  4. 04Austria$4.4M5.5%
  5. 05Japan$3.3M4.1%
  6. 06Bahrain$3.2M4.0%
  7. 07France$2.1M2.6%
  8. 08Canada$1.6M2.0%
  9. 09United Kingdom$1.3M1.7%
  10. 10Brazil$867K1.1%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $2.2M2.7%

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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.

Australia33% → 40%
Germany20% → 25%
Japan1.2% → 4.1%
Austria3.7% → 5.5%
Canada0.3% → 2%
France1.2% → 2.6%
Brazil1.8% → 1.1%
China15% → 11%
United Kingdom8.1% → 1.7%
Bahrain12% → 4%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Oceania is the largest source at 40%, then Europe at 37%. Australia and Germany send 65% between them, and China, Austria and Japan add another 21%.

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  1. 01Australia
  2. 02Germany
  3. 03China
  4. 04Austria
  5. 05Japan
  6. 06Bahrain
  7. 07France
  8. 08Canada

Where it lands

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

90% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East Coast ports. Charleston alone takes 44%. Philadelphia and Los Angeles follow at 12% and 11%.

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  1. ACharleston, SC $34.9M
  2. BPhiladelphia, PA $9.5M
  3. CLos Angeles, CA $8.8M
  4. DNorfolk, VA $8.4M
  5. ENewark, NJ $6.7M
  6. FChicago, IL $2.5M
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.

Two states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01South Carolina$34.0M
  2. 02Pennsylvania$14.1M
  3. 03Ohio$8.1M
  4. 04California$5.8M
  5. 05Kentucky$5.3M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 7603. How we count.