Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$339 million$339M
vs 2010
1.7× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
79%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Magnesium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: Israel leads with 21% of $339 million.

South Korea is second at 14%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $339M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Israel$71.0M21.0%
  2. 02South Korea$47.9M14.1%
  3. 03Turkey$33.8M10.0%
  4. 04Czech Republic$32.4M9.6%
  5. 05Canada$27.1M8.0%
  6. 06United Kingdom$26.7M7.9%
  7. 07Mexico$25.2M7.4%
  8. 08China$23.7M7.0%
  9. 09Brazil$9.3M2.8%
  10. 10Austria$9.1M2.7%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $32.6M9.6%

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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.

South Korea0.5% → 14%
Turkey<0.1% → 10%
Czech Republic1.3% → 9.6%
Mexico6.2% → 7.4%
Brazil1.8% → 2.8%
Austria2.2% → 2.7%
China11% → 7%
Canada15% → 8%
United Kingdom16% → 7.9%
Israel31% → 21%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

The Middle East is the largest source at 31%, then Asia at 26%. Israel and South Korea send 35% between them, and Turkey, the Czech Republic and Canada add another 28%.

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  1. 01Israel
  2. 02South Korea
  3. 03Turkey
  4. 04Czech Republic
  5. 05Canada
  6. 06United Kingdom
  7. 07Mexico
  8. 08China

Where it lands

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

79% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Newark alone takes 32%. Los Angeles and Norfolk follow at 9% and 8%.

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ABCDEF
  1. ANewark, NJ $108M
  2. BLos Angeles, CA $30.0M
  3. CNorfolk, VA $28.6M
  4. DSeattle, WA $23.9M
  5. EPort Huron, MI $21.3M
  6. FLaredo, TX $20.8M
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.

12 states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01New Jersey$56.6M
  2. 02Ohio$47.5M
  3. 03Tennessee$32.7M
  4. 04Michigan$26.0M
  5. 05Maryland$20.6M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 8104. How we count.