Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$120 million$120M
vs 2010
1.7× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
66%
Busiest portTop port
Oakland, CA

Zirconium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: mostly from France, 63% of $120 million.

China is second at 26%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $120M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01France$76.0M63.1%
  2. 02China$31.9M26.5%
  3. 03Canada$4.5M3.7%
  4. 04Germany$3.9M3.2%
  5. 05Japan$2.5M2.1%
  6. 06Sweden$908K0.8%
  7. 07Belgium$400K0.3%
  8. 08Estonia$111K<0.1%
  9. 09United Kingdom$97K<0.1%
  10. 10South Korea$81K<0.1%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $96K<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.

China18% → 26%
France61% → 63%
Canada2.9% → 3.7%
Sweden<0.1% → 0.8%
Estonia0% → <0.1%
United Kingdom0.1% → <0.1%
Belgium0.4% → 0.3%
Japan2.2% → 2.1%
South Korea0.3% → <0.1%
Germany13% → 3.2%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

France alone sends 63%, and China, Canada, Germany and Japan add another 36%. Asia is the next-largest source region at 29%.

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  1. 01France
  2. 02China
  3. 03Canada
  4. 04Germany
  5. 05Japan
  6. 06Sweden
  7. 07Belgium
  8. 08Estonia

Where it lands

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

66% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through West and East Coast ports. Oakland takes 25%. Seattle and Newark follow at 21% and 15%.

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  1. AOakland, CA $30.0M
  2. BSeattle, WA $25.6M
  3. CNewark, NJ $18.0M
  4. DJFK Airport, NY $10.5M
  5. EGreenville-Spartanburg, SC $7.6M
  6. FWashington Dulles, DC $3.3M
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.

Four states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Utah$30.9M
  2. 02North Carolina$30.8M
  3. 03Washington$28.8M
  4. 04Massachusetts$14.6M
  5. 05Michigan$5.4M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 8109. How we count.