Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$111 million$111M
vs 2010
1.2× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
92%
Busiest portTop port
Gramercy, LA

Manganese and artcles thereof, including waste and scrap: mostly from China, 57% of $111 million.

South Africa is second at 22%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $111M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$63.5M57.0%
  2. 02South Africa$24.6M22.1%
  3. 03Indonesia$9.3M8.3%
  4. 04Japan$6.7M6.0%
  5. 05Germany$3.5M3.2%
  6. 06Mexico$2.2M2.0%
  7. 07Belgium$677K0.6%
  8. 08Brazil$669K0.6%
  9. 09Canada$59K<0.1%
  10. 10United Kingdom$21K<0.1%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $87K<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.

Indonesia0% → 8.3%
China51% → 57%
Japan2.1% → 6%
Belgium0% → 0.6%
Brazil0% → 0.6%
Mexico1.8% → 2%
Canada0.2% → <0.1%
United Kingdom0.6% → <0.1%
Germany4.1% → 3.2%
South Africa35% → 22%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from East Asia. China alone sends 57%, and Indonesia and Japan add another 14%. South Africa sends 22% from Africa.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02South Africa
  3. 03Indonesia
  4. 04Japan
  5. 05Germany
  6. 06Mexico
  7. 07Belgium
  8. 08Brazil

Where it lands

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

92% arrives by ship, mostly in containers, mostly through Gulf and East Coast ports. Gramercy takes 39%. Baltimore and New Orleans follow at 28% and 12%.

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  1. AGramercy, LA $43.4M
  2. BBaltimore, MD $31.3M
  3. CNew Orleans, LA $13.6M
  4. DSeattle-Tacoma Airport, WA $6.0M
  5. ELos Angeles, CA $3.8M
  6. FMobile, AL $3.0M
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.

Three states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Louisiana$35.0M
  2. 02Maryland$24.7M
  3. 03Illinois$19.6M
  4. 04Washington$6.9M
  5. 05Mississippi$5.3M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 8111. How we count.