Imports: Misc. stainless steel bars, rods

U.S. imports of Misc. stainless steel bars, rods decreased 10.55 percent through August to $459.49 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Italy$132.14 M
2Taiwan$67.93 M
3India$53.83 M
4Germany$53.4 M
5Portugal$27.23 M
6Spain$24.85 M
7United Arab Emirates$15.25 M
8Austria$12.39 M
9Slovenia$11.97 M
10Ukraine$11.22 M

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U.S. imports of Misc. stainless steel bars, rods decreased 10.55 percent through August to $459.49 million

The category ranked 453 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 454 for the last full year with a total value of $731.11 million, a $109.16 million, 12.99 percent decreased from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Italy, No. 2 Taiwan, No. 3 India, No. 4 Germany and No. 5 Portugal. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Newark, No. 2 Port of Houston, No. 3 Port of Los Angeles, No. 4 Port of Virginia and No. 5 Port of Savannah, GA.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Italy, No. 2 Germany, No. 3 Taiwan, No. 4 India and No. 5 Portugal. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Newark, No. 2 Port of Houston, No. 3 Port of Virginia, No. 4 Port of Los Angeles and No. 5 Port of Savannah, GA.

Looking at specific airports, seaports and border crossings, the top five through the first eight months of the year were:

Highlights for the top five ports:

  • Port of Newark rose 3.94 percent compared to last year to $132.87 million.
  • Port of Houston fell 19.24 percent compared to last year to $100.16 million.
  • Port of Los Angeles fell 4.69 percent compared to last year to $58.33 million.
  • Port of Virginia fell 39.37 percent compared to last year to $57.23 million.
  • Port of Savannah, GA fell 16.25 percent compared to last year to $23.06 million.

There are several hundred airports, seaports and border crossings that handle international trade; they are, in turn, part of the roughly four dozen U.S. Customs districts.

Highlights for the top five foreign sources:

  • U.S. imports from No. 1 Italy decreased $46.99 million, 26.23 percent, (28.76 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Taiwan increased $3.08 million, 4.74 percent, (14.78 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 India decreased $557,142, 1.02 percent, (11.72 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Germany decreased $18.25 million, 25.47 percent, (11.62 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Portugal decreased $6.73 million, 19.82 percent, (5.93 percent market share).

All totaled, 72.8 percent of all these Misc. stainless steel bars, rods imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $334.53 million of the $459.49 million total.

All totaled, 80.88 percent of all these Misc. stainless steel bars, rods imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $371.65 million of the $459.49 million total.