Imports: Spongy ferrous products, iron 99.94% pure

U.S. imports of Spongy ferrous products, iron 99.94% pure decreased 2.80 percent through July to $375.42 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Trinidad and Tobago$370.04 M
2Japan$3.25 M
3China$736,853
4India$676,335
5Spain$484,781
6Sweden$127,204
7Germany$42,924
8Italy$26,738
9Belgium$11,604
10Pakistan$10,022

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U.S. imports of Spongy ferrous products, iron 99.94% pure decreased 2.80 percent through July to $375.42 million

The category ranked 468 through July among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 479 for the last full year with a total value of $631.82 million, a $55.42 million, 9.62 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through July of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Trinidad and Tobago, No. 2 Japan, No. 3 China, No. 4 India and No. 5 Spain. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Charleston, No. 2 Port of Mobile, AL, No. 3 Port of Beaufort-Morehead City, NC, No. 4 Port of New Orleans and No. 5 Port of Southern Louisiana.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Trinidad and Tobago, No. 2 Japan, No. 3 India, No. 4 Spain and No. 5 Brazil. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Charleston, No. 2 Port of Mobile, AL, No. 3 Port of Beaufort-Morehead City, NC, No. 4 Port of Greater Baton Rouge, LA and No. 5 Port of Virginia.

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

Highlights for the top five ports:

  • Port of Charleston rose 1.01 percent compared to last year to $234.89 million.
  • Port of Mobile, AL fell 1.99 percent compared to last year to $50.71 million.
  • Port of Beaufort-Morehead City, NC rose 10.33 percent compared to last year to $50.3 million.
  • Port of New Orleans rose 24946 percent compared to last year to $18.14 million.
  • Port of Southern Louisiana totaled $16.01 million. The previous year, there were no import in this category.

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 Trinidad and Tobago decreased $12.13 million, 3.17 percent, (98.57 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Japan increased $725,153, 28.7 percent, (0.87 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 China increased $706,130, 2298 percent, (0.2 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 India decreased $213,125, 23.96 percent, (0.18 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Spain increased $118,412, 32.32 percent, (0.13 percent market share).

All totaled, 99.94 percent of all these Spongy ferrous products, iron 99.94% pure imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through July of this year. That is equal to $375.19 million of the $375.42 million total.

All totaled, 98.57 percent of all these Spongy ferrous products, iron 99.94% pure imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through July of this year. That is equal to $370.04 million of the $375.42 million total.