Imports: Spongy ferrous products, iron 99.94% pure

U.S. imports of Spongy ferrous products, iron 99.94% pure decreased 3.06 percent through August to $426.28 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Trinidad and Tobago$420.05 M
2Japan$3.93 M
3China$809,620
4India$720,912
5Spain$549,401
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 3.06 percent through August to $426.28 million

The category ranked 467 through August 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 August 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 Beaufort-Morehead City, NC, No. 3 Port of Mobile, AL, No. 4 Port of New Orleans and No. 5 Port of Greater Baton Rouge, LA.

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 eight months of the year were:

Highlights for the top five ports:

  • Port of Charleston fell 4.75 percent compared to last year to $260.63 million.
  • Port of Beaufort-Morehead City, NC rose 0.43 percent compared to last year to $57.24 million.
  • Port of Mobile, AL fell 1.99 percent compared to last year to $50.71 million.
  • Port of New Orleans rose 24946 percent compared to last year to $18.14 million.
  • Port of Greater Baton Rouge, LA fell 66.87 percent compared to last year to $17.33 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 Trinidad and Tobago decreased $14.6 million, 3.36 percent, (98.54 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Japan increased $544,747, 16.11 percent, (0.92 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 China increased $778,897, 2535 percent, (0.19 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 India decreased $285,647, 28.38 percent, (0.17 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Spain increased $119,582, 27.82 percent, (0.13 percent market share).

All totaled, 99.95 percent of all these Spongy ferrous products, iron 99.94% pure imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $426.06 million of the $426.28 million total.

All totaled, 94.78 percent of all these Spongy ferrous products, iron 99.94% pure imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $404.04 million of the $426.28 million total.