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US imports of inorganic chemicals & rare earths — monthly data by origin and port

In May 2026, the 8 major US container gateways received 170 kt of inorganic chemicals & rare earths (HS chapter 28), worth $0.4B (-5% by weight year-on-year), led by China with 22% of the chapter. Counted by US customs; mirrored and revision-tracked. Updated: 2026-08-06.

Where it comes from · last 12 months

China 22% · 0 Mt
Taiwan 11% · 0 Mt
Germany 10% · 0 Mt
India 9% · 0 Mt
5081 8% · 0 Mt
Turkey 5% · 0 Mt

What exactly · top goods in the chapter

sulfuric acid; oleum 280700 · 0 Mt
silicon dioxide 281122 · 0 Mt
iron oxides and hydroxides 282110 · 0 Mt
potassium nitrate 283421 · 0 Mt
magnesium chloride 282731 · 0 Mt
carbon, nesoi (including carbon black) 280300 · 0 Mt

Two years of the chapter

209 105 2024-05: 145 kt2024-06: 146 kt2024-07: 160 kt2024-08: 141 kt2024-09: 137 kt2024-10: 140 kt2024-11: 153 kt2024-12: 153 kt2025-01: 170 kt2025-02: 159 kt2025-03: 164 kt2025-04: 162 kt2025-05: 179 kt2025-06: 178 kt2025-07: 209 kt2025-08: 153 kt2025-09: 153 kt2025-10: 162 kt2025-11: 147 kt2025-12: 160 kt2026-01: 158 kt2026-02: 147 kt2026-03: 176 kt2026-04: 176 kt2026-05: 170 kt 170 2024-052025-052026-05
Containerised imports of inorganic chemicals & rare earths, kt/month, all origins. Source: US Census, mirrored.
5 2 2024-05: 5 $/kg2024-06: 3 $/kg2024-07: 2 $/kg2024-08: 2 $/kg2024-09: 2 $/kg2024-10: 3 $/kg2024-11: 2 $/kg2024-12: 2 $/kg2025-01: 3 $/kg2025-02: 2 $/kg2025-03: 2 $/kg2025-04: 2 $/kg2025-05: 3 $/kg2025-06: 2 $/kg2025-07: 2 $/kg2025-08: 4 $/kg2025-09: 2 $/kg2025-10: 3 $/kg2025-11: 2 $/kg2025-12: 3 $/kg2026-01: 2 $/kg2026-02: 3 $/kg2026-03: 4 $/kg2026-04: 3 $/kg2026-05: 2 $/kg 2 2024-052025-052026-05
Customs value per kilogram of the chapter — the price track. Mix shifts move this line as well as prices; per-good analysis lives in the atlas.

Cite this

In print: US containerised imports of inorganic chemicals & rare earths (HS ch. 28) through the eight major US container gateways were 170 kt in May 2026, per US Census port-level records mirrored and archived by the Trimtab US Trade Ledger (retrieved 2026-08-06) — trimtabist.com/us-imports-of-inorganic-chemicals
For the record: Trimtab Port Ledger · TT-008 · HS2 ch. 28 · retrieved 2026-08-06

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