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US imports of iron & steel (primary) — monthly data by origin and port

In May 2026, the 8 major US container gateways received 161 kt of iron & steel (primary) (HS chapter 72), worth $0.3B (+4% by weight year-on-year), led by India with 21% of the chapter. Counted by US customs; mirrored and revision-tracked. Updated: 2026-08-06.

Where it comes from · last 12 months

India 21% · 0 Mt
China 10% · 0 Mt
Taiwan 9% · 0 Mt
Vietnam 7% · 0 Mt
South Korea 7% · 0 Mt
Germany 5% · 0 Mt

What exactly · top goods in the chapter

angles shapes sections iron/nonalloy steel nesoi 721699 · 0 Mt
oth bars a rods, stnls stl, nt fur th cld-frm/fnsh 722220 · 0 Mt
fr ir/nas 600mm w om, painted, varnished, plastic 721070 · 0 Mt
fr ir/nas ctd/pltd w zinc nt elec nt corr 600mm om 721049 · 0 Mt
wire of iron,nonaly stl,plated or coated with zinc 721720 · 0 Mt
wire of iron or nonalloy stl,not plated or coated 721710 · 0 Mt

Two years of the chapter

231 116 2024-05: 162 kt2024-06: 197 kt2024-07: 213 kt2024-08: 231 kt2024-09: 105 kt2024-10: 118 kt2024-11: 114 kt2024-12: 107 kt2025-01: 130 kt2025-02: 102 kt2025-03: 185 kt2025-04: 132 kt2025-05: 155 kt2025-06: 129 kt2025-07: 166 kt2025-08: 146 kt2025-09: 121 kt2025-10: 132 kt2025-11: 115 kt2025-12: 124 kt2026-01: 135 kt2026-02: 100 kt2026-03: 126 kt2026-04: 130 kt2026-05: 161 kt 161 2024-052025-052026-05
Containerised imports of iron & steel (primary), kt/month, all origins. Source: US Census, mirrored.
3 1 2024-05: 2 $/kg2024-06: 2 $/kg2024-07: 2 $/kg2024-08: 2 $/kg2024-09: 2 $/kg2024-10: 2 $/kg2024-11: 3 $/kg2024-12: 3 $/kg2025-01: 2 $/kg2025-02: 2 $/kg2025-03: 2 $/kg2025-04: 2 $/kg2025-05: 2 $/kg2025-06: 2 $/kg2025-07: 2 $/kg2025-08: 2 $/kg2025-09: 2 $/kg2025-10: 2 $/kg2025-11: 2 $/kg2025-12: 2 $/kg2026-01: 2 $/kg2026-02: 2 $/kg2026-03: 2 $/kg2026-04: 2 $/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 iron & steel (primary) (HS ch. 72) through the eight major US container gateways were 161 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-iron-and-steel
For the record: Trimtab Port Ledger · TT-008 · HS2 ch. 72 · retrieved 2026-08-06

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