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In short

  • The US imported $1.4M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 13% on the year before.
  • China is the largest supplier, with 59.3% of US imports; Vietnam is next, with 19.7%.
  • China is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $1,286/tonne.
  • Duty paid averaged 29.9% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 21.4 points on a year earlier.
  • China is gaining share: 81.9% over the last 12 months, up from 72.0%.
  • US exports were $719K over the last 12 months; the largest market is Canada, with 32.6%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$89K

↓ −49% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$1.4M

↓ −13% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

29.9%

↓ −21.4 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

China

59.3% of US imports

US imports by month

The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugDuty ↓
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$173K
September 2025$140K
October 2025$107K
November 2025$141K
December 2025$135K
January 2026$87K
February 2026$151K
March 2026$108K
April 2026$79K
May 2026$150K
June 2026$136K
July 2026$96K
August 2026$89K

What changed

  • US imports were $89K in August 2026, down 7.2% from July 2026 and down 49% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $1.4M, down 13% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Vietnam up from 0.0% to 19.7%, China down from 93.3% to 59.3%.
  • Average price from Canada fell 88% since July 2026, to $773.67/tonne.
  • Duty paid by the main suppliers held within 2 points of July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $1.4M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 20% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $719K, down 5.8%. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Duty ↑Duty ↑Duty ↑Duty ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$1.8M
12 months to Aug 2018$2.0M
12 months to Aug 2019$2.0M
12 months to Aug 2020$1.4M
12 months to Aug 2021$2.1M
12 months to Aug 2022$2.2M
12 months to Aug 2023$1.6M
12 months to Aug 2024$1.8M
12 months to Aug 2025$1.6M
12 months to Aug 2026$1.4M
  • China
  • Canada
  • Taiwan
  • Spain
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodChinaCanadaTaiwanSpain
12 months to Aug 201783.4%5.2%4.8%0.0%
12 months to Aug 201880.8%4.8%6.8%0.0%
12 months to Aug 201971.5%3.6%14.3%2.1%
12 months to Aug 202074.5%7.3%4.9%2.9%
12 months to Aug 202186.6%5.1%2.2%2.7%
12 months to Aug 202279.6%6.4%2.2%1.9%
12 months to Aug 202372.0%5.2%4.6%3.5%
12 months to Aug 202477.3%5.3%3.5%2.8%
12 months to Aug 202572.0%4.5%6.7%4.3%
12 months to Aug 202681.9%5.4%5.2%2.6%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodChinaCanadaTaiwanSpainAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 201911.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%7.9%
12 months to Aug 202022.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%16.4%
12 months to Aug 202122.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%19.4%
12 months to Aug 202221.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%17.2%
12 months to Aug 202323.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%16.9%
12 months to Aug 202424.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%18.7%
12 months to Aug 202541.6%0.0%0.0%0.7%30.3%
12 months to Aug 202642.2%0.0%15.6%2.3%36.4%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$1.4M−13%36.4%+6.1 pts$719K−34%
12 months to Aug 2025$1.6M−7.7%30.3%+11.7 pts$1.1M+9.8%
12 months to Aug 2024$1.8M+13%18.7%+1.8 pts$985K−3.2%
12 months to Aug 2023$1.6M−30%16.9%−0.3 pts$1.0M−16%
12 months to Aug 2022$2.2M+4.9%17.2%−2.2 pts$1.2M+58%
12 months to Aug 2021$2.1M+53%19.4%+3.0 pts$764K+9.6%
12 months to Aug 2020$1.4M−31%16.4%+8.5 pts$697K−17%
12 months to Aug 2019$2.0M+1.9%7.9%+7.9 pts$845K−0.3%
12 months to Aug 2018$2.0M+11%0.0%0.0 pts$847K+11%
12 months to Aug 2017$1.8M0.0%$763K

Who supplies the US

August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Landed cost by origin, below, adds freight and duty to the price.

CountryUS importsShareAverage priceDuty paidLast 13 months
China$53K59.3%−32.8 pts$961.17/tonne+49%35.2%−19.8 pts
Vietnam$17K19.7%newn/an/a
Canada$7K7.8%+6.1 pts$773.67/tonne−75%0.0%0.0 pts
Spain$6K6.5%+4.7 ptsn/an/a
Brazil$3K3.9%new$1.14/tonne37.5%
Germany$2K2.8%−1.6 pts$618.50/tonne−35%10.0%0.0 pts
All countries$89K100.0%$18.66/tonne−97%29.9%−21.4 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 92.5% of US imports over the last 12 months.

Landed cost by origin

What importers paid to land this product at a US port from each main supplier, June–August 2026: the price, freight and insurance to the first US port, and duty, per unit. Suppliers with 3% or more of these imports, cheapest landed first. Small figures under landed cost are the change from the same months a year earlier.

  • Price
  • Freight and insurance
  • Duty
CountryPriceFreight and insuranceDutyLanded costMake-up
China$846.60/tonne$147.41/tonne17.4% of price$292.46/tonne34.5% of price$1,286/tonne+23%
Canada$1,798/tonne$57.92/tonne3.2% of price$0.00/tonne0.0% of price$1,856/tonne−60%
All countries$64.99/tonne$10.33/tonne15.9% of price$19.64/tonne30.2% of price$94.96/tonne−91%

Landed at a US port, China was cheapest, at $1,286/tonne: 30.7% below Canada.

Landed cost from Canada fell 60% on a year earlier, to $1,856/tonne, mostly on price: $4,650/tonne then, $1,798/tonne now.

How the market is shifting

China gained the most share: 81.9% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 72.0% in the 12 months before. Germany lost the most: 1.3%, down from 3.4%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

  • China
  • Canada
  • Taiwan
  • Spain
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthChinaCanadaTaiwanSpain
September 202449.0%0.0%41.0%0.0%
October 202437.0%11.1%0.0%15.9%
November 202494.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%
December 202467.9%0.0%0.0%9.1%
January 202571.3%16.6%0.0%9.2%
February 202596.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%
March 202567.6%7.0%0.0%8.8%
April 202558.6%3.7%30.9%0.0%
May 202574.7%2.9%0.0%0.0%
June 202596.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
July 202587.7%4.6%0.0%0.0%
August 202592.1%1.8%0.0%1.8%
September 202597.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
October 202584.7%6.1%0.0%5.3%
November 202583.6%5.0%0.0%2.1%
December 202579.9%5.4%12.0%0.0%
January 202692.7%7.3%0.0%0.0%
February 202652.9%0.0%38.6%8.5%
March 202688.7%6.2%0.0%0.0%
April 202676.3%16.2%0.0%0.0%
May 202684.7%4.2%0.0%6.5%
June 202691.1%7.4%0.0%0.0%
July 202693.3%6.7%0.0%0.0%
August 202659.3%7.8%0.0%6.5%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthChinaCanadaTaiwanSpainAll countries
September 202419.7%n/a0.0%n/a9.6%
October 202425.0%0.0%n/a0.0%9.3%
November 202425.0%n/an/an/a23.7%
December 202425.0%n/an/a0.0%17.0%
January 202525.0%0.0%n/a0.0%17.8%
February 202525.8%n/an/an/a24.9%
March 202537.9%0.0%n/a0.0%25.6%
April 202541.9%0.0%0.0%n/a24.8%
May 202584.8%0.0%n/an/a65.5%
June 202555.0%n/an/an/a53.2%
July 202555.0%0.0%n/an/a49.0%
August 202555.0%0.0%n/a15.0%51.3%
September 202555.0%n/an/an/a53.8%
October 202555.0%0.0%n/a0.0%47.2%
November 202547.3%0.0%n/a0.0%40.7%
December 202545.0%0.0%0.0%n/a36.4%
January 202645.0%0.0%n/an/a41.7%
February 202643.1%n/a20.0%3.9%30.9%
March 202635.0%0.0%n/an/a31.3%
April 202635.0%0.0%n/an/a25.8%
May 202630.1%0.0%n/an/a28.0%
June 202634.2%0.0%n/an/a30.8%
July 202635.0%0.0%n/an/a28.7%
August 202635.2%0.0%n/an/a29.9%

Tariff actions touching this product

When the duty paid on this product changed and stayed changed, for its main suppliers and all countries, newest first, with the Federal Register notices that named the product in the 3 months before. Rates are medians of the 4 months either side, less any usual seasonal swing. A change shows what happened to duty paid, not why; read each notice for what it did.

  1. December 2025 · Duty paid: all countries 49.1% → 31.3%.
  2. April 2025 · Duty paid: all countries 17.9% → 49.0%.
  3. April 2023 · Duty paid: all countries 14.3% → 22.0%.
  4. October–November 2021 · Duty paid: China 18.2% → 24.5%, all countries 13.0% → 21.1%.
  5. June 2019 · Duty paid: all countries 6.8% → 14.7%.
  6. November 2018 · Duty paid: all countries 0.0% → 7.9%.

Where it enters the US

Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.

  1. Los Angeles, CA$700K · 49.4%
  2. Norfolk-Newport News, VA$164K · 11.6%
  3. Savannah, GA$163K · 11.5%
  4. Long Beach, CA$118K · 8.3%
  5. Blaine, WA$67K · 4.7%

Where US exports go

US exports were $100K in August 2026, up 34% from August 2025, and $719K over the last 12 months, down 34% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Austria, up 296%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Canada$234K32.6%+9.1%
Mexico$182K25.3%+56%
Austria$83K11.6%+296%
Korea, South$67K9.3%+0.8%
Australia$31K4.4%−0.7%
Hong Kong$27K3.8%new
United Kingdom$18K2.5%−88%
India$15K2.1%new
Other countries (12)$61K8.5%−70%
All countries$719K100.0%−34%

Markets abroad

Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 116 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
Belgium$25.3Min 2025+16%$2520.0%
Germany$19.0Min 2025+1.0%$186K1.0%
Netherlands$17.5Min 2025−15%$1K0.0%
Algeria$14.9Min 2024n/a$00.0%
Saudi Arabia$9.2Min 2025−7.0%$00.0%
France$6.5Min 2025−12%$2K0.0%
Poland$5.7Min 2025−0.8%$3K0.0%
Ireland$3.5Min 2025−10%$2K0.0%

The biggest market outside the US is Belgium, which imported $25.3M of this product in 2025, under 0.1% of it from the US.

Of these, imports into Belgium grew fastest: up 16% from 2024 to 2025.

About these figures
  • Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, not seasonally adjusted, in US dollars. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
  • US imports are general imports at customs value, which excludes freight and insurance. Exports are at free-alongside-ship value.
  • Average price is customs value divided by quantity (tonnes), across all of the product's 10-digit lines.
  • Duty paid is the duty Census calculates on each country's imports for consumption, as a share of their value. It moves with tariff changes, exemptions and the mix of goods within the product.
  • Landed cost adds Census's import charges (freight, insurance and other costs of bringing the goods to the first US port) and calculated duty to the customs value, per unit, across the product's 10-digit lines. It leaves out antidumping and countervailing duties, customs fees and transport inland. Prices are averages across the goods within the code, so a lower one can mean cheaper goods, not the same goods for less.
  • Markets abroad are each country's imports as it reports them to UN Comtrade, in US dollars, usually including freight and insurance. Countries report a year or more late and in their own edition of the HS codes, so one still on an older edition is missing for codes that changed in 2022.
  • Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.

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