Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data Data through August 2026 · updated monthly

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Wire of iron or nonalloy steel less than 0.25 percent carbon, not elsewhere specified

In short

  • The US imported $40.5M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 31% on the year before.
  • Canada is the largest supplier, with 34.7% of US imports; United Kingdom is next, with 19.0%.
  • Vietnam is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $1.42/kg.
  • Duty paid averaged 47.9% of the value of imports in August 2026, up 3.6 points on a year earlier.
  • United Kingdom is gaining share: 11.8% over the last 12 months, up from 1.4%.
  • 4 Federal Register notices named this product's tariff codes in the last 12 months.

US imports, Aug 2026

$3.6M

↓ −15% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$40.5M

↓ −31% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

47.9%

↑ +3.6 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Canada

34.7% 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.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugChina ↓
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$4.2M
September 2025$4.5M
October 2025$3.8M
November 2025$3.1M
December 2025$3.0M
January 2026$2.9M
February 2026$2.7M
March 2026$3.7M
April 2026$3.5M
May 2026$2.9M
June 2026$3.8M
July 2026$2.9M
August 2026$3.6M

What changed

  • US imports were $3.6M in August 2026, up 25% from July 2026 and down 15% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $40.5M, down 31% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Korea, South up from 1.3% to 8.7%, Mexico down from 17.4% to 7.7%.
  • Average price from Korea, South fell 11% since July 2026, to $2.32/kg.
  • Duty paid on imports from Turkey fell from 50.0% to 15.9% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $40.5M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 53% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $41.0M, up 84%. 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 ↓China ↓China ↓Duty ↑↓Germany ↓
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$26.4M
12 months to Aug 2018$29.7M
12 months to Aug 2019$23.3M
12 months to Aug 2020$19.9M
12 months to Aug 2021$27.2M
12 months to Aug 2022$45.9M
12 months to Aug 2023$43.4M
12 months to Aug 2024$66.2M
12 months to Aug 2025$58.8M
12 months to Aug 2026$40.5M
  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • United Kingdom
  • Malaysia
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodCanadaMexicoUnited KingdomMalaysia
12 months to Aug 201719.1%6.9%0.1%0.1%
12 months to Aug 201819.8%8.4%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 201917.1%12.5%0.2%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202020.2%27.7%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202117.7%22.1%0.0%1.4%
12 months to Aug 202219.0%16.4%0.0%3.5%
12 months to Aug 202322.1%11.5%0.0%3.5%
12 months to Aug 202413.5%15.7%0.0%4.0%
12 months to Aug 202522.8%16.6%1.4%4.9%
12 months to Aug 202632.2%13.4%11.8%10.1%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodCanadaMexicoUnited KingdomMalaysiaAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20185.2%5.4%0.0%n/a6.4%
12 months to Aug 201917.7%18.0%0.0%0.0%19.1%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%0.0%n/an/a11.5%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%0.0%n/a0.0%5.1%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%0.0%0.0%23.0%3.7%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%4.3%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%3.7%
12 months to Aug 202513.3%14.7%25.0%34.9%16.3%
12 months to Aug 202648.2%49.2%25.0%50.0%46.9%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$40.5M−31%46.9%+30.7 pts$41.0M+2.3%
12 months to Aug 2025$58.8M−11%16.3%+12.6 pts$40.1M−10%
12 months to Aug 2024$66.2M+53%3.7%−0.6 pts$44.8M+3.7%
12 months to Aug 2023$43.4M−5.4%4.3%+0.5 pts$43.2M+1.0%
12 months to Aug 2022$45.9M+69%3.7%−1.4 pts$42.7M+0.9%
12 months to Aug 2021$27.2M+37%5.1%−6.4 pts$42.4M+63%
12 months to Aug 2020$19.9M−15%11.5%−7.6 pts$26.0M−12%
12 months to Aug 2019$23.3M−22%19.1%+12.7 pts$29.4M+24%
12 months to Aug 2018$29.7M+13%6.4%+6.4 pts$23.7M+6.3%
12 months to Aug 2017$26.4M0.0%$22.3M

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
Canada$1.2M34.7%+10.4 pts$3.71/kg+6.3%50.0%+0.6 pts
United Kingdom$679K19.0%+7.1 ptsn/an/a
Korea, South$313K8.7%new$2.32/kg50.0%
Turkey$301K8.4%−0.7 pts$1.45/kg+32%15.9%+15.9 pts
Mexico$274K7.7%−10.5 pts$3.55/kg+100%52.4%+2.4 pts
Malaysia$223K6.2%−6.9 pts$1.03/kg−0.6%50.0%+1.3 pts
Vietnam$166K4.6%+2.7 pts$0.89/kg+22%50.0%+47.2 pts
China$148K4.1%−1.4 pts$1.55/kg+16%75.0%−6.7 pts
Other countries (8)$230K6.4%−4.2 pts$1.55/kg+4.1%50.0%+2.1 pts
All countries$3.6M100.0%$2.08/kg+31%47.9%+3.6 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 57.4% 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
Vietnam$0.95/kg$0.09/kg9.3% of price$0.39/kg40.9% of price$1.42/kg+54%
Malaysia$1.00/kg$0.14/kg13.6% of price$0.50/kg50.0% of price$1.63/kg−4.5%
China$1.02/kg$0.12/kg12.1% of price$0.77/kg75.0% of price$1.91/kg−4.8%
Turkey$1.74/kg$0.08/kg4.5% of price$0.43/kg25.0% of price$2.25/kg+86%
Korea, South$2.37/kg$0.07/kg2.9% of price$1.18/kg50.0% of price$3.62/kg+27%
Germany$3.02/kg$0.21/kg6.9% of price$1.51/kg50.0% of price$4.73/kg+12%
Mexico$3.11/kg$0.05/kg1.7% of price$1.59/kg51.3% of price$4.75/kg+102%
Canada$3.77/kg$0.02/kg0.6% of price$1.89/kg50.0% of price$5.68/kg+25%
All countries$2.19/kg$0.08/kg3.9% of price$1.08/kg49.3% of price$3.36/kg+55%

Landed at a US port, Vietnam was cheapest, at $1.42/kg: 12.9% below Malaysia.

Landed cost from Mexico rose 102% on a year earlier, to $4.75/kg, mostly on price: $1.55/kg then, $3.11/kg now.

How the market is shifting

United Kingdom gained the most share: 11.8% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 1.4% in the 12 months before. China lost the most: 8.4%, down from 16.1%. 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.

  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • United Kingdom
  • Malaysia
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthCanadaMexicoUnited KingdomMalaysia
September 202420.7%22.9%0.0%1.6%
October 202415.6%12.3%0.0%1.8%
November 20249.3%28.7%0.0%11.6%
December 202412.5%19.2%0.0%2.5%
January 202516.2%13.4%0.0%2.5%
February 202521.0%19.5%0.0%4.9%
March 202525.7%13.0%0.0%4.6%
April 202534.2%16.5%0.0%3.1%
May 202534.7%12.2%0.0%2.6%
June 202542.0%13.7%0.0%0.9%
July 202523.6%14.0%6.4%11.1%
August 202524.4%18.2%11.9%13.2%
September 202530.8%21.1%10.0%8.5%
October 202527.3%18.7%10.8%6.7%
November 202538.0%13.5%9.1%11.8%
December 202526.4%17.2%10.9%14.7%
January 202614.0%6.0%17.2%23.8%
February 202619.3%12.3%12.1%21.8%
March 202630.9%17.4%4.9%12.4%
April 202627.0%17.4%13.5%6.7%
May 202650.1%2.2%6.8%9.9%
June 202651.7%6.0%15.2%3.4%
July 202632.5%17.4%11.9%0.0%
August 202634.7%7.7%19.0%6.2%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthCanadaMexicoUnited KingdomMalaysiaAll countries
September 20240.0%0.0%n/a25.0%2.9%
October 20240.0%0.0%n/a25.0%5.7%
November 20240.0%0.0%n/a25.0%7.3%
December 20240.0%0.0%n/a25.0%7.2%
January 20250.0%0.0%n/a25.0%3.5%
February 20250.0%0.0%n/a25.0%6.6%
March 20250.0%5.9%n/a25.0%9.4%
April 202525.0%31.0%n/a28.3%27.1%
May 202522.9%25.0%n/a25.0%28.0%
June 20252.0%49.3%n/a50.0%24.9%
July 202547.1%50.0%n/a50.0%43.1%
August 202549.4%50.0%25.0%48.7%44.3%
September 202546.5%49.3%n/a50.0%45.4%
October 202542.8%43.6%25.0%50.0%42.9%
November 202546.5%49.1%n/a50.0%50.2%
December 202547.1%50.0%n/a50.0%46.1%
January 202647.7%49.5%25.0%50.0%47.8%
February 202646.8%44.1%n/a50.0%46.3%
March 202648.1%51.0%n/a50.0%46.0%
April 202650.0%52.0%n/a50.0%43.8%
May 202650.0%50.0%n/a50.0%49.1%
June 202650.0%50.0%n/a50.0%49.8%
July 202650.0%51.3%n/an/a50.2%
August 202650.0%52.4%n/a50.0%47.9%

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. March 2026 · Duty paid: China 83.1% → 74.0%.
  2. March–June 2025 · Duty paid: Canada 11.4% → 46.8%, Mexico 2.9% → 49.6%, China 31.8% → 72.3%, Greece 0.0% → 25.0%, all countries 8.0% → 35.2%.
  3. November 2024 · Duty paid: China 12.1% → 30.5%.
  4. April 2024 · Duty paid: Germany 8.9% → 0.0%.
  5. September 2022 · Duty paid: China 17.9% → 6.8%, Germany 0.0% → 17.4%.
  6. July 2021 · Duty paid: China 25.1% → 15.2%.
  7. January–February 2021 · Duty paid: China 29.3% → 18.7%, all countries 9.7% → 4.4%.
  8. April 2020 · Duty paid: China 35.6% → 26.1%.
  9. May–August 2019 · Duty paid: Canada 25.0% → 0.0%, Mexico 25.0% → 0.0%, China 18.9% → 36.6%, all countries 21.7% → 12.8%.
  10. November 2018 · Duty paid: Germany 12.0% → 4.6%.
  11. May–July 2018 · Duty paid: Canada 0.0% → 25.0%, Mexico 0.0% → 25.0%, China 0.6% → 23.7%, Germany 0.0% → 18.2%, Greece 0.0% → 25.0%, Belarus 0.0% → 25.0%, all countries 0.1% → 23.3%.

Federal Register notices from the last 12 months that list this product's tariff codes. A notice can add a duty, exclude products from one or only mention them, so read each for what it changes. Search the Federal Register for 7217.90

Where it enters the US

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

  1. Alexandria Bay, NY$8.1M · 20.1%
  2. Houston, TX$6.8M · 16.8%
  3. Long Beach, CA$3.9M · 9.5%
  4. Laredo, TX$3.3M · 8.1%
  5. Champlain-Rouses Point, NY$2.8M · 6.9%

Where US exports go

US exports were $2.8M in August 2026, down 3.0% from August 2025, and $41.0M over the last 12 months, up 2.3% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Ireland, up 97%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Costa Rica$12.5M30.4%+65%
Canada$12.0M29.2%−38%
Mexico$7.1M17.3%+28%
Ireland$4.9M11.8%+97%
China$857K2.1%−3.2%
Dominican Republic$574K1.4%+41%
Spain$411K1.0%+40%
France$387K0.9%+205%
Other countries (44)$2.4M5.8%−25%
All countries$41.0M100.0%+2.3%

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; 124 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
Romania$74.9Min 2025+2.7%$540.0%
Malaysia$45.2Min 2025+1.4%$620.0%
Canada$35.5Min 2025−21%$12.5M35.2%
France$26.9Min 2025+1.1%$8K0.0%
Italy$23.0Min 2025+16%$40K0.2%
Korea, South$19.8Min 2025+14%$44K0.2%
Ghana$18.4Min 2025+21%$00.0%
Poland$17.6Min 2025−15%$250.0%

The biggest market outside the US is Romania, which imported $74.9M of this product in 2025, under 0.1% of it from the US.

The US supplies 35.2% of imports into Canada, but under 10% into Romania, Malaysia and France.

Of these, imports into Ghana grew fastest: up 21% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 7217: wire of iron or nonalloy steel. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

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 (kilograms), 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.
  • Tariff notices are from the Federal Register, matched to this product by the HTS numbers in their text.
  • 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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