Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data
Track this productOther bars and rods of stainless steel, hot-rolled, other than circular cross-section
In short
- The US imported $65.8M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 7.1% on the year before.
- Portugal is the largest supplier, with 45.8% of US imports; Italy is next, with 34.6%.
- Portugal has the lowest price, but landed at a US port with freight and duty Italy is cheaper: $7.78/kg against $7.93/kg.
- Duty paid averaged 49.9% of the value of imports in August 2026, up 5.9 points on a year earlier.
- Italy is gaining share: 38.1% over the last 12 months, up from 33.1%.
- US exports were $26.2M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Mexico, with 26.8%.
US imports, Aug 2026
$6.7M
↑ +9.7% vs Aug 2025
Last 12 months
$65.8M
↓ −7.1% vs the 12 months before
Average duty paid
49.9%
↑ +5.9 pts vs Aug 2025
Top supplier
Portugal
45.8% 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.
Show the numbers
| Month | US imports |
|---|---|
| August 2025 | $6.1M |
| September 2025 | $3.6M |
| October 2025 | $4.6M |
| November 2025 | $4.2M |
| December 2025 | $5.5M |
| January 2026 | $5.3M |
| February 2026 | $3.6M |
| March 2026 | $3.7M |
| April 2026 | $6.6M |
| May 2026 | $7.0M |
| June 2026 | $7.7M |
| July 2026 | $7.4M |
| August 2026 | $6.7M |
What changed
- US imports were $6.7M in August 2026, down 9.9% from July 2026 and up 9.7% from August 2025.
- Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $65.8M, down 7.1% on the 12 months before.
- Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Italy up from 31.0% to 34.6%, India down from 6.8% to 1.1%.
- Average price from Germany rose 21% since July 2026, to $5.75/kg.
- Duty paid on imports from India rose from 29.8% to 50.0% of their value since July 2026.
US trade by year
US imports were $65.8M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 11% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $26.2M, down 6.6%. 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.
Show the numbers
| Period | US imports |
|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $59.2M |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $72.1M |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $71.2M |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $54.9M |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $71.5M |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | $91.0M |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $93.0M |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $78.4M |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $70.8M |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $65.8M |
- Portugal
- Italy
- Germany
- Poland
- All countries
Show the numbers
| Period | Portugal | Italy | Germany | Poland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | 33.2% | 37.8% | 10.6% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | 38.8% | 38.4% | 10.1% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | 30.3% | 48.5% | 13.3% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | 34.8% | 45.2% | 11.7% | 0.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | 36.9% | 46.3% | 11.4% | 1.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | 41.6% | 38.8% | 15.5% | 1.2% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 39.2% | 37.2% | 17.6% | 1.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 45.0% | 34.6% | 11.3% | 1.6% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 43.2% | 33.1% | 13.4% | 2.2% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 42.1% | 38.1% | 9.8% | 2.8% |
Show the numbers
| Period | Portugal | Italy | Germany | Poland | All countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | n/a | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | 5.9% | 4.9% | 6.6% | n/a | 5.6% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | 23.6% | 16.3% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 20.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | 22.8% | 13.7% | 24.7% | 25.0% | 19.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | 21.7% | 15.3% | 13.6% | 25.0% | 17.9% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | 14.5% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 25.0% | 9.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 5.1% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 23.0% | 3.6% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 2.6% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 20.9% | 2.6% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 19.1% | 10.5% | 11.1% | 23.9% | 15.7% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 49.3% | 49.1% | 49.6% | 38.7% | 48.1% |
| Period | US imports | Duty paid | US exports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $65.8M−7.1% | 48.1%+32.4 pts | $26.2M−15% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $70.8M−9.7% | 15.7%+13.0 pts | $31.0M−13% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $78.4M−16% | 2.6%−0.9 pts | $35.7M−13% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $93.0M+2.2% | 3.6%−5.6 pts | $40.8M+29% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | $91.0M+27% | 9.1%−8.8 pts | $31.7M+52% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $71.5M+30% | 17.9%−1.1 pts | $20.8M−5.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $54.9M−23% | 19.0%−1.3 pts | $21.9M−25% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $71.2M−1.2% | 20.3%+14.7 pts | $29.3M−13% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $72.1M+22% | 5.6%+5.6 pts | $33.6M+20% |
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $59.2M | 0.0% | $28.0M |
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.
| Country | US imports | Share | Average price | Duty paid | Last 13 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | $3.1M | 45.8%−1.0 pts | $4.79/kg+9.6% | 50.0%0.0 pts | |
| Italy | $2.3M | 34.6%+10.3 pts | $5.02/kg+8.6% | 49.5%−0.2 pts | |
| Germany | $1.1M | 16.3%−4.5 pts | $5.75/kg+4.7% | 50.0%+22.2 pts | |
| Taiwan | $72K | 1.1%−3.3 pts | $23.27/kg+222% | 50.0%0.0 pts | |
| India | $72K | 1.1%−1.1 pts | $3.73/kg+19% | 50.0%+35.9 pts | |
| Poland | $31K | 0.5%−1.1 pts | $5.52/kg+34% | 50.0%+13.4 pts | |
| Spain | $30K | 0.5%new | $5.29/kg | 50.0% | |
| Switzerland | $12K | 0.2%new | $10.46/kg | 50.0% | |
| China | $7K | 0.1%new | $1.74/kg | 75.0% | |
| All countries | $6.7M | 100.0% | $5.04/kg+7.9% | 49.9%+5.9 pts |
The 3 largest suppliers had 90.0% 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
| Country | Price | Freight and insurance | Duty | Landed cost | Make-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | $5.16/kg | $0.08/kg1.6% of price | $2.53/kg49.1% of price | $7.78/kg+5.5% | |
| Portugal | $5.13/kg | $0.34/kg6.6% of price | $2.46/kg48.0% of price | $7.93/kg+32% | |
| Germany | $5.17/kg | $0.34/kg6.5% of price | $2.54/kg49.2% of price | $8.05/kg+9.5% | |
| All countries | $5.18/kg | $0.26/kg5.0% of price | $2.49/kg48.0% of price | $7.93/kg+18% |
Landed at a US port, Italy was cheapest, at $7.78/kg: 1.9% below Portugal.
Portugal had the lowest price before freight and duty, $5.13/kg, but they added 54.6% to it.
Landed cost from Portugal rose 32% on a year earlier, to $7.93/kg, mostly on price: $3.83/kg then, $5.13/kg now.
How the market is shifting
Italy gained the most share: 38.1% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 33.1% in the 12 months before. Germany lost the most: 9.8%, down from 13.4%. 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.
- Portugal
- Italy
- Germany
- Poland
- All countries
Show the numbers
| Month | Portugal | Italy | Germany | Poland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 63.5% | 13.0% | 6.9% | 2.9% |
| October 2024 | 56.3% | 29.2% | 12.2% | 2.0% |
| November 2024 | 42.8% | 34.6% | 13.4% | 0.0% |
| December 2024 | 39.3% | 30.3% | 7.4% | 1.1% |
| January 2025 | 43.7% | 41.2% | 11.9% | 2.3% |
| February 2025 | 41.8% | 36.6% | 15.8% | 4.7% |
| March 2025 | 48.6% | 37.7% | 2.6% | 5.5% |
| April 2025 | 33.9% | 44.6% | 14.9% | 0.7% |
| May 2025 | 37.3% | 43.8% | 11.9% | 2.5% |
| June 2025 | 35.9% | 36.8% | 10.4% | 3.1% |
| July 2025 | 29.5% | 25.0% | 33.3% | 3.2% |
| August 2025 | 46.8% | 24.3% | 20.7% | 1.6% |
| September 2025 | 42.2% | 35.7% | 5.6% | 3.7% |
| October 2025 | 34.1% | 42.5% | 5.2% | 14.1% |
| November 2025 | 43.9% | 35.9% | 4.3% | 5.8% |
| December 2025 | 40.7% | 32.4% | 9.5% | 5.3% |
| January 2026 | 28.2% | 49.7% | 8.8% | 0.9% |
| February 2026 | 66.9% | 20.4% | 1.3% | 2.9% |
| March 2026 | 40.5% | 31.1% | 18.0% | 1.2% |
| April 2026 | 34.0% | 51.5% | 7.9% | 2.5% |
| May 2026 | 42.6% | 43.7% | 6.7% | 0.0% |
| June 2026 | 46.8% | 38.7% | 12.0% | 1.4% |
| July 2026 | 44.2% | 31.0% | 15.7% | 0.1% |
| August 2026 | 45.8% | 34.6% | 16.3% | 0.5% |
Show the numbers
| Month | Portugal | Italy | Germany | Poland | All countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 11.9% |
| October 2024 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.1% | 0.4% |
| November 2024 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | n/a | 8.0% |
| December 2024 | 20.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 10.1% |
| January 2025 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.6% |
| February 2025 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| March 2025 | 16.0% | 4.7% | 0.0% | 10.7% | 12.3% |
| April 2025 | 25.0% | 15.6% | 17.5% | 25.0% | 20.1% |
| May 2025 | 25.0% | 23.2% | 16.5% | 25.0% | 23.2% |
| June 2025 | 48.8% | 33.3% | 30.8% | 60.0% | 41.1% |
| July 2025 | 50.0% | 47.3% | 16.5% | 38.5% | 38.0% |
| August 2025 | 50.0% | 49.7% | 27.8% | 36.6% | 43.9% |
| September 2025 | 50.0% | 45.1% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 47.2% |
| October 2025 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 22.1% | 44.2% |
| November 2025 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.2% | 40.1% | 46.6% |
| December 2025 | 50.6% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 45.7% |
| January 2026 | 50.0% | 49.3% | 49.9% | 50.0% | 48.0% |
| February 2026 | 49.2% | 41.1% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 47.5% |
| March 2026 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| April 2026 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| May 2026 | 50.0% | 49.4% | 50.0% | n/a | 49.6% |
| June 2026 | 44.4% | 48.1% | 47.3% | 50.0% | 46.0% |
| July 2026 | 50.0% | 49.5% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 48.3% |
| August 2026 | 50.0% | 49.5% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 49.9% |
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.
- August 2025 · Duty paid: Germany 17.0% → 50.0%.
- March–May 2025 · Duty paid: Portugal 8.1% → 49.9%, Italy 2.7% → 40.4%, Germany 0.0% → 17.5%, all countries 6.6% → 40.1%.
- September 2024 · Duty paid: Portugal 1.9% → 12.8%, all countries 2.6% → 8.9%.
- August 2022 · Duty paid: Portugal 13.8% → 3.2%.
- February 2022 · Duty paid: Portugal 21.6% → 14.7%, Italy 14.8% → 0.2%, Germany 8.3% → 0.0%, all countries 17.6% → 8.2%.
- March–June 2021 · Duty paid: Portugal 24.3% → 18.8%, Italy 17.9% → 12.3%, Germany 19.2% → 7.9%.
- November 2020 · Duty paid: Germany 25.0% → 14.8%.
- August 2020 · Duty paid: Italy 14.2% → 20.3%.
- December 2018 · Duty paid: Italy 22.7% → 16.8%.
- Stainless Steel Bar From Spain: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018
- Stainless Steel Bar From Brazil: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018
- Stainless Steel Bar From Brazil, India, Japan, and Spain: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order (India) and Revocation of Antidumping Duty Orders (Brazil, Japan, and Spain)
- June–July 2018 · Duty paid: Portugal 0.0% → 25.4%, Italy 0.1% → 24.6%, Germany 0.0% → 25.0%, all countries 0.1% → 24.2%.
- Stainless Steel Bar From Brazil: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017
- Stainless Steel Bar From India: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review and Reinstatement of Certain Companies in the Antidumping Duty Order
- Stainless Steel Bar From Spain: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017
Where it enters the US
Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.
Where US exports go
US exports were $2.1M in August 2026, up 28% from August 2025, and $26.2M over the last 12 months, down 15% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: France, up 1456%.
| Market | Last 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | $7.0M | 26.8% | +4.0% |
| Canada | $5.6M | 21.2% | −21% |
| Korea, South | $3.0M | 11.4% | +254% |
| Turkey | $1.7M | 6.4% | −63% |
| Sweden | $1.5M | 5.6% | +103% |
| Israel | $1.0M | 3.9% | −2.9% |
| France | $899K | 3.4% | +1456% |
| Japan | $848K | 3.2% | −56% |
| Other countries (36) | $4.7M | 18.0% | −35% |
| All countries | $26.2M | 100.0% | −15% |
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; 119 have reported 2025 so far. Where a country's figure for imports from the US is under half or over double what the US recorded exporting there that year, the US figure is shown under it.
| Market | Imports | vs year before | From the US | US share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | $62.7Min 2025 | +4.9% | $1.6M | 2.6% |
| Italy | $24.6Min 2025 | +19% | $888K | 3.6% |
| United Kingdom | $22.9Min 2025 | +43% | $7.7MUS records $624K | 33.5% |
| China | $19.5Min 2025 | +10% | $1.9M | 9.6% |
| India | $18.7Min 2025 | +36% | $2.1MUS records $486K | 11.0% |
| Hungary | $16.9Min 2025 | +5.7% | $27K | 0.2% |
| Canada | $14.3Min 2025 | −31% | $3.6M | 25.3% |
| Brazil | $13.7Min 2025 | +22% | $5.7MUS records $88K | 41.5% |
The biggest market outside the US is Germany, which imported $62.7M of this product in 2025, 2.6% of that from the US.
The US supplies 25.3% of imports into Canada, but under 10% into Germany, Italy and China.
Of these, imports into Italy grew fastest: up 19% from 2024 to 2025.
Related products
Other products under heading 7222: bars and rods of stainless steel not elsewhere specified; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.
| Product | US imports | US exports |
|---|---|---|
| Bars and rods of stainless steel, cold-formed or cold-finishedHS 7222.20 | $319.8M | $254.4M |
| Bars and rods of stainless steel, not elsewhere specifiedHS 7222.30 | $31.2M | $132.0M |
| Other bars and rods of stainless steel, hot-rolled, circular cross-sectionHS 7222.11 | $60.4M | $75.7M |
| Angles, shapes and sections of stainless steelHS 7222.40 | $55.1M | $31.9M |
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.
- Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.