LanelyticTrade dataUS trade data for exporters, both ways

Free during launch

Sample brief Track products

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

Track this product free during launch
HS 8102.96

Molybdenum wire

In short

  • The US imported $3.2M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, up 8.4% on the year before.
  • China is the largest supplier, with 62.1% of US imports; India is next, with 21.2%.
  • China is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $150.72/kg.
  • Duty paid averaged 30.5% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 18.8 points on a year earlier.
  • China is gaining share: 67.9% over the last 12 months, up from 57.7%.
  • US exports were $2.2M over the last 12 months; the largest market is India, with 40.3%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$273K

↑ +61% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$3.2M

↑ +8.4% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

30.5%

↓ −18.8 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

China

62.1% 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 ↑Duty ↓
Show the numbers
MonthUS imports
August 2025$169K
September 2025$324K
October 2025$229K
November 2025$63K
December 2025$206K
January 2026$150K
February 2026$205K
March 2026$529K
April 2026$378K
May 2026$252K
June 2026$184K
July 2026$431K
August 2026$273K

What changed

  • US imports were $273K in August 2026, down 37% from July 2026 and up 61% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $3.2M, up 8.4% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: India up from 9.2% to 21.2%, China down from 72.1% to 62.1%.
  • Average price from China rose 131% since July 2026, to $177.11/kg.
  • Duty paid on imports from Czech Republic fell from 14.4% to 10.0% of their value since July 2026.
  • Duty paid on imports from China rose from 38.9% to 41.9% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $3.2M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 28% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $2.2M, down 22%. 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 ↑
Show the numbers
PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$2.5M
12 months to Aug 2018$3.1M
12 months to Aug 2019$2.4M
12 months to Aug 2020$2.0M
12 months to Aug 2021$1.7M
12 months to Aug 2022$2.0M
12 months to Aug 2023$2.7M
12 months to Aug 2024$2.7M
12 months to Aug 2025$3.0M
12 months to Aug 2026$3.2M
  • China
  • India
  • Sweden
  • Germany
  • All countries
Share of US imports
Show the numbers
PeriodChinaIndiaSwedenGermany
12 months to Aug 201718.0%4.1%18.7%10.7%
12 months to Aug 201820.7%2.2%41.2%7.2%
12 months to Aug 201918.7%2.3%23.7%16.7%
12 months to Aug 202030.1%6.5%11.1%9.8%
12 months to Aug 202138.0%10.3%6.0%9.3%
12 months to Aug 202247.6%14.2%5.4%5.8%
12 months to Aug 202348.6%17.5%8.8%2.3%
12 months to Aug 202455.5%9.2%5.4%2.7%
12 months to Aug 202557.7%9.6%15.1%1.5%
12 months to Aug 202667.9%10.4%8.6%3.5%
Duty paid, % of value
Show the numbers
PeriodChinaIndiaSwedenGermanyAll countries
12 months to Aug 20174.4%0.4%4.4%4.4%4.2%
12 months to Aug 20184.4%1.8%4.4%4.4%4.3%
12 months to Aug 201914.7%3.6%4.4%4.4%6.2%
12 months to Aug 202021.2%4.4%4.4%4.4%9.4%
12 months to Aug 202126.7%4.4%4.4%4.4%12.9%
12 months to Aug 202227.2%4.4%4.4%4.4%15.5%
12 months to Aug 202325.8%4.4%4.4%4.4%14.9%
12 months to Aug 202429.4%4.4%4.4%4.4%18.2%
12 months to Aug 202553.2%10.4%12.2%14.4%35.4%
12 months to Aug 202646.2%25.9%14.4%14.4%37.1%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$3.2M+8.4%37.1%+1.8 pts$2.2M+88%
12 months to Aug 2025$3.0M+11%35.4%+17.2 pts$1.1M+26%
12 months to Aug 2024$2.7M−0.5%18.2%+3.2 pts$908K+85%
12 months to Aug 2023$2.7M+33%14.9%−0.5 pts$490K+54%
12 months to Aug 2022$2.0M+22%15.5%+2.6 pts$319K−6.1%
12 months to Aug 2021$1.7M−19%12.9%+3.4 pts$339K−14%
12 months to Aug 2020$2.0M−15%9.4%+3.2 pts$393K−44%
12 months to Aug 2019$2.4M−22%6.2%+1.9 pts$708K+4.5%
12 months to Aug 2018$3.1M+21%4.3%+0.1 pts$678K−75%
12 months to Aug 2017$2.5M4.2%$2.8M

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$169K62.1%−10.2 pts$177.11/kg+3.5%41.9%−17.5 pts
India$58K21.2%+9.0 pts$363.19/kg+98%14.4%−8.0 pts
Czech Republic$32K11.8%new$304.56/kg10.0%
Japan$13K4.9%−0.2 pts$2,221/kg+54%12.5%−2.5 pts
All countries$273K100.0%$224.23/kg+41%30.5%−18.8 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 86.9% 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$100.93/kg$9.60/kg9.5% of price$40.18/kg39.8% of price$150.72/kg+53%
Czech Republic$261.73/kg$5.05/kg1.9% of price$32.91/kg12.6% of price$299.69/kg+19%
India$381.67/kg$10.24/kg2.7% of price$54.96/kg14.4% of price$446.87/kg+12%
Japan$1,519/kg$25.33/kg1.7% of price$199.59/kg13.1% of price$1,744/kg+11%
All countries$133.27/kg$9.42/kg7.1% of price$41.10/kg30.8% of price$183.79/kg+30%

Landed at a US port, China was cheapest, at $150.72/kg: 49.7% below Czech Republic.

Landed cost from China rose 53% on a year earlier, to $150.72/kg, mostly on price: $59.29/kg then, $100.93/kg now.

How the market is shifting

China gained the most share: 67.9% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 57.7% in the 12 months before. Sweden lost the most: 8.6%, down from 15.1%. 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.

  • China
  • India
  • Sweden
  • Germany
  • All countries
Share of US imports
Show the numbers
MonthChinaIndiaSwedenGermany
September 202477.3%5.5%0.0%0.0%
October 202434.7%16.3%31.8%0.0%
November 202478.0%6.6%0.0%1.5%
December 202488.3%4.0%0.0%0.0%
January 202584.0%6.3%0.0%0.0%
February 202538.2%5.5%0.0%0.0%
March 202568.5%10.8%0.0%0.0%
April 202577.7%13.8%0.0%0.0%
May 202530.7%30.4%0.0%0.0%
June 202573.3%10.5%0.0%0.0%
July 202517.3%3.8%65.5%6.5%
August 202572.3%12.2%0.0%3.2%
September 202591.3%7.2%0.0%0.0%
October 202591.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
November 202558.0%19.6%22.4%0.0%
December 202585.2%13.4%0.0%0.0%
January 202664.6%30.0%0.0%0.0%
February 202671.2%9.4%2.8%4.1%
March 202632.4%4.8%46.7%9.6%
April 202679.7%3.8%0.0%8.5%
May 202670.7%13.3%0.0%0.0%
June 202653.2%20.5%4.6%11.2%
July 202672.1%9.2%0.0%0.0%
August 202662.1%21.2%0.0%0.0%
Duty paid, % of value
Show the numbers
MonthChinaIndiaSwedenGermanyAll countries
September 202429.4%4.4%n/an/a23.5%
October 202429.4%4.4%4.4%n/a13.1%
November 202429.4%4.4%n/an/a24.3%
December 202429.4%4.4%n/an/a26.5%
January 202529.4%4.4%n/an/a25.7%
February 202539.4%4.4%n/an/a18.0%
March 202549.4%4.4%n/an/a35.6%
April 2025133.4%15.3%n/an/a107.9%
May 202565.4%14.4%n/an/a30.2%
June 202559.4%14.4%n/an/a48.1%
July 202559.4%14.4%14.4%14.4%21.6%
August 202559.4%22.4%n/a14.4%49.2%
September 202559.4%29.4%n/an/a56.8%
October 202559.4%n/an/an/a55.4%
November 202549.4%54.4%15.0%n/a42.7%
December 202549.4%54.4%n/an/a49.6%
January 202649.4%54.4%n/an/a48.7%
February 202648.7%16.3%15.0%15.0%38.9%
March 202639.4%14.4%14.4%14.4%22.2%
April 202639.4%14.4%n/a14.4%34.5%
May 202639.4%14.4%n/an/a31.9%
June 202639.4%14.4%14.4%14.4%28.5%
July 202638.9%14.4%n/an/a32.0%
August 202641.9%14.4%n/an/a30.5%

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. January 2026 · Duty paid: China 59.4% → 39.4%, all countries 55.0% → 37.7%.
  2. August 2025 · Duty paid: all countries 39.4% → 55.0%.
  3. March 2025 · Duty paid: China 29.4% → 59.4%, all countries 24.4% → 41.8%.
  4. June 2024 · Duty paid: all countries 11.8% → 21.7%.
  5. September 2023 · Duty paid: all countries 8.7% → 17.8%.

Where it enters the US

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

  1. Chicago, IL$702K · 21.8%
  2. San Francisco International Airport, CA$596K · 18.5%
  3. Jfk International Airport, NY$563K · 17.5%
  4. Los Angeles, CA$297K · 9.2%
  5. Los Angeles International Airport, CA$272K · 8.4%

Where US exports go

US exports were $58K in August 2026, down 41% from August 2025, and $2.2M over the last 12 months, up 88% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Mexico, up 51%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
India$872K40.3%new
Mexico$552K25.5%+51%
Canada$401K18.6%+7.3%
China$69K3.2%−17%
Israel$49K2.3%+16%
Japan$40K1.8%−53%
Poland$35K1.6%+97%
Italy$21K1.0%new
Other countries (14)$124K5.7%−25%
All countries$2.2M100.0%+88%

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; 77 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
India$19.7Min 2025+5.9%$1K0.0%
China$7.3Min 2025+8.5%$63K0.9%
Germany$5.7Min 2025−24%$13K0.2%
Italy$3.5Min 2025−45%$00.0%
Korea, South$2.9Min 2025−1.8%$2K0.1%
Turkey$2.3Min 2025−6.3%$5K0.2%
Japan$1.5Min 2025−13%$17K1.1%
Saudi Arabia$1.4Min 2025−23%$13K0.9%

The biggest market outside the US is India, which imported $19.7M of this product in 2025, under 0.1% of it from the US.

Other products under heading 8102: molybdenum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

ProductUS importsUS exports
Molybdenum waste and scrapHS 8102.97$96.4M$26.6M
Molybdenum bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering; molybdenum profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foilHS 8102.95$22.0M$24.6M
Molybdenum, unwrought, including bars and rods obtained simply by sinteringHS 8102.94$31.2M$861K
Molybdenum and articles thereof, not elsewhere specifiedHS 8102.99$11.6M$14.0M
Molybdenum powdersHS 8102.10$1.7M$12.6M
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.

Try bamboo cutting boards, green coffee or 7318.15