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US imports of articles of base metal — monthly data by origin and port

In June 2026, the 8 major US container gateways received 260 kt of articles of base metal (HS chapter 83), worth $0.6B (+76% by weight year-on-year), led by China with 66% of the chapter. Counted by US customs; mirrored and revision-tracked. Updated: 2026-08-07.

Where it comes from · last 12 months

China 66% · 2 Mt
Vietnam 9% · 0 Mt
Taiwan 4% · 0 Mt
India 4% · 0 Mt
South Korea 3% · 0 Mt
Thailand 2% · 0 Mt

What exactly · top goods in the chapter

statuettes a oth ornmnts a prts, bs metl nt pm plt 830629 · 1 Mt
oth base metl mountngs fttngs etc for furniture 830242 · 0 Mt
office and desk equip a prts, of base metal 830400 · 0 Mt
hat-racks hat pegs brckts etc parts, base metal 830250 · 0 Mt
oth bs metl mountngs fttngs etc for motor vehicles 830230 · 0 Mt
mountings & smlr art & pts for buildings, base mtl 830241 · 0 Mt

Two years of the chapter

260 130 2024-06: 146 kt2024-07: 174 kt2024-08: 158 kt2024-09: 164 kt2024-10: 174 kt2024-11: 163 kt2024-12: 168 kt2025-01: 190 kt2025-02: 162 kt2025-03: 151 kt2025-04: 157 kt2025-05: 143 kt2025-06: 148 kt2025-07: 182 kt2025-08: 179 kt2025-09: 171 kt2025-10: 180 kt2025-11: 180 kt2025-12: 180 kt2026-01: 192 kt2026-02: 179 kt2026-03: 197 kt2026-04: 191 kt2026-05: 249 kt2026-06: 260 kt 260 2024-062025-062026-06
Containerised imports of articles of base metal, kt/month, all origins. Source: US Census, mirrored.
4 2 2024-06: 4 $/kg2024-07: 4 $/kg2024-08: 4 $/kg2024-09: 4 $/kg2024-10: 4 $/kg2024-11: 4 $/kg2024-12: 4 $/kg2025-01: 4 $/kg2025-02: 4 $/kg2025-03: 4 $/kg2025-04: 4 $/kg2025-05: 4 $/kg2025-06: 4 $/kg2025-07: 4 $/kg2025-08: 4 $/kg2025-09: 4 $/kg2025-10: 3 $/kg2025-11: 3 $/kg2025-12: 3 $/kg2026-01: 3 $/kg2026-02: 3 $/kg2026-03: 3 $/kg2026-04: 3 $/kg2026-05: 3 $/kg2026-06: 2 $/kg 2 2024-062025-062026-06
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 articles of base metal (HS ch. 83) through the eight major US container gateways were 260 kt in June 2026, per US Census port-level records mirrored and archived by the Trimtab US Trade Ledger (retrieved 2026-08-07) — trimtabist.com/us-imports-of-base-metal-articles
For the record: Trimtab Port Ledger · TT-008 · HS2 ch. 83 · retrieved 2026-08-07

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