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U.S. imports of nickel (End-Use 14240) totaled $241.2M in July 2026, traded with 43 countries.
Importers of Nickel paid $4.4M in duties in July 2026 — an effective duty rate of 12% on $35.9M in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule. Nickel imports of $241.2M in July 2026 ran 11% above the year-to-date monthly average of $216.5M.
Last updated: July 2026 dataNickel's primary commercial role is as an alloying element in stainless steel and superalloys used in aerospace, chemical processing, and energy equipment, making import flows sensitive to both stainless steel production cycles and specialty manufacturing demand. Unwrought nickel, nickel oxide sinter, and ferronickel are the principal traded forms, each classified separately under HTS Chapter 75 with distinct duty treatments. Supply concentration in a small number of producing countries makes nickel one of the more geopolitically sensitive base metals in the US import portfolio.
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1.4K shipments/mo
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Commodity 34 of 51 in category 1
Commodity 14240 · $241.2M of $56.9B
Ferronickel — an iron-nickel alloy typically containing less than 60% nickel — is classified under HTS Chapter 72 as a ferroalloy used in steelmaking, while unwrought nickel with higher purity falls under Chapter 75. The distinction is commercially significant because the two forms serve different end uses and carry different duty rates.
Global nickel mining and refining is concentrated in a limited number of countries, meaning that geopolitical events, export policy changes, or production disruptions in key source regions can cause rapid price and availability shifts. Importers relying on nickel for stainless steel or battery-grade applications often maintain strategic inventory buffers or multi-source procurement strategies to manage this concentration risk.
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Canada and United Kingdom together supply 52% of it.
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$241.2MYoY · Pro
12-mo low · imports
YoY · ProThrough July 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.