U.S. imports of Ferrovanadium (HS 720292) totaled $8.7M in September 2026, imported from 9 countries.
Importers of Ferrovanadium paid $217K in duties in September 2026, an average duty rate of 2.58% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: September 2026 dataFerrovanadium is a critical microalloying addition for HSLA steels used in structural sections, pipelines, rebar, and automotive components, where even small vanadium additions produce significant yield-strength improvements through precipitation hardening. All US imports enter under a single tariff line (7202920000). Canada and Czech Republic are the leading US import sources, with Japan and Austria also supplying the market — a supplier mix that reflects both primary vanadium processing and secondary recovery from steel slag and spent catalysts. Supply concentration risk is a recurring concern given vanadium's limited primary mining base.
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A meaningful share of global vanadium supply is recovered as a byproduct from processing vanadium-bearing steel slags and spent petroleum catalysts rather than from primary mining. This secondary supply stream can buffer price spikes but also means that ferrovanadium availability is partly linked to steel production volumes and refinery activity, creating indirect demand-supply feedback loops that buyers should monitor.
Ferrovanadium is commercially available in grades ranging from approximately 40% to 80% vanadium by weight, with 50% and 80% grades the most widely traded. All grades are classified under the same tariff line (7202920000) regardless of vanadium content, so grade does not affect classification. However, purchase contracts should specify the grade precisely, as the cost per vanadium unit varies significantly between grades.
Subheading 10 of 15 in heading 7202
Subheading 720292 · $8.7M of $236.1M
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$8.7MYoY · free account
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—YoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to September 2026, the U.S. imported $94.1M of Ferrovanadium.
Through September 2026 · exports 10 of 12 months reported. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
| Code | Description | Imports for consumption | Average duty rate | Dutiable Share | Duty Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7202920000 | Ferrovanadium | $7.8M | 5.83% | 50.52% | $456K |
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
| Code | Description | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 7202920000 | Ferrovanadium | $1.3M |
Import lines come from the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule and export lines from Schedule B. The two are numbered by different agencies, so the same 10-digit code can appear in both tables describing a different product.
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Imports · September 2026
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Canada and Czech Republic together supply 83% of it. Czech Republic pays 10.0% duty; Canada 0.0%.
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rate provision · imports
69.7% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 2.58% of imports for consumption.