U.S. Steel Merchant Final Imports: Final Merchant Imports to the U.S. came in at 14,024 tons in July 2025, decreasing 17% month over month (m/m).

Figure 1 further breaks down total merchant imports from January 2024 – July 2025.

Mexico and Canada, combined, account for 67% of the total this month.

Mexico was the largest exporter to the U.S. with 7,993 tons; Canadian imports came in second at 1,502 tons.

Figure 3 also charts the largest imports by district of entry into the U.S. in rank order.

1. Laredo, TX was the largest receiver of merchants this month, receiving 6,845 tons of the total.
2. El, Paso TX was next, coming in at 1,149 tons.
3. Houston-Galveston, TX was the third-largest receiver, coming in at 946 tons.

Together, these top three receiving ports collected 64% of all U.S. merchant imports.

Please note the format of Figure 2 and Figure 3 has changed. Countries are listed alphabetically left to right and month/year is on the y-axis. There are listed totals YTD for each country and district of entry, respectively.

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