That dollar amount results from a 27.6% increase compared to $21.5 billion in spending five years earlier in 2019.
Year over year, the cost of total US spending on imported aluminum shrank by -21.8% from $35.1 billion for 2022.
Aluminum is the world’s second-most used metal behind only iron. Typically blended into an alloy, aluminum is commonly combined with zinc, copper, silicon, magnesium and manganese. Pure aluminum is silvery-white, non-magnetic and is also notable for its low density, relatively light weight and resistance to corrosion.
America’s top 6 suppliers (Canada, mainland China, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, India and Bahrain) sold over two-thirds (68%) worth of international aluminum provided to the United States in 2023.
Russia furnished 0.16% of global aluminum furnished to America in 2023, down from 2.4% for 2022.
US import data presented below is at the two-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code level, specifically 76 for aluminum including articles made with aluminum.
Of the total American imports under HTS code 76 during 2023, 42.2% was for unwrought aluminum metal, 10.5% was for aluminum plates and sheets, 9.9% was for aluminum structures such as towers or bridges, 8.5% was for miscellaneous items made from aluminum, 5.8% was for aluminum bars and rods, 5.4% was for aluminum foil, 5.3% was for aluminum wire or cable including stranded versions, 5.1% was for aluminum tableware, kitchenware or other household items, 4.3% was for aluminum scrap, about 1.5% was for aluminum tubes, pipes, powder and similar miscellaneous goods, while 1.4% was for aluminum cans, boxes and similar containers.
Top 15 Countries Supplying Aluminum to America
Below are the 15 countries from which the United States purchases the highest dollar value worth of aluminum. These suppliers accounted for over four-fifths (83%) of all US aluminum imports during 2023.
- Canada: US$11.1 billion (40.6% of total US imported aluminum)
- China: $2.6 billion (9.4%)
- Mexico: $1.9 billion (7.1%)
- United Arab Emirates: $1.5 billion (5.5%)
- India: $858.5 million (3.1%)
- Bahrain: $645.1 million (2.4%)
- Colombia: $623 million (2.3%)
- South Korea: $621 million (2.3%)
- Germany: $609.9 million (2.2%)
- Australia: $606.6 million (2.2%)
- South Africa: $549.3 million (2%)
- Argentina: $453.5 million (1.7%)
- Vietnam: $438.2 million (1.6%)
- Italy: $359.5 million (1.3%)
- Thailand: $356.3 million (1.3%)
Note that North American trade partners, Canada and Mexico, approached half (47.7%) of all American aluminum imports. That percentage reflects a big boost from 41.5% one year earlier.
Fastest-Growing Suppliers of Aluminum to the US
The following ranking is culled from the top 100 suppliers and is sorted in descending order. The list presents the top 15 suppliers of aluminum shipments to America based on the greatest percentage increases in the value from 2022 to 2023.
- Malta: Up 7,950% from 2022
- Mozambique: Up 1,099%
- Madagascar: Up 889.2%
- Morocco: Up 835.2%
- New Zealand: Up 473.2%
- Latvia: Up 260%
- Haiti: Up 196.8%
- Kosovo: Up 195%
- Suriname: Up 81.6%
- Saint Maarten: Up 76.9%
- Albania: Up 69.3%
- Philippines: Up 67.7%
- Lithuania: Up 57.5%
- Luxembourg: Up 51.4%
- Bosnia/Herzegovina: Up 45.1%
The fastest-growing suppliers of aluminum to the United States of America originated from a diverse array of continents (Philippines in Asia; New Zealand in Oceania; Malta, Latvia and Kosovo in Europe; and Mozambique in Africa.)
Searchable List of US Aluminum Suppliers
The table below shows the dollar amount for aluminum supplied to the United States in 2023 by 100 key countries. Collectively, those countries represent 99.991% of the dollar value for America’s total aluminum imports.
Also shown is the percentage value change for each aluminum supplier since 2022.
| Rank | Supplier | US Aluminum Imports | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Canada | $11,120,162,042,000 | -13.5% |
| 2. | China | $2,573,780,152,000 | -29.1% |
| 3. | Mexico | $1,939,961,238,000 | -13.8% |
| 4. | United Arab Emirates | $1,508,434,839,000 | -18% |
| 5. | India | $858,549,373,000 | -23.2% |
| 6. | Bahrain | $645,062,910,000 | -48.6% |
| 7. | Colombia | $622,967,424,000 | +13.1% |
| 8. | South Korea | $620,952,339,000 | -36.2% |
| 9. | Germany | $609,914,752,000 | -19.5% |
| 10. | Australia | $606,635,526,000 | -18.3% |
| 11. | South Africa | $549,291,730,000 | +16.1% |
| 12. | Argentina | $453,500,644,000 | -26% |
| 13. | Vietnam | $438,243,944,000 | -20.6% |
| 14. | Italy | $359,508,313,000 | +6.8% |
| 15. | Thailand | $356,254,646,000 | -59.5% |
| 16. | Turkey | $352,680,153,000 | -40% |
| 17. | Qatar | $280,086,891,000 | -23.4% |
| 18. | France | $260,387,075,000 | +40.9% |
| 19. | Oman | $251,610,587,000 | -48.7% |
| 20. | Brazil | $232,937,172,000 | -35.1% |
| 21. | Austria | $225,293,579,000 | -17% |
| 22. | Taiwan | $221,884,151,000 | -28.6% |
| 23. | United Kingdom | $206,680,304,000 | -18% |
| 24. | Japan | $204,242,865,000 | -44% |
| 25. | Greece | $173,884,779,000 | -18.3% |
| 26. | Indonesia | $144,788,867,000 | -26.2% |
| 27. | Belgium | $137,539,839,000 | +13.6% |
| 28. | Spain | $126,680,884,000 | -14.6% |
| 29. | Malaysia | $122,615,982,000 | -37.4% |
| 30. | Dominican Republic | $105,790,635,000 | +39.4% |
| 31. | Poland | $102,620,221,000 | +19.6% |
| 32. | Sweden | $93,384,274,000 | -8.5% |
| 33. | Switzerland | $84,816,063,000 | -3.5% |
| 34. | Ecuador | $77,830,740,000 | -13.8% |
| 35. | Netherlands | $76,738,528,000 | -5.1% |
| 36. | Saudi Arabia | $58,485,934,000 | -75.3% |
| 37. | Luxembourg | $54,729,324,000 | +51.4% |
| 38. | Russia | $43,772,442,000 | -93.1% |
| 39. | Norway | $43,151,459,000 | -41.2% |
| 40. | New Zealand | $40,179,356,000 | +473.2% |
| 41. | Honduras | $36,561,517,000 | -18.2% |
| 42. | Slovenia | $34,213,263,000 | -17.4% |
| 43. | Azerbaijan | $26,902,023,000 | -43.1% |
| 44. | Czech Republic | $22,514,831,000 | +9.1% |
| 45 | Costa Rica | $22,333,680,000 | -21.9% |
| 46 | Bulgaria | $22,112,549,000 | -50.9% |
| 47 | Denmark | $21,380,474,000 | -17.1% |
| 48 | Hungary | $20,687,152,000 | -23.7% |
| 49 | Chile | $18,345,627,000 | +9.7% |
| 50 | Portugal | $16,246,261,000 | +30.3% |
| 51 | Philippines | $16,017,892,000 | +67.7% |
| 52 | Israel | $15,845,698,000 | -53.6% |
| 53 | Guatemala | $14,292,661,000 | -11% |
| 54 | El Salvador | $13,891,366,000 | -3.7% |
| 55 | Singapore | $12,393,600,000 | -41.8% |
| 56 | Jordan | $10,679,552,000 | -86.1% |
| 57 | Slovakia | $9,860,264,000 | -19.5% |
| 58 | Romania | $8,445,661,000 | +12.1% |
| 59 | Cambodia | $8,087,383,000 | -20.6% |
| 60 | Venezuela | $6,382,895,000 | -35.6% |
| 61 | Serbia | $6,004,154,000 | +29.3% |
| 62 | Burma | $5,759,167,000 | -24.5% |
| 63 | Hong Kong | $5,633,004,000 | -84.2% |
| 64 | Mozambique | $5,344,684,000 | +1099% |
| 65 | Panama | $4,967,403,000 | -38.4% |
| 66 | Ireland | $4,878,374,000 | +25.3% |
| 67 | Pakistan | $4,468,593,000 | +34% |
| 68 | Albania | $4,371,296,000 | +69.3% |
| 69. | Croatia | $3,903,891,000 | -39.5% |
| 70. | Sri Lanka | $3,635,507,000 | +25.4% |
| 71. | Egypt | $3,312,649,000 | -84.5% |
| 72. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $2,798,241,000 | +45.1% |
| 73. | Bolivia | $2,074,289,000 | -12% |
| 74. | Finland | $2,020,375,000 | -69.2% |
| 75. | Lithuania | $1,830,886,000 | +57.5% |
| 76. | Ukraine | $1,548,902,000 | -19.5% |
| 77. | Paraguay | $1,209,318,000 | 0% |
| 78. | Peru | $996,493,000 | -60% |
| 79. | Tunisia | $982,642,000 | -5.5% |
| 80. | Haiti | $888,551,000 | +196.8% |
| 81. | Georgia | $854,838,000 | +24.6% |
| 82. | Morocco | $828,826,000 | +835.2% |
| 83. | Belarus | $769,622,000 | -44.6% |
| 84. | Bahamas | $757,513,000 | -20.5% |
| 85. | Cayman Islands | $630,976,000 | +12.7% |
| 86. | Lebanon | $612,580,000 | -65.3% |
| 87. | Trinidad/Tobago | $533,747,000 | +43.7% |
| 88. | Latvia | $524,261,000 | +260% |
| 89. | Estonia | $441,865,000 | -55% |
| 90. | Saint Maarten | $404,149,000 | +76.9% |
| 91. | Barbados | $385,167,000 | -14.9% |
| 92. | Kosovo | $318,888,000 | +195% |
| 93. | Curacao | $312,435,000 | +25% |
| 94. | Suriname | $305,867,000 | +81.6% |
| 95. | Guadeloupe | $305,524,000 | -7.6% |
| 96. | Bangladesh | $271,234,000 | -21.8% |
| 97. | Madagascar | $256,268,000 | +889.2% |
| 98. | Uzbekistan | $252,497,000 | -61.7% |
| 99. | Nicaragua | $242,348,000 | -67.1% |
| 100. | Malta | $229,357,000 | +7950% |
You can change presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of the above columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that 2022 data was unavailable.
See also US Iron and Steel Imports by Supplier Countries, America’s Top Trading Partners, United States Top 10 Imports and Top Aluminum Exporters by Country
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