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Nickel and nickel alloys: Landed Cost by Source Country

Which country is cheapest to import nickel and nickel alloys from? Canada carries the lowest duty-plus-freight load (0.16% uplift from $21.8/kg landed), Germany the highest (10.9%). Every named source ranked, from USITC DataWeb. Free.

The short answer

  • The cheapest place to source nickel and nickel alloys is Canada, where duty (0.07%) plus freight (0.09%) add 0.16% to the pre-tariff price ($21.8/kg landed). Germany is the most expensive named source at a 10.9% uplift, a 10.74-point spread across lanes.

How to read this

  • Each source country's rank comes from its own real effective duty and freight share (USITC DataWeb), combined as (1 + duty) x (1 + freight). Lower is a cheaper lane.
  • The dollar landed cost scales this family's average import unit price ($21.7/kg) by each lane's uplift, so lanes differ by their own duty and freight.
  • The FX tag is a short-window cost direction from the currency's recent drift, not a dollar recompute.

Every source country ranked, cheapest first

  • 1. Canada: 0.16% loaded (duty 0.07%, freight 0.09%), $21.8/kg landed, CAD trending dearer
  • 2. Norway: 2.27% loaded (duty 1.27%, freight 0.99%), $22.2/kg landed
  • 3. Australia: 5.91% loaded (duty 5.02%, freight 0.85%), $23/kg landed
  • 4. South Africa: 6.29% loaded (duty 4.29%, freight 1.92%), $23.1/kg landed
  • 5. United Kingdom: 7.44% loaded (duty 5.54%, freight 1.8%), $23.4/kg landed
  • 6. Japan: 7.72% loaded (duty 6.73%, freight 0.93%), $23.4/kg landed, JPY trending flat
  • 7. Sweden: 9.22% loaded (duty 7.51%, freight 1.59%), $23.7/kg landed
  • 8. Italy: 9.24% loaded (duty 7.55%, freight 1.57%), $23.7/kg landed, EUR trending flat
  • 9. France: 10.62% loaded (duty 9.22%, freight 1.28%), $24/kg landed, EUR trending flat
  • 10. Germany: 10.9% loaded (duty 9.33%, freight 1.44%), $24.1/kg landed, EUR trending flat

Sourcing concentration

  • Canada is the largest source at 35.7% of named imports; by the Herfindahl index (1660) this family is moderately concentrated.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is the cheapest country to import nickel and nickel alloys from? Canada. Its effective duty of 0.07% and freight of 0.09% add 0.16% to the pre-tariff price, the lowest combined load of any named source, for a landed cost of about $21.8/kg.
  • How is the landed cost calculated? Landed cost = the family's average import unit price ($21.7/kg) times each lane's duty-plus-freight uplift. Because the base price is the family average, lanes differ by their own real duty and freight from USITC DataWeb, so the ranking is genuine even though a per-country price is not yet published.
  • How concentrated is sourcing of nickel and nickel alloys? Canada is the largest source at 35.7% of named imports. By the Herfindahl index (1660), this family is moderately concentrated. A concentrated map means fewer places to move volume if one lane's duty jumps.

About this data

  • A sourcing-comparison indicator, not a customs quote. Lane ranking uses each country's real effective duty and freight share from USITC DataWeb; a dollar landed cost, where shown, scales the family's average import unit price and does not price a specific shipment. FX is a short-window cost direction, not a currency recompute. Confirm classification and duty with a licensed broker before you buy.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.