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Copper Imports Rocket to $2.4 billion in June 2026

U.S. copper imports totalled $2.4 billion in June 2026, up 19.5% on the month and down 10.3% on the year. The most recent full-year unit-price data (2025 over 2024) says price has been doing real work in this lane:…

U.S. copper imports totalled $2.4 billion in June 2026, up 19.5% on the month and down 10.3% on the year. The most recent full-year unit-price data (2025 over 2024) says price has been doing real work in this lane: copper semi-finished products unit prices rose 3.3%.

The unit-price read, by family

• Copper Semi-finished Products: unit price up 3.3% in 2025, effective duty 10.8%, $5.4 billion of annual customs value

The split matters because a value rise driven by price is inflation landing on buyers, while a rise driven by volume is demand or restocking. The family-level unit prices point to the former here, with the caveat that the unit-price data is full-year (2025) while the flow above is monthly.

Import figures are census customs values — landed cost adds duty and freight on top, which is where the effective tariff rates bite. Source: Census International Trade.

Published 2026-08-12.