Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$431 million$431M
vs 2010
1.8× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
81%
Busiest portTop port
Philadelphia, PA

Whey and other products consisting of natural milk constituents: mostly from New Zealand, 69% of $431 million.

Canada is second at 16%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $431M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01New Zealand$298M69.0%
  2. 02Canada$66.9M15.5%
  3. 03Denmark$23.4M5.4%
  4. 04Germany$16.0M3.7%
  5. 05Netherlands$6.1M1.4%
  6. 06France$5.1M1.2%
  7. 07Ireland$4.8M1.1%
  8. 08India$3.5M0.8%
  9. 09Argentina$2.9M0.7%
  10. 10Mexico$2.2M0.5%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $2.8M0.6%

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Then and now: 2015 vs 2025Then and now

Each country's share of US imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Canada8.2% → 16%
Denmark0.6% → 5.4%
Germany0.7% → 3.7%
Netherlands<0.1% → 1.4%
France<0.1% → 1.2%
Ireland<0.1% → 1.1%
India0.3% → 0.8%
Argentina0.1% → 0.7%
Mexico0% → 0.5%
Australia1.1% → 0.3%
New Zealand89% → 69%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

Bigger circle = more value, 2025. Numbers match the list.

New Zealand alone sends 69%, and Canada, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands add another 26%. North America is the next-largest source region at 16%.

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  1. 01New Zealand
  2. 02Canada
  3. 03Denmark
  4. 04Germany
  5. 05Netherlands
  6. 06France
  7. 07Ireland
  8. 08India

Where it lands

US port where it entered, 2025. Letters match the list.

81% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Philadelphia alone takes 45%. Los Angeles and Seattle follow at 9% and 8%.

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  1. APhiladelphia, PA $194M
  2. BLos Angeles, CA $40.8M
  3. CSeattle, WA $35.7M
  4. DLong Beach, CA $32.8M
  5. EPortal, ND $29.5M
  6. FNorfolk, VA $25.7M
More detail: states listed on entry paperworkMore detail: states on paperwork

This is the destination written on customs forms, often a warehouse or distributor near the port. It is not where the product is used.

One state is listed for over $100M.

  1. 01Illinois$202M
  2. 02New Jersey$56.6M
  3. 03California$48.3M
  4. 04Pennsylvania$36.2M
  5. 05Wisconsin$35.5M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 0404. How we count.