Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$68.9 million$68.9M
vs 2010
1.5× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
88%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Vegetable waxes, beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti: Brazil leads with 43% of $68.9 million.

China is second at 10%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $68.9M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Brazil$29.5M42.8%
  2. 02China$6.9M10.0%
  3. 03Mexico$5.3M7.7%
  4. 04Argentina$4.3M6.2%
  5. 05Vietnam$4.0M5.8%
  6. 06India$3.3M4.8%
  7. 07Togo$2.8M4.0%
  8. 08Canada$1.9M2.8%
  9. 09Japan$1.9M2.8%
  10. 10Tanzania$1.4M2.0%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $7.6M11.0%

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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.

Mexico2.9% → 7.7%
India0.5% → 4.8%
Togo0% → 4%
Argentina3.5% → 6.2%
Tanzania1.2% → 2%
Japan2.2% → 2.8%
Brazil44% → 43%
Vietnam9.2% → 5.8%
Canada6.4% → 2.8%
China16% → 10%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Latin America. Brazil and Mexico send 51% between them, and Argentina adds another 6%. China, Vietnam and India send 21% from Asia.

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  1. 01Brazil
  2. 02China
  3. 03Mexico
  4. 04Argentina
  5. 05Vietnam
  6. 06India
  7. 07Togo
  8. 08Canada

Where it lands

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

88% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East Coast ports. Most of it enters at Newark (58%). Philadelphia and Laredo follow at 10% and 8%.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $40.0M
  2. BPhiladelphia, PA $6.8M
  3. CLaredo, TX $5.3M
  4. DLos Angeles, CA $3.3M
  5. ESeattle, WA $2.5M
  6. FNew York, NY $2.0M
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.

Two states are listed for over $10M each, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01Connecticut$20.4M
  2. 02New York$17.2M
  3. 03Pennsylvania$8.2M
  4. 04California$6.4M
  5. 05Washington$3.3M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 1521. How we count.