Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$137 million$137M
vs 2010
2.6× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
84%
Busiest portTop port
Oakland, CA

Natural graphite: China leads with 34% of $137 million.

Indonesia is a close second at 26%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $137M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$46.0M33.6%
  2. 02Indonesia$35.1M25.6%
  3. 03Madagascar$17.5M12.8%
  4. 04Canada$14.6M10.7%
  5. 05Mozambique$8.9M6.5%
  6. 06Mexico$5.9M4.3%
  7. 07Brazil$5.7M4.2%
  8. 08India$1.1M0.8%
  9. 09Germany$621K0.5%
  10. 10Sri Lanka$598K0.4%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $1.0M0.8%

Total US HS 2504 imports by year · $52.1M in 2010 to $137M in 2025Replay the ranking year by year, 2010 to 2025

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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.

Indonesia0% → 26%
Madagascar2.8% → 13%
Mozambique0% → 6.5%
India0% → 0.8%
Sri Lanka1.5% → 0.4%
Germany1.8% → 0.5%
Mexico9.1% → 4.3%
China41% → 34%
Canada19% → 11%
Brazil17% → 4.2%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Asia. China and Indonesia send 59% between them. Madagascar and Mozambique send 19% from Africa.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02Indonesia
  3. 03Madagascar
  4. 04Canada
  5. 05Mozambique
  6. 06Mexico
  7. 07Brazil
  8. 08India

Where it lands

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

84% arrives by ship, almost all in containers. Oakland takes 19%. Houston and Newark follow at 18% and 15%.

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  1. AOakland, CA $26.6M
  2. BHouston, TX $25.2M
  3. CNewark, NJ $20.3M
  4. DLos Angeles, CA $14.4M
  5. ENew Orleans, LA $7.3M
  6. FPort Huron, MI $7.1M
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.

  1. 01Texas$33.5M
  2. 02California$33.4M
  3. 03Michigan$8.5M
  4. 04Ohio$8.0M
  5. 05Illinois$7.5M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 2504. How we count.