Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$10.4 million$10.4M
vs 2010
0.2× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
86%
Busiest portTop port
Portland, ME

Kaolin and other kaolinic clays, whether or not calcined: Brazil leads with 40% of $10.4 million.

United Kingdom is second at 29%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $10.4M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Brazil$4.1M39.7%
  2. 02United Kingdom$3.0M29.1%
  3. 03New Zealand$757K7.3%
  4. 04Netherlands$554K5.3%
  5. 05Germany$423K4.1%
  6. 06China$402K3.9%
  7. 07Mexico$353K3.4%
  8. 08India$229K2.2%
  9. 09Belgium$175K1.7%
  10. 10Canada$123K1.2%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $232K2.2%

Total US HS 2507 imports by year · $60.2M in 2010 to $10.4M 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.

United Kingdom9.1% → 29%
New Zealand<0.1% → 7.3%
Netherlands0.4% → 5.3%
Mexico0% → 3.4%
China0.6% → 3.9%
India0% → 2.2%
Belgium<0.1% → 1.7%
Canada<0.1% → 1.2%
Germany3.3% → 4.1%
Brazil81% → 40%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Latin America is the largest source at 43%, then Europe at 42%. Brazil and the United Kingdom send 69% between them, and New Zealand, the Netherlands and Germany add another 17%.

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  1. 01Brazil
  2. 02United Kingdom
  3. 03New Zealand
  4. 04Netherlands
  5. 05Germany
  6. 06China
  7. 07Mexico
  8. 08India

Where it lands

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

86% arrives by ship, mostly in containers, mostly through East Coast ports. Portland alone takes 29%. Savannah and Newark follow at 12% and 11%.

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  1. APortland, ME $3.0M
  2. BSavannah, GA $1.2M
  3. CNewark, NJ $1.1M
  4. DHighgate Springs-Alburgh, VT $787K
  5. EHouston, TX $637K
  6. FChester, PA $527K
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 $1M each, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01Georgia$3.8M
  2. 02New Jersey$1.2M
  3. 03California$872K
  4. 04Vermont$787K
  5. 05Texas$653K
$1M+$400K–1M$100–400K$10–100KUnder $10K

Counted under HS 2507. How we count.