Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$245 million$245M
vs 2010
1.1× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
82%
Busiest portTop port
Gramercy, LA

Natural magnesium carbonate: mostly from China, 53% of $245 million.

Canada is second at 11%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $245M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$129M52.5%
  2. 02Canada$27.5M11.2%
  3. 03Brazil$23.7M9.7%
  4. 04Israel$19.1M7.8%
  5. 05Mexico$13.5M5.5%
  6. 06Japan$11.5M4.7%
  7. 07Spain$4.9M2.0%
  8. 08Turkey$4.5M1.8%
  9. 09Netherlands$487K0.2%
  10. All othersEveryone else combined: $11.0M4.5%

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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.

China46% → 53%
Canada7.6% → 11%
Mexico2.4% → 5.5%
Israel5.5% → 7.8%
Spain0.7% → 2%
Japan4.7% → 4.7%
Netherlands0.2% → 0.2%
Turkey3.3% → 1.8%
Brazil16% → 9.7%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

China alone sends 53%, and Canada, Brazil, Israel and Mexico add another 34%. Latin America is the next-largest source region at 15%.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02Canada
  3. 03Brazil
  4. 04Israel
  5. 05Mexico
  6. 06Japan
  7. 07Spain
  8. 08Turkey

Where it lands

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

82% arrives by ship, mostly through Gulf and East Coast ports. Gramercy alone takes 46%. Baltimore and Newark follow at 11% and 8%.

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  1. AGramercy, LA $114M
  2. BBaltimore, MD $25.7M
  3. CNewark, NJ $19.5M
  4. DLos Angeles, CA $14.9M
  5. EPortal, ND $12.9M
  6. FEagle Pass, TX $8.2M
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.

Seven states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Louisiana$51.7M
  2. 02Pennsylvania$47.2M
  3. 03Ohio$28.4M
  4. 04New York$16.1M
  5. 05Missouri$12.3M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 2519. How we count.