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Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$1.8 billion$1.8B
vs 2010
3.6× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
80%
Busiest portTop port
Houston, TX

Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement: Canada leads with 29% of $1.8 billion.

Turkey is a close second at 28%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $1.8B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Canada$0.51B29.2%
  2. 02Turkey$0.49B27.5%
  3. 03Vietnam$0.21B11.8%
  4. 04Mexico$0.11B6.1%
  5. 05Egypt$71.9M4.1%
  6. 06Greece$68.0M3.9%
  7. 07Colombia$50.1M2.8%
  8. 08Algeria$49.1M2.8%
  9. 09France$47.5M2.7%
  10. 10South Korea$29.1M1.7%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.13B7.5%

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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.

Turkey3.6% → 28%
Vietnam0% → 12%
Egypt1.3% → 4.1%
Algeria0% → 2.8%
Colombia<0.1% → 2.8%
Mexico5.5% → 6.1%
France4.1% → 2.7%
South Korea6.3% → 1.7%
Greece10% → 3.9%
China9.6% → <0.1%
Canada44% → 29%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

The Middle East is the largest source at 30%, then North America at 29%. Canada and Turkey send 57% between them, and Vietnam, Mexico and Egypt add another 22%.

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Where it lands

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

81% arrives by ship. Houston alone takes 17%. Detroit and Newark follow at 7% and 5%.

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  1. AHouston, TX $0.29B
  2. BDetroit, MI $0.12B
  3. CNewark, NJ $92.2M
  4. DNorfolk, VA $78.6M
  5. ESeattle, WA $71.7M
  6. FSan Francisco, CA $71.0M
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.

Five states are listed for over $100M each, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01Texas$0.47B
  2. 02Florida$0.20B
  3. 03Michigan$0.12B
  4. 04California$0.11B
  5. 05Washington$0.11B
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 2523. How we count.