Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$280 million$280M
vs 2010
2.0× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
65%
Busiest portTop port
Baton Rouge, LA

Feldspar: Mexico leads with 47% of $280 million.

Canada is a close second at 35%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $280M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Mexico$131M46.7%
  2. 02Canada$98.7M35.3%
  3. 03South Africa$24.9M8.9%
  4. 04China$7.2M2.6%
  5. 05Mongolia$5.7M2.1%
  6. 06Turkey$5.0M1.8%
  7. 07Thailand$4.5M1.6%
  8. 08Spain$822K0.3%
  9. 09Pakistan$732K0.3%
  10. 10Norway$510K0.2%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $1.1M0.4%

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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.

Mexico32% → 47%
South Africa4.1% → 8.9%
Thailand0% → 1.6%
Pakistan0% → 0.3%
Norway0% → 0.2%
Mongolia3.3% → 2.1%
Turkey3.6% → 1.8%
China4.7% → 2.6%
Spain3.2% → 0.3%
Canada39% → 35%
Vietnam8.4% → 0%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Latin America is the largest source at 47%, then North America at 35%. Mexico and Canada send 82% between them, and South Africa, China and Mongolia add another 14%.

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  1. 01Mexico
  2. 02Canada
  3. 03South Africa
  4. 04China
  5. 05Mongolia
  6. 06Turkey
  7. 07Thailand
  8. 08Spain

Where it lands

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

65% arrives by ship, mostly through Gulf Coast ports. Baton Rouge alone takes 35%. Houston and Port Huron follow at 17% and 12%.

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  1. ABaton Rouge, LA $99.1M
  2. BHouston, TX $46.5M
  3. CPort Huron, MI $34.5M
  4. DDetroit, MI $34.0M
  5. ENew Orleans, LA $25.5M
  6. FBuffalo-Niagara Falls, NY $17.1M
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.

One state is listed for over $100M.

  1. 01Louisiana$125M
  2. 02Texas$56.8M
  3. 03Illinois$14.2M
  4. 04Georgia$8.8M
  5. 05Pennsylvania$7.9M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 2529. How we count.