Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$3.1 million$3.1M
vs 2010
0.5× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
86%
Busiest portTop port
Oakland, CA

Lead oxides: Italy leads with 36% of $3.1 million.

South Africa is a close second at 31%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $3.1M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Italy$1.1M36.4%
  2. 02South Africa$961K31.3%
  3. 03Mexico$307K10.0%
  4. 04Brazil$239K7.8%
  5. 05Poland$90K2.9%
  6. 06Australia$88K2.8%
  7. 07Spain$76K2.5%
  8. 08Thailand$52K1.7%
  9. 09United Kingdom$40K1.3%
  10. 10India$39K1.3%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $63K2.0%

Total US HS 2824 imports by year · $5.9M in 2010 to $3.1M 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.

Italy0% → 36%
Brazil4.7% → 7.8%
Poland0% → 2.9%
Spain0% → 2.5%
Thailand0% → 1.7%
United Kingdom0.5% → 1.3%
Mexico9.8% → 10%
India2.2% → 1.3%
Australia5.7% → 2.8%
South Africa40% → 31%
Canada30% → 1%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Europe is the largest source at 43%, then Africa at 31%. Italy and South Africa send 68% between them, and Mexico, Brazil and Poland add another 21%.

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  1. 01Italy
  2. 02South Africa
  3. 03Mexico
  4. 04Brazil
  5. 05Poland
  6. 06Australia
  7. 07Spain
  8. 08Thailand

Where it lands

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

86% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through West and East Coast ports. Oakland takes 41%. Baltimore and Laredo follow at 36% and 10%.

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  1. AOakland, CA $1.3M
  2. BBaltimore, MD $1.1M
  3. CLaredo, TX $303K
  4. DHouston, TX $137K
  5. ENewark, NJ $118K
  6. FPort Huron, MI $47K
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.

  1. 01Nevada$1.4M
  2. 02Indiana$1.1M
  3. 03New Mexico$135K
  4. 04Wisconsin$106K
  5. 05Texas$95K
$1M+$400K–1M$100–400K$10–100KUnder $10K

Counted under HS 2824. How we count.