Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$119 million$119M
vs 2010
1.5× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
95%
Busiest portTop port
Port Canaveral, FL

Nitrites: mostly from Chile, 51% of $119 million.

Israel is second at 15%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $119M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Chile$60.7M50.8%
  2. 02Israel$18.2M15.3%
  3. 03Norway$8.0M6.7%
  4. 04China$7.5M6.3%
  5. 05India$7.0M5.9%
  6. 06Germany$5.8M4.8%
  7. 07Spain$2.7M2.3%
  8. 08Jordan$2.2M1.8%
  9. 09Mexico$1.6M1.4%
  10. 10France$998K0.8%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $4.7M3.9%

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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.

Israel0.4% → 15%
India3.6% → 5.9%
Spain<0.1% → 2.3%
Jordan<0.1% → 1.8%
Norway5.7% → 6.7%
France<0.1% → 0.8%
China7.4% → 6.3%
Mexico2.5% → 1.4%
Germany8.7% → 4.8%
Chile70% → 51%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Chile alone sends 51%, and Israel, Norway, China and India add another 34%. Europe is the next-largest source region at 18%.

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  1. 01Chile
  2. 02Israel
  3. 03Norway
  4. 04China
  5. 05India
  6. 06Germany
  7. 07Spain
  8. 08Jordan

Where it lands

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

95% arrives by ship, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Port Canaveral alone takes 26%. Newark and Stockton follow at 11% each.

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  1. APort Canaveral, FL $31.4M
  2. BNewark, NJ $12.7M
  3. CStockton, CA $12.7M
  4. DWilmington, DE $12.4M
  5. EHouston, TX $11.2M
  6. FLos Angeles, CA $6.9M
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.

Four states are listed for over $10M each, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01Florida$42.1M
  2. 02California$17.5M
  3. 03Delaware$12.9M
  4. 04Texas$11.4M
  5. 05Maryland$9.8M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 2834. How we count.