Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$457 million$457M
vs 2010
1.6× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
62%
Busiest portTop port
Savannah, GA

Phosphinates, phosphonates, phosphates and polyphosphates: China leads with 15% of $457 million.

Canada is just behind, also at 15%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $457M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$69.1M15.1%
  2. 02Canada$67.8M14.8%
  3. 03Netherlands$56.0M12.3%
  4. 04Germany$55.7M12.2%
  5. 05Russia$34.7M7.6%
  6. 06Belgium$31.1M6.8%
  7. 07Thailand$27.0M5.9%
  8. 08Israel$20.3M4.4%
  9. 09France$20.1M4.4%
  10. 10Japan$16.8M3.7%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $58.5M12.8%

Total US HS 2835 imports by year · $284M in 2010 to $457M 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.

Netherlands0.9% → 12%
Russia3.4% → 7.6%
Belgium2.6% → 6.8%
Thailand3.2% → 5.9%
France2.7% → 4.4%
Japan4.1% → 3.7%
Germany14% → 12%
China19% → 15%
Israel9.2% → 4.4%
Canada24% → 15%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Europe is the largest source at 48%, then Asia at 27%. China and Canada send 30% between them, and the Netherlands, Germany and Russia add another 32%.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02Canada
  3. 03Netherlands
  4. 04Germany
  5. 05Russia
  6. 06Belgium
  7. 07Thailand
  8. 08Israel

Where it lands

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

62% arrives by ship, mostly in containers, mostly through East and Gulf Coast ports. Savannah and Newark take 11% each. Philadelphia follows at 10%.

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  1. ASavannah, GA $51.5M
  2. BNewark, NJ $49.9M
  3. CPhiladelphia, PA $45.3M
  4. DNew Orleans, LA $45.0M
  5. EPort Huron, MI $38.8M
  6. FDetroit, MI $26.4M
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.

Ten states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Georgia$90.3M
  2. 02Illinois$74.4M
  3. 03California$46.6M
  4. 04Texas$33.4M
  5. 05Missouri$30.6M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 2835. How we count.