Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$385 million$385M
vs 2010
1.9× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
91%
Busiest portTop port
Charleston, SC

Carbonates: Argentina leads with 23% of $385 million.

Chile is a close second at 18%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $385M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Argentina$89.5M23.2%
  2. 02Chile$68.2M17.7%
  3. 03Germany$60.4M15.7%
  4. 04Australia$34.0M8.8%
  5. 05Philippines$17.5M4.5%
  6. 06China$12.3M3.2%
  7. 07France$12.2M3.2%
  8. 08United Kingdom$12.1M3.1%
  9. 09South Korea$11.6M3.0%
  10. 10Mexico$7.2M1.9%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $60.2M15.6%

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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.

Argentina17% → 23%
Chile11% → 18%
Philippines0.7% → 4.5%
Germany13% → 16%
Australia6% → 8.8%
France3.1% → 3.2%
United Kingdom5.2% → 3.1%
Mexico4% → 1.9%
South Korea7.7% → 3%
China11% → 3.2%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Latin America is the largest source at 44%, then Europe at 26%. Argentina and Chile send 41% between them, and Germany, Australia and the Philippines add another 29%.

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  1. 01Argentina
  2. 02Chile
  3. 03Germany
  4. 04Australia
  5. 05Philippines
  6. 06China
  7. 07France
  8. 08United Kingdom

Where it lands

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

91% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East Coast ports. Charleston alone takes 33%. Newark and Baltimore follow at 15% and 14%.

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  1. ACharleston, SC $126M
  2. BNewark, NJ $57.8M
  3. CBaltimore, MD $54.7M
  4. DHouston, TX $29.2M
  5. ESavannah, GA $24.2M
  6. FLos Angeles, CA $16.6M
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. 01North Carolina$87.5M
  2. 02Georgia$36.7M
  3. 03Texas$36.4M
  4. 04Maryland$31.6M
  5. 05Pennsylvania$26.3M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Products in this code

Counted under HS 2836. How we count.