Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$18.3 million$18.3M
vs 2010
1.6× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
63%
Busiest portTop port
Norfolk, VA

Cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex cyanides: mostly from Switzerland, 56% of $18.3 million.

China is second at 15%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $18.3M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Switzerland$10.3M56.3%
  2. 02China$2.8M15.2%
  3. 03Germany$2.4M12.9%
  4. 04Czech Republic$1.1M6.1%
  5. 05Japan$925K5.1%
  6. 06South Korea$461K2.5%
  7. 07India$337K1.8%
  8. 08Hong Kong$7K<0.1%
  9. 09Canada$4K<0.1%

Total US HS 2837 imports by year · $11.4M in 2010 to $18.3M 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.

Switzerland0.3% → 56%
Czech Republic3.7% → 6.1%
Germany13% → 13%
Hong Kong0% → <0.1%
Canada<0.1% → <0.1%
India2% → 1.8%
Japan6.5% → 5.1%
South Korea7.5% → 2.5%
China21% → 15%
Australia46% → 0%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Europe. Switzerland alone sends 56%, and Germany and the Czech Republic add another 19%. China, Japan and South Korea send 23% from Asia.

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  1. 01Switzerland
  2. 02China
  3. 03Germany
  4. 04Czech Republic
  5. 05Japan
  6. 06South Korea
  7. 07India
  8. 08Hong Kong

Where it lands

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

63% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East Coast ports. Norfolk takes 28%. Chicago and Newark follow at 22% and 18%.

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  1. ANorfolk, VA $5.1M
  2. BChicago, IL $4.0M
  3. CNewark, NJ $3.3M
  4. DPort Huron, MI $2.7M
  5. ESeattle, WA $1.2M
  6. FCharleston, SC $686K
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 $1M each.

  1. 01California$5.0M
  2. 02Michigan$4.6M
  3. 03New Jersey$2.8M
  4. 04New York$1.4M
  5. 05Illinois$917K
$1M+$400K–1M$100–400K$10–100KUnder $10K

Counted under HS 2837. How we count.