Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$167 million$167M
vs 2010
2.1× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
1%
Busiest portTop port
JFK Airport, NY

Colloidal precious metals: Japan leads with 26% of $167 million.

South Africa is second at 16%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $167M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Japan$43.5M26.1%
  2. 02South Africa$26.9M16.1%
  3. 03United Kingdom$24.5M14.7%
  4. 04Brazil$22.4M13.4%
  5. 05Germany$18.9M11.3%
  6. 06Argentina$13.5M8.1%
  7. 07India$4.3M2.6%
  8. 08Canada$4.0M2.4%
  9. 09Ireland$2.5M1.5%
  10. 10China$1.0M0.6%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $5.1M3.0%

Total US HS 2843 imports by year · $78.3M in 2010 to $167M 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.

Japan12% → 26%
Brazil1% → 13%
United Kingdom7.7% → 15%
India<0.1% → 2.6%
Canada0.6% → 2.4%
Ireland0% → 1.5%
China0.2% → 0.6%
Germany15% → 11%
Argentina21% → 8.1%
South Africa37% → 16%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Europe is the largest source at 30%, then Asia at 29%. Japan and South Africa send 42% between them, and the United Kingdom, Brazil and Germany add another 39%.

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  1. 01Japan
  2. 02South Africa
  3. 03United Kingdom
  4. 04Brazil
  5. 05Germany
  6. 06Argentina
  7. 07India
  8. 08Canada

Where it lands

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

96% arrives by air. JFK Airport takes 26%. Miami Airport and Chicago follow at 22% and 15%.

Air cargo is recorded where it clears customs, which isn't always where the plane landed.

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  1. AJFK Airport, NY $43.4M
  2. BMiami Airport, FL $35.9M
  3. CChicago, IL $25.5M
  4. DCleveland, OH $15.7M
  5. EAnchorage, AK $11.4M
  6. FLos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $10.0M
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.

Five states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01New Jersey$59.4M
  2. 02Pennsylvania$29.3M
  3. 03Kentucky$18.8M
  4. 04Maryland$15.3M
  5. 05California$11.1M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 2843. How we count.