Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$274 million$274M
vs 2010
1.6× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
93%
Busiest portTop port
Houston, TX

Esters of inorganic acids of non-metals not elsewhere specified: China leads with 19% of $274 million.

France is second at 14%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $274M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$52.0M19.0%
  2. 02France$38.7M14.1%
  3. 03Singapore$36.5M13.3%
  4. 04India$34.6M12.6%
  5. 05South Korea$31.2M11.4%
  6. 06Germany$23.6M8.6%
  7. 07Indonesia$15.9M5.8%
  8. 08Taiwan$9.5M3.5%
  9. 09Mexico$7.9M2.9%
  10. 10Japan$4.7M1.7%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $19.3M7.1%

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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.

Singapore0% → 13%
Indonesia<0.1% → 5.8%
Mexico1.6% → 2.9%
France13% → 14%
Japan1.8% → 1.7%
Taiwan3.6% → 3.5%
India13% → 13%
China20% → 19%
Germany10% → 8.6%
South Korea15% → 11%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Asia. China and Singapore send 32% between them, and India, South Korea, Indonesia and Taiwan add another 33%. France, Germany and Belgium send 25% from Europe.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02France
  3. 03Singapore
  4. 04India
  5. 05South Korea
  6. 06Germany
  7. 07Indonesia
  8. 08Taiwan

Where it lands

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

93% arrives by ship, mostly in containers, mostly through Gulf and East Coast ports. Houston alone takes 30%. New Orleans and Charleston follow at 13% and 9%.

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  1. AHouston, TX $82.4M
  2. BNew Orleans, LA $36.4M
  3. CCharleston, SC $24.9M
  4. DSavannah, GA $23.8M
  5. ELos Angeles, CA $20.3M
  6. FNewark, NJ $19.8M
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.

Seven states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Texas$89.5M
  2. 02Alabama$40.7M
  3. 03Ohio$29.6M
  4. 04Georgia$18.8M
  5. 05California$11.3M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 2920. How we count.