Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$222 million$222M
vs 2010
2.3× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
58%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose: China leads with 28% of $222 million.

Germany is second at 13%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $222M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$61.9M27.9%
  2. 02Germany$28.0M12.6%
  3. 03France$25.2M11.4%
  4. 04Canada$15.8M7.1%
  5. 05Denmark$12.7M5.7%
  6. 06Portugal$10.7M4.8%
  7. 07Italy$9.2M4.1%
  8. 08Thailand$8.2M3.7%
  9. 09Japan$6.7M3.0%
  10. 10Ireland$5.6M2.5%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $37.8M17.0%

Total US HS 2940 imports by year · $94.6M in 2010 to $222M 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.

China13% → 28%
France6.4% → 11%
Denmark2.4% → 5.7%
Italy1.8% → 4.1%
Ireland1.9% → 2.5%
Thailand4.3% → 3.7%
Portugal5.6% → 4.8%
Germany13% → 13%
Canada9.7% → 7.1%
Japan11% → 3%
Netherlands23% → 0.6%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Europe is the largest source at 47%, then Asia at 41%. China and Germany send 41% between them, and France, Canada and Denmark add another 24%.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02Germany
  3. 03France
  4. 04Canada
  5. 05Denmark
  6. 06Portugal
  7. 07Italy
  8. 08Thailand

Where it lands

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

58% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Newark takes 15%. Los Angeles and Chicago follow at 12% each.

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ABCDEF
  1. ANewark, NJ $33.8M
  2. BLos Angeles, CA $27.8M
  3. CChicago, IL $26.2M
  4. DChester, PA $16.3M
  5. ELong Beach, CA $14.6M
  6. FPort Huron, MI $12.9M
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. 01Illinois$60.5M
  2. 02New Jersey$36.9M
  3. 03California$32.6M
  4. 04North Carolina$14.2M
  5. 05Massachusetts$12.1M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 2940. How we count.