Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$773 million$773M
vs 2010
0.8× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
34%
Busiest portTop port
Chicago, IL

Antibiotics: Italy leads with 43% of $773 million.

China is a close second at 32%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $773M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Italy$329M42.5%
  2. 02China$249M32.2%
  3. 03Denmark$37.8M4.9%
  4. 04Bulgaria$37.5M4.8%
  5. 05Spain$20.5M2.7%
  6. 06India$20.5M2.6%
  7. 07Brazil$13.4M1.7%
  8. 08Germany$12.2M1.6%
  9. 09Switzerland$8.6M1.1%
  10. 10France$5.8M0.7%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $39.7M5.1%

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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.

Italy14% → 43%
Bulgaria2.1% → 4.8%
Germany0.2% → 1.6%
Brazil0.8% → 1.7%
Switzerland0.2% → 1.1%
Denmark4.1% → 4.9%
France0.3% → 0.7%
Spain3.5% → 2.7%
China35% → 32%
India11% → 2.6%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Europe. Italy and Denmark send 47% between them, and Bulgaria, Spain, Germany and Switzerland add another 10%. China and India send 35% from Asia.

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  1. 01Italy
  2. 02China
  3. 03Denmark
  4. 04Bulgaria
  5. 05Spain
  6. 06India
  7. 07Brazil
  8. 08Germany

Where it lands

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

65% arrives by air. Chicago alone takes 48%. Newark and Long Beach follow at 10% and 7%.

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

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  1. AChicago, IL $371M
  2. BNewark, NJ $80.0M
  3. CLong Beach, CA $53.8M
  4. DLos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $41.8M
  5. ELos Angeles, CA $34.8M
  6. FNorfolk, VA $32.9M
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.

One state is listed for over $100M.

  1. 01Illinois$336M
  2. 02New Jersey$75.3M
  3. 03Michigan$48.8M
  4. 04Missouri$43.0M
  5. 05Nebraska$43.0M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 2941. How we count.