Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$208 million$208M
vs 2010
1.4× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
72%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Pigments dispersed in nonaqueous media, in liquid or paste form: Germany leads with 21% of $208 million.

Canada is second at 15%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $208M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Germany$42.9M20.7%
  2. 02Canada$31.1M15.0%
  3. 03Taiwan$25.6M12.3%
  4. 04China$20.8M10.0%
  5. 05Malaysia$13.1M6.3%
  6. 06Japan$9.0M4.3%
  7. 07Ireland$8.3M4.0%
  8. 08France$8.3M4.0%
  9. 09Mexico$5.8M2.8%
  10. 10South Korea$5.6M2.7%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $37.1M17.9%

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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.

Taiwan1.1% → 12%
Canada10% → 15%
Malaysia1.5% → 6.3%
France1.3% → 4%
Mexico1% → 2.8%
Ireland4.1% → 4%
South Korea2.9% → 2.7%
Japan6.1% → 4.3%
Germany25% → 21%
China25% → 10%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Europe is the largest source at 42%, then Asia at 39%. Germany and Canada send 36% between them, and Taiwan, China and Malaysia add another 29%.

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  1. 01Germany
  2. 02Canada
  3. 03Taiwan
  4. 04China
  5. 05Malaysia
  6. 06Japan
  7. 07Ireland
  8. 08France

Where it lands

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

72% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Los Angeles takes 16%. Newark and Charleston follow at 13% and 12%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $32.7M
  2. BNewark, NJ $27.1M
  3. CCharleston, SC $25.5M
  4. DNorfolk, VA $20.9M
  5. EDetroit, MI $18.3M
  6. FPort Huron, MI $9.7M
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.

Eight states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01North Carolina$33.4M
  2. 02California$29.7M
  3. 03Kentucky$24.2M
  4. 04Michigan$17.4M
  5. 05Ohio$14.8M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 3212. How we count.