Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$632 million$632M
vs 2010
1.7× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
71%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks: Japan leads with 27% of $632 million.

Israel is second at 10%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $632M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Japan$169M26.7%
  2. 02Israel$62.7M9.9%
  3. 03United Kingdom$54.4M8.6%
  4. 04Canada$53.8M8.5%
  5. 05Germany$49.1M7.8%
  6. 06Singapore$43.5M6.9%
  7. 07Belgium$34.2M5.4%
  8. 08India$29.5M4.7%
  9. 09South Korea$10.5M1.7%
  10. 10Switzerland$9.4M1.5%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $116M18.3%

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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.

Japan15% → 27%
Belgium2.1% → 5.4%
Israel8.4% → 9.9%
Singapore5.8% → 6.9%
India4.7% → 4.7%
Canada9.2% → 8.5%
Switzerland3% → 1.5%
South Korea3.4% → 1.7%
Germany10% → 7.8%
United Kingdom13% → 8.6%
Indonesia11% → 0.6%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Asia is the largest source at 46%, then Europe at 33%. Japan and Israel send 37% between them, and the United Kingdom, Canada and Germany add another 25%.

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  1. 01Japan
  2. 02Israel
  3. 03United Kingdom
  4. 04Canada
  5. 05Germany
  6. 06Singapore
  7. 07Belgium
  8. 08India

Where it lands

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

71% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Los Angeles takes 18%. Newark and Norfolk follow at 16% and 15%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $115M
  2. BNewark, NJ $104M
  3. CNorfolk, VA $95.4M
  4. DPort Huron, MI $36.4M
  5. EChicago, IL $34.3M
  6. FJFK Airport, NY $21.2M
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.

16 states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Mississippi$86.8M
  2. 02Illinois$66.8M
  3. 03Virginia$59.9M
  4. 04California$52.6M
  5. 05Texas$46.1M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 3215. How we count.