Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$289 million$289M
vs 2010
1.6× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
75%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Artificial waxes and prepared waxes: Germany leads with 19% of $289 million.

Canada is a close second at 16%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $289M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Germany$54.9M19.0%
  2. 02Canada$46.1M16.0%
  3. 03Malaysia$30.6M10.6%
  4. 04India$27.0M9.3%
  5. 05South Korea$26.1M9.1%
  6. 06Netherlands$16.4M5.7%
  7. 07Japan$12.2M4.2%
  8. 08France$9.2M3.2%
  9. 09China$8.5M2.9%
  10. 10Taiwan$5.0M1.7%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $52.6M18.2%

Total US HS 3404 imports by year · $182M in 2010 to $289M 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.

Germany13% → 19%
India4.2% → 9.3%
Netherlands1.8% → 5.7%
South Korea5.2% → 9.1%
France2.4% → 3.2%
Japan4% → 4.2%
Canada18% → 16%
Taiwan3.7% → 1.7%
China5.4% → 2.9%
Malaysia17% → 11%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Asia is the largest source at 41%, then Europe at 38%. Germany and Canada send 35% between them, and Malaysia, India and South Korea add another 29%.

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  1. 01Germany
  2. 02Canada
  3. 03Malaysia
  4. 04India
  5. 05South Korea
  6. 06Netherlands
  7. 07Japan
  8. 08France

Where it lands

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

75% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Newark alone takes 22%. Charleston and Port Huron follow at 14% and 8%.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $62.3M
  2. BCharleston, SC $40.1M
  3. CPort Huron, MI $24.3M
  4. DLos Angeles, CA $19.4M
  5. ENorfolk, VA $19.3M
  6. FLong Beach, CA $17.7M
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.

13 states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01North Carolina$28.4M
  2. 02Ohio$26.2M
  3. 03Illinois$23.2M
  4. 04California$22.8M
  5. 05New Jersey$22.2M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 3404. How we count.