Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$274 million$274M
vs 2010
1.5× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
76%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Modeling pastes, including those for children: mostly from China, 55% of $274 million.

Germany is second at 14%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $274M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$152M55.4%
  2. 02Germany$38.2M13.9%
  3. 03Japan$24.8M9.0%
  4. 04Italy$12.5M4.5%
  5. 05Sweden$7.8M2.8%
  6. 06Mexico$7.2M2.6%
  7. 07Greece$5.9M2.2%
  8. 08Czech Republic$3.9M1.4%
  9. 09Romania$3.3M1.2%
  10. 10Switzerland$3.2M1.2%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $15.4M5.6%

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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.

Italy2% → 4.5%
Mexico0.2% → 2.6%
Greece0.1% → 2.2%
Czech Republic0.5% → 1.4%
Romania1.1% → 1.2%
Sweden3.1% → 2.8%
Japan9.3% → 9%
Switzerland2% → 1.2%
Germany18% → 14%
China61% → 55%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from East Asia. China alone sends 55%, and Japan and Thailand add another 10%. Germany, Italy and Sweden send 21% from Europe.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02Germany
  3. 03Japan
  4. 04Italy
  5. 05Sweden
  6. 06Mexico
  7. 07Greece
  8. 08Czech Republic

Where it lands

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

76% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through West and East Coast ports. Los Angeles alone takes 27%. Savannah and Newark follow at 11% and 10%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $74.1M
  2. BSavannah, GA $31.1M
  3. CNewark, NJ $26.4M
  4. DSan Francisco Airport (SFO), CA $20.5M
  5. ETacoma, WA $16.4M
  6. FChicago, IL $14.2M
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.

Seven states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01California$64.5M
  2. 02Illinois$43.2M
  3. 03Minnesota$28.9M
  4. 04Georgia$14.7M
  5. 05Pennsylvania$14.5M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 3407. How we count.