Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$263 million$263M
vs 2010
1.2× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
89%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Gelatin and gelatin derivatives: Brazil leads with 23% of $263 million.

Canada is second at 9%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $263M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Brazil$61.6M23.5%
  2. 02Canada$22.4M8.5%
  3. 03France$19.4M7.4%
  4. 04China$18.8M7.1%
  5. 05Argentina$18.8M7.1%
  6. 06Germany$18.1M6.9%
  7. 07Colombia$12.1M4.6%
  8. 08Belgium$11.3M4.3%
  9. 09Netherlands$10.4M4.0%
  10. 10India$10.1M3.8%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $59.8M22.7%

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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.

Netherlands1.4% → 4%
Germany5% → 6.9%
Colombia3.1% → 4.6%
China6.3% → 7.1%
France6.6% → 7.4%
Belgium4.6% → 4.3%
India5.2% → 3.8%
Argentina9% → 7.1%
Brazil27% → 23%
Canada14% → 8.5%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Latin America is the largest source at 38%, then Europe at 29%. Brazil and Canada send 32% between them, and France, China and Argentina add another 22%.

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  1. 01Brazil
  2. 02Canada
  3. 03France
  4. 04China
  5. 05Argentina
  6. 06Germany
  7. 07Colombia
  8. 08Belgium

Where it lands

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

89% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East Coast ports. Newark alone takes 43%. Los Angeles and Norfolk follow at 13% and 10%.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $114M
  2. BLos Angeles, CA $34.1M
  3. CNorfolk, VA $26.1M
  4. DPhiladelphia, PA $13.0M
  5. ESavannah, GA $11.6M
  6. FPort Huron, MI $7.1M
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. 01Iowa$76.7M
  2. 02Illinois$32.3M
  3. 03California$23.5M
  4. 04New Jersey$20.1M
  5. 05Florida$17.5M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 3503. How we count.