Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$350 million$350M
vs 2010
3.0× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
85%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Dextrins and other modified starches: China leads with 17% of $350 million.

Australia is a close second at 16%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $350M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$61.0M17.4%
  2. 02Australia$55.0M15.7%
  3. 03Thailand$54.5M15.6%
  4. 04France$24.4M7.0%
  5. 05Germany$22.1M6.3%
  6. 06Netherlands$20.3M5.8%
  7. 07Denmark$18.9M5.4%
  8. 08Canada$17.0M4.8%
  9. 09United Kingdom$10.8M3.1%
  10. 10Austria$10.4M3.0%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $55.8M15.9%

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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.

Australia<0.1% → 16%
China8.4% → 17%
Denmark2.6% → 5.4%
Germany5.1% → 6.3%
Austria3.4% → 3%
Thailand16% → 16%
Canada5.6% → 4.8%
United Kingdom5% → 3.1%
Netherlands12% → 5.8%
France20% → 7%
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 35%. China and Australia send 33% between them, and Thailand, France and Germany add another 29%.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02Australia
  3. 03Thailand
  4. 04France
  5. 05Germany
  6. 06Netherlands
  7. 07Denmark
  8. 08Canada

Where it lands

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

85% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Newark takes 17%. Los Angeles and Long Beach follow at 15% and 14%.

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ABCDEF
  1. ANewark, NJ $60.1M
  2. BLos Angeles, CA $51.8M
  3. CLong Beach, CA $50.8M
  4. DPhiladelphia, PA $23.3M
  5. ENorfolk, VA $22.9M
  6. FChicago, IL $18.4M
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.

Ten states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01California$73.8M
  2. 02Kansas$56.3M
  3. 03Illinois$55.5M
  4. 04New Jersey$27.8M
  5. 05Indiana$17.2M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 3505. How we count.