Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$323 million$323M
vs 2010
1.8× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
76%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Activated carbon: India leads with 19% of $323 million.

Sri Lanka is a close second at 18%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $323M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01India$60.7M18.8%
  2. 02Sri Lanka$59.3M18.4%
  3. 03Mexico$56.0M17.4%
  4. 04Canada$28.9M9.0%
  5. 05Philippines$18.7M5.8%
  6. 06China$16.8M5.2%
  7. 07Japan$15.0M4.6%
  8. 08Netherlands$13.3M4.1%
  9. 09Australia$9.4M2.9%
  10. 10Germany$7.8M2.4%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $37.0M11.5%

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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.

Mexico8% → 17%
Sri Lanka12% → 18%
India16% → 19%
Netherlands2.3% → 4.1%
Germany2.5% → 2.4%
Canada10% → 9%
Australia5.5% → 2.9%
Philippines8.4% → 5.8%
China11% → 5.2%
Japan12% → 4.6%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Asia. India and Sri Lanka send 37% between them, and the Philippines, China, Japan and Indonesia add another 18%. Mexico sends 17% from Latin America.

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  1. 01India
  2. 02Sri Lanka
  3. 03Mexico
  4. 04Canada
  5. 05Philippines
  6. 06China
  7. 07Japan
  8. 08Netherlands

Where it lands

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

76% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Newark takes 18%. Los Angeles and Houston follow at 15% and 13%.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $59.5M
  2. BLos Angeles, CA $48.3M
  3. CHouston, TX $40.8M
  4. DNorfolk, VA $23.6M
  5. EPortal, ND $21.9M
  6. FOakland, CA $16.1M
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. 01Texas$66.8M
  2. 02Ohio$51.0M
  3. 03California$38.8M
  4. 04New York$36.6M
  5. 05Pennsylvania$23.4M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 3802. How we count.