Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$108 million$108M
vs 2010
1.5× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
41%
Busiest portTop port
Laredo, TX

Pickling preparations for metal surfaces: Mexico leads with 30% of $108 million.

Japan is second at 19%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $108M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Mexico$32.8M30.5%
  2. 02Japan$20.5M19.1%
  3. 03Germany$13.5M12.5%
  4. 04Canada$8.6M8.0%
  5. 05South Korea$8.2M7.7%
  6. 06France$3.2M3.0%
  7. 07China$2.9M2.7%
  8. 08Taiwan$2.1M1.9%
  9. 09United Kingdom$1.3M1.2%
  10. 10Brazil$863K0.8%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $13.5M12.6%

Total US HS 3810 imports by year · $70.8M in 2010 to $108M 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.

Japan16% → 19%
Mexico28% → 30%
South Korea5.5% → 7.7%
Canada6.2% → 8%
Taiwan1.5% → 1.9%
Brazil1.4% → 0.8%
United Kingdom2.1% → 1.2%
China3.9% → 2.7%
Germany18% → 13%
France9.2% → 3%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Asia is the largest source at 36%, then Latin America at 31%. Mexico and Japan send 50% between them, and Germany, Canada and South Korea add another 28%.

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  1. 01Mexico
  2. 02Japan
  3. 03Germany
  4. 04Canada
  5. 05South Korea
  6. 06France
  7. 07China
  8. 08Taiwan

Where it lands

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

It arrives several ways: 41% by ship, 34% by land and other routes and 25% by air. Laredo alone takes 19%. Los Angeles and New Orleans follow at 11% and 8%.

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  1. ALaredo, TX $20.9M
  2. BLos Angeles, CA $11.6M
  3. CNew Orleans, LA $9.0M
  4. DHouston, TX $7.1M
  5. EChicago, IL $6.9M
  6. FNewark, NJ $5.5M
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.

Two states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Texas$28.6M
  2. 02Ohio$18.0M
  3. 03Tennessee$8.0M
  4. 04California$6.9M
  5. 05Kentucky$6.9M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 3810. How we count.