Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$299 million$299M
vs 2010
5.1× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
25%
Busiest portTop port
Blaine, WA

Prepared culture media for development of microorganisms: Canada leads with 19% of $299 million.

France is a close second at 17%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $299M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Canada$55.8M18.7%
  2. 02France$51.5M17.3%
  3. 03Germany$35.0M11.7%
  4. 04Israel$31.5M10.6%
  5. 05United Kingdom$30.8M10.3%
  6. 06Italy$24.8M8.3%
  7. 07Belgium$21.2M7.1%
  8. 08South Korea$6.9M2.3%
  9. 09Poland$6.7M2.3%
  10. 10China$5.5M1.8%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $28.8M9.6%

Total US HS 3821 imports by year · $59.1M in 2010 to $299M 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.

Israel0.1% → 11%
Belgium2.3% → 7.1%
Canada14% → 19%
France14% → 17%
Poland<0.1% → 2.3%
Germany9.6% → 12%
China0.4% → 1.8%
South Korea6.4% → 2.3%
Italy18% → 8.3%
United Kingdom21% → 10%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Europe. France and Germany send 29% between them, and the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium and Poland add another 28%. Canada adds 19%.

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  1. 01Canada
  2. 02France
  3. 03Germany
  4. 04Israel
  5. 05United Kingdom
  6. 06Italy
  7. 07Belgium
  8. 08South Korea

Where it lands

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

52% arrives by air. Blaine alone takes 16%. Boston Logan Airport and JFK Airport follow at 11% and 10%.

Air cargo is recorded where it clears customs, which isn't always where the plane landed.

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  1. ABlaine, WA $48.9M
  2. BBoston Logan Airport, MA $31.6M
  3. CJFK Airport, NY $30.9M
  4. DPhiladelphia Airport, PA $24.1M
  5. ENewark, NJ $18.2M
  6. FBaltimore, MD $16.3M
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, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01Washington$49.2M
  2. 02Pennsylvania$48.5M
  3. 03Massachusetts$37.3M
  4. 04California$35.6M
  5. 05Maryland$30.9M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 3821. How we count.