Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$6.1 billion$6.1B
vs 2010
3.6× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
80%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Industrial chemical preparations: Japan leads with 31% of $6.1 billion.

South Korea is second at 23%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $6.1B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Japan$1.91B31.1%
  2. 02South Korea$1.38B22.5%
  3. 03Germany$0.56B9.1%
  4. 04Canada$0.48B7.9%
  5. 05China$0.26B4.2%
  6. 06Indonesia$0.16B2.6%
  7. 07France$0.15B2.5%
  8. 08Singapore$0.12B1.9%
  9. 09Mexico$0.11B1.8%
  10. 10Netherlands$0.11B1.7%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.90B14.6%

Total US HS 3824 imports by year · $1.7B in 2010 to $6.1B 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.

South Korea1.3% → 23%
Japan10% → 31%
Indonesia0.4% → 2.6%
Netherlands2.3% → 1.7%
Mexico2.5% → 1.8%
France4% → 2.5%
Germany13% → 9.1%
Canada14% → 7.9%
China12% → 4.2%
Singapore21% → 1.9%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from East Asia. Japan and South Korea send 54% between them, and China, Indonesia, Singapore and India add another 10%. Germany, France and the Netherlands send 13% from Europe.

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

Where it lands

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

80% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through West and East Coast ports. Los Angeles alone takes 29%. Newark and Oakland follow at 9% and 8%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $1.76B
  2. BNewark, NJ $0.55B
  3. COakland, CA $0.50B
  4. DSeattle, WA $0.46B
  5. ESavannah, GA $0.27B
  6. FHouston, TX $0.26B
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.

One state is listed for over $1B.

  1. 01Michigan$1.15B
  2. 02California$0.82B
  3. 03Texas$0.63B
  4. 04Nevada$0.61B
  5. 05Georgia$0.34B
$1B+$400M–1B$100–400M$10–100MUnder $10M

Counted under HS 3824. How we count.