Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$642 million$642M
vs 2010
1.4× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
73%
Busiest portTop port
Charleston, SC

Polyamides, in primary forms: Canada leads with 18% of $642 million.

Germany is just behind, also at 18%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $642M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Canada$119M18.5%
  2. 02Germany$114M17.7%
  3. 03Switzerland$55.6M8.7%
  4. 04Slovenia$48.6M7.6%
  5. 05France$40.6M6.3%
  6. 06Japan$35.1M5.5%
  7. 07Belgium$32.9M5.1%
  8. 08Spain$32.4M5.0%
  9. 09Netherlands$29.3M4.6%
  10. 10Mexico$23.1M3.6%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $112M17.5%

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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.

Canada10% → 18%
Slovenia0.4% → 7.6%
Spain1.6% → 5%
Belgium3.5% → 5.1%
Switzerland7.8% → 8.7%
France5.8% → 6.3%
Mexico4.3% → 3.6%
Netherlands7.8% → 4.6%
Germany24% → 18%
Japan14% → 5.5%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Europe. Germany and Switzerland send 26% between them, and Slovenia, France, Belgium and Spain add another 24%. Canada adds 18%.

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  1. 01Canada
  2. 02Germany
  3. 03Switzerland
  4. 04Slovenia
  5. 05France
  6. 06Japan
  7. 07Belgium
  8. 08Spain

Where it lands

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

73% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East Coast ports. Charleston takes 19%. Newark and Norfolk follow at 14% and 10%.

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  1. ACharleston, SC $123M
  2. BNewark, NJ $91.3M
  3. CNorfolk, VA $64.9M
  4. DSavannah, GA $57.8M
  5. EPort Huron, MI $57.8M
  6. FLos Angeles, CA $34.0M
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 $100M.

  1. 01Georgia$114M
  2. 02Michigan$83.3M
  3. 03South Carolina$76.3M
  4. 04North Carolina$54.9M
  5. 05Texas$46.7M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 3908. How we count.