Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$633 million$633M
vs 2010
1.5× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
66%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Silicones, in primary forms: Germany leads with 31% of $633 million.

Japan is a close second at 25%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $633M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Germany$194M30.6%
  2. 02Japan$159M25.1%
  3. 03Canada$65.2M10.3%
  4. 04China$55.3M8.7%
  5. 05South Korea$30.3M4.8%
  6. 06France$26.5M4.2%
  7. 07Thailand$19.6M3.1%
  8. 08Belgium$15.0M2.4%
  9. 09Brazil$6.9M1.1%
  10. 10United Kingdom$6.6M1.0%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $55.3M8.7%

Total US HS 3910 imports by year · $421M in 2010 to $633M 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.

China6% → 8.7%
South Korea2.2% → 4.8%
Belgium1.2% → 2.4%
Brazil<0.1% → 1.1%
Thailand2.3% → 3.1%
France3.5% → 4.2%
Canada10% → 10%
Japan26% → 25%
United Kingdom2.4% → 1%
Germany40% → 31%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Asia is the largest source at 45%, then Europe at 42%. Germany and Japan send 56% between them, and Canada, China and South Korea add another 24%.

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

Where it lands

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

66% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Los Angeles and Newark take 15% each. Savannah follows at 13%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $97.3M
  2. BNewark, NJ $95.6M
  3. CSavannah, GA $85.1M
  4. DDetroit, MI $68.5M
  5. ECharleston, SC $41.4M
  6. FBuffalo-Niagara Falls, NY $29.3M
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.

13 states are listed for over $10M each, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01Georgia$84.0M
  2. 02Ohio$80.3M
  3. 03Michigan$77.2M
  4. 04New York$60.7M
  5. 05South Carolina$46.6M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 3910. How we count.