Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$630 million$630M
vs 2010
2.0× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
86%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Cellulose and its chemical derivatives not elsewhere specified: Germany leads with 20% of $630 million.

Japan is second at 11%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $630M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Germany$125M19.8%
  2. 02Japan$66.5M10.6%
  3. 03South Korea$53.1M8.4%
  4. 04Brazil$47.5M7.5%
  5. 05China$45.3M7.2%
  6. 06Belgium$42.6M6.8%
  7. 07Czech Republic$41.9M6.7%
  8. 08Thailand$35.7M5.7%
  9. 09Mexico$23.5M3.7%
  10. 10Finland$21.9M3.5%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $127M20.2%

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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.

Japan7.5% → 11%
South Korea5.6% → 8.4%
Czech Republic4% → 6.7%
Belgium4.3% → 6.8%
Thailand3.6% → 5.7%
Brazil7.2% → 7.5%
Mexico3.4% → 3.7%
Finland7.5% → 3.5%
Germany24% → 20%
China13% → 7.2%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Europe is the largest source at 46%, then Asia at 40%. Germany and Japan send 30% between them, and South Korea, Brazil and China add another 23%.

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

Where it lands

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

86% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Newark alone takes 27%. Savannah and Houston follow at 10% and 8%.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $172M
  2. BSavannah, GA $60.7M
  3. CHouston, TX $48.8M
  4. DLos Angeles, CA $47.4M
  5. ENorfolk, VA $41.3M
  6. FJacksonville, FL $29.7M
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.

16 states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Florida$81.7M
  2. 02New Jersey$76.9M
  3. 03Texas$59.3M
  4. 04New York$51.6M
  5. 05Illinois$49.5M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 3912. How we count.