Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$352 million$352M
vs 2010
1.4× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
44%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Ion-exchangers based on polymers of natural or synthetic plastics: Sweden leads with 34% of $352 million.

China is second at 13%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $352M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Sweden$121M34.5%
  2. 02China$47.0M13.4%
  3. 03France$27.4M7.8%
  4. 04Germany$26.7M7.6%
  5. 05India$22.6M6.4%
  6. 06Switzerland$20.6M5.9%
  7. 07Canada$18.7M5.3%
  8. 08Romania$15.5M4.4%
  9. 09Austria$10.5M3.0%
  10. 10United Kingdom$10.5M3.0%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $30.9M8.8%

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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.

Sweden24% → 34%
Canada1% → 5.3%
Romania1.8% → 4.4%
United Kingdom1.5% → 3%
India5% → 6.4%
Germany7.1% → 7.6%
Switzerland5.5% → 5.9%
Austria9.2% → 3%
France15% → 7.8%
China22% → 13%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Europe. Sweden and France send 42% between them, and Germany, Switzerland, Romania and Austria add another 21%. China and India send 20% from Asia.

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  1. 01Sweden
  2. 02China
  3. 03France
  4. 04Germany
  5. 05India
  6. 06Switzerland
  7. 07Canada
  8. 08Romania

Where it lands

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

It arrives several ways: 49% by air, 44% by ship and 7% by land and other routes. Newark alone takes 45%. Chicago and Los Angeles follow at 5% each.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $160M
  2. BChicago, IL $19.2M
  3. CLos Angeles, CA $17.9M
  4. DBoston Logan Airport, MA $17.9M
  5. EHouston, TX $15.6M
  6. FJFK Airport, NY $15.5M
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.

Nine states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Indiana$96.3M
  2. 02Pennsylvania$58.2M
  3. 03New Jersey$35.2M
  4. 04Illinois$26.4M
  5. 05Texas$24.4M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 3914. How we count.