Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$171 million$171M
vs 2010
0.8× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
34%
Busiest portTop port
Laredo, TX

Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics: Canada leads with 36% of $171 million.

Mexico is a close second at 29%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $171M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Canada$61.8M36.1%
  2. 02Mexico$49.1M28.7%
  3. 03Indonesia$6.0M3.5%
  4. 04Thailand$6.0M3.5%
  5. 05Czech Republic$5.8M3.4%
  6. 06United Kingdom$4.8M2.8%
  7. 07Italy$4.6M2.7%
  8. 08Japan$4.0M2.3%
  9. 09Germany$3.3M1.9%
  10. 10Honduras$3.2M1.8%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $22.6M13.2%

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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.

Canada24% → 36%
Indonesia0.1% → 3.5%
Czech Republic<0.1% → 3.4%
Thailand0.4% → 3.5%
United Kingdom0.3% → 2.8%
Italy1.8% → 2.7%
Japan2.4% → 2.3%
Germany2.7% → 1.9%
Honduras3.2% → 1.8%
Dominican Republic4.1% → 0.3%
Mexico42% → 29%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

North America is the largest source at 36%, then Latin America at 33%. Canada and Mexico send 65% between them, and Indonesia, Thailand and the Czech Republic add another 10%.

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  1. 01Canada
  2. 02Mexico
  3. 03Indonesia
  4. 04Thailand
  5. 05Czech Republic
  6. 06United Kingdom
  7. 07Italy
  8. 08Japan

Where it enters

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

66% comes in by land or other routes, not by ship or air. Laredo alone takes 19%. Port Huron and Detroit follow at 12% and 7%.

Goods crossing by land are recorded at Census ports of entry, which can be inland.

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  1. ALaredo, TX $33.2M
  2. BPort Huron, MI $21.2M
  3. CDetroit, MI $11.6M
  4. DSavannah, GA $11.5M
  5. EHouston, TX $11.5M
  6. FCharleston, SC $9.9M
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.

Five states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Alabama$31.8M
  2. 02Texas$28.2M
  3. 03Georgia$15.1M
  4. 04Ohio$13.1M
  5. 05California$12.1M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 3915. How we count.