Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$134 million$134M
vs 2010
0.9× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
35%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Articles of leather or composition leather: India leads with 20% of $134 million.

Mexico is second at 13%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $134M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01India$26.6M19.9%
  2. 02Mexico$17.9M13.3%
  3. 03France$16.4M12.3%
  4. 04China$14.8M11.0%
  5. 05Italy$14.5M10.8%
  6. 06Portugal$10.8M8.1%
  7. 07Romania$5.5M4.1%
  8. 08Vietnam$4.3M3.2%
  9. 09Germany$3.4M2.6%
  10. 10Spain$2.3M1.7%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $17.5M13.1%

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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.

France3.9% → 12%
Portugal<0.1% → 8.1%
Italy3.6% → 11%
Mexico8.7% → 13%
Romania<0.1% → 4.1%
Vietnam0.6% → 3.2%
Germany0.4% → 2.6%
India19% → 20%
Spain0.9% → 1.7%
China49% → 11%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Europe is the largest source at 42%, then Asia at 39%. India and Mexico send 33% between them, and France, China and Italy add another 34%.

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  1. 01India
  2. 02Mexico
  3. 03France
  4. 04China
  5. 05Italy
  6. 06Portugal
  7. 07Romania
  8. 08Vietnam

Where it lands

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

52% arrives by air. Newark alone takes 20%. Los Angeles Airport (LAX) and Laredo follow at 11% and 9%.

Air cargo is recorded where it clears customs, which isn't always where the plane landed.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $27.4M
  2. BLos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $14.9M
  3. CLaredo, TX $12.5M
  4. DLos Angeles, CA $11.6M
  5. EJFK Airport, NY $10.8M
  6. FNew Orleans, LA $6.5M
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.

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

  1. 01California$32.3M
  2. 02Texas$20.5M
  3. 03New York$19.1M
  4. 04New Jersey$10.1M
  5. 05Florida$5.4M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 4205. How we count.