Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$2.2 billion$2.2B
vs 2010
1.0× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
76%
Busiest portTop port
Baltimore, MD

Paper and paperboard: Finland leads with 23% of $2.2 billion.

Canada is a close second at 21%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $2.2B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Finland$0.50B22.6%
  2. 02Canada$0.46B20.9%
  3. 03South Korea$0.30B13.7%
  4. 04Sweden$0.25B11.5%
  5. 05Germany$0.21B9.6%
  6. 06Italy$60.1M2.7%
  7. 07Austria$53.4M2.4%
  8. 08United Kingdom$41.1M1.9%
  9. 09Chile$37.1M1.7%
  10. 10Japan$34.2M1.5%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.25B11.5%

Total US HS 4810 imports by year · $2.1B in 2010 to $2.2B 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.

Sweden1.7% → 12%
Chile0.5% → 1.7%
Austria1.6% → 2.4%
United Kingdom1.2% → 1.9%
Finland22% → 23%
Italy2.4% → 2.7%
South Korea14% → 14%
Germany10% → 9.6%
Japan3.5% → 1.5%
Canada28% → 21%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Europe. Finland and Sweden send 34% between them, and Germany, Italy, Austria and the United Kingdom add another 17%. Canada adds 21%.

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  1. 01Finland
  2. 02Canada
  3. 03South Korea
  4. 04Sweden
  5. 05Germany
  6. 06Italy
  7. 07Austria
  8. 08United Kingdom

Where it lands

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

76% arrives by ship, mostly in containers, mostly through East Coast ports. Baltimore alone takes 16%. Jacksonville and Newark follow at 11% and 10%.

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  1. ABaltimore, MD $0.35B
  2. BJacksonville, FL $0.24B
  3. CNewark, NJ $0.23B
  4. DPort Huron, MI $0.14B
  5. ELos Angeles, CA $0.14B
  6. FPhiladelphia, PA $0.13B
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.

Eight states are listed for over $100M each, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01Illinois$0.28B
  2. 02Maryland$0.27B
  3. 03New Jersey$0.22B
  4. 04Pennsylvania$0.21B
  5. 05Florida$0.20B
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 4810. How we count.