Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$1.9 billion$1.9B
vs 2010
1.4× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
54%
Busiest portTop port
Laredo, TX

Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs, coated: Canada leads with 25% of $1.9 billion.

Germany is second at 18%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $1.9B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Canada$0.47B24.5%
  2. 02Germany$0.35B18.4%
  3. 03Mexico$0.23B11.9%
  4. 04South Korea$0.13B6.8%
  5. 05China$72.5M3.8%
  6. 06Japan$66.3M3.5%
  7. 07Brazil$64.4M3.4%
  8. 08United Kingdom$61.2M3.2%
  9. 09Finland$49.9M2.6%
  10. 10Spain$39.9M2.1%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.38B20.0%

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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.

Mexico8.3% → 12%
Brazil0.2% → 3.4%
South Korea5.3% → 6.8%
Finland1.3% → 2.6%
Canada24% → 25%
Spain1.8% → 2.1%
United Kingdom3% → 3.2%
Germany20% → 18%
China12% → 3.8%
Japan14% → 3.5%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Europe is the largest source at 37%, then North America at 25%. Canada and Germany send 43% between them, and Mexico, South Korea and China add another 22%.

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  1. 01Canada
  2. 02Germany
  3. 03Mexico
  4. 04South Korea
  5. 05China
  6. 06Japan
  7. 07Brazil
  8. 08United Kingdom

Where it lands

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

54% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Laredo takes 12%. Newark and Port Huron follow at 11% and 9%.

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  1. ALaredo, TX $0.23B
  2. BNewark, NJ $0.21B
  3. CPort Huron, MI $0.18B
  4. DLos Angeles, CA $0.17B
  5. EHouston, TX $0.15B
  6. FNorfolk, VA $0.11B
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 $100M each.

  1. 01Illinois$0.22B
  2. 02California$0.18B
  3. 03Texas$0.18B
  4. 04New Jersey$0.18B
  5. 05New York$0.17B
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 4811. How we count.