Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$22.2 million$22.2M
vs 2010
1.6× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
91%
Busiest portTop port
Houston, TX

Carbon paper: mostly from Germany, 55% of $22.2 million.

Japan is second at 11%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $22.2M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Germany$12.2M54.9%
  2. 02Japan$2.4M10.9%
  3. 03China$1.6M7.4%
  4. 04Peru$1.6M7.1%
  5. 05Canada$1.2M5.5%
  6. 06South Korea$931K4.2%
  7. 07Mexico$417K1.9%
  8. 08Thailand$386K1.7%
  9. 09Malaysia$363K1.6%
  10. 10Poland$357K1.6%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $709K3.2%

Total US HS 4816 imports by year · $14.3M in 2010 to $22.2M 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.

Germany1.1% → 55%
Peru0% → 7.1%
Canada3.6% → 5.5%
Thailand0% → 1.7%
Malaysia0.2% → 1.6%
Poland0.3% → 1.6%
China7.5% → 7.4%
South Korea7.3% → 4.2%
Mexico7.6% → 1.9%
Japan31% → 11%
Spain35% → <0.1%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Germany alone sends 55%, and Japan, China, Peru and Canada add another 31%. Asia is the next-largest source region at 28%.

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

Where it lands

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

91% arrives by ship, almost all in containers. Houston takes 25%. Los Angeles and Newark follow at 19% and 14%.

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  1. AHouston, TX $5.5M
  2. BLos Angeles, CA $4.3M
  3. CNewark, NJ $3.0M
  4. DPhiladelphia, PA $1.7M
  5. EPort Everglades, FL $1.5M
  6. FBaltimore, MD $968K
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 $1M each, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01Texas$5.5M
  2. 02New York$4.3M
  3. 03California$3.3M
  4. 04Florida$2.5M
  5. 05New Jersey$910K
$1M+$400K–1M$100–400K$10–100KUnder $10K

Counted under HS 4816. How we count.