Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$1.8 billion$1.8B
vs 2010
2.5× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
66%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs: China leads with 18% of $1.8 billion.

Canada is a close second at 15%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $1.8B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$0.33B17.9%
  2. 02Canada$0.28B15.1%
  3. 03Mexico$0.27B14.4%
  4. 04Malaysia$0.15B8.0%
  5. 05Vietnam$0.13B7.3%
  6. 06Thailand$0.12B6.6%
  7. 07Taiwan$0.11B6.0%
  8. 08Germany$62.9M3.4%
  9. 09South Korea$61.0M3.3%
  10. 10United Kingdom$40.8M2.2%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.29B15.9%

Total US HS 4823 imports by year · $732M in 2010 to $1.8B 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.

Malaysia0.5% → 8%
Vietnam0.1% → 7.3%
Thailand0.2% → 6.6%
Mexico10% → 14%
South Korea1.2% → 3.3%
Taiwan4.4% → 6%
Germany5.4% → 3.4%
Canada19% → 15%
United Kingdom7.9% → 2.2%
China40% → 18%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Asia. China and Malaysia send 26% between them, and Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan and South Korea add another 23%. Canada adds 15%.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02Canada
  3. 03Mexico
  4. 04Malaysia
  5. 05Vietnam
  6. 06Thailand
  7. 07Taiwan
  8. 08Germany

Where it lands

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

66% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Los Angeles alone takes 18%. Newark and Savannah follow at 10% and 9%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $0.33B
  2. BNewark, NJ $0.19B
  3. CSavannah, GA $0.17B
  4. DLaredo, TX $0.14B
  5. EPort Huron, MI $0.12B
  6. FNorfolk, VA $92.3M
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 $100M each.

  1. 01California$0.39B
  2. 02Texas$0.16B
  3. 03Georgia$0.14B
  4. 04Illinois$0.13B
  5. 05New York$98.1M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 4823. How we count.