Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$536 million$536M
vs 2010
1.3× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
53%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain: Mexico leads with 21% of $536 million.

Canada is second at 15%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $536M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Mexico$111M20.7%
  2. 02Canada$82.1M15.3%
  3. 03Germany$75.6M14.1%
  4. 04South Korea$45.0M8.4%
  5. 05China$44.0M8.2%
  6. 06Japan$22.8M4.2%
  7. 07Switzerland$19.9M3.7%
  8. 08Italy$17.2M3.2%
  9. 09Finland$14.8M2.8%
  10. 10United Kingdom$7.3M1.4%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $96.9M18.1%

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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.

Japan2.5% → 4.2%
South Korea6.7% → 8.4%
Germany13% → 14%
Mexico20% → 21%
Switzerland3.7% → 3.7%
Italy3.3% → 3.2%
China9.4% → 8.2%
Finland4.7% → 2.8%
United Kingdom4.3% → 1.4%
Canada20% → 15%
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 Asia at 24%. Mexico and Canada send 36% between them, and Germany, South Korea and China add another 31%.

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

Where it lands

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

53% arrives by ship, mostly in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Los Angeles takes 13%. Norfolk and Newark follow at 12% and 11%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $67.3M
  2. BNorfolk, VA $62.0M
  3. CNewark, NJ $58.9M
  4. DLaredo, TX $58.8M
  5. EPort Huron, MI $52.4M
  6. FOtay Mesa, CA $35.2M
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.

14 states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01California$90.4M
  2. 02Massachusetts$46.5M
  3. 03Illinois$45.6M
  4. 04Texas$41.8M
  5. 05Missouri$40.2M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 6805. How we count.