Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$150 million$150M
vs 2010
3.1× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
52%
Busiest portTop port
Laredo, TX

Articles of asbestos-cement: Mexico leads with 29% of $150 million.

El Salvador is second at 19%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $150M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Mexico$43.0M28.7%
  2. 02El Salvador$28.6M19.0%
  3. 03Canada$26.1M17.4%
  4. 04China$15.7M10.4%
  5. 05Japan$10.6M7.1%
  6. 06Switzerland$4.6M3.1%
  7. 07Hungary$3.3M2.2%
  8. 08Honduras$3.0M2.0%
  9. 09Belgium$2.2M1.4%
  10. 10Austria$2.1M1.4%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $10.9M7.3%

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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.

Canada0.6% → 17%
Mexico25% → 29%
Hungary<0.1% → 2.2%
Austria1% → 1.4%
Honduras2.2% → 2%
Switzerland3.8% → 3.1%
Belgium3.8% → 1.4%
China15% → 10%
El Salvador26% → 19%
Japan16% → 7.1%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Latin America. Mexico and El Salvador send 48% between them, and Honduras and Colombia add another 3%. China and Japan send 18% from Asia.

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  1. 01Mexico
  2. 02El Salvador
  3. 03Canada
  4. 04China
  5. 05Japan
  6. 06Switzerland
  7. 07Hungary
  8. 08Honduras

Where it lands

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

52% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and Gulf Coast ports. Laredo alone takes 28%. Savannah and Sumas follow at 17% and 12%.

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  1. ALaredo, TX $42.5M
  2. BSavannah, GA $25.4M
  3. CSumas, WA $18.4M
  4. DHouston, TX $15.7M
  5. ENewark, NJ $7.6M
  6. FLos Angeles, CA $6.8M
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.

Three states are listed for over $10M each, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01Texas$73.5M
  2. 02Washington$18.1M
  3. 03Georgia$12.3M
  4. 04California$7.3M
  5. 05Pennsylvania$6.3M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 6811. How we count.