Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$154 million$154M
vs 2010
1.0× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
67%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Friction material and articles thereof, based on asbestos: Brazil leads with 28% of $154 million.

Mexico is second at 17%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $154M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Brazil$42.4M27.6%
  2. 02Mexico$26.9M17.5%
  3. 03India$25.2M16.4%
  4. 04Japan$14.5M9.4%
  5. 05Colombia$10.5M6.8%
  6. 06France$7.6M4.9%
  7. 07Germany$7.2M4.7%
  8. 08China$4.4M2.8%
  9. 09United Kingdom$2.6M1.7%
  10. 10Malaysia$1.0M0.7%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $11.5M7.5%

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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.

Brazil16% → 28%
India8.4% → 16%
Colombia3.9% → 6.8%
Germany2.3% → 4.7%
France4.3% → 4.9%
Malaysia0.4% → 0.7%
Mexico18% → 17%
United Kingdom4% → 1.7%
Japan12% → 9.4%
China21% → 2.8%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Latin America. Brazil and Mexico send 45% between them, and Colombia adds another 7%. India, Japan and China send 29% from Asia.

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  1. 01Brazil
  2. 02Mexico
  3. 03India
  4. 04Japan
  5. 05Colombia
  6. 06France
  7. 07Germany
  8. 08China

Where it lands

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

67% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East Coast ports. Newark takes 20%. Norfolk and Laredo follow at 18% and 17%.

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ABCDEF
  1. ANewark, NJ $30.1M
  2. BNorfolk, VA $28.0M
  3. CLaredo, TX $25.9M
  4. DSavannah, GA $11.9M
  5. EMiami, FL $10.5M
  6. FCharleston, SC $10.0M
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 $10M each.

  1. 01Indiana$25.4M
  2. 02Missouri$24.0M
  3. 03Florida$16.2M
  4. 04Virginia$13.6M
  5. 05North Carolina$12.0M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 6813. How we count.