Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$291 million$291M
vs 2010
1.3× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
84%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Refractory bricks: Germany leads with 19% of $291 million.

China is second at 11%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $291M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Germany$55.1M18.9%
  2. 02China$30.9M10.6%
  3. 03India$30.3M10.4%
  4. 04Spain$28.2M9.7%
  5. 05Mexico$22.4M7.7%
  6. 06Austria$17.1M5.9%
  7. 07Japan$16.8M5.8%
  8. 08Italy$14.7M5.1%
  9. 09Brazil$13.6M4.7%
  10. 10Canada$10.5M3.6%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $51.7M17.8%

Total US HS 6902 imports by year · $222M in 2010 to $291M 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.

India1% → 10%
Spain2.9% → 9.7%
Germany13% → 19%
Mexico3.2% → 7.7%
Japan2.8% → 5.8%
Italy2.6% → 5.1%
Austria4.6% → 5.9%
Canada9.9% → 3.6%
Brazil13% → 4.7%
China32% → 11%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Europe. Germany and Spain send 29% between them, and Austria, Italy, Slovakia and the United Kingdom add another 16%. China, India and Japan send 27% from Asia.

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  1. 01Germany
  2. 02China
  3. 03India
  4. 04Spain
  5. 05Mexico
  6. 06Austria
  7. 07Japan
  8. 08Italy

Where it lands

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

84% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and Gulf Coast ports. Newark takes 23%. Houston and Los Angeles follow at 17% and 10%.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $67.9M
  2. BHouston, TX $50.7M
  3. CLos Angeles, CA $27.7M
  4. DLaredo, TX $22.1M
  5. ENorfolk, VA $20.7M
  6. FSavannah, GA $19.3M
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.

Ten states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Pennsylvania$49.6M
  2. 02Texas$43.3M
  3. 03Indiana$27.0M
  4. 04Ohio$21.8M
  5. 05Illinois$15.4M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 6902. How we count.