Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$227 million$227M
vs 2010
1.7× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
36%
Busiest portTop port
Laredo, TX

Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware: Germany leads with 21% of $227 million.

Mexico is a close second at 19%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $227M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Germany$47.5M20.9%
  2. 02Mexico$42.1M18.5%
  3. 03Japan$29.1M12.8%
  4. 04China$27.7M12.2%
  5. 05Taiwan$18.9M8.3%
  6. 06Sweden$9.4M4.1%
  7. 07India$8.6M3.8%
  8. 08Costa Rica$5.3M2.4%
  9. 09Switzerland$5.3M2.3%
  10. 10United Kingdom$5.2M2.3%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $28.2M12.4%

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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.

Taiwan0.5% → 8.3%
Japan7.7% → 13%
Costa Rica0% → 2.4%
India1.6% → 3.8%
Germany19% → 21%
Switzerland1.8% → 2.3%
United Kingdom3% → 2.3%
Sweden5.2% → 4.1%
China18% → 12%
Mexico35% → 19%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Asia is the largest source at 41%, then Europe at 37%. Germany and Mexico send 39% between them, and Japan, China and Taiwan add another 33%.

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Where it lands

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

It arrives several ways: 44% by air, 36% by ship and 20% by land and other routes. Laredo takes 18%. Newark and Los Angeles Airport (LAX) follow at 14% and 12%.

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  1. ALaredo, TX $41.8M
  2. BNewark, NJ $32.9M
  3. CLos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $26.8M
  4. DLos Angeles, CA $17.2M
  5. ENorfolk, VA $9.8M
  6. FCleveland, OH $8.4M
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.

Seven states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01New Jersey$49.8M
  2. 02Arizona$24.5M
  3. 03California$20.1M
  4. 04Illinois$17.0M
  5. 05Pennsylvania$14.3M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 7017. How we count.