Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$7.1 billion$7.1B
vs 2010
3.0× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
62%
Busiest portTop port
Laredo, TX

Steel structures: Mexico leads with 22% of $7.1 billion.

Canada is second at 14%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $7.1B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Mexico$1.57B22.0%
  2. 02Canada$0.97B13.6%
  3. 03Denmark$0.67B9.4%
  4. 04China$0.66B9.2%
  5. 05Germany$0.50B7.0%
  6. 06India$0.43B6.0%
  7. 07Belgium$0.30B4.1%
  8. 08Netherlands$0.28B4.0%
  9. 09South Korea$0.28B3.9%
  10. 10United Arab Emirates$0.22B3.1%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $1.26B17.7%

Total US HS 7308 imports by year · $2.4B in 2010 to $7.1B 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.

Denmark<0.1% → 9.4%
Mexico15% → 22%
India1.5% → 6%
Belgium0.2% → 4.1%
Netherlands0.7% → 4%
United Arab Emirates1.3% → 3.1%
Germany6.2% → 7%
South Korea5.8% → 3.9%
Canada21% → 14%
China29% → 9.2%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Europe is the largest source at 34%, then Asia at 24%. Mexico and Canada send 36% between them, and Denmark, China and Germany add another 26%.

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  1. 01Mexico
  2. 02Canada
  3. 03Denmark
  4. 04China
  5. 05Germany
  6. 06India
  7. 07Belgium
  8. 08Netherlands

Where it lands

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

62% arrives by ship, mostly in containers, mostly through East and Gulf Coast ports. Laredo takes 14%. Newark and Norfolk follow at 13% and 11%.

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ABCDEF
  1. ALaredo, TX $1.03B
  2. BNewark, NJ $0.91B
  3. CNorfolk, VA $0.82B
  4. DHouston, TX $0.67B
  5. ELos Angeles, CA $0.40B
  6. FPort Huron, MI $0.27B
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.

One state is listed for over $1B.

  1. 01Texas$1.86B
  2. 02New York$0.80B
  3. 03Virginia$0.73B
  4. 04California$0.48B
  5. 05Rhode Island$0.25B
$1B+$400M–1B$100–400M$10–100MUnder $10M

Counted under HS 7308. How we count.