Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$600 million$600M
vs 2010
1.3× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
79%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Chain and parts thereof, of iron or steel: China leads with 30% of $600 million.

Germany is second at 16%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $600M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$182M30.3%
  2. 02Germany$96.2M16.0%
  3. 03Japan$95.2M15.9%
  4. 04Taiwan$36.0M6.0%
  5. 05Mexico$25.1M4.2%
  6. 06Italy$21.8M3.6%
  7. 07India$18.2M3.0%
  8. 08Austria$15.8M2.6%
  9. 09France$11.9M2.0%
  10. 10Canada$11.8M2.0%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $86.7M14.4%

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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.

Mexico2% → 4.2%
India1.6% → 3%
Italy2.8% → 3.6%
Germany15% → 16%
Taiwan6.1% → 6%
Austria2.8% → 2.6%
Canada2.5% → 2%
France4.3% → 2%
Japan19% → 16%
China33% → 30%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from East Asia. China and Japan send 46% between them, and Taiwan, India and South Korea add another 11%. Germany, Italy and Austria send 22% from Europe.

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

Where it lands

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

79% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Los Angeles alone takes 19%. Newark and Norfolk follow at 10% and 8%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $112M
  2. BNewark, NJ $59.4M
  3. CNorfolk, VA $47.0M
  4. DCharleston, SC $43.2M
  5. ELong Beach, CA $33.4M
  6. FSavannah, GA $32.7M
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 $100M.

  1. 01Illinois$100M
  2. 02California$49.8M
  3. 03Georgia$48.5M
  4. 04Tennessee$45.3M
  5. 05Texas$42.7M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 7315. How we count.