Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$1 billion$1B
vs 2010
2.7× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
80%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Copper tube or pipe fittings: Germany leads with 20% of $1 billion.

China is second at 15%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $1B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Germany$0.20B19.7%
  2. 02China$0.15B14.6%
  3. 03Italy$93.4M9.3%
  4. 04South Korea$90.1M8.9%
  5. 05Vietnam$85.4M8.5%
  6. 06Thailand$79.9M7.9%
  7. 07Taiwan$54.4M5.4%
  8. 08India$46.2M4.6%
  9. 09Mexico$45.3M4.5%
  10. 10Australia$30.1M3.0%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.14B13.6%

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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.

Vietnam<0.1% → 8.5%
Italy3.9% → 9.3%
South Korea4.2% → 8.9%
Germany15% → 20%
Thailand4.5% → 7.9%
Australia<0.1% → 3%
India2.4% → 4.6%
Taiwan9.4% → 5.4%
Mexico8.8% → 4.5%
China37% → 15%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Asia. China and South Korea send 24% between them, and Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan and India add another 26%. Germany and Italy send 29% from Europe.

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  1. 01Germany
  2. 02China
  3. 03Italy
  4. 04South Korea
  5. 05Vietnam
  6. 06Thailand
  7. 07Taiwan
  8. 08India

Where it lands

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

80% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Newark takes 18%. Los Angeles and Norfolk follow at 15% and 14%.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $0.18B
  2. BLos Angeles, CA $0.15B
  3. CNorfolk, VA $0.14B
  4. DLong Beach, CA $0.11B
  5. ESavannah, GA $80.4M
  6. FLaredo, TX $43.5M
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.

Two states are listed for over $100M each.

  1. 01Kansas$0.18B
  2. 02California$0.10B
  3. 03Alabama$66.3M
  4. 04Texas$66.0M
  5. 05Ohio$56.9M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 7412. How we count.