Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$525 million$525M
vs 2010
5.3× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
7%
Busiest portTop port
Laredo, TX

Articles of nickel, not elsewhere specified: Mexico leads with 19% of $525 million.

France is second at 13%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $525M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Mexico$99.7M19.0%
  2. 02France$67.7M12.9%
  3. 03United Kingdom$64.0M12.2%
  4. 04Taiwan$62.5M11.9%
  5. 05Canada$41.4M7.9%
  6. 06China$32.6M6.2%
  7. 07Germany$20.6M3.9%
  8. 08Japan$20.3M3.9%
  9. 09Indonesia$13.8M2.6%
  10. 10Malaysia$11.0M2.1%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $91.0M17.3%

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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.

United Kingdom8.6% → 12%
Taiwan8.8% → 12%
Malaysia0.6% → 2.1%
France12% → 13%
Mexico18% → 19%
Germany2.9% → 3.9%
China5.7% → 6.2%
Japan5.2% → 3.9%
Indonesia4.9% → 2.6%
Canada21% → 7.9%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Europe is the largest source at 37%, then Asia at 31%. Mexico and France send 32% between them, and the United Kingdom, Taiwan and Canada add another 32%.

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  1. 01Mexico
  2. 02France
  3. 03United Kingdom
  4. 04Taiwan
  5. 05Canada
  6. 06China
  7. 07Germany
  8. 08Japan

Where it lands

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

67% arrives by air. Laredo alone takes 17%. New Orleans and Chicago follow at 10% and 9%.

Air cargo is recorded where it clears customs, which isn't always where the plane landed.

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  1. ALaredo, TX $86.7M
  2. BNew Orleans, LA $54.1M
  3. CChicago, IL $48.7M
  4. DCincinnati, OH $36.9M
  5. ECleveland, OH $33.0M
  6. FAtlanta, GA $28.6M
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. 01Texas$130M
  2. 02Kentucky$69.8M
  3. 03Ohio$66.1M
  4. 04California$62.8M
  5. 05Georgia$30.9M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 7508. How we count.