Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$143 million$143M
vs 2010
1.0× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
68%
Busiest portTop port
Charleston, SC

Aluminum tubes and pipes: Germany leads with 24% of $143 million.

Mexico is a close second at 23%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $143M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Germany$34.1M23.9%
  2. 02Mexico$33.5M23.5%
  3. 03South Korea$10.9M7.6%
  4. 04Taiwan$9.3M6.5%
  5. 05Japan$7.8M5.5%
  6. 06Vietnam$7.4M5.2%
  7. 07Italy$5.5M3.9%
  8. 08Canada$4.6M3.2%
  9. 09China$4.1M2.9%
  10. 10Turkey$1.7M1.2%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $23.8M16.7%

Total US HS 7608 imports by year · $137M in 2010 to $143M 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.

Germany10% → 24%
South Korea2.9% → 7.6%
Vietnam1.3% → 5.2%
Italy1.4% → 3.9%
Taiwan4.8% → 6.5%
Turkey1% → 1.2%
China3.8% → 2.9%
Mexico25% → 23%
Japan17% → 5.5%
Canada19% → 3.2%
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 33%. Germany and Mexico send 47% between them, and South Korea, Taiwan and Japan add another 20%.

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  1. 01Germany
  2. 02Mexico
  3. 03South Korea
  4. 04Taiwan
  5. 05Japan
  6. 06Vietnam
  7. 07Italy
  8. 08Canada

Where it lands

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

68% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Charleston takes 17%. Los Angeles and Norfolk follow at 16% and 11%.

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  1. ACharleston, SC $24.3M
  2. BLos Angeles, CA $22.4M
  3. CNorfolk, VA $15.7M
  4. DOtay Mesa, CA $10.8M
  5. EHidalgo, TX $10.7M
  6. FLaredo, TX $8.5M
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.

Three states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Illinois$18.7M
  2. 02South Carolina$18.1M
  3. 03Florida$10.3M
  4. 04Michigan$8.9M
  5. 05Alabama$8.5M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 7608. How we count.