Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$383 million$383M
vs 2010
1.8× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
42%
Busiest portTop port
Laredo, TX

Aluminum casks, drums: Mexico leads with 45% of $383 million.

Germany is second at 8%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $383M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Mexico$171M44.7%
  2. 02Germany$29.1M7.6%
  3. 03China$26.3M6.9%
  4. 04France$23.7M6.2%
  5. 05Canada$22.5M5.9%
  6. 06Chile$16.6M4.3%
  7. 07Austria$16.3M4.2%
  8. 08Italy$15.6M4.1%
  9. 09India$12.6M3.3%
  10. 10Thailand$5.7M1.5%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $43.8M11.4%

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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.

Mexico13% → 45%
Austria0.2% → 4.2%
Chile1.7% → 4.3%
Italy1.5% → 4.1%
China5.4% → 6.9%
Thailand2.3% → 1.5%
India5.8% → 3.3%
Germany11% → 7.6%
France9.9% → 6.2%
Canada34% → 5.9%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Latin America is the largest source at 50%, then Europe at 30%. Mexico and Germany send 52% between them, and China, France and Canada add another 19%.

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  1. 01Mexico
  2. 02Germany
  3. 03China
  4. 04France
  5. 05Canada
  6. 06Chile
  7. 07Austria
  8. 08Italy

Where it enters

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

50% comes in by land or other routes, not by ship or air. Laredo alone takes 41%. Newark and Los Angeles follow at 16% and 6%.

Goods crossing by land are recorded at Census ports of entry, which can be inland.

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  1. ALaredo, TX $156M
  2. BNewark, NJ $61.1M
  3. CLos Angeles, CA $23.7M
  4. DNorfolk, VA $23.6M
  5. EBuffalo-Niagara Falls, NY $12.3M
  6. FSavannah, GA $11.4M
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.

12 states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Texas$69.5M
  2. 02California$50.9M
  3. 03New Jersey$35.0M
  4. 04North Carolina$24.2M
  5. 05Arizona$18.6M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 7612. How we count.