Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$497 million$497M
vs 2010
2.0× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
51%
Busiest portTop port
Chicago, IL

Knives and cutting blades, for machines or mechanical appliances: Germany leads with 21% of $497 million.

China is second at 12%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $497M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Germany$104M20.8%
  2. 02China$59.6M12.0%
  3. 03Austria$40.4M8.1%
  4. 04Japan$35.6M7.2%
  5. 05Canada$30.9M6.2%
  6. 06Vietnam$28.4M5.7%
  7. 07Italy$24.8M5.0%
  8. 08India$24.6M4.9%
  9. 09Switzerland$22.6M4.6%
  10. 10United Kingdom$21.5M4.3%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $105M21.1%

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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.

Austria4.9% → 8.1%
Italy2.9% → 5%
India3.5% → 4.9%
Germany20% → 21%
Vietnam4.5% → 5.7%
Switzerland3.8% → 4.6%
Canada6.2% → 6.2%
United Kingdom4.4% → 4.3%
Japan11% → 7.2%
China18% → 12%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Europe. Germany and Austria send 29% between them, and Italy, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and France add another 17%. China, Japan and Vietnam send 25% from Asia.

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

Where it lands

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

51% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Chicago and Newark take 12% each. Los Angeles follows at 10%.

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  1. AChicago, IL $59.6M
  2. BNewark, NJ $57.1M
  3. CLos Angeles, CA $47.8M
  4. DNorfolk, VA $35.4M
  5. ECleveland, OH $27.7M
  6. FCharleston, SC $26.7M
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.

18 states are listed for over $10M each, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01Illinois$63.7M
  2. 02Ohio$46.0M
  3. 03Kentucky$30.4M
  4. 04South Carolina$30.4M
  5. 05California$25.7M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 8208. How we count.