Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$1 billion$1B
vs 2010
1.7× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
9%
Busiest portTop port
Chicago, IL

Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted: Israel leads with 18% of $1 billion.

Germany is a close 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. 01Israel$0.19B18.5%
  2. 02Germany$0.16B14.9%
  3. 03Sweden$0.15B14.7%
  4. 04Japan$0.15B14.5%
  5. 05India$70.6M6.7%
  6. 06South Korea$66.0M6.3%
  7. 07Austria$59.8M5.7%
  8. 08China$51.2M4.9%
  9. 09Mexico$37.0M3.5%
  10. 10Thailand$33.1M3.2%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $73.5M7.0%

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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.

Austria0.8% → 5.7%
India3.2% → 6.7%
Thailand0.2% → 3.2%
South Korea5% → 6.3%
Israel19% → 18%
Mexico4.1% → 3.5%
Germany16% → 15%
Japan16% → 15%
China6.3% → 4.9%
Sweden21% → 15%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Europe is the largest source at 40%, then Asia at 37%. Israel and Germany send 33% between them, and Sweden, Japan and India add another 36%.

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  1. 01Israel
  2. 02Germany
  3. 03Sweden
  4. 04Japan
  5. 05India
  6. 06South Korea
  7. 07Austria
  8. 08China

Where it lands

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

87% arrives by air. Chicago alone takes 24%. Cincinnati and JFK Airport follow at 15% and 13%.

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

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  1. AChicago, IL $0.26B
  2. BCincinnati, OH $0.16B
  3. CJFK Airport, NY $0.14B
  4. DCleveland, OH $0.14B
  5. ENewark, NJ $61.6M
  6. FAnchorage, AK $43.6M
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.

Three states are listed for over $100M each.

  1. 01Kentucky$0.33B
  2. 02Texas$0.20B
  3. 03Illinois$0.20B
  4. 04Ohio$97.3M
  5. 05North Carolina$69.1M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 8209. How we count.