Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$6.2 billion$6.2B
vs 2010
11.9× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
78%
Busiest portTop port
Laredo, TX

Forklifts: Japan leads with 19% of $6.2 billion.

United Kingdom is a close second at 16%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $6.2B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Japan$1.16B18.7%
  2. 02United Kingdom$1.00B16.2%
  3. 03Mexico$0.82B13.3%
  4. 04China$0.66B10.7%
  5. 05South Korea$0.59B9.6%
  6. 06Canada$0.44B7.2%
  7. 07Italy$0.35B5.7%
  8. 08Germany$0.28B4.5%
  9. 09Ireland$0.24B3.8%
  10. 10Netherlands$0.13B2.1%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.51B8.3%

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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.

Japan1.3% → 19%
Mexico1.3% → 13%
South Korea9% → 9.6%
United Kingdom16% → 16%
Netherlands4.8% → 2.1%
Italy8.4% → 5.7%
China14% → 11%
Ireland6.9% → 3.8%
Germany7.8% → 4.5%
Canada23% → 7.2%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Asia is the largest source at 42%, then Europe at 37%. Japan and the United Kingdom send 35% between them, and Mexico, China and South Korea add another 34%.

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

Where it lands

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

78% arrives by ship, mostly in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Laredo and Savannah take 13% each. Baltimore follows at 12%.

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  1. ALaredo, TX $0.82B
  2. BSavannah, GA $0.80B
  3. CBaltimore, MD $0.74B
  4. DLos Angeles, CA $0.57B
  5. EBrunswick, GA $0.41B
  6. FNorfolk, VA $0.38B
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 $1B.

  1. 01Georgia$1.48B
  2. 02Texas$0.87B
  3. 03Maryland$0.53B
  4. 04California$0.50B
  5. 05Kansas$0.43B
$1B+$400M–1B$100–400M$10–100MUnder $10M

Counted under HS 8427. How we count.