Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$10.5 billion$10.5B
vs 2010
1.9× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
56%
Busiest portTop port
Laredo, TX

Parts for construction machinery: Mexico leads with 18% of $10.5 billion.

China is a close second at 17%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $10.5B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Mexico$1.92B18.4%
  2. 02China$1.77B16.9%
  3. 03Canada$1.35B12.9%
  4. 04Japan$0.77B7.3%
  5. 05Germany$0.70B6.7%
  6. 06Italy$0.57B5.5%
  7. 07South Korea$0.51B4.8%
  8. 08India$0.44B4.2%
  9. 09United Kingdom$0.26B2.5%
  10. All othersEveryone else combined: $2.17B20.8%

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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.

Mexico14% → 18%
India1.2% → 4.2%
South Korea4.5% → 4.8%
Japan7.6% → 7.3%
Italy6.3% → 5.5%
Canada15% → 13%
China19% → 17%
United Kingdom4.8% → 2.5%
Germany9.4% → 6.7%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Asia is the largest source at 39%, then Europe at 28%. Mexico and China send 35% between them, and Canada, Japan and Germany add another 27%.

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

Where it lands

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

56% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Laredo alone takes 15%. Los Angeles and Newark follow at 7% each.

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  1. ALaredo, TX $1.56B
  2. BLos Angeles, CA $0.75B
  3. CNewark, NJ $0.73B
  4. DNorfolk, VA $0.71B
  5. ESavannah, GA $0.70B
  6. FHouston, TX $0.65B
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.

Two states are listed for over $1B each.

  1. 01Texas$1.73B
  2. 02Illinois$1.00B
  3. 03Georgia$0.85B
  4. 04Pennsylvania$0.62B
  5. 05Ohio$0.61B
$1B+$400M–1B$100–400M$10–100MUnder $10M

Counted under HS 8431. How we count.