Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$2.1 billion$2.1B
vs 2010
3.0× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
65%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink: Germany leads with 21% of $2.1 billion.

Italy is second at 15%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $2.1B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Germany$0.45B21.4%
  2. 02Italy$0.31B14.8%
  3. 03Netherlands$0.30B14.5%
  4. 04Canada$0.14B6.8%
  5. 05Denmark$0.12B5.6%
  6. 06France$0.11B5.2%
  7. 07China$87.7M4.2%
  8. 08Mexico$83.8M4.0%
  9. 09Japan$73.8M3.5%
  10. 10Spain$64.6M3.1%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.35B16.7%

Total US HS 8438 imports by year · $701M in 2010 to $2.1B in 2025Replay the ranking year by year, 2010 to 2025

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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.

Netherlands9.5% → 15%
Italy12% → 15%
Mexico2.5% → 4%
Japan2.6% → 3.5%
Canada6.6% → 6.8%
France5.7% → 5.2%
Spain3.9% → 3.1%
Denmark6.8% → 5.6%
China6.5% → 4.2%
Germany27% → 21%
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 Italy send 36% between them, and the Netherlands, Denmark, France and Spain add another 28%. China and Japan ship from Asia.

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

Where it lands

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

65% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Newark alone takes 18%. Norfolk and Los Angeles follow at 7% and 6%.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $0.37B
  2. BNorfolk, VA $0.16B
  3. CLos Angeles, CA $0.12B
  4. DHouston, TX $0.12B
  5. EChicago, IL $0.11B
  6. FCharleston, SC $0.10B
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.

Six states are listed for over $100M each, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01Georgia$0.21B
  2. 02Illinois$0.19B
  3. 03California$0.18B
  4. 04Texas$0.16B
  5. 05New Jersey$0.12B
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 8438. How we count.