Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$32.4 million$32.4M
vs 2010
1.9× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
57%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Machinery for preparing or working hides: Italy leads with 39% of $32.4 million.

Germany is a close second at 29%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $32.4M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Italy$12.7M39.1%
  2. 02Germany$9.5M29.4%
  3. 03China$3.0M9.2%
  4. 04Thailand$2.0M6.1%
  5. 05Taiwan$1.2M3.7%
  6. 06South Korea$875K2.7%
  7. 07Spain$621K1.9%
  8. 08Turkey$496K1.5%
  9. 09Brazil$447K1.4%
  10. 10France$431K1.3%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $1.2M3.6%

Total US HS 8453 imports by year · $16.8M in 2010 to $32.4M 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.

Germany14% → 29%
Thailand<0.1% → 6.1%
South Korea0.4% → 2.7%
China7.4% → 9.2%
Turkey0.4% → 1.5%
Brazil0.3% → 1.4%
Taiwan3.5% → 3.7%
France4.8% → 1.3%
Spain6.6% → 1.9%
Italy44% → 39%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Europe. Italy and Germany send 69% between them, and Spain and France add another 3%. China, Thailand and Taiwan send 19% from Asia.

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  1. 01Italy
  2. 02Germany
  3. 03China
  4. 04Thailand
  5. 05Taiwan
  6. 06South Korea
  7. 07Spain
  8. 08Turkey

Where it lands

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

57% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Newark alone takes 18%. Los Angeles and New Orleans follow at 10% and 9%.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $5.9M
  2. BLos Angeles, CA $3.2M
  3. CNew Orleans, LA $2.9M
  4. DChicago, IL $2.5M
  5. ECleveland, OH $2.3M
  6. FHouston, TX $1.8M
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.

11 states are listed for over $1M each.

  1. 01Texas$6.2M
  2. 02Missouri$3.5M
  3. 03Illinois$2.9M
  4. 04New Jersey$2.4M
  5. 05Virginia$2.0M
$1M+$400K–1M$100–400K$10–100KUnder $10K

Counted under HS 8453. How we count.