Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$1 billion$1B
vs 2010
1.6× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
98%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Lathes for removing metal, including turning centers: Japan leads with 42% of $1 billion.

South Korea is second at 25%.

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. 01Japan$0.43B42.1%
  2. 02South Korea$0.26B25.1%
  3. 03Taiwan$87.6M8.5%
  4. 04Germany$84.4M8.2%
  5. 05Italy$41.3M4.0%
  6. 06Thailand$39.9M3.9%
  7. 07China$16.8M1.6%
  8. 08Czech Republic$13.3M1.3%
  9. 09Austria$10.9M1.1%
  10. 10Spain$10.6M1.0%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $31.9M3.1%

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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.

South Korea17% → 25%
Germany5.4% → 8.2%
Thailand2.5% → 3.9%
Czech Republic0.2% → 1.3%
Italy3.1% → 4%
Spain0.9% → 1%
Austria1.3% → 1.1%
Taiwan9.9% → 8.5%
China5.2% → 1.6%
Japan52% → 42%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from East Asia. Japan and South Korea send 67% between them, and Taiwan, Thailand and China add another 14%. Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic send 14% from Europe.

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

Where it lands

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

98% arrives by ship, mostly in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Los Angeles alone takes 35%. Savannah and Newark follow at 12% and 11%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $0.36B
  2. BSavannah, GA $0.12B
  3. CNewark, NJ $0.11B
  4. DNorfolk, VA $0.11B
  5. EBrunswick, GA $96.8M
  6. FLong Beach, CA $56.9M
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. 01California$0.30B
  2. 02North Carolina$0.15B
  3. 03Kentucky$0.11B
  4. 04Georgia$81.5M
  5. 05New Jersey$49.5M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 8458. How we count.