Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$252 million$252M
vs 2010
1.5× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
81%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Machine tools for planing, shaping, broaching etc., gear cutting: Germany leads with 29% of $252 million.

Italy is second at 10%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $252M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Germany$73.1M29.0%
  2. 02Italy$24.8M9.8%
  3. 03China$22.1M8.7%
  4. 04Taiwan$22.0M8.7%
  5. 05Japan$20.9M8.3%
  6. 06Canada$17.4M6.9%
  7. 07Austria$11.9M4.7%
  8. 08Mexico$10.3M4.1%
  9. 09India$9.9M3.9%
  10. 10South Korea$7.5M3.0%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $32.5M12.9%

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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.

Germany25% → 29%
India0.2% → 3.9%
Austria1.1% → 4.7%
Mexico0.9% → 4.1%
South Korea1.9% → 3%
Italy8.9% → 9.8%
Canada6.4% → 6.9%
Taiwan8.3% → 8.7%
China11% → 8.7%
Japan20% → 8.3%
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 39% between them, and Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Spain add another 11%. China, Taiwan and Japan send 26% from Asia.

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

Where it lands

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

81% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Los Angeles and Newark take 15% each. Norfolk follows at 10%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $36.7M
  2. BNewark, NJ $36.6M
  3. CNorfolk, VA $25.4M
  4. DSavannah, GA $23.8M
  5. EBaltimore, MD $21.2M
  6. FHouston, TX $15.9M
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.

Nine states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Illinois$25.8M
  2. 02Ohio$23.4M
  3. 03New York$21.3M
  4. 04Michigan$20.3M
  5. 05Texas$20.0M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 8461. How we count.