Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$251 billion$251B
vs 2010
3.6× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
6%
Busiest portTop port
Chicago, IL

Computers and computer units: Mexico leads with 36% of $251 billion.

Taiwan is a close second at 34%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $251B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Mexico$89.91B35.8%
  2. 02Taiwan$85.51B34.1%
  3. 03Vietnam$33.77B13.5%
  4. 04Thailand$20.81B8.3%
  5. 05China$10.83B4.3%
  6. 06Hungary$2.17B0.9%
  7. 07Philippines$1.21B0.5%
  8. 08Malaysia$1.04B0.4%
  9. 09Singapore$0.83B0.3%
  10. 10Germany$0.61B0.2%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $4.39B1.7%

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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.

Taiwan1.7% → 34%
Mexico21% → 36%
Vietnam1.6% → 13%
Thailand5.5% → 8.3%
Hungary0.5% → 0.9%
Germany0.5% → 0.2%
Philippines0.8% → 0.5%
Singapore0.8% → 0.3%
Malaysia1.2% → 0.4%
China63% → 4.3%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Asia. Taiwan and Vietnam send 48% between them, and Thailand and China add another 13%. Mexico sends 36% from Latin America.

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Where it lands

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

58% arrives by air. Chicago alone takes 21%. Ysleta and San Francisco Airport (SFO) follow at 15% and 13%.

Air cargo is recorded where it clears customs, which isn't always where the plane landed.

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  1. AChicago, IL $51.71B
  2. BYsleta, TX $36.43B
  3. CSan Francisco Airport (SFO), CA $31.57B
  4. DLaredo, TX $30.83B
  5. ELos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $29.74B
  6. FSanta Teresa, NM $16.47B
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.

Eight states are listed for over $10B each.

  1. 01Texas$73.70B
  2. 02California$50.80B
  3. 03Arizona$16.80B
  4. 04Illinois$16.20B
  5. 05Nevada$15.00B
$10B+$4–10B$1–4B$100M–1BUnder $100M

Products in this code

Counted under HS 8471. How we count.