Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$13 billion$13B
vs 2010
3.3× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
57%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Specialized machinery, not elsewhere specified: Germany leads with 19% of $13 billion.

Canada is second at 12%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $13B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Germany$2.44B18.8%
  2. 02Canada$1.56B12.0%
  3. 03China$1.25B9.6%
  4. 04South Korea$1.08B8.3%
  5. 05Japan$1.08B8.3%
  6. 06Mexico$1.04B8.0%
  7. 07Italy$0.71B5.5%
  8. 08Switzerland$0.39B3.0%
  9. 09United Kingdom$0.37B2.8%
  10. All othersEveryone else combined: $3.07B23.6%

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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 Korea3.2% → 8.3%
Mexico6.5% → 8%
Canada12% → 12%
Italy5.7% → 5.5%
Germany19% → 19%
United Kingdom4.3% → 2.8%
Switzerland4.6% → 3%
China13% → 9.6%
Japan13% → 8.3%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Europe is the largest source at 41%, then Asia at 36%. Germany and Canada send 31% between them, and China, South Korea and Japan add another 26%.

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

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. Los Angeles takes 11%. Newark and Charleston follow at 9% and 6%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $1.37B
  2. BNewark, NJ $1.11B
  3. CCharleston, SC $0.75B
  4. DSavannah, GA $0.70B
  5. ENorfolk, VA $0.68B
  6. FHouston, TX $0.63B
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.

Two states are listed for over $1B each.

  1. 01Texas$1.48B
  2. 02California$1.40B
  3. 03Michigan$0.88B
  4. 04Georgia$0.81B
  5. 05Tennessee$0.68B
$1B+$400M–1B$100–400M$10–100MUnder $10M

Counted under HS 8479. How we count.