Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$2.3 billion$2.3B
vs 2010
1.9× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
30%
Busiest portTop port
Detroit, MI

Molding boxes for metal foundry: Canada leads with 37% of $2.3 billion.

China is second at 15%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $2.3B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Canada$0.85B37.0%
  2. 02China$0.35B15.4%
  3. 03Germany$0.19B8.3%
  4. 04Japan$0.13B5.8%
  5. 05South Korea$0.13B5.6%
  6. 06Italy$75.4M3.3%
  7. 07Netherlands$69.0M3.0%
  8. 08Mexico$64.7M2.8%
  9. 09Austria$52.8M2.3%
  10. 10Thailand$44.9M2.0%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.33B14.4%

Total US HS 8480 imports by year · $1.2B in 2010 to $2.3B 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.

Netherlands0.1% → 3%
Thailand0.2% → 2%
Mexico1.5% → 2.8%
Austria1.2% → 2.3%
Germany7.3% → 8.3%
Italy2.5% → 3.3%
South Korea5.7% → 5.6%
Japan7.7% → 5.8%
Canada41% → 37%
China22% → 15%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

North America is the largest source at 37%, then Asia at 33%. Canada and China send 52% between them, and Germany, Japan and South Korea add another 20%.

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

Where it lands

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

It arrives several ways: 43% by land and other routes, 30% by ship and 28% by air. Detroit alone takes 29%. Chicago and Los Angeles follow at 9% each.

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  1. ADetroit, MI $0.66B
  2. BChicago, IL $0.21B
  3. CLos Angeles, CA $0.20B
  4. DAtlanta, GA $0.11B
  5. ENewark, NJ $97.5M
  6. FSavannah, GA $95.9M
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.

Seven states are listed for over $100M each, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01Michigan$0.33B
  2. 02Ohio$0.31B
  3. 03Georgia$0.18B
  4. 04Illinois$0.17B
  5. 05California$0.12B
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 8480. How we count.