Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$18.1 billion$18.1B
vs 2010
1.9× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
53%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Valves and taps: Mexico leads with 20% of $18.1 billion.

China is a close second at 17%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $18.1B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Mexico$3.63B20.0%
  2. 02China$3.04B16.8%
  3. 03Germany$1.46B8.1%
  4. 04Japan$1.30B7.2%
  5. 05Italy$1.18B6.5%
  6. 06Taiwan$0.91B5.0%
  7. 07Vietnam$0.78B4.3%
  8. 08India$0.75B4.2%
  9. 09Canada$0.71B3.9%
  10. 10South Korea$0.62B3.4%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $3.71B20.5%

Total US HS 8481 imports by year · $9.7B in 2010 to $18.1B 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.

Mexico16% → 20%
Vietnam0.8% → 4.3%
India2.5% → 4.2%
Taiwan4.3% → 5%
Italy5.9% → 6.5%
South Korea3.8% → 3.4%
Canada4.9% → 3.9%
Germany9.3% → 8.1%
Japan9.5% → 7.2%
China25% → 17%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Asia is the largest source at 44%, then Europe at 29%. Mexico and China send 37% between them, and Germany, Japan and Italy add another 22%.

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

Where it lands

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

53% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through West and East Coast ports. Los Angeles takes 13%. Laredo and Houston follow at 11% and 10%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $2.33B
  2. BLaredo, TX $1.98B
  3. CHouston, TX $1.83B
  4. DNewark, NJ $1.24B
  5. ELong Beach, CA $0.88B
  6. FCharleston, SC $0.79B
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 $1B each.

  1. 01Texas$4.00B
  2. 02Michigan$1.28B
  3. 03California$1.25B
  4. 04Tennessee$0.86B
  5. 05Georgia$0.84B
$1B+$400M–1B$100–400M$10–100MUnder $10M

Counted under HS 8481. How we count.