Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$3.2 billion$3.2B
vs 2010
1.5× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
63%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Ball or roller bearings, and parts thereof: Japan leads with 21% of $3.2 billion.

China is second at 12%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $3.2B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Japan$0.67B21.4%
  2. 02China$0.39B12.4%
  3. 03Germany$0.30B9.6%
  4. 04South Korea$0.26B8.1%
  5. 05Mexico$0.25B7.8%
  6. 06Canada$0.24B7.7%
  7. 07India$0.17B5.5%
  8. 08France$0.15B4.9%
  9. 09Romania$0.13B4.2%
  10. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.58B18.4%

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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 Korea4.8% → 8.1%
Mexico4.7% → 7.8%
France3% → 4.9%
Canada6.6% → 7.7%
India4.6% → 5.5%
Romania3.8% → 4.2%
Germany10% → 9.6%
Japan26% → 21%
China20% → 12%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Asia. Japan and China send 34% between them, and South Korea, India and Thailand add another 15%. Germany, France and Romania send 19% from Europe.

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

Where it lands

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

63% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Los Angeles takes 20%. Charleston and Savannah follow at 16% and 7%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $0.63B
  2. BCharleston, SC $0.50B
  3. CSavannah, GA $0.22B
  4. DLaredo, TX $0.17B
  5. ENewark, NJ $0.15B
  6. FDetroit, MI $0.12B
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.

Ten states are listed for over $100M each.

  1. 01Tennessee$0.45B
  2. 02South Carolina$0.41B
  3. 03Illinois$0.27B
  4. 04Indiana$0.23B
  5. 05Ohio$0.23B
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 8482. How we count.