Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$4.2 billion$4.2B
vs 2010
3.2× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
62%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Parts of electric motors, generators: Japan leads with 20% of $4.2 billion.

Mexico is a close second at 18%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $4.2B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Japan$0.87B20.4%
  2. 02Mexico$0.76B18.0%
  3. 03Germany$0.66B15.7%
  4. 04China$0.42B9.9%
  5. 05Canada$0.38B8.9%
  6. 06France$0.25B5.9%
  7. 07India$0.17B4.0%
  8. 08Taiwan$0.12B2.8%
  9. 09United Kingdom$73.0M1.7%
  10. 10Singapore$68.5M1.6%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.47B11.1%

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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.

Japan8.7% → 20%
Germany5.1% → 16%
France1.6% → 5.9%
Canada5.1% → 8.9%
India3.7% → 4%
United Kingdom2.7% → 1.7%
Mexico19% → 18%
Singapore3.4% → 1.6%
Taiwan5.1% → 2.8%
China25% → 9.9%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Asia is the largest source at 42%, then Europe at 30%. Japan and Mexico send 38% between them, and Germany, China and Canada add another 34%.

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

Where it lands

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

62% arrives by ship, mostly in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Los Angeles takes 14%. Laredo and Tacoma follow at 11% and 9%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $0.58B
  2. BLaredo, TX $0.46B
  3. CTacoma, WA $0.40B
  4. DNew London, CT $0.34B
  5. ENewark, NJ $0.24B
  6. FNew Bedford, MA $0.22B
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.

14 states are listed for over $100M each.

  1. 01Ohio$0.62B
  2. 02Texas$0.36B
  3. 03Connecticut$0.33B
  4. 04West Virginia$0.27B
  5. 05Michigan$0.24B
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 8503. How we count.