Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$34.6 billion$34.6B
vs 2010
3.0× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
52%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Transformers and power supplies: Mexico leads with 18% of $34.6 billion.

China is second at 10%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $34.6B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Mexico$6.24B18.0%
  2. 02China$3.48B10.1%
  3. 03Thailand$3.23B9.3%
  4. 04Japan$2.29B6.6%
  5. 05Philippines$2.22B6.4%
  6. 06South Korea$2.19B6.3%
  7. 07Taiwan$2.06B6.0%
  8. 08Vietnam$2.02B5.8%
  9. 09Canada$1.50B4.3%
  10. 10India$1.25B3.6%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $8.14B23.5%

Total US HS 8504 imports by year · $11.5B in 2010 to $34.6B 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.

Thailand2% → 9.3%
Vietnam0.8% → 5.8%
South Korea2.3% → 6.3%
Philippines3.2% → 6.4%
Taiwan3% → 6%
India1.4% → 3.6%
Mexico16% → 18%
Japan5.9% → 6.6%
Canada5% → 4.3%
China41% → 10%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Asia. China and Thailand send 19% between them, and Japan, the Philippines, South Korea and Taiwan add another 25%. Mexico sends 18% from Latin America.

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  1. 01Mexico
  2. 02China
  3. 03Thailand
  4. 04Japan
  5. 05Philippines
  6. 06South Korea
  7. 07Taiwan
  8. 08Vietnam

Where it lands

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

52% arrives by ship, mostly in containers, mostly through West and East Coast ports. Los Angeles takes 15%. Laredo and Houston follow at 11% and 10%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $5.10B
  2. BLaredo, TX $3.87B
  3. CHouston, TX $3.34B
  4. DDallas-Fort Worth, TX $2.49B
  5. ENewark, NJ $2.12B
  6. FChicago, IL $1.62B
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.

Eight states are listed for over $1B each.

  1. 01Texas$7.37B
  2. 02California$6.03B
  3. 03North Carolina$2.35B
  4. 04Georgia$1.67B
  5. 05Illinois$1.42B
$1B+$400M–1B$100–400M$10–100MUnder $10M

Products in this code

Counted under HS 8504. How we count.