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Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$1.2 billion$1.2B
vs 2010
1.8× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
70%
Busiest portTop port
Norfolk, VA

Primary cells and primary batteries: China leads with 28% of $1.2 billion.

Indonesia is second at 12%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $1.2B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$0.33B28.2%
  2. 02Indonesia$0.14B12.3%
  3. 03Japan$0.13B10.7%
  4. 04Singapore$0.12B9.8%
  5. 05Vietnam$89.5M7.6%
  6. 06Belgium$67.8M5.7%
  7. 07Canada$47.1M4.0%
  8. 08Israel$41.4M3.5%
  9. 09Malaysia$41.2M3.5%
  10. 10France$31.3M2.7%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.14B12.0%

Total US HS 8506 imports by year · $658M in 2010 to $1.2B 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.

Vietnam<0.1% → 7.6%
Belgium1.9% → 5.7%
Indonesia8.9% → 12%
Malaysia1.7% → 3.5%
Japan8.9% → 11%
Canada2.7% → 4%
Singapore10% → 9.8%
France2.9% → 2.7%
Israel5.3% → 3.5%
China40% → 28%
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 Indonesia send 40% between them, and Japan, Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia add another 32%. Belgium and France ship from Europe.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02Indonesia
  3. 03Japan
  4. 04Singapore
  5. 05Vietnam
  6. 06Belgium
  7. 07Canada
  8. 08Israel

Where it lands

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

70% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Norfolk alone takes 29%. Los Angeles and Savannah follow at 12% and 10%.

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  1. ANorfolk, VA $0.34B
  2. BLos Angeles, CA $0.14B
  3. CSavannah, GA $0.12B
  4. DNewark, NJ $0.11B
  5. EAnchorage, AK $61.8M
  6. FNew Orleans, LA $49.9M
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.

Three states are listed for over $100M each.

  1. 01North Carolina$0.34B
  2. 02California$0.10B
  3. 03Texas$0.10B
  4. 04Georgia$93.4M
  5. 05Washington$75.7M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 8506. How we count.