Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$11.1 billion$11.1B
vs 2010
1.7× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
72%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Electric heaters and small kitchen appliances: China leads with 42% of $11.1 billion.

Mexico is second at 21%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $11.1B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$4.71B42.5%
  2. 02Mexico$2.27B20.5%
  3. 03Thailand$0.58B5.2%
  4. 04Vietnam$0.51B4.6%
  5. 05Malaysia$0.44B3.9%
  6. 06Philippines$0.37B3.4%
  7. 07Indonesia$0.32B2.9%
  8. 08South Korea$0.32B2.9%
  9. 09Canada$0.22B2.0%
  10. 10Germany$0.18B1.6%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $1.16B10.5%

Total US HS 8516 imports by year · $6.6B in 2010 to $11.1B 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.

Mexico14% → 21%
Vietnam0.3% → 4.6%
Philippines<0.1% → 3.4%
Indonesia<0.1% → 2.9%
Thailand2.4% → 5.2%
South Korea2% → 2.9%
Canada1.5% → 2%
Malaysia3.6% → 3.9%
Germany1.8% → 1.6%
China68% → 42%
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 48% between them, and Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia add another 15%. Mexico sends 21% from Latin America.

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

Where it lands

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

72% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through West and East Coast ports. Los Angeles alone takes 26%. Laredo and Long Beach follow at 11% each.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $2.84B
  2. BLaredo, TX $1.22B
  3. CLong Beach, CA $1.19B
  4. DNewark, NJ $0.94B
  5. ESavannah, GA $0.79B
  6. FNorfolk, VA $0.52B
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.

Two states are listed for over $1B each, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01California$2.86B
  2. 02Texas$1.48B
  3. 03Georgia$0.89B
  4. 04Illinois$0.47B
  5. 05New Jersey$0.47B
$1B+$400M–1B$100–400M$10–100MUnder $10M

Products in this code

Counted under HS 8516. How we count.