Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$4.6 billion$4.6B
vs 2010
2.3× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
28%
Busiest portTop port
Laredo, TX

Parts for electrical apparatus for switching etc. electric circuits: Mexico leads with 33% of $4.6 billion.

China is second at 11%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $4.6B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Mexico$1.50B32.9%
  2. 02China$0.49B10.8%
  3. 03India$0.31B6.8%
  4. 04Germany$0.30B6.6%
  5. 05Malaysia$0.28B6.1%
  6. 06Canada$0.23B4.9%
  7. 07Italy$0.23B4.9%
  8. 08Japan$0.20B4.3%
  9. 09Taiwan$0.13B2.8%
  10. 10France$0.11B2.4%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.80B17.4%

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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.

India1.9% → 6.8%
Mexico29% → 33%
Malaysia2.6% → 6.1%
Italy1.6% → 4.9%
Taiwan2.5% → 2.8%
Canada5.4% → 4.9%
France3.8% → 2.4%
Germany9.9% → 6.6%
Japan8.1% → 4.3%
China21% → 11%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Asia is the largest source at 37%, then Latin America at 34%. Mexico and China send 44% between them, and India, Germany and Malaysia add another 20%.

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

Where it lands

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

It arrives several ways: 38% by land and other routes, 34% by air and 28% by ship. No single port dominates: Laredo leads with 9%. Newark and Los Angeles follow at 7% and 6%.

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  1. ALaredo, TX $0.43B
  2. BNewark, NJ $0.34B
  3. CLos Angeles, CA $0.28B
  4. DChicago, IL $0.28B
  5. ENogales, AZ $0.28B
  6. FYsleta, TX $0.26B
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.

15 states are listed for over $100M each.

  1. 01Texas$0.74B
  2. 02California$0.43B
  3. 03Pennsylvania$0.38B
  4. 04Indiana$0.30B
  5. 05Illinois$0.26B
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 8538. How we count.