Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$247 million$247M
vs 2010
0.8× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
7%
Busiest portTop port
JFK Airport, NY

Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode tubes: Germany leads with 24% of $247 million.

Japan is a close second at 23%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $247M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Germany$60.2M24.3%
  2. 02Japan$56.0M22.6%
  3. 03United Kingdom$53.8M21.8%
  4. 04China$20.1M8.1%
  5. 05France$14.9M6.0%
  6. 06Czech Republic$10.2M4.1%
  7. 07Austria$7.4M3.0%
  8. 08Russia$5.4M2.2%
  9. 09Slovakia$4.3M1.7%
  10. 10Thailand$4.0M1.6%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $11.0M4.4%

Total US HS 8540 imports by year · $293M in 2010 to $247M 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.

Germany16% → 24%
Czech Republic1% → 4.1%
Austria<0.1% → 3%
China6.6% → 8.1%
Thailand0.7% → 1.6%
Slovakia1.2% → 1.7%
United Kingdom22% → 22%
Russia2.9% → 2.2%
France8.3% → 6%
Japan37% → 23%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Europe. Germany and the United Kingdom send 46% between them, and France, the Czech Republic, Austria and Russia add another 15%. Japan, China and Thailand send 32% from Asia.

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  1. 01Germany
  2. 02Japan
  3. 03United Kingdom
  4. 04China
  5. 05France
  6. 06Czech Republic
  7. 07Austria
  8. 08Russia

Where it lands

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

91% arrives by air. JFK Airport takes 20%. New Orleans and San Francisco Airport (SFO) follow at 15% and 11%.

Air cargo is recorded where it clears customs, which isn't always where the plane landed.

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  1. AJFK Airport, NY $48.9M
  2. BNew Orleans, LA $36.5M
  3. CSan Francisco Airport (SFO), CA $26.7M
  4. DWashington Dulles, DC $22.9M
  5. EChicago, IL $20.5M
  6. FAtlanta, GA $17.2M
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.

Six states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01California$50.1M
  2. 02Virginia$47.7M
  3. 03New Jersey$44.3M
  4. 04Nevada$16.1M
  5. 05New York$12.8M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 8540. How we count.