Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$3 billion$3B
vs 2010
1.9× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
19%
Busiest portTop port
Ysleta, TX

Optical fibers and optical fiber bundles: Mexico leads with 18% of $3 billion.

Ireland is second at 12%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $3B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Mexico$0.53B17.8%
  2. 02Ireland$0.37B12.3%
  3. 03Germany$0.33B11.1%
  4. 04China$0.23B7.6%
  5. 05Japan$0.22B7.3%
  6. 06Thailand$0.21B7.1%
  7. 07Laos$0.13B4.3%
  8. 08Philippines$0.10B3.4%
  9. 09Singapore$96.5M3.2%
  10. 10United Kingdom$92.5M3.1%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.68B22.9%

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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.

Mexico9.2% → 18%
Germany6.5% → 11%
Laos<0.1% → 4.3%
Ireland8.1% → 12%
Singapore2.6% → 3.2%
Philippines3.3% → 3.4%
Thailand7.4% → 7.1%
Japan8.9% → 7.3%
China11% → 7.6%
United Kingdom14% → 3.1%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Asia is the largest source at 43%, then Europe at 34%. Mexico and Ireland send 30% between them, and Germany, China and Japan add another 26%.

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  1. 01Mexico
  2. 02Ireland
  3. 03Germany
  4. 04China
  5. 05Japan
  6. 06Thailand
  7. 07Laos
  8. 08Philippines

Where it lands

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

54% arrives by air. Ysleta and Otay Mesa take 12% each. Anchorage follows at 8%.

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

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  1. AYsleta, TX $0.35B
  2. BOtay Mesa, CA $0.35B
  3. CAnchorage, AK $0.24B
  4. DJFK Airport, NY $0.16B
  5. EOrlando, FL $0.16B
  6. FChicago, IL $0.15B
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 $100M each, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01Texas$0.86B
  2. 02Georgia$0.34B
  3. 03California$0.32B
  4. 04Florida$0.26B
  5. 05New York$0.19B
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Products in this code

Counted under HS 9001. How we count.