Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$1.4 billion$1.4B
vs 2010
0.9× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
7%
Busiest portTop port
Chicago, IL

Optical elements, mounted: Japan leads with 38% of $1.4 billion.

Germany is second at 13%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $1.4B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Japan$0.53B38.2%
  2. 02Germany$0.18B12.9%
  3. 03Thailand$0.14B10.2%
  4. 04China$0.14B10.0%
  5. 05Vietnam$71.4M5.1%
  6. 06Taiwan$62.4M4.5%
  7. 07Malaysia$52.8M3.8%
  8. 08Switzerland$31.3M2.2%
  9. 09Israel$27.2M2.0%
  10. 10United Kingdom$21.9M1.6%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.13B9.6%

Total US HS 9002 imports by year · $1.5B in 2010 to $1.4B 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.

Vietnam0.9% → 5.1%
Thailand6.4% → 10%
Taiwan1.4% → 4.5%
Germany11% → 13%
Switzerland1.7% → 2.2%
Japan38% → 38%
Israel1.5% → 2%
United Kingdom1.7% → 1.6%
Malaysia6.7% → 3.8%
China20% → 10%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from East Asia. Japan and Thailand send 48% between them, and China, Vietnam, Taiwan and Malaysia add another 23%. Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom send 17% from Europe.

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  1. 01Japan
  2. 02Germany
  3. 03Thailand
  4. 04China
  5. 05Vietnam
  6. 06Taiwan
  7. 07Malaysia
  8. 08Switzerland

Where it lands

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

92% arrives by air. Chicago alone takes 29%. San Francisco Airport (SFO) and Los Angeles Airport (LAX) follow at 14% and 9%.

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

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  1. AChicago, IL $0.40B
  2. BSan Francisco Airport (SFO), CA $0.20B
  3. CLos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $0.13B
  4. DNew Orleans, LA $99.7M
  5. EJFK Airport, NY $99.5M
  6. FAnchorage, AK $84.7M
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. 01California$0.45B
  2. 02Illinois$0.27B
  3. 03New York$0.14B
  4. 04New Jersey$78.7M
  5. 05Michigan$75.2M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 9002. How we count.