Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$505 million$505M
vs 2010
1.6× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
5%
Busiest portTop port
Chicago, IL

Compound optical microscopes: Germany leads with 41% of $505 million.

Japan is second at 18%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $505M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Germany$206M40.8%
  2. 02Japan$89.6M17.8%
  3. 03Singapore$51.0M10.1%
  4. 04China$44.5M8.8%
  5. 05Italy$21.6M4.3%
  6. 06Netherlands$21.2M4.2%
  7. 07United Kingdom$19.4M3.8%
  8. 08Canada$8.6M1.7%
  9. 09Finland$7.4M1.5%
  10. 10India$5.5M1.1%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $30.1M6.0%

Total US HS 9011 imports by year · $325M in 2010 to $505M 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.

Germany36% → 41%
Netherlands0.7% → 4.2%
Italy2.1% → 4.3%
United Kingdom2.4% → 3.8%
Finland<0.1% → 1.5%
India0.9% → 1.1%
Canada2.2% → 1.7%
Singapore12% → 10%
Japan23% → 18%
China17% → 8.8%
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 Italy send 45% between them, and the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Finland and Hungary add another 11%. Japan, Singapore and China send 37% from Asia.

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  1. 01Germany
  2. 02Japan
  3. 03Singapore
  4. 04China
  5. 05Italy
  6. 06Netherlands
  7. 07United Kingdom
  8. 08Canada

Where it lands

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

92% arrives by air. Chicago alone takes 23%. JFK Airport and Los Angeles Airport (LAX) follow at 14% and 11%.

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

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  1. AChicago, IL $118M
  2. BJFK Airport, NY $71.1M
  3. CLos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $56.1M
  4. DNewark, NJ $54.0M
  5. ENew Orleans, LA $32.0M
  6. FSan Francisco Airport (SFO), CA $29.5M
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.

12 states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01California$89.1M
  2. 02Illinois$88.1M
  3. 03Pennsylvania$33.5M
  4. 04New York$31.4M
  5. 05Texas$27.9M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 9011. How we count.