Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$385 million$385M
vs 2010
1.8× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
10%
Busiest portTop port
JFK Airport, NY

Microscopes other than optical microscopes: Czech Republic leads with 38% of $385 million.

Germany is second at 17%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $385M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Czech Republic$146M38.0%
  2. 02Germany$66.3M17.2%
  3. 03Japan$60.3M15.7%
  4. 04Netherlands$58.5M15.2%
  5. 05United Kingdom$18.5M4.8%
  6. 06South Korea$5.9M1.5%
  7. 07France$4.6M1.2%
  8. 08Malaysia$4.4M1.1%
  9. 09China$3.0M0.8%
  10. 10Switzerland$2.7M0.7%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $14.5M3.8%

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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.

Czech Republic18% → 38%
South Korea0.7% → 1.5%
United Kingdom4.2% → 4.8%
France0.9% → 1.2%
Switzerland0.5% → 0.7%
China1.4% → 0.8%
Malaysia2.5% → 1.1%
Japan17% → 16%
Netherlands22% → 15%
Germany31% → 17%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Europe. The Czech Republic and Germany send 55% between them, and the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and France add another 21%. Japan, South Korea and Malaysia send 18% from Asia.

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  1. 01Czech Republic
  2. 02Germany
  3. 03Japan
  4. 04Netherlands
  5. 05United Kingdom
  6. 06South Korea
  7. 07France
  8. 08Malaysia

Where it lands

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

89% arrives by air. JFK Airport takes 16%. Los Angeles Airport (LAX) and Chicago follow at 15% and 10%.

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

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  1. AJFK Airport, NY $60.1M
  2. BLos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $59.0M
  3. CChicago, IL $38.0M
  4. DNew Orleans, LA $34.8M
  5. ESan Francisco Airport (SFO), CA $31.2M
  6. FSeattle-Tacoma Airport, WA $25.8M
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.

Seven states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Oregon$86.1M
  2. 02California$72.0M
  3. 03Massachusetts$30.8M
  4. 04Texas$29.7M
  5. 05Pennsylvania$23.8M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 9012. How we count.