Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$3.1 billion$3.1B
vs 2010
1.6× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
10%
Busiest portTop port
Chicago, IL

Lasers, other than laser diodes: Canada leads with 20% of $3.1 billion.

Germany is a close second at 18%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $3.1B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Canada$0.61B19.6%
  2. 02Germany$0.55B17.6%
  3. 03China$0.44B14.0%
  4. 04Japan$0.23B7.5%
  5. 05United Kingdom$0.21B6.7%
  6. 06Malaysia$0.14B4.6%
  7. 07Taiwan$0.10B3.2%
  8. 08Thailand$95.2M3.0%
  9. 09Sweden$94.4M3.0%
  10. 10Israel$75.8M2.4%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.57B18.3%

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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.

Canada12% → 20%
Germany11% → 18%
Malaysia0.4% → 4.6%
Sweden1.7% → 3%
Thailand2% → 3%
Taiwan2.9% → 3.2%
Israel3% → 2.4%
United Kingdom7.6% → 6.7%
Japan9.6% → 7.5%
Mexico13% → 2.2%
China25% → 14%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Asia is the largest source at 39%, then Europe at 36%. Canada and Germany send 37% between them, and China, Japan and the United Kingdom add another 28%.

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

Where it lands

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

77% arrives by air. Chicago takes 16%. San Francisco Airport (SFO) and Los Angeles Airport (LAX) follow at 13% and 10%.

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

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  1. AChicago, IL $0.49B
  2. BSan Francisco Airport (SFO), CA $0.39B
  3. CLos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $0.30B
  4. DNew Orleans, LA $0.25B
  5. ECleveland, OH $0.22B
  6. FLos Angeles, CA $0.21B
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.

  1. 01California$0.79B
  2. 02Texas$0.26B
  3. 03Illinois$0.24B
  4. 04Wisconsin$0.17B
  5. 05New Hampshire$0.15B
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 9013. How we count.