Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$1.4 billion$1.4B
vs 2010
1.3× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
15%
Busiest portTop port
New Orleans, LA

Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological: Canada leads with 19% of $1.4 billion.

Germany is second at 12%.

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. 01Canada$0.28B19.5%
  2. 02Germany$0.17B12.1%
  3. 03China$0.13B9.0%
  4. 04United Kingdom$0.11B7.6%
  5. 05Mexico$90.2M6.4%
  6. 06Japan$72.9M5.2%
  7. 07Switzerland$67.8M4.8%
  8. 08Thailand$46.5M3.3%
  9. 09Sweden$46.3M3.3%
  10. 10Norway$40.9M2.9%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.37B26.0%

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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.

Mexico0.9% → 6.4%
Germany8.8% → 12%
Thailand<0.1% → 3.3%
Canada18% → 19%
Sweden2.9% → 3.3%
Norway3.9% → 2.9%
Switzerland7% → 4.8%
Japan7.9% → 5.2%
United Kingdom11% → 7.6%
China15% → 9%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Europe is the largest source at 44%, then Asia at 27%. Canada and Germany send 32% between them, and China, the United Kingdom and Mexico add another 23%.

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Where it lands

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

63% arrives by air. No single port dominates: New Orleans leads with 10%. Cleveland and Chicago follow at 8% and 7%.

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

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  1. ANew Orleans, LA $0.14B
  2. BCleveland, OH $0.12B
  3. CChicago, IL $0.10B
  4. DLos Angeles, CA $80.6M
  5. EAtlanta, GA $68.8M
  6. FHouston Airport (IAH), TX $62.7M
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.

Two states are listed for over $100M each.

  1. 01Texas$0.31B
  2. 02California$0.18B
  3. 03Florida$87.0M
  4. 04Georgia$70.9M
  5. 05Colorado$57.0M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 9015. How we count.