Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$19.2 billion$19.2B
vs 2010
2.3× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
11%
Busiest portTop port
New Orleans, LA

Orthopedic and implantable devices: Ireland leads with 29% of $19.2 billion.

Switzerland is second at 11%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $19.2B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Ireland$5.62B29.3%
  2. 02Switzerland$2.08B10.8%
  3. 03Denmark$1.73B9.0%
  4. 04Mexico$1.44B7.5%
  5. 05Germany$1.29B6.7%
  6. 06Singapore$1.29B6.7%
  7. 07Costa Rica$1.24B6.4%
  8. 08China$0.78B4.1%
  9. 09France$0.54B2.8%
  10. 10Vietnam$0.53B2.7%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $2.66B13.9%

Total US HS 9021 imports by year · $8.3B in 2010 to $19.2B 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.

Denmark4.7% → 9%
Costa Rica2.1% → 6.4%
Singapore4.4% → 6.7%
Vietnam1.2% → 2.7%
Mexico7% → 7.5%
Switzerland10% → 11%
Germany7.1% → 6.7%
France3.4% → 2.8%
China9.2% → 4.1%
Ireland37% → 29%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Europe. Ireland and Switzerland send 40% between them, and Denmark, Germany, France and the United Kingdom add another 20%. Mexico and Costa Rica send 14% from Latin America.

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  1. 01Ireland
  2. 02Switzerland
  3. 03Denmark
  4. 04Mexico
  5. 05Singapore
  6. 06Germany
  7. 07Costa Rica
  8. 08China

Where it lands

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

74% arrives by air. New Orleans takes 14%. Otay Mesa and Chicago follow at 10% and 9%.

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

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  1. ANew Orleans, LA $2.61B
  2. BOtay Mesa, CA $1.91B
  3. CChicago, IL $1.72B
  4. DJFK Airport, NY $1.54B
  5. ELos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $1.50B
  6. FChester, PA $1.24B
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.

Six states are listed for over $1B each.

  1. 01New Jersey$2.77B
  2. 02Massachusetts$2.58B
  3. 03Indiana$2.47B
  4. 04Minnesota$2.34B
  5. 05California$1.78B
$1B+$400M–1B$100–400M$10–100MUnder $10M

Products in this code

Counted under HS 9021. How we count.