Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$1.1 billion$1.1B
vs 2010
1.8× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
31%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Hydrometers, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers: Mexico leads with 21% of $1.1 billion.

China is a close second at 20%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $1.1B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Mexico$0.23B21.0%
  2. 02China$0.22B20.1%
  3. 03Germany$69.9M6.3%
  4. 04United Kingdom$63.6M5.8%
  5. 05Canada$59.1M5.4%
  6. 06Vietnam$50.0M4.5%
  7. 07Japan$48.5M4.4%
  8. 08Finland$44.7M4.0%
  9. 09France$42.3M3.8%
  10. 10Taiwan$40.5M3.7%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.23B21.0%

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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.

Mexico15% → 21%
Vietnam0.1% → 4.5%
Taiwan1.2% → 3.7%
Finland2.2% → 4%
United Kingdom4.4% → 5.8%
Germany5.5% → 6.3%
Canada4.7% → 5.4%
France4.7% → 3.8%
Japan5.3% → 4.4%
China43% → 20%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Asia is the largest source at 41%, then Europe at 30%. Mexico and China send 41% between them, and Germany, the United Kingdom and Canada add another 17%.

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  1. 01Mexico
  2. 02China
  3. 03Germany
  4. 04United Kingdom
  5. 05Canada
  6. 06Vietnam
  7. 07Japan
  8. 08Finland

Where it lands

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

It arrives several ways: 44% by air, 31% by ship and 24% by land and other routes. Los Angeles takes 11%. New Orleans and Cleveland follow at 8% each.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $0.12B
  2. BNew Orleans, LA $90.2M
  3. CCleveland, OH $86.6M
  4. DLaredo, TX $63.6M
  5. EChicago, IL $57.5M
  6. FNewark, NJ $55.1M
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$0.15B
  2. 02California$0.10B
  3. 03Illinois$61.4M
  4. 04Michigan$59.4M
  5. 05Washington$55.6M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 9025. How we count.