Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$7.7 billion$7.7B
vs 2010
1.8× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
16%
Busiest portTop port
Chicago, IL

Lab analysis instruments: Germany leads with 16% of $7.7 billion.

Japan is a close second at 12%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $7.7B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Germany$1.23B15.9%
  2. 02Japan$0.96B12.5%
  3. 03Singapore$0.75B9.7%
  4. 04Malaysia$0.62B8.1%
  5. 05Mexico$0.61B7.9%
  6. 06United Kingdom$0.47B6.1%
  7. 07China$0.43B5.5%
  8. 08Switzerland$0.34B4.4%
  9. 09Canada$0.29B3.7%
  10. 10Sweden$0.27B3.5%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $1.75B22.6%

Total US HS 9027 imports by year · $4.2B in 2010 to $7.7B 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.

Malaysia1.7% → 8.1%
Mexico4.2% → 7.9%
Switzerland4.5% → 4.4%
Canada4.2% → 3.7%
Sweden4.2% → 3.5%
Singapore11% → 9.7%
Germany17% → 16%
United Kingdom7.9% → 6.1%
Japan17% → 12%
China11% → 5.5%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Europe is the largest source at 46%, then Asia at 40%. Germany and Japan send 28% between them, and Singapore, Malaysia and Mexico add another 26%.

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Where it lands

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

74% arrives by air. No single port dominates: Chicago, Newark and JFK Airport take 8% each.

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

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  1. AChicago, IL $0.62B
  2. BNewark, NJ $0.59B
  3. CJFK Airport, NY $0.59B
  4. DNew Orleans, LA $0.58B
  5. ELos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $0.55B
  6. FCleveland, OH $0.45B
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.

One state is listed for over $1B.

  1. 01California$1.22B
  2. 02Indiana$0.59B
  3. 03Massachusetts$0.58B
  4. 04Texas$0.57B
  5. 05Tennessee$0.52B
$1B+$400M–1B$100–400M$10–100MUnder $10M

Counted under HS 9027. How we count.