Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$93.1 billion$93.1B
vs 2010
1.9× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
15%
Busiest portTop port
Chicago, IL

The US buys the most medicines from Switzerland: 16% of $93.1 billion.

India is just behind, also at 16%. Medicines packaged in measured doses or for retail sale.

Where US medicines come from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $93.1B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Switzerland$14.61B15.7%
  2. 02India$14.59B15.7%
  3. 03Ireland$13.43B14.4%
  4. 04Italy$6.12B6.6%
  5. 05France$5.37B5.8%
  6. 06Germany$4.88B5.2%
  7. 07Singapore$3.80B4.1%
  8. 08China$3.63B3.9%
  9. 09United Kingdom$3.00B3.2%
  10. 10Canada$2.93B3.1%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $20.73B22.3%

Total US medicines imports by year · $49.6B in 2010 to $93.1B 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 medicines imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US medicines imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

India9% → 16%
China0.4% → 3.9%
Switzerland12% → 16%
Italy4% → 6.6%
Singapore1.9% → 4.1%
France3.9% → 5.8%
Ireland14% → 14%
United Kingdom6.5% → 3.2%
Canada7.2% → 3.1%
Germany18% → 5.2%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported medicines are made in Europe. Switzerland and Ireland send 30% between them, and Italy, France, Germany and the United Kingdom add another 21%. India, Singapore and China send 24% from Asia.

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  1. 01Switzerland
  2. 02India
  3. 03Ireland
  4. 04Italy
  5. 05France
  6. 06Germany
  7. 07Singapore
  8. 08China

Where it lands

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

69% arrives by air. Chicago alone takes 33%. JFK Airport and Newark 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. AChicago, IL $30.62B
  2. BJFK Airport, NY $9.73B
  3. CNewark, NJ $8.10B
  4. DPort Huron, MI $6.87B
  5. EAtlanta, GA $5.59B
  6. FCincinnati, OH $4.00B
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 medicines is used.

Five states are listed for over $10B each.

  1. 01Tennessee$16.80B
  2. 02Pennsylvania$14.40B
  3. 03Indiana$11.40B
  4. 04Kentucky$11.40B
  5. 05New Jersey$11.40B
$10B+$4–10B$1–4B$100M–1BUnder $100M

Counted under HS 3004. How we count.