When asked the question above, the majority of people immediately think of China. Rightfully so, as the U.S. imports about 45% of total containerized imports from China, and this number has remained flat for the past five years. What may come as a surprise, however, are all of the other top countries that supply goods to the United States. Germany, for example, is the fourth country on our list for inbound TEUs and accounts for about 3% of all U.S. imports.
See the top 20 countries of origin for U.S. vessel imports in Zepol's list below:
| Country |
TEUs Imported
2012 Q1 |
% Change From
2011 Q1 |
% Import
Market Share
|
| China |
1,828,336 |
0.06%
|
43.88%
|
| South Korea |
161,596
|
0.55%
|
3.88%
|
| Japan |
154,493
|
3.32%
|
3.71%
|
| Germany |
125,793
|
15.41%
|
3.02%
|
| Taiwan |
118,418
|
0.83%
|
2.84%
|
| Vietnam |
113,778
|
13.19%
|
2.73%
|
| Hong Kong |
103,132
|
-6.81%
|
2.48%
|
| India |
101,319
|
15.46%
|
2.43%
|
| Indonesia |
89,660
|
3.53%
|
2.15%
|
| Thailand |
74,662
|
-7.93%
|
1.79%
|
| Italy
|
70,242
|
3.91%
|
1.69%
|
| Belgium
|
64,612
|
0.27%
|
1.55%
|
| Guatemala
|
57,300
|
1.05%
|
1.38%
|
| Brazil
|
55,008
|
-10.56%
|
1.32%
|
| Netherlands
|
48,398
|
11.07%
|
1.16%
|
| Chile
|
46,549
|
3.46%
|
1.12%
|
| Honduras
|
45,483
|
-2.58%
|
1.09%
|
| Malaysia
|
44,331
|
14.23%
|
1.06%
|
| United Kingdom
|
40,917
|
6.56%
|
0.98%
|
| Costa Rica
|
37,176
|
-8.07%
|
0.89%
|