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Where U.S. AI Hardware Comes From
U.S. imports of AI hardware by source country, average per month, $ billions
3 of 3 series are above their level a year earlier·2 of 3 are at a five-year high
Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where the data set a record or moved most.
Yearly average of monthly imports; the current year is partial.
The source of America’s servers and chips by country. Taiwan and Mexico have grown as suppliers while China’s role has shifted.
What this chart reads
- U.S. AI Hardware Imports from Taiwanas “Taiwan”behindlatest 2026-08-01
- U.S. AI Hardware Imports from Mexicoas “Mexico”behindlatest 2026-08-01
- U.S. AI Hardware Imports from Chinaas “China”behindlatest 2026-08-01
Sources
U.S. AI Hardware Imports from Taiwan. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. International Trade in Goods, monthly HS6 detail, via the Census International Trade API. Census trade data are in the public domain. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
U.S. AI Hardware Imports from Mexico. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. International Trade in Goods, monthly HS6 detail, via the Census International Trade API. Census trade data are in the public domain. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
U.S. AI Hardware Imports from China. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. International Trade in Goods, monthly HS6 detail, via the Census International Trade API. Census trade data are in the public domain. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Charts are drawn from Palanor's signal library and recomputed from source data on every view. Transformations (changes, indexing, year-on-year rates) are Palanor's.