Shipped Where
Imported from Afghanistan, 2025
$34.6 million
Share of all US imports
under 0.1%
Rank among sources
#152 of 218
Arrived by ship
37%

Afghanistan is the 152nd largest source of US imports: $34.6 million in 2025.

That is under 0.1% of everything the US imported. The top product line is carpets and other textile floor coverings, knotted.

What the US buys from Afghanistan

Top products by value, 2025. Gray line is 2015 for comparison.

  1. 01Carpets and other textile floor coverings, knotted$5.6M · 16.1%
  2. 02Collections, collectors' pieces archaeol, ethnographic$4.6M · 13.2%
  3. 03Grapes, fresh or dried$3.8M · 11.0%
  4. 04Ginger, saffron, tumeric, thyme, bay leaves$2.1M · 6.1%
  5. 05Nuts not elsewhere specified, fresh or dried$2M · 5.9%
  6. 06Fruit, dried, not elsewhere specified$2M · 5.8%
  7. 07Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas$1.8M · 5.1%
  8. 08Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants$1.8M · 5.1%
All 23 products from Afghanistan
  1. 09Soda & soft drinks$1.2M · 3.4%
  2. 10Antiques of an age exceeding one hundred years$670K · 1.9%
  3. 11Candy$563K · 1.6%
  4. 12Fruit juice$542K · 1.6%
  5. 13Tobacco and tobacco substitute manufactures$413K · 1.2%
  6. 14Vegetables, other than tomatoes, mushrooms and truffles$376K · 1.1%
  7. 15Carpets and other textile floor coverings, woven$371K · 1.1%
  8. 16Fine art$307K · 0.9%
  9. 17Sauces and preparations therefor$277K · 0.8%
  10. 18Precious and semiprecious stones, not strung, mounted etc.$233K · 0.7%
  11. 19Original sculptures and statuary, in any material$219K · 0.6%
  12. 20Electric heaters and small kitchen appliances$192K · 0.6%
  13. 21Leguminous vegetables, dried shelled$188K · 0.5%
  14. 22Prepared foods, not elsewhere specified$133K · 0.4%
  15. 23Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants$125K · 0.4%

Excludes US goods returned after export and other special trade codes.

US imports from Afghanistan by year

Total value of goods, in nominal dollars. Labels mark the first year, the peak and the latest year.

Where it lands

US ports of entry for goods from Afghanistan, 2025. Letters match the list.

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37% of goods from Afghanistan arrived by ship. Newark, NJ handled 30% on its own.

  1. ANewark, NJ $10.5M · 30.4%
  2. BJFK Airport, NY $5.6M · 16.1%
  3. CBuffalo-Niagara Falls, NY $4.2M · 12.2%
  4. DOakland, CA $1.8M · 5.3%
  5. ESan Francisco Airport (SFO), CA $1.4M · 4.1%
  6. FLos Angeles, CA $1.3M · 3.8%

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