Shipped Where
Imported from Botswana, 2025
$229 million
Share of all US imports
under 0.1%
Rank among sources
#112 of 218
Arrived by air
99%

Botswana is the 112th largest source of US imports: $229 million in 2025.

That is under 0.1% of everything the US imported. The top product line is diamonds.

What the US buys from Botswana

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

  1. 01Diamonds$211M · 92.2%
  2. 02Precious and semiprecious stones, not strung, mounted etc.$1.3M · 0.6%
  3. 03Phones and network equipment$454K · 0.2%
  4. 04Transmission shafts and gears$284K · 0.1%
  5. 05Fine art$262K · 0.1%
  6. 06Car parts$223K · <0.1%
  7. 07Furniture other than seats$171K · <0.1%
  8. 08Spirits and liqueurs$95K · <0.1%
All 23 products from Botswana
  1. 09Jewelry$83K · <0.1%
  2. 10Seats and chairs$60K · <0.1%
  3. 11Men's suits, jackets and pants$54K · <0.1%
  4. 12Electrical ignition or starting equipment used for spark-ignition$50K · <0.1%
  5. 13Glass mirrors, whether or not framed, including rearview mirrors$31K · <0.1%
  6. 14Liquid pumps$18K · <0.1%
  7. 15Dust and powder of natural or synthetic precious or semiprecious stones$7K · <0.1%
  8. 16Electrical control panels$6K · <0.1%
  9. 17Insulated wire, cable and other insulated electrical conductors$6K · <0.1%
  10. 18Elevators, conveyors and lifting machinery$4K · <0.1%
  11. 19Wine$4K · <0.1%
  12. 20Made-up articles of textile materials not elsewhere specified$4K · <0.1%
  13. 21Ceramic tableware, kitchenware$3K · <0.1%
  14. 22Basketwork, wickerwork and other articles$3K · <0.1%
  15. 23Engine parts$3K · <0.1%

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

US imports from Botswana 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 Botswana, 2025. Letters match the list.

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99% of goods from Botswana arrived by air. JFK Airport, NY handled 97% on its own, more than the next five ports combined.

  1. AJFK Airport, NY $222M · 97.2%
  2. BNew Orleans, LA $3.2M · 1.4%
  3. CHouston, TX $621K · 0.3%
  4. DNewark, NJ $595K · 0.3%
  5. ECleveland, OH $565K · 0.2%
  6. FCharleston, SC $198K · <0.1%

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

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