Shipped Where
Imported from El Salvador, 2025
$2.3 billion
Share of all US imports
under 0.1%
Rank among sources
#68, since 2024
Arrived by ship
79%

El Salvador is the 68th largest source of US imports: $2.3 billion in 2025.

That is under 0.1% of everything the US imported. The top product line is sweaters & hoodies, followed by t-shirts, socks and sugar.

What the US buys from El Salvador

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

  1. 01Sweaters & hoodies$400M · 17.6%
  2. 02T-shirts$269M · 11.8%
  3. 03Socks$153M · 6.7%
  4. 04Sugar$115M · 5.0%
  5. 05Insulated wire, cable and other insulated electrical conductors$104M · 4.6%
  6. 06Coffee$93.6M · 4.1%
  7. 07Cookies, crackers & baked goods$58.2M · 2.6%
  8. 08Men's or boys' underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pajamas$55M · 2.4%
All 24 products from El Salvador
  1. 09Men's or boys' suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers$51.9M · 2.3%
  2. 10Women's or girls' suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers$47.3M · 2.1%
  3. 11Women's or girls' blouses and shirts, knitted or crocheted$44.9M · 2.0%
  4. 12Men's or boys' shirts, knitted or crocheted$37.7M · 1.7%
  5. 13Soda & soft drinks$29.2M · 1.3%
  6. 14Articles of asbestos-cement$28.6M · 1.3%
  7. 15Babies' garments and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted$27M · 1.2%
  8. 16Mattress supports$26.9M · 1.2%
  9. 17Capacitors$26.1M · 1.1%
  10. 18Women's or girls' slips, petticoats, briefs, panties$25.7M · 1.1%
  11. 19Prepared foods, not elsewhere specified$24.5M · 1.1%
  12. 20Track suits, ski-suits and swimwear, not knitted or crocheted$24M · 1.1%
  13. 21Men's or boys' overcoats, carcoats, capes, cloaks, anoraks$23.3M · 1.0%
  14. 22Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen$19.1M · 0.8%
  15. 23Women's suits, dresses and pants$18.8M · 0.8%
  16. 24Women's or girls' overcoats, carcoats, capes, cloaks, anoraks$17.9M · 0.8%

Excludes US goods returned after export.

US imports from El Salvador 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 El Salvador, 2025. Letters match the list.

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79% of goods from El Salvador arrived by ship. Port Everglades, FL handled 18% on its own.

  1. APort Everglades, FL $401M · 17.6%
  2. BMiami, FL $391M · 17.2%
  3. CGulfport, MS $290M · 12.7%
  4. DMiami Airport, FL $279M · 12.2%
  5. EHouston, TX $120M · 5.2%
  6. FSavannah, GA $69.2M · 3.0%

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