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Imported from Kiribati, 2025
$1.4 million
Share of all US imports
under 0.1%
Rank among sources
#201 of 218
Arrived by air
75%

Kiribati is the 201st largest source of US imports: $1.4 million in 2025.

That is under 0.1% of everything the US imported. The top product line is fish, live.

What the US buys from Kiribati

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

  1. 01Fish, live$683K · 50.4%
  2. 02Fish, fresh or chilled$107K · 7.9%
  3. 03Air conditioning machines$39K · 2.9%
  4. 04Typewriter or similar ribbons$16K · 1.2%
  5. 05Industrial chemical preparations$6K · 0.4%
  6. 06Car parts$3K · 0.3%
  7. 07Articles of aluminum, not elsewhere specified$3K · 0.2%
  8. 08Rubber and plastic footwear$540 · <0.1%

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

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

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75% of goods from Kiribati arrived by air. Los Angeles Airport (LAX), CA handled 40% on its own.

  1. ALos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $535K · 39.5%
  2. BHonolulu Airport, HI $476K · 35.2%
  3. CLos Angeles, CA $36K · 2.7%
  4. DLong Beach, CA $27K · 2.0%
  5. EOtay Mesa, CA $3K · 0.3%
  6. FAnchorage, AK $540 · <0.1%

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

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