Shipped Where
Imported from Laos, 2025
$2.1 billion
Share of all US imports
under 0.1%
Rank among sources
#71 of 218
Arrived by ship
71%

Laos is the 71st largest source of US imports: $2.1 billion in 2025.

That is under 0.1% of everything the US imported. The top product line is semiconductors, LEDs and solar cells.

What the US buys from Laos

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

  1. 01Semiconductors, LEDs and solar cells$1.6B · 76.0%
  2. 02Optical fibers and optical fiber bundles$128M · 6.1%
  3. 03Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective$79.8M · 3.8%
  4. 04Mattress supports$62M · 2.9%
  5. 05Phones and network equipment$42.4M · 2.0%
  6. 06Natural barium sulfate$33.2M · 1.6%
  7. 07Hats$26.1M · 1.2%
  8. 08Leather footwear$23M · 1.1%
All 24 products from Laos
  1. 09Chemical elements doped for use in electronics$11.3M · 0.5%
  2. 10Cartons, bags and other packing containers of paper, paperboard$8.6M · 0.4%
  3. 11Hydrogen, rare gases and other nonmetals$7.4M · 0.4%
  4. 12Cameras and broadcast transmitters$6.3M · 0.3%
  5. 13Socks$5.7M · 0.3%
  6. 14Sweaters & hoodies$4.8M · 0.2%
  7. 15Textile footwear$4.7M · 0.2%
  8. 16Toys$4.2M · 0.2%
  9. 17Gloves, mittens and mitts, not knitted or crocheted$3.1M · 0.1%
  10. 18Plastic articles, not elsewhere specified$2.8M · 0.1%
  11. 19Made-up articles of textile materials not elsewhere specified$2.6M · 0.1%
  12. 20Computers and computer units$2.3M · 0.1%
  13. 21Rubber and plastic footwear$2.3M · 0.1%
  14. 22Insulated wire, cable and other insulated electrical conductors$2.2M · 0.1%
  15. 23Diamonds$2.1M · <0.1%
  16. 24Garments$2M · <0.1%

Excludes special trade codes, such as low-value shipments.

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

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71% of goods from Laos arrived by ship. Los Angeles, CA handled 37% on its own, more than the next five ports combined.

  1. ALos Angeles, CA $778M · 37.0%
  2. BNewark, NJ $280M · 13.3%
  3. CHouston, TX $140M · 6.6%
  4. DLong Beach, CA $125M · 5.9%
  5. EHouston Airport (IAH), TX $109M · 5.2%
  6. FOtay Mesa, CA $87.9M · 4.2%

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