Shipped Where
Imported from Libya, 2025
$1.4 billion
Share of all US imports
under 0.1%
Rank among sources
#80 of 218
Arrived by ship
over 99%

Libya is the 80th largest source of US imports: $1.4 billion in 2025.

That is under 0.1% of everything the US imported. The top product line is crude oil, followed by gasoline & refined fuels.

What the US buys from Libya

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

  1. 01Crude oil$1.4B · 97.9%
  2. 02Gasoline & refined fuels$28.5M · 2.0%
  3. 03Collections, collectors' pieces archaeol, ethnographic$516K · <0.1%
  4. 04Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas$109K · <0.1%
  5. 05Medical instruments$20K · <0.1%
  6. 06Mattress supports$19K · <0.1%
  7. 07Fish fillets$15K · <0.1%
  8. 08Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants$8K · <0.1%
All 15 products from Libya
  1. 09Switches, fuses and connectors$4K · <0.1%
  2. 10Sports and exercise equipment$4K · <0.1%
  3. 11Antiques of an age exceeding one hundred years$4K · <0.1%
  4. 12Unused postage$3K · <0.1%
  5. 13Women's or girls' overcoats, carcoats, capes, cloaks$2K · <0.1%
  6. 14Furniture other than seats$341 · <0.1%
  7. 15Bags, luggage and cases$312 · <0.1%

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

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

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Over 99% of goods from Libya arrived by ship. Newark, NJ handled 91% on its own, more than the next five ports combined.

  1. ANewark, NJ $1.3B · 90.8%
  2. BChester, PA $101M · 7.1%
  3. CGramercy, LA $17M · 1.2%
  4. DRichmond, CA $10.3M · 0.7%
  5. ELong Beach, CA $1.3M · <0.1%
  6. FJFK Airport, NY $519K · <0.1%

Other top sources