Shipped Where
Imported from Panama, 2025
$659 million
Share of all US imports
under 0.1%
Rank among sources
#96, since 2024
Arrived by ship
49%

Panama is the 96th largest source of US imports: $659 million in 2025.

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

What the US buys from Panama

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

  1. 01Gold$119M · 18.1%
  2. 02Fish, fresh or chilled$63.5M · 9.6%
  3. 03Sugar$29M · 4.4%
  4. 04Insulated wire, cable and other insulated electrical conductors$28.6M · 4.3%
  5. 05Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal$21.3M · 3.2%
  6. 06Electric motors and generators$20.9M · 3.2%
  7. 07Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried$18.1M · 2.8%
  8. 08Phones and network equipment$10.2M · 1.6%
All 23 products from Panama
  1. 09Copper waste and scrap$9.5M · 1.4%
  2. 10Shrimp, crab and other crustaceans$9.1M · 1.4%
  3. 11Aluminum waste and scrap$8.7M · 1.3%
  4. 12Fish fillets$7.7M · 1.2%
  5. 13Jewelry$5.9M · 0.9%
  6. 14Coffee$5.8M · 0.9%
  7. 15Prepared foods, not elsewhere specified$5.6M · 0.8%
  8. 16Spirits and liqueurs$5.4M · 0.8%
  9. 17Plastic articles, not elsewhere specified$5.4M · 0.8%
  10. 18Floor coverings, in rolls or tiles, of plastics$4.9M · 0.7%
  11. 19Textile products and articles, for technical uses$4.7M · 0.7%
  12. 20Fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils, including jojoba oil$4.2M · 0.6%
  13. 21Electric generating sets and rotary converters$3.4M · 0.5%
  14. 22Vegetables not elsewhere specified, fresh or chilled$2.5M · 0.4%
  15. 23Melons and papayas, fresh$2.4M · 0.4%

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

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

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49% of goods from Panama arrived by ship. Miami Airport, FL handled 36% on its own.

  1. AMiami Airport, FL $238M · 36.1%
  2. BNew Orleans, LA $66.4M · 10.1%
  3. CMiami, FL $56.7M · 8.6%
  4. DLong Beach, CA $40.1M · 6.1%
  5. ENewark, NJ $39.5M · 6.0%
  6. FHouston, TX $39.1M · 5.9%

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