Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$114 million$114M
vs 2010
2.0× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
94%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway: mostly from India, 57% of $114 million.

Egypt is second at 11%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $114M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01India$65.2M57.2%
  2. 02Egypt$12.2M10.7%
  3. 03Turkey$11.0M9.6%
  4. 04Vietnam$6.4M5.6%
  5. 05Canada$5.1M4.4%
  6. 06Finland$3.5M3.1%
  7. 07China$1.9M1.7%
  8. 08Bulgaria$1.6M1.4%
  9. 09Spain$1.3M1.1%
  10. 10Syria$690K0.6%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $5.3M4.6%

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Then and now: 2015 vs 2025Then and now

Each country's share of US imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Vietnam0.9% → 5.6%
India55% → 57%
Turkey8% → 9.6%
Egypt9.8% → 11%
Spain0.4% → 1.1%
Bulgaria0.9% → 1.4%
China2.1% → 1.7%
Finland5.2% → 3.1%
Syria2.9% → 0.6%
Canada10% → 4.4%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

Bigger circle = more value, 2025. Numbers match the list.

Most of it comes from South Asia. India alone sends 57%, and Vietnam and China add another 7%. Egypt sends 11% from Africa.

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  1. 01India
  2. 02Egypt
  3. 03Turkey
  4. 04Vietnam
  5. 05Canada
  6. 06Finland
  7. 07China
  8. 08Bulgaria

Where it lands

US port where it entered, 2025. Letters match the list.

94% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East Coast ports. Newark alone takes 45%. Baltimore and New York follow at 13% and 9%.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $51.7M
  2. BBaltimore, MD $14.4M
  3. CNew York, NY $10.4M
  4. DLos Angeles, CA $8.3M
  5. EOakland, CA $4.7M
  6. FNorfolk, VA $4.3M
More detail: states listed on entry paperworkMore detail: states on paperwork

This is the destination written on customs forms, often a warehouse or distributor near the port. It is not where the product is used.

Four states are listed for over $10M each, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01New Jersey$31.0M
  2. 02Maryland$18.3M
  3. 03California$15.2M
  4. 04New York$13.8M
  5. 05Illinois$8.1M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 0909. How we count.