Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$117 million$117M
vs 2010
3.7× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
72%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken: mostly from Bulgaria, 61% of $117 million.

Canada is second at 19%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $117M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Bulgaria$71.3M60.7%
  2. 02Canada$22.8M19.4%
  3. 03Argentina$9.8M8.3%
  4. 04Turkey$5.2M4.4%
  5. 05China$1.8M1.5%
  6. 06France$1.3M1.1%
  7. 07Germany$1.0M0.9%
  8. 08Israel$943K0.8%
  9. 09Moldova$572K0.5%
  10. 10Russia$392K0.3%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $2.3M2.0%

Total US HS 1206 imports by year · $31.4M in 2010 to $117M in 2025Replay the ranking year by year, 2010 to 2025

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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.

Bulgaria32% → 61%
Turkey1.6% → 4.4%
Moldova0.2% → 0.5%
Argentina8.2% → 8.3%
Germany1% → 0.9%
Israel1.4% → 0.8%
France3.1% → 1.1%
Russia2.8% → 0.3%
China12% → 1.5%
Canada31% → 19%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Bulgaria alone sends 61%, and Canada, Argentina, Turkey and China add another 34%. North America is the next-largest source region at 19%.

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  1. 01Bulgaria
  2. 02Canada
  3. 03Argentina
  4. 04Turkey
  5. 05China
  6. 06France
  7. 07Germany
  8. 08Israel

Where it lands

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

72% arrives by ship, mostly in containers, mostly through East Coast ports. Newark takes 26%. Pembina and Baltimore follow at 21% and 18%.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $30.1M
  2. BPembina, ND $25.0M
  3. CBaltimore, MD $21.3M
  4. DMorehead City, NC $9.5M
  5. EOakland, CA $5.3M
  6. FNorfolk, VA $4.2M
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. 01North Dakota$27.7M
  2. 02Maryland$12.9M
  3. 03New Jersey$11.3M
  4. 04California$11.1M
  5. 05Illinois$9.7M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 1206. How we count.