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Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$1.7 billion$1.7B
vs 2010
2.2× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
over 99%
Busiest portTop port
New Orleans, LA

Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined: mostly from Indonesia, 83% of $1.7 billion.

Malaysia is second at 15%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $1.7B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Indonesia$1.38B82.5%
  2. 02Malaysia$0.24B14.6%
  3. 03Colombia$16.3M1.0%
  4. 04Ecuador$7.8M0.5%
  5. 05Singapore$5.4M0.3%
  6. 06Philippines$5.3M0.3%
  7. 07Mexico$4.4M0.3%
  8. 08Ghana$3.6M0.2%
  9. 09Netherlands$839K<0.1%
  10. 10Guatemala$146K<0.1%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $3.2M0.2%

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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.

Indonesia42% → 83%
Philippines0% → 0.3%
Mexico0.1% → 0.3%
Ghana0.1% → 0.2%
Colombia1% → 1%
Guatemala<0.1% → <0.1%
Netherlands<0.1% → <0.1%
Ecuador0.6% → 0.5%
Singapore0.8% → 0.3%
Malaysia54% → 15%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Southeast Asia. Indonesia alone sends 83%, and Malaysia adds another 15%.

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  1. 01Indonesia
  2. 02Malaysia
  3. 03Colombia
  4. 04Ecuador
  5. 05Singapore
  6. 06Philippines
  7. 07Mexico
  8. 08Ghana

Where it lands

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

Over 99% arrives by ship, mostly through Gulf and East Coast ports. New Orleans alone takes 39%. Savannah and Stockton follow at 24% and 9%.

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  1. ANew Orleans, LA $0.65B
  2. BSavannah, GA $0.41B
  3. CStockton, CA $0.15B
  4. DNewark, NJ $0.12B
  5. EHouston, TX $67.2M
  6. FBoston, MA $59.5M
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 $100M each, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01Louisiana$0.59B
  2. 02Georgia$0.38B
  3. 03California$0.23B
  4. 04New Jersey$0.12B
  5. 05Texas$71.7M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 1511. How we count.