Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$41 million$41M
vs 2010
4.1× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
99%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch: mostly from Taiwan, 55% of $41 million.

Thailand is second at 14%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $41M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Taiwan$22.6M55.2%
  2. 02Thailand$5.9M14.4%
  3. 03India$3.0M7.3%
  4. 04Brazil$2.9M7.0%
  5. 05China$2.6M6.4%
  6. 06Indonesia$910K2.2%
  7. 07France$739K1.8%
  8. 08Vietnam$685K1.7%
  9. 09Nigeria$264K0.6%
  10. 10Philippines$129K0.3%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $1.2M3.0%

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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.

Taiwan35% → 55%
India3% → 7.3%
Nigeria0.3% → 0.6%
Brazil7.3% → 7%
Philippines0.7% → 0.3%
China7.1% → 6.4%
Indonesia3.2% → 2.2%
France4% → 1.8%
Vietnam6.3% → 1.7%
Thailand28% → 14%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from East Asia. Taiwan alone sends 55%, and Thailand, India, China, Indonesia and Vietnam add another 32%. Brazil ships from Latin America.

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  1. 01Taiwan
  2. 02Thailand
  3. 03India
  4. 04Brazil
  5. 05China
  6. 06Indonesia
  7. 07France
  8. 08Vietnam

Where it lands

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

99% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through West and East Coast ports. Newark takes 34%. Los Angeles and Oakland follow at 32% and 8%.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $14.1M
  2. BLos Angeles, CA $13.2M
  3. COakland, CA $3.4M
  4. DHouston, TX $1.6M
  5. ESeattle, WA $1.1M
  6. FNew York, NY $1.1M
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.

One state is listed for over $10M.

  1. 01California$16.9M
  2. 02New Jersey$7.2M
  3. 03New York$6.0M
  4. 04Texas$2.1M
  5. 05Illinois$1.9M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 1903. How we count.