Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$5.8 million$5.8M
vs 2010
6.9× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
90%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Natural cork, raw or simply prepared: mostly from Portugal, 90% of $5.8 million.

Canada is second at 6%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $5.8M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Portugal$5.2M89.6%
  2. 02Canada$368K6.4%
  3. 03China$168K2.9%
  4. 04Italy$24K0.4%
  5. 05Netherlands$11K0.2%
  6. 06South Korea$9K0.2%
  7. 07France$7K0.1%
  8. 08Poland$5K<0.1%
  9. 09Belgium$3K<0.1%
  10. 10Spain$3K<0.1%

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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.

Portugal72% → 90%
Canada0% → 6.4%
China0.6% → 2.9%
Netherlands0% → 0.2%
South Korea0% → 0.2%
Poland0% → <0.1%
Belgium0% → <0.1%
Spain0% → <0.1%
France0.1% → 0.1%
India1.2% → 0%
Italy26% → 0.4%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Portugal alone sends 90%, and Canada and China add another 9%. North America is the next-largest source region at 6%.

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  1. 01Portugal
  2. 02Canada
  3. 03China
  4. 04Italy
  5. 05Netherlands
  6. 06South Korea
  7. 07France
  8. 08Poland

Where it lands

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

90% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Newark alone takes 33%. Oakland and Savannah follow at 17% and 15%.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $1.9M
  2. BOakland, CA $967K
  3. CSavannah, GA $872K
  4. DLos Angeles, CA $769K
  5. ENorfolk, VA $371K
  6. FPort Huron, MI $368K
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.

Two states are listed for over $1M each.

  1. 01Wisconsin$2.1M
  2. 02California$2.1M
  3. 03Pennsylvania$288K
  4. 04Georgia$264K
  5. 05Maryland$198K
$1M+$400K–1M$100–400K$10–100KUnder $10K

Counted under HS 4501. How we count.