Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$151 million$151M
vs 2010
1.2× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
82%
Busiest portTop port
Oakland, CA

Articles of natural cork: mostly from Portugal, 91% of $151 million.

Italy is second at 4%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $151M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Portugal$138M91.3%
  2. 02Italy$6.4M4.3%
  3. 03Spain$2.0M1.4%
  4. 04France$1.8M1.2%
  5. 05Mexico$1.3M0.8%
  6. 06Bulgaria$627K0.4%
  7. 07China$458K0.3%
  8. 08South Korea$107K<0.1%
  9. 09Canada$96K<0.1%
  10. 10India$60K<0.1%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $161K0.1%

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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.

Portugal86% → 91%
Italy1.8% → 4.3%
Bulgaria0% → 0.4%
South Korea<0.1% → <0.1%
Mexico0.8% → 0.8%
Canada<0.1% → <0.1%
India0.1% → <0.1%
China0.7% → 0.3%
France1.9% → 1.2%
Spain8.1% → 1.4%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Portugal alone sends 91%, and Italy, Spain and France add another 7%.

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  1. 01Portugal
  2. 02Italy
  3. 03Spain
  4. 04France
  5. 05Mexico
  6. 06Bulgaria
  7. 07China
  8. 08South Korea

Where it lands

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

82% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through West and East Coast ports. Most of it enters at Oakland (59%). Norfolk and Newark follow at 14% and 9%.

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  1. AOakland, CA $88.7M
  2. BNorfolk, VA $20.4M
  3. CNewark, NJ $13.6M
  4. DSan Francisco Airport (SFO), CA $10.8M
  5. EJFK Airport, NY $5.2M
  6. FLaredo, TX $1.3M
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.

Three states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01California$96.1M
  2. 02Pennsylvania$27.5M
  3. 03Kentucky$14.7M
  4. 04Virginia$2.9M
  5. 05Texas$2.3M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 4503. How we count.