Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
under $1 million$121K
vs 2010
0.4× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
12%
Busiest portTop port
Boston Logan Airport, MA

Silk waste: Brazil leads with 33% of a total under $1 million.

China is a close second at 26%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $121K the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Brazil$40K32.7%
  2. 02China$31K25.6%
  3. 03United Kingdom$25K20.4%
  4. 04India$7K6.1%
  5. 05South Korea$7K5.7%
  6. 06Italy$5K3.9%
  7. 07Thailand$3K2.7%
  8. 08Canada$2K2.0%
  9. 09France$9480.8%

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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.

Brazil0.1% → 33%
United Kingdom0.4% → 20%
South Korea0% → 5.7%
Thailand0% → 2.7%
Canada0% → 2%
France0.3% → 0.8%
Italy5% → 3.9%
India20% → 6.1%
China66% → 26%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Asia is the largest source at 40%, then Latin America at 33%. Brazil and China send 58% between them, and the United Kingdom, India and South Korea add another 32%.

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  1. 01Brazil
  2. 02China
  3. 03United Kingdom
  4. 04India
  5. 05South Korea
  6. 06Italy
  7. 07Thailand
  8. 08Canada

Where it lands

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

54% arrives by air. Boston Logan Airport alone takes 45%. JFK Airport and Chicago follow at 18% and 9%.

Air cargo is recorded where it clears customs, which isn't always where the plane landed.

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  1. ABoston Logan Airport, MA $55K
  2. BJFK Airport, NY $22K
  3. CChicago, IL $11K
  4. DNew York, NY $8K
  5. EAnchorage, AK $7K
  6. FNew Orleans, LA $7K
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 $10K each.

  1. 01Massachusetts$43K
  2. 02Connecticut$17K
  3. 03Maine$15K
  4. 04Michigan$11K
  5. 05Pennsylvania$9K
$10K+$4–10K$1–4K$100–1KUnder $100

Counted under HS 5003. How we count.