Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$2 million$2M
vs 2010
2.1× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
21%
Busiest portTop port
Cleveland, OH

Yarn spun from silk waste, not put up for retail sale: mostly from India, 52% of $2 million.

China is second at 27%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $2M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01India$1.1M51.9%
  2. 02China$552K27.2%
  3. 03Italy$347K17.1%
  4. 04Canada$61K3.0%
  5. 05Japan$11K0.5%
  6. 06Guatemala$2K0.1%
  7. 07Australia$945<0.1%
  8. 08Denmark$364<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.

India19% → 52%
Canada0.2% → 3%
Guatemala0% → 0.1%
Australia0% → <0.1%
Denmark0% → <0.1%
Japan2.3% → 0.5%
Italy30% → 17%
China47% → 27%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from South Asia. India alone sends 52%, and China adds another 27%. Italy sends 17% from Europe.

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  1. 01India
  2. 02China
  3. 03Italy
  4. 04Canada
  5. 05Japan
  6. 06Guatemala
  7. 07Australia
  8. 08Denmark

Where it lands

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

76% arrives by air. Cleveland alone takes 37%. JFK Airport and Los Angeles follow at 24% and 17%.

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

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  1. ACleveland, OH $742K
  2. BJFK Airport, NY $487K
  3. CLos Angeles, CA $342K
  4. DChicago, IL $153K
  5. ENewark, NJ $107K
  6. FPort Huron, MI $49K
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 $1M.

  1. 01Massachusetts$1.0M
  2. 02Michigan$489K
  3. 03North Carolina$82K
  4. 04Pennsylvania$69K
  5. 05Maryland$24K
$1M+$400K–1M$100–400K$10–100KUnder $10K

Counted under HS 5005. How we count.