Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$2.8 million$2.8M
vs 2010
1.2× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
16%
Busiest portTop port
Cleveland, OH

Silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste, put up for retail sale: India leads with 36% of $2.8 million.

Japan is second at 13%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $2.8M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01India$1.0M36.3%
  2. 02Japan$379K13.4%
  3. 03Peru$286K10.1%
  4. 04Denmark$254K9.0%
  5. 05Germany$254K9.0%
  6. 06France$204K7.2%
  7. 07China$135K4.8%
  8. 08Italy$102K3.6%
  9. 09United Kingdom$79K2.8%
  10. 10Malta$74K2.6%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $35K1.2%

Total US HS 5006 imports by year · $2.3M in 2010 to $2.8M in 2025Replay the ranking year by year, 2010 to 2025

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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.

India13% → 36%
Denmark0% → 9%
Malta0% → 2.6%
Peru7.9% → 10%
United Kingdom0.9% → 2.8%
France6.5% → 7.2%
Germany12% → 9%
Japan17% → 13%
Italy10% → 3.6%
China22% → 4.8%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Asia. India and Japan send 50% between them, and China adds another 5%. Denmark, Germany and France send 25% from Europe.

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  1. 01India
  2. 02Japan
  3. 03Peru
  4. 04Denmark
  5. 05Germany
  6. 06France
  7. 07China
  8. 08Italy

Where it lands

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

79% arrives by air. Cleveland alone takes 44%. JFK Airport and Newark follow at 9% each.

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

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  1. ACleveland, OH $1.2M
  2. BJFK Airport, NY $241K
  3. CNewark, NJ $241K
  4. DMiami, FL $153K
  5. EAnchorage, AK $152K
  6. FNew Orleans, LA $151K
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.

Nine states are listed for over $100K each.

  1. 01Massachusetts$881K
  2. 02Illinois$265K
  3. 03Texas$193K
  4. 04New Jersey$191K
  5. 05South Carolina$180K
$100K+$40–100K$10–40K$1–10KUnder $1K

Counted under HS 5006. How we count.