Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
under $1 million$399K
vs 2010
0.3× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
69%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Cotton, not carded or combed: mostly from Japan, 58% of a total under $1 million.

France is second at 6%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $399K the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Japan$233K58.4%
  2. 02France$25K6.3%
  3. 03United Kingdom$22K5.6%
  4. 04India$22K5.5%
  5. 05Turkey$20K5.1%
  6. 06Italy$18K4.5%
  7. 07China$13K3.2%
  8. 08New Zealand$7K1.8%
  9. 09Canada$4K1.0%
  10. 10Spain$4K0.9%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $31K7.7%

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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.

Japan0.2% → 58%
United Kingdom<0.1% → 5.6%
Italy<0.1% → 4.5%
France2.5% → 6.3%
China<0.1% → 3.2%
New Zealand0% → 1.8%
Canada0% → 1%
Spain0% → 0.9%
India15% → 5.5%
Turkey27% → 5.1%
Egypt52% → 0%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from East Asia. Japan alone sends 58%, and India and China add another 9%. France, the United Kingdom and Italy send 16% from Europe.

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  1. 01Japan
  2. 02France
  3. 03United Kingdom
  4. 04India
  5. 05Turkey
  6. 06Italy
  7. 07China
  8. 08New Zealand

Where it lands

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

69% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through West Coast ports. Most of it enters at Los Angeles (59%). Cleveland and New Orleans follow at 7% and 6%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $235K
  2. BCleveland, OH $29K
  3. CNew Orleans, LA $23K
  4. DJFK Airport, NY $21K
  5. ECharleston, SC $20K
  6. FNewark, NJ $19K
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 $100K.

  1. 01California$248K
  2. 02New York$22K
  3. 03Washington$22K
  4. 04North Carolina$22K
  5. 05Georgia$14K
$100K+$40–100K$10–40K$1–10KUnder $1K

Counted under HS 5201. How we count.