Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$5.1 million$5.1M
vs 2010
0.4× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
98%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Flax, raw or processed but not spun: France leads with 40% of $5.1 million.

Belarus is second at 27%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $5.1M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01France$2.1M40.3%
  2. 02Belarus$1.4M27.2%
  3. 03Belgium$1.4M26.7%
  4. 04Lithuania$167K3.3%
  5. 05Canada$28K0.6%
  6. 06Mexico$27K0.5%
  7. 07Hungary$27K0.5%
  8. 08Bangladesh$14K0.3%
  9. 09United Kingdom$13K0.3%
  10. 10Turkey$11K0.2%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $8K0.1%

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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.

Belarus1.9% → 27%
Belgium11% → 27%
France28% → 40%
Lithuania1.3% → 3.3%
Mexico0% → 0.5%
Hungary<0.1% → 0.5%
Turkey<0.1% → 0.2%
Bangladesh0.4% → 0.3%
United Kingdom2.1% → 0.3%
Canada53% → 0.6%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Europe. France and Belarus send 68% between them, and Belgium and Lithuania add another 30%.

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  1. 01France
  2. 02Belarus
  3. 03Belgium
  4. 04Lithuania
  5. 05Canada
  6. 06Mexico
  7. 07Hungary
  8. 08Bangladesh

Where it lands

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

98% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East Coast ports. Most of it enters at Newark (97%).

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  1. ANewark, NJ $4.9M
  2. BLaredo, TX $27K
  3. CSweetgrass, MT $27K
  4. DSan Francisco Airport (SFO), CA $24K
  5. ELos Angeles, CA $14K
  6. FNew Orleans, LA $14K
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$3.9M
  2. 02New Jersey$948K
  3. 03California$87K
  4. 04Texas$30K
  5. 05Idaho$27K
$1M+$400K–1M$100–400K$10–100KUnder $10K

Counted under HS 5301. How we count.