Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$2 million$2M
vs 2010
0.8× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
97%
Busiest portTop port
Charleston, SC

Jute and other textile bast fibers not elsewhere specified: mostly from Bangladesh, 68% of $2 million.

India is second at 20%.

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. 01Bangladesh$1.4M68.4%
  2. 02India$399K19.6%
  3. 03China$112K5.5%
  4. 04Pakistan$76K3.7%
  5. 05Germany$17K0.8%
  6. 06United Kingdom$10K0.5%
  7. 07France$7K0.3%
  8. 08Turkey$5K0.3%
  9. 09Thailand$4K0.2%
  10. 10Portugal$4K0.2%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $9K0.4%

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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.

Pakistan0% → 3.7%
India16% → 20%
China2.6% → 5.5%
United Kingdom0.2% → 0.5%
Thailand0% → 0.2%
Portugal0% → 0.2%
France0.4% → 0.3%
Bangladesh69% → 68%
Germany1.4% → 0.8%
Turkey1% → 0.3%
South Korea5.7% → 0%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from South Asia. Bangladesh alone sends 68%, and India, China and Pakistan add another 29%.

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  1. 01Bangladesh
  2. 02India
  3. 03China
  4. 04Pakistan
  5. 05Germany
  6. 06United Kingdom
  7. 07France
  8. 08Turkey

Where it lands

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

97% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East Coast ports. Charleston alone takes 38%. New York and Newark follow at 23% and 18%.

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  1. ACharleston, SC $773K
  2. BNew York, NY $476K
  3. CNewark, NJ $376K
  4. DJacksonville, FL $102K
  5. ENorfolk, VA $85K
  6. FLos Angeles, CA $73K
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.

Ten states are listed for over $100K each.

  1. 01North Carolina$280K
  2. 02New Jersey$269K
  3. 03Massachusetts$177K
  4. 04Pennsylvania$172K
  5. 05Indiana$170K
$100K+$40–100K$10–40K$1–10KUnder $1K

Counted under HS 5303. How we count.