Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$131 million$131M
vs 2010
1.6× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
21%
Busiest portTop port
New Orleans, LA

Woven fabrics of flax: Belgium leads with 22% of $131 million.

Italy is a close second at 19%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $131M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Belgium$28.7M21.9%
  2. 02Italy$24.6M18.8%
  3. 03United Kingdom$22.8M17.4%
  4. 04India$15.3M11.6%
  5. 05Turkey$7.3M5.5%
  6. 06China$6.5M4.9%
  7. 07France$5.6M4.3%
  8. 08Thailand$4.3M3.3%
  9. 09Brazil$1.5M1.2%
  10. 10South Korea$1.2M0.9%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $13.6M10.3%

Total US HS 5309 imports by year · $83.4M in 2010 to $131M 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.

United Kingdom6.5% → 17%
Italy14% → 19%
Turkey2.4% → 5.5%
Belgium19% → 22%
India9.1% → 12%
France2.1% → 4.3%
Thailand2.3% → 3.3%
Brazil1.9% → 1.2%
South Korea2.9% → 0.9%
China31% → 4.9%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Europe. Belgium and Italy send 41% between them, and the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Spain add another 24%. India, China and Thailand send 20% from Asia.

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

Where it lands

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

78% arrives by air. New Orleans alone takes 22%. Philadelphia and Newark follow at 10% each.

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

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  1. ANew Orleans, LA $29.5M
  2. BPhiladelphia, PA $13.2M
  3. CNewark, NJ $12.8M
  4. DCleveland, OH $12.4M
  5. EJFK Airport, NY $10.8M
  6. FCharleston, SC $7.3M
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.

Four states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01New York$26.5M
  2. 02California$18.6M
  3. 03Tennessee$17.2M
  4. 04South Carolina$12.5M
  5. 05North Carolina$9.9M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 5309. How we count.