Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$2.6 million$2.6M
vs 2010
0.2× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
79%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Synthetic staple fibers, carded: Taiwan leads with 31% of $2.6 million.

China is second at 18%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $2.6M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Taiwan$796K30.5%
  2. 02China$458K17.5%
  3. 03South Korea$432K16.6%
  4. 04Germany$268K10.3%
  5. 05Turkey$151K5.8%
  6. 06Pakistan$90K3.5%
  7. 07Austria$84K3.2%
  8. 08Canada$71K2.7%
  9. 09Italy$70K2.7%
  10. 10Thailand$69K2.7%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $116K4.5%

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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.

Taiwan10% → 31%
China2.3% → 18%
South Korea3.1% → 17%
Germany5.7% → 10%
Pakistan0% → 3.5%
Austria0% → 3.2%
Canada0.1% → 2.7%
Thailand1.6% → 2.7%
Italy2% → 2.7%
Portugal11% → 0%
Turkey61% → 5.8%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from East Asia. Taiwan and China send 48% between them, and South Korea, Pakistan, Thailand and India add another 24%. Germany, Austria and Italy send 16% from Europe.

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  1. 01Taiwan
  2. 02China
  3. 03South Korea
  4. 04Germany
  5. 05Turkey
  6. 06Pakistan
  7. 07Austria
  8. 08Canada

Where it lands

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

79% arrives by ship, mostly in containers, mostly through East Coast ports. Newark takes 38%. Charleston and Los Angeles Airport (LAX) follow at 30% and 8%.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $984K
  2. BCharleston, SC $795K
  3. CLos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $196K
  4. DLos Angeles, CA $176K
  5. EJFK Airport, NY $136K
  6. FCleveland, OH $90K
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.

Six states are listed for over $100K each, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01New Jersey$857K
  2. 02South Carolina$490K
  3. 03North Carolina$417K
  4. 04California$218K
  5. 05New York$187K
$100K+$40–100K$10–40K$1–10KUnder $1K

Counted under HS 5506. How we count.