Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$282 million$282M
vs 2010
1.0× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
91%
Busiest portTop port
Savannah, GA

Tire cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides: mostly from Vietnam, 62% of $282 million.

Turkey is second at 8%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $282M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Vietnam$174M61.7%
  2. 02Turkey$22.2M7.9%
  3. 03Mexico$20.6M7.3%
  4. 04South Korea$18.4M6.5%
  5. 05China$9.2M3.3%
  6. 06Indonesia$7.1M2.5%
  7. 07Luxembourg$6.9M2.4%
  8. 08Taiwan$6.2M2.2%
  9. 09Colombia$2.4M0.8%
  10. 10Germany$2.3M0.8%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $12.8M4.5%

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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.

Vietnam52% → 62%
Turkey2.3% → 7.9%
Mexico3.5% → 7.3%
Indonesia0.2% → 2.5%
Luxembourg0.5% → 2.4%
Colombia0.6% → 0.8%
Germany0.9% → 0.8%
Taiwan4.3% → 2.2%
China6.2% → 3.3%
South Korea16% → 6.5%
Canada12% → <0.1%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Southeast Asia. Vietnam alone sends 62%, and South Korea, China, Indonesia, Taiwan and India add another 16%. Turkey ships from the Middle East.

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  1. 01Vietnam
  2. 02Turkey
  3. 03Mexico
  4. 04South Korea
  5. 05China
  6. 06Indonesia
  7. 07Luxembourg
  8. 08Taiwan

Where it lands

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

91% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East Coast ports. Most of it enters at Savannah (73%). Laredo and Los Angeles follow at 7% and 6%.

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  1. ASavannah, GA $207M
  2. BLaredo, TX $20.8M
  3. CLos Angeles, CA $17.7M
  4. DCharleston, SC $9.6M
  5. ENorfolk, VA $8.0M
  6. FHouston, TX $5.5M
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 $100M.

  1. 01Georgia$167M
  2. 02South Carolina$30.0M
  3. 03Tennessee$21.7M
  4. 04North Carolina$15.3M
  5. 05Indiana$7.5M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 5902. How we count.