Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$6.9 million$6.9M
vs 2010
1.1× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
78%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Textile wicks for lamps, stoves, lighters, candles etc: China leads with 30% of $6.9 million.

Philippines is second at 18%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $6.9M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$2.1M30.4%
  2. 02Philippines$1.3M18.5%
  3. 03Germany$1.1M16.3%
  4. 04India$1.0M14.7%
  5. 05Japan$341K4.9%
  6. 06Brazil$195K2.8%
  7. 07United Kingdom$180K2.6%
  8. 08South Korea$140K2.0%
  9. 09Vietnam$128K1.9%
  10. 10Chile$124K1.8%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $285K4.1%

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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.

China11% → 30%
Philippines1.2% → 18%
Japan<0.1% → 4.9%
South Korea1.1% → 2%
India15% → 15%
Germany18% → 16%
United Kingdom4.7% → 2.6%
Vietnam4.4% → 1.9%
Brazil6.9% → 2.8%
Chile6.1% → 1.8%
Mexico25% → 0%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Asia. China and the Philippines send 49% between them, and India, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam add another 24%. Germany and the United Kingdom send 19% from Europe.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02Philippines
  3. 03Germany
  4. 04India
  5. 05Japan
  6. 06Brazil
  7. 07United Kingdom
  8. 08South Korea

Where it lands

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

78% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through West and East Coast ports. Los Angeles alone takes 42%. Newark and Long Beach follow at 13% and 11%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $2.9M
  2. BNewark, NJ $894K
  3. CLong Beach, CA $768K
  4. DChicago, IL $332K
  5. EMiami, FL $258K
  6. FMiami Airport, FL $242K
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.

Two states are listed for over $1M each.

  1. 01California$1.5M
  2. 02Texas$1.4M
  3. 03Florida$702K
  4. 04Illinois$552K
  5. 05Georgia$439K
$1M+$400K–1M$100–400K$10–100KUnder $10K

Counted under HS 5908. How we count.