Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$39.6 million$39.6M
vs 2010
0.1× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
13%
Busiest portTop port
JFK Airport, NY

Pearls, natural or cultured, not strung, mounted or set: Japan leads with 35% of $39.6 million.

China is second at 23%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $39.6M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Japan$13.7M34.6%
  2. 02China$9.1M22.9%
  3. 03French Polynesia$5.0M12.7%
  4. 04Australia$3.0M7.4%
  5. 05Hong Kong$2.8M7.1%
  6. 06Qatar$1.9M4.9%
  7. 07Indonesia$834K2.1%
  8. 08Philippines$703K1.8%
  9. 09France$492K1.2%
  10. 10United Kingdom$447K1.1%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $1.7M4.2%

Total US HS 7101 imports by year · $272M in 2010 to $39.6M 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.

Japan26% → 35%
China18% → 23%
Qatar0% → 4.9%
French Polynesia11% → 13%
Philippines1.3% → 1.8%
France2.5% → 1.2%
Indonesia4.9% → 2.1%
United Kingdom4.8% → 1.1%
Australia12% → 7.4%
Hong Kong12% → 7.1%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from East Asia. Japan and China send 57% between them, and Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam add another 12%. French Polynesia and Australia send 20% from Oceania.

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  1. 01Japan
  2. 02China
  3. 03French Polynesia
  4. 04Australia
  5. 05Hong Kong
  6. 06Qatar
  7. 07Indonesia
  8. 08Philippines

Where it lands

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

83% arrives by air. JFK Airport alone takes 29%. New Orleans and San Francisco Airport (SFO) follow at 15% and 14%.

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

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  1. AJFK Airport, NY $11.4M
  2. BNew Orleans, LA $5.9M
  3. CSan Francisco Airport (SFO), CA $5.6M
  4. DCleveland, OH $4.4M
  5. ELos Angeles, CA $3.6M
  6. FAnchorage, AK $3.2M
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 $10M.

  1. 01New York$20.2M
  2. 02California$7.4M
  3. 03Arizona$3.1M
  4. 04Hawaii$2.2M
  5. 05New Jersey$2.1M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 7101. How we count.