Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$836 million$836M
vs 2010
1.7× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
31%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Articles of natural or cultured pearls: mostly from China, 53% of $836 million.

Thailand is second at 11%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $836M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$441M52.7%
  2. 02Thailand$95.4M11.4%
  3. 03Vietnam$83.6M10.0%
  4. 04India$54.7M6.5%
  5. 05Ireland$40.7M4.9%
  6. 06Japan$22.4M2.7%
  7. 07South Africa$16.0M1.9%
  8. 08Italy$13.5M1.6%
  9. 09Brazil$6.9M0.8%
  10. 10South Korea$6.4M0.8%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $55.6M6.7%

Total US HS 7116 imports by year · $481M in 2010 to $836M 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.

Thailand4.2% → 11%
Vietnam3% → 10%
India3.8% → 6.5%
South Korea0.9% → 0.8%
Brazil1.2% → 0.8%
South Africa2.8% → 1.9%
Japan3.6% → 2.7%
Italy2.8% → 1.6%
Ireland7.7% → 4.9%
China62% → 53%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from East Asia. China alone sends 53%, and Thailand, Vietnam, India and Japan add another 31%. Ireland and Italy ship from Europe.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02Thailand
  3. 03Vietnam
  4. 04India
  5. 05Ireland
  6. 06Japan
  7. 07South Africa
  8. 08Italy

Where it lands

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

67% arrives by air. Los Angeles alone takes 16%. Anchorage and JFK Airport follow at 10% and 8%.

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

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ABCDEF
  1. ALos Angeles, CA $131M
  2. BAnchorage, AK $83.3M
  3. CJFK Airport, NY $67.6M
  4. DCleveland, OH $60.8M
  5. ELos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $57.9M
  6. FChicago, IL $54.6M
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.

Three states are listed for over $100M each.

  1. 01California$176M
  2. 02Texas$156M
  3. 03New York$114M
  4. 04Florida$64.8M
  5. 05New Jersey$40.7M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 7116. How we count.