Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$880 million$880M
vs 2010
1.2× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
82%
Busiest portTop port
Savannah, GA

Stranded wire, ropes and cables, plaited bands etc.: Vietnam leads with 19% of $880 million.

China is second at 13%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $880M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Vietnam$172M19.5%
  2. 02China$112M12.8%
  3. 03South Korea$64.4M7.3%
  4. 04Thailand$61.7M7.0%
  5. 05Mexico$54.1M6.2%
  6. 06Romania$47.4M5.4%
  7. 07Canada$46.6M5.3%
  8. 08Indonesia$37.0M4.2%
  9. 09Malaysia$34.2M3.9%
  10. 10Germany$30.8M3.5%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $220M25.0%

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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.

Vietnam12% → 19%
Romania1.2% → 5.4%
Mexico2.2% → 6.2%
Thailand3.2% → 7%
Indonesia2.5% → 4.2%
Malaysia3.9% → 3.9%
Germany4.2% → 3.5%
Canada8.9% → 5.3%
South Korea14% → 7.3%
China21% → 13%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Asia. Vietnam and China send 32% between them, and South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia add another 22%. Mexico ships from Latin America.

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  1. 01Vietnam
  2. 02China
  3. 03South Korea
  4. 04Thailand
  5. 05Mexico
  6. 06Romania
  7. 07Canada
  8. 08Indonesia

Where it lands

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

82% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Savannah alone takes 21%. Houston and Charleston follow at 13% and 10%.

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ABCDEF
  1. ASavannah, GA $183M
  2. BHouston, TX $112M
  3. CCharleston, SC $91.5M
  4. DLos Angeles, CA $86.2M
  5. ENewark, NJ $53.0M
  6. FLaredo, TX $50.9M
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. 01Georgia$161M
  2. 02Texas$154M
  3. 03South Carolina$142M
  4. 04Tennessee$42.2M
  5. 05Florida$42.0M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 7312. How we count.