Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$823 million$823M
vs 2010
1.5× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
86%
Busiest portTop port
Houston, TX

Nails, tacks, drawing pins, staples, and similar articles: China leads with 21% of $823 million.

India is second at 11%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $823M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$171M20.8%
  2. 02India$93.2M11.3%
  3. 03Thailand$78.6M9.5%
  4. 04Oman$54.7M6.6%
  5. 05Lithuania$47.8M5.8%
  6. 06Canada$39.9M4.8%
  7. 07Liechtenstein$39.7M4.8%
  8. 08Taiwan$37.7M4.6%
  9. 09Mexico$36.3M4.4%
  10. 10South Korea$35.8M4.3%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $189M22.9%

Total US HS 7317 imports by year · $533M in 2010 to $823M 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.

India3.4% → 11%
Thailand1.9% → 9.5%
Lithuania<0.1% → 5.8%
Liechtenstein2.9% → 4.8%
Mexico3% → 4.4%
Canada5.7% → 4.8%
Oman8.1% → 6.6%
South Korea6.8% → 4.3%
Taiwan17% → 4.6%
China34% → 21%
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 India send 32% between them, and Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea and Sri Lanka add another 23%. Lithuania and Liechtenstein send 11% from Europe.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02India
  3. 03Thailand
  4. 04Oman
  5. 05Lithuania
  6. 06Canada
  7. 07Liechtenstein
  8. 08Taiwan

Where it lands

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

86% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Houston takes 13%. Newark and Savannah follow at 12% and 11%.

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  1. AHouston, TX $106M
  2. BNewark, NJ $97.8M
  3. CSavannah, GA $89.1M
  4. DLos Angeles, CA $77.9M
  5. ELong Beach, CA $58.8M
  6. FCharleston, SC $58.4M
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. 01Texas$186M
  2. 02California$97.2M
  3. 03Georgia$71.2M
  4. 04New Jersey$56.1M
  5. 05Illinois$40.2M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 7317. How we count.