Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$144 million$144M
vs 2010
1.3× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
89%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Articles of cutlery not elsewhere specified: mostly from China, 79% of $144 million.

Vietnam is second at 4%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $144M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$113M78.5%
  2. 02Vietnam$5.8M4.0%
  3. 03Pakistan$5.6M3.9%
  4. 04South Korea$4.1M2.8%
  5. 05Germany$3.2M2.2%
  6. 06India$2.8M1.9%
  7. 07Japan$2.0M1.4%
  8. 08Taiwan$1.3M0.9%
  9. 09Mexico$638K0.4%
  10. 10Canada$343K0.2%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $5.2M3.6%

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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.

Vietnam2% → 4%
India1.1% → 1.9%
Japan0.6% → 1.4%
South Korea2.7% → 2.8%
Canada0.5% → 0.2%
Mexico0.8% → 0.4%
China79% → 79%
Taiwan1.7% → 0.9%
Pakistan4.8% → 3.9%
Germany3.8% → 2.2%
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 79%, and Vietnam, Pakistan, South Korea, India and Japan add another 14%. Germany ships from Europe.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02Vietnam
  3. 03Pakistan
  4. 04South Korea
  5. 05Germany
  6. 06India
  7. 07Japan
  8. 08Taiwan

Where it lands

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

89% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through West and East Coast ports. Los Angeles alone takes 34%. Newark and Long Beach follow at 13% and 11%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $48.5M
  2. BNewark, NJ $18.9M
  3. CLong Beach, CA $16.1M
  4. DMiami, FL $7.6M
  5. ESavannah, GA $7.4M
  6. FTacoma, WA $5.6M
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.

Four states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01California$48.9M
  2. 02New York$19.8M
  3. 03Florida$12.6M
  4. 04Illinois$10.5M
  5. 05New Jersey$8.0M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 8214. How we count.