Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$12 billion$12B
vs 2010
3.2× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
41%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Headphones, speakers and microphones: Vietnam leads with 46% of $12 billion.

China is second at 23%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $12B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Vietnam$5.52B46.2%
  2. 02China$2.74B22.9%
  3. 03Mexico$1.63B13.7%
  4. 04Malaysia$0.45B3.7%
  5. 05Thailand$0.38B3.2%
  6. 06Germany$0.16B1.3%
  7. 07Italy$0.12B1.0%
  8. 08Taiwan$93.9M0.8%
  9. 09Japan$77.3M0.6%
  10. 10Canada$63.8M0.5%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.71B6.0%

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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.

Vietnam2% → 46%
Thailand1.8% → 3.2%
Malaysia2.6% → 3.7%
Italy0.6% → 1%
Germany1.5% → 1.3%
Canada0.9% → 0.5%
Japan1.2% → 0.6%
Taiwan1.5% → 0.8%
Mexico21% → 14%
China60% → 23%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most of it comes from Southeast Asia. Vietnam and China send 69% between them, and Malaysia and Thailand add another 7%. Mexico sends 14% from Latin America.

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  1. 01Vietnam
  2. 02China
  3. 03Mexico
  4. 04Malaysia
  5. 05Thailand
  6. 06Germany
  7. 07Italy
  8. 08Taiwan

Where it lands

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

It arrives several ways: 42% by air, 41% by ship and 17% by land and other routes. Los Angeles takes 23%. Chicago and Los Angeles Airport (LAX) follow at 22% and 9%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $2.76B
  2. BChicago, IL $2.69B
  3. CLos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $1.05B
  4. DLong Beach, CA $0.72B
  5. EOtay Mesa, CA $0.68B
  6. FAnchorage, AK $0.57B
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.

Two states are listed for over $1B each.

  1. 01California$3.68B
  2. 02Illinois$1.27B
  3. 03Tennessee$0.96B
  4. 04Texas$0.96B
  5. 05Indiana$0.85B
$1B+$400M–1B$100–400M$10–100MUnder $10M

Products in this code

Counted under HS 8518. How we count.