Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$2.2 billion$2.2B
vs 2010
1.5× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
33%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective: China leads with 35% of $2.2 billion.

Italy is a close second at 29%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $2.2B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$0.78B35.4%
  2. 02Italy$0.63B28.6%
  3. 03Taiwan$0.19B8.8%
  4. 04Japan$0.13B5.7%
  5. 05Mexico$0.12B5.4%
  6. 06Thailand$0.11B4.9%
  7. 07Laos$79.8M3.6%
  8. 08Vietnam$49.6M2.2%
  9. 09France$34.0M1.5%
  10. 10Philippines$29.2M1.3%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $57.0M2.6%

Total US HS 9004 imports by year · $1.5B in 2010 to $2.2B 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.

Thailand0.6% → 4.9%
Laos0% → 3.6%
Mexico1.8% → 5.4%
Japan3.1% → 5.7%
Vietnam0.5% → 2.2%
Philippines<0.1% → 1.3%
France1% → 1.5%
Taiwan8.5% → 8.8%
Italy33% → 29%
China48% → 35%
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 and Taiwan send 44% between them, and Japan, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam add another 16%. Italy and France send 30% from Europe.

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

Where it lands

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

51% arrives by air. Los Angeles takes 14%. Otay Mesa and Newark follow at 11% and 10%.

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

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $0.31B
  2. BOtay Mesa, CA $0.24B
  3. CNewark, NJ $0.21B
  4. DJFK Airport, NY $0.18B
  5. EAnchorage, AK $0.17B
  6. FLos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $0.15B
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.

Seven states are listed for over $100M each.

  1. 01California$0.49B
  2. 02Georgia$0.36B
  3. 03Ohio$0.26B
  4. 04New Jersey$0.17B
  5. 05Texas$0.16B
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Products in this code

Counted under HS 9004. How we count.