Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$315 million$315M
vs 2010
1.3× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
38%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Binoculars, monoculars: mostly from China, 58% of $315 million.

Austria is second at 11%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $315M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$184M58.4%
  2. 02Austria$34.7M11.0%
  3. 03Japan$19.2M6.1%
  4. 04Greece$18.1M5.7%
  5. 05Philippines$14.8M4.7%
  6. 06Taiwan$6.3M2.0%
  7. 07Portugal$5.8M1.8%
  8. 08Germany$5.2M1.6%
  9. 09Israel$5.0M1.6%
  10. 10United Kingdom$2.4M0.8%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $19.6M6.2%

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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.

Greece<0.1% → 5.7%
Philippines1% → 4.7%
Austria8.3% → 11%
Taiwan0.6% → 2%
Israel0.4% → 1.6%
United Kingdom0.6% → 0.8%
Portugal2.5% → 1.8%
Japan7.3% → 6.1%
China63% → 58%
Germany6.1% → 1.6%
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 58%, and Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam add another 14%. Austria, Greece and Portugal send 19% from Europe.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02Austria
  3. 03Japan
  4. 04Greece
  5. 05Philippines
  6. 06Taiwan
  7. 07Portugal
  8. 08Germany

Where it lands

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

62% arrives by air. Los Angeles and Chicago take 20% each. Boston Logan Airport follows at 11%.

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

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $62.9M
  2. BChicago, IL $62.1M
  3. CBoston Logan Airport, MA $34.0M
  4. DLong Beach, CA $30.7M
  5. EAnchorage, AK $13.9M
  6. FCleveland, OH $13.8M
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.

Eight states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Wisconsin$60.0M
  2. 02California$54.1M
  3. 03Texas$44.6M
  4. 04Rhode Island$35.1M
  5. 05Oregon$17.1M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 9005. How we count.