Shipped Where
Imports through here, 2025
$329 billion
Share of all US imports
9.6%
Rank among ports
#1 of 209
Arrived by air
90%

Chicago, IL handled more US imports than any other port: $329 billion in 2025.

That is 9.6% of everything the US imported. The largest source is Ireland (22%), followed by Vietnam (10%). The top product line is hormones and steroids, followed by phones and network equipment and computers and computer units. The total is up 159% from 2015, in nominal dollars.

Top sources

Countries of origin for goods through Chicago, IL, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Ireland$72.1B · 21.9%
  2. 02Vietnam$34.1B · 10.3%
  3. 03Taiwan$32.9B · 10.0%
  4. 04China$32.2B · 9.8%
  5. 05India$22.7B · 6.9%
  6. 06Canada$20.1B · 6.1%
  7. 07Thailand$16.7B · 5.1%
  8. 08Germany$13.7B · 4.2%

Top products

Goods through Chicago, IL by value, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Hormones and steroids$56.8B · 17.2%
  2. 02Phones and network equipment$54.2B · 16.4%
  3. 03Computers and computer units$51.7B · 15.7%
  4. 04Blood products, antibodies and vaccines$31.0B · 9.4%
  5. 05Medicines$30.6B · 9.3%
  6. 06Crude oil$19.4B · 5.9%
  7. 07Computer parts and accessories$10.0B · 3.0%
  8. 08Computer chips$3.4B · 1.0%

Excludes US goods returned after export.

Where it comes from

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

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Ireland is the largest source at 22%. The top three together are 42% of the value.

  1. 01Ireland
  2. 02Vietnam
  3. 03Taiwan
  4. 04China
  5. 05India
  6. 06Canada
  7. 07Thailand
  8. 08Germany

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

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