Shipped Where
Imports through here, 2025
$4.3 billion
Share of all US imports
0.1%
Rank among ports
#82 of 209
Arrived by air
83%

Detroit Airport (DTW), MI is the 82nd busiest US port by import value: $4.3 billion in 2025.

That is 0.1% of everything the US imported. Germany and France are the largest sources, at 16% each. The top product line is jet engines and gas turbines, followed by car parts. The total is up 40% from 2015, in nominal dollars.

Top sources

Countries of origin for goods through Detroit Airport (DTW), MI, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Germany$688M · 16.1%
  2. 02France$670M · 15.7%
  3. 03China$433M · 10.2%
  4. 04Ireland$331M · 7.8%
  5. 05Thailand$247M · 5.8%
  6. 06Japan$191M · 4.5%
  7. 07Canada$190M · 4.5%
  8. 08United Kingdom$185M · 4.3%

Top products

Goods through Detroit Airport (DTW), MI by value, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Jet engines and gas turbines$552M · 12.9%
  2. 02Car parts$507M · 11.9%
  3. 03Orthopedic and implantable devices$335M · 7.9%
  4. 04Phones and network equipment$204M · 4.8%
  5. 05Transmission shafts and gears$132M · 3.1%
  6. 06Measuring and checking instruments$108M · 2.5%
  7. 07Medical instruments$101M · 2.4%
  8. 08Computer parts and accessories$90.7M · 2.1%

Excludes US goods returned after export.

Where it comes from

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

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Germany is the largest source at 16%. The top three together are 42% of the value.

  1. 01Germany
  2. 02France
  3. 03China
  4. 04Ireland
  5. 05Thailand
  6. 06Japan
  7. 07Canada
  8. 08United Kingdom

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

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