Shipped Where
Imports through here, 2025
$202 billion
Share of all US imports
5.9%
Rank among ports
#5 of 209
Arrived by air
97%

JFK Airport, NY is the fifth busiest US port by import value: $202 billion in 2025.

That is 5.9% of everything the US imported. The largest source is Switzerland (32%), followed by Australia (7%). The top product line is precious metal articles, followed by gold, medicines and platinum. The total is up 110% from 2015, in nominal dollars.

Top sources

Countries of origin for goods through JFK Airport, NY, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Switzerland$65.8B · 32.5%
  2. 02Australia$13.4B · 6.6%
  3. 03South Africa$11.8B · 5.8%
  4. 04France$10.1B · 5.0%
  5. 05India$9.9B · 4.9%
  6. 06Germany$8.5B · 4.2%
  7. 07Canada$8.1B · 4.0%
  8. 08United Kingdom$6.9B · 3.4%

Top products

Goods through JFK Airport, NY by value, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Precious metal articles$70.5B · 34.8%
  2. 02Gold$21.1B · 10.4%
  3. 03Medicines$9.7B · 4.8%
  4. 04Platinum$9.7B · 4.8%
  5. 05Blood products, antibodies and vaccines$8.6B · 4.2%
  6. 06Diamonds$6.9B · 3.4%
  7. 07Jewelry$6.8B · 3.3%
  8. 08Fine art$5.1B · 2.5%

Excludes US goods returned after export.

Where it comes from

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

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Switzerland is the largest source at 32%. The top three together are 45% of the value.

  1. 01Switzerland
  2. 02Australia
  3. 03South Africa
  4. 04France
  5. 05India
  6. 06Germany
  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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