Shipped Where
Imports through here, 2025
$1 billion
Share of all US imports
under 0.1%
Rank among ports
#131 of 209
Arrived by air
over 99%

Salem, MA is the 131st busiest US port by import value: $1 billion in 2025.

That is under 0.1% of everything the US imported. Most of it comes from Ireland (81%). The top product line is orthopedic and implantable devices, followed by medical instruments, chipmaking equipment and phones and network equipment. The total is up 2019% from 2015, in nominal dollars.

Top sources

Countries of origin for goods through Salem, MA, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Ireland$834M · 80.8%
  2. 02Germany$53.8M · 5.2%
  3. 03United Kingdom$23.9M · 2.3%
  4. 04Italy$19.1M · 1.9%
  5. 05Malaysia$16.2M · 1.6%
  6. 06Israel$16M · 1.5%
  7. 07Austria$12.3M · 1.2%
  8. 08Sweden$7.1M · 0.7%

Top products

Goods through Salem, MA by value, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Orthopedic and implantable devices$611M · 59.2%
  2. 02Medical instruments$245M · 23.7%
  3. 03Chipmaking equipment$20.1M · 1.9%
  4. 04Phones and network equipment$19.3M · 1.9%
  5. 05Oscilloscopes$13M · 1.3%
  6. 06Jet engines and gas turbines$7.4M · 0.7%
  7. 07Semiconductors, LEDs and solar cells$7.1M · 0.7%
  8. 08Molybdenum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap$7.1M · 0.7%

Excludes US goods returned after export.

Where it comes from

Ireland is the largest source at 81%. The top three together are 88% of the value.

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

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