Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$120 million$120M
vs 2010
0.7× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
71%
Busiest portTop port
Philadelphia, PA

The US buys the most apples from Chile: 43% of $120 million.

Canada is second at 29%. Fresh apples.

Where US apples come from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $120M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Chile$51.5M42.8%
  2. 02Canada$34.8M28.9%
  3. 03New Zealand$29.9M24.8%
  4. 04China$1.8M1.5%
  5. 05Argentina$1.5M1.3%
  6. 06South Africa$570K0.5%
  7. 07Japan$133K0.1%
  8. 08Vietnam$126K0.1%
  9. 09Australia$88K<0.1%
  10. 10Mexico$28K<0.1%

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Then and now: 2015 vs 2025Then and now

Each country's share of US apples imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US apples imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Canada16% → 29%
China<0.1% → 1.5%
South Africa<0.1% → 0.5%
Japan0% → 0.1%
Vietnam0% → 0.1%
Australia<0.1% → <0.1%
Mexico<0.1% → <0.1%
Chile44% → 43%
New Zealand31% → 25%
Argentina8.9% → 1.3%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's grown

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

No single region supplies most imported apples. Latin America leads at 44%, then North America at 29%. Chile and Canada send 72% between them, and New Zealand, China and Argentina add another 28%.

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  1. 01Chile
  2. 02Canada
  3. 03New Zealand
  4. 04China
  5. 05Argentina
  6. 06South Africa
  7. 07Japan
  8. 08Vietnam

Where it lands

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

71% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Philadelphia alone takes 49%. Houlton and Seattle follow at 13% and 10%.

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  1. APhiladelphia, PA $58.6M
  2. BHoulton, ME $15.8M
  3. CSeattle, WA $11.9M
  4. DBuffalo-Niagara Falls, NY $7.1M
  5. ETacoma, WA $3.9M
  6. FLong Beach, CA $3.7M
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 apples is used.

Five states are listed for over $10M each, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01New Jersey$42.9M
  2. 02Pennsylvania$23.7M
  3. 03New York$21.2M
  4. 04California$15.3M
  5. 05Washington$12.5M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 080810. How we count.