Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$981 million$981M
vs 2010
3.0× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
84%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

The US buys the most bottled water from Italy: 44% of $981 million.

France is second at 19%. Natural, mineral and sparkling water.

Where US bottled water comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $981M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Italy$436M44.4%
  2. 02France$191M19.4%
  3. 03Mexico$145M14.8%
  4. 04Fiji$121M12.4%
  5. 05Iceland$19.8M2.0%
  6. 06Canada$11.6M1.2%
  7. 07Germany$8.8M0.9%
  8. 08New Zealand$5.8M0.6%
  9. 09Norway$5.6M0.6%
  10. 10United Kingdom$5.4M0.6%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $31.2M3.2%

Total US bottled water imports by year · $325M in 2010 to $981M in 2025Replay the ranking year by year, 2010 to 2025

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Then and now: 2015 vs 2025Then and now

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

Italy33% → 44%
Mexico5.4% → 15%
United Kingdom0.6% → 0.6%
Iceland2.2% → 2%
New Zealand1.3% → 0.6%
Canada2.2% → 1.2%
Germany2% → 0.9%
Norway4.1% → 0.6%
France25% → 19%
Fiji19% → 12%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported bottled water is made in Europe. Italy and France send 64% between them, and Iceland adds another 2%. Mexico sends 15% from Latin America.

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  1. 01Italy
  2. 02France
  3. 03Mexico
  4. 04Fiji
  5. 05Iceland
  6. 06Canada
  7. 07Germany
  8. 08New Zealand

Where it lands

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

84% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Newark alone takes 23%. Laredo and Los Angeles follow at 12% and 11%.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $224M
  2. BLaredo, TX $117M
  3. CLos Angeles, CA $104M
  4. DMiami, FL $88.8M
  5. EHouston, TX $87.9M
  6. FOakland, CA $56.0M
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 bottled water is used.

Five states are listed for over $100M each, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01California$234M
  2. 02New Jersey$171M
  3. 03Florida$148M
  4. 04Georgia$134M
  5. 05Texas$125M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 2201. How we count.