Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$978 million$978M
vs 2010
1.8× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
96%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Most imported coconut oil comes from Philippines: 75% of $978 million.

Indonesia is second at 11%. Crude and refined coconut oil.

Where US coconut oil comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $978M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Philippines$730M74.6%
  2. 02Indonesia$109M11.1%
  3. 03Sri Lanka$52.6M5.4%
  4. 04Vietnam$51.6M5.3%
  5. 05Malaysia$18.2M1.9%
  6. 06India$10.2M1.0%
  7. 07Samoa$2.6M0.3%
  8. 08Mexico$986K0.1%
  9. 09Kenya$750K<0.1%
  10. 10Canada$606K<0.1%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $2.1M0.2%

Total US coconut oil imports by year · $536M in 2010 to $978M 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 coconut oil imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US coconut oil imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Philippines65% → 75%
Vietnam1.6% → 5.3%
Samoa<0.1% → 0.3%
Mexico<0.1% → 0.1%
India1% → 1%
Canada<0.1% → <0.1%
Kenya0.1% → <0.1%
Sri Lanka5.7% → 5.4%
Malaysia3.3% → 1.9%
Indonesia22% → 11%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported coconut oil is made in Southeast Asia. The Philippines alone sends 75%, and Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Malaysia and India add another 25%.

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  1. 01Philippines
  2. 02Indonesia
  3. 03Sri Lanka
  4. 04Vietnam
  5. 05Malaysia
  6. 06India
  7. 07Samoa
  8. 08Mexico

Where it lands

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

96% arrives by ship, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Newark takes 19%. Savannah and New Orleans follow at 16% each.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $182M
  2. BSavannah, GA $161M
  3. CNew Orleans, LA $160M
  4. DSan Francisco, CA $110M
  5. EBoston, MA $103M
  6. FLos Angeles, CA $77.6M
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 coconut oil is used.

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

  1. 01California$261M
  2. 02New Jersey$160M
  3. 03Louisiana$136M
  4. 04Georgia$122M
  5. 05Massachusetts$103M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 151311, 151319. How we count.