Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$42.2 billion$42.2B
vs 2010
1.9× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
1%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles Airport (LAX), CA

The US buys the most computer chips from Taiwan: 31% of $42.2 billion.

Malaysia is a close second at 25%. Electronic integrated circuits.

Where US computer chips come from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $42.2B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Taiwan$12.94B30.7%
  2. 02Malaysia$10.66B25.3%
  3. 03Israel$4.41B10.4%
  4. 04Costa Rica$2.37B5.6%
  5. 05South Korea$1.91B4.5%
  6. 06Ireland$1.78B4.2%
  7. 07China$1.27B3.0%
  8. 08Japan$1.18B2.8%
  9. 09Vietnam$1.09B2.6%
  10. 10Thailand$0.91B2.2%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $3.69B8.7%

Total US computer chips imports by year · $21.7B in 2010 to $42.2B 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 computer chips imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US computer chips imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Taiwan13% → 31%
Israel4% → 10%
Costa Rica1.4% → 5.6%
Ireland0.4% → 4.2%
Thailand2.7% → 2.2%
South Korea6.8% → 4.5%
Japan5.2% → 2.8%
China6.9% → 3%
Vietnam8.6% → 2.6%
Malaysia37% → 25%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported computer chips are made in Asia. Taiwan and Malaysia send 56% between them, and South Korea, China, Japan and Vietnam add another 13%. Israel sends 10% from the Middle East.

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  1. 01Taiwan
  2. 02Malaysia
  3. 03Israel
  4. 04Costa Rica
  5. 05South Korea
  6. 06Ireland
  7. 07China
  8. 08Japan

Where it lands

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

97% arrives by air. Los Angeles Airport (LAX) alone takes 24%. San Francisco Airport (SFO) and Anchorage follow at 13% and 12%.

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

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ABCDEF
  1. ALos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $10.08B
  2. BSan Francisco Airport (SFO), CA $5.46B
  3. CAnchorage, AK $4.99B
  4. DNew Orleans, LA $4.33B
  5. EChicago, IL $3.44B
  6. FSeattle-Tacoma Airport, WA $2.87B
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 computer chips is used.

Ten states are listed for over $1B each.

  1. 01California$8.87B
  2. 02Texas$7.11B
  3. 03Oregon$4.88B
  4. 04New Mexico$3.93B
  5. 05Arizona$3.32B
$1B+$400M–1B$100–400M$10–100MUnder $10M

Counted under HS 8542. How we count.