Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$785 million$785M
vs 2010
1.3× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
37%
Busiest portTop port
Orlando, FL

The US buys the most contact lenses from Ireland: 41% of $785 million.

Germany is second at 25%. Contact lenses in all materials.

Where US contact lenses come from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $785M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Ireland$325M41.4%
  2. 02Germany$196M25.0%
  3. 03United Kingdom$66.4M8.5%
  4. 04Singapore$52.6M6.7%
  5. 05Costa Rica$52.4M6.7%
  6. 06Malaysia$46.5M5.9%
  7. 07Canada$12.1M1.5%
  8. 08Taiwan$11.5M1.5%
  9. 09Hungary$10.5M1.3%
  10. 10Mexico$4.7M0.6%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $7.2M0.9%

Total US contact lenses imports by year · $602M in 2010 to $785M 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 contact lenses imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US contact lenses imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Ireland17% → 41%
Germany7.9% → 25%
Costa Rica0% → 6.7%
Singapore0.8% → 6.7%
Canada<0.1% → 1.5%
Taiwan0.2% → 1.5%
Mexico<0.1% → 0.6%
Hungary3% → 1.3%
Malaysia22% → 5.9%
United Kingdom33% → 8.5%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported contact lenses are made in Europe. Ireland and Germany send 66% between them, and the United Kingdom and Hungary add another 10%. Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan send 14% from Asia.

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  1. 01Ireland
  2. 02Germany
  3. 03United Kingdom
  4. 04Singapore
  5. 05Costa Rica
  6. 06Malaysia
  7. 07Canada
  8. 08Taiwan

Where it lands

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

59% arrives by air. Orlando alone takes 20%. JFK Airport and Wilmington follow at 11% each.

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

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  1. AOrlando, FL $154M
  2. BJFK Airport, NY $89.5M
  3. CWilmington, NC $86.9M
  4. DPhiladelphia Airport, PA $67.5M
  5. ENewark, NJ $59.8M
  6. FAtlanta, GA $55.8M
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 contact lenses is used.

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

  1. 01Georgia$281M
  2. 02Florida$201M
  3. 03New York$129M
  4. 04Virginia$114M
  5. 05New Jersey$14.2M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 900130. How we count.