Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$8.6 billion$8.6B
vs 2010
1.0× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
36%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

The US buys the most cameras from Vietnam: 24% of $8.6 billion.

Thailand is second at 16%. Still, video, security and vehicle cameras.

Where US cameras come from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $8.6B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Vietnam$2.07B23.9%
  2. 02Thailand$1.41B16.3%
  3. 03Mexico$0.87B10.1%
  4. 04Japan$0.83B9.6%
  5. 05Taiwan$0.78B9.0%
  6. 06China$0.73B8.5%
  7. 07Malaysia$0.29B3.3%
  8. 08Germany$0.25B2.8%
  9. 09Canada$0.21B2.5%
  10. 10South Korea$0.19B2.2%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $1.01B11.7%

Total US cameras imports by year · $8.3B in 2010 to $8.6B 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 cameras imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US cameras imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Vietnam1% → 24%
Mexico2.8% → 10%
Thailand11% → 16%
Malaysia0.2% → 3.3%
Germany3% → 2.8%
Canada3% → 2.5%
South Korea2.9% → 2.2%
Taiwan9.9% → 9%
Japan18% → 9.6%
China40% → 8.5%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported cameras are made in Asia. Vietnam and Thailand send 40% between them, and Japan, Taiwan, China and Malaysia add another 30%. Mexico sends 10% from Latin America.

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  1. 01Vietnam
  2. 02Thailand
  3. 03Mexico
  4. 04Japan
  5. 05Taiwan
  6. 06China
  7. 07Malaysia
  8. 08Germany

Where it lands

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

52% arrives by air. Los Angeles takes 22%. Chicago and Los Angeles Airport (LAX) follow at 16% and 10%.

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

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $1.89B
  2. BChicago, IL $1.39B
  3. CLos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $0.85B
  4. DLong Beach, CA $0.49B
  5. ELaredo, TX $0.39B
  6. FAnchorage, AK $0.38B
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 cameras is used.

Two states are listed for over $1B each.

  1. 01California$2.42B
  2. 02Illinois$1.43B
  3. 03Texas$0.63B
  4. 04Michigan$0.39B
  5. 05Georgia$0.38B
$1B+$400M–1B$100–400M$10–100MUnder $10M

Counted under HS 852580, 852581, 852582, 852583, 852589. How we count.