Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$1.2 billion$1.2B
vs 2010
1.1× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
90%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Most imported dishes & plates come from China: 69% of $1.2 billion.

Portugal is second at 6%. Porcelain and ceramic tableware.

Where US dishes & plates come from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $1.2B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$0.82B68.5%
  2. 02Portugal$67.7M5.7%
  3. 03Thailand$59.6M5.0%
  4. 04France$43.1M3.6%
  5. 05United Kingdom$28.9M2.4%
  6. 06Italy$26.1M2.2%
  7. 07Mexico$24.5M2.1%
  8. 08Germany$21.6M1.8%
  9. 09Indonesia$18.5M1.5%
  10. 10Japan$17.1M1.4%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $69.4M5.8%

Total US dishes & plates imports by year · $1.1B in 2010 to $1.2B 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 dishes & plates imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US dishes & plates imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

France1.7% → 3.6%
Portugal3.8% → 5.7%
Thailand4.4% → 5%
Italy1.7% → 2.2%
Japan1% → 1.4%
Germany1.8% → 1.8%
United Kingdom2.4% → 2.4%
Mexico2.7% → 2.1%
China71% → 69%
Indonesia4.3% → 1.5%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported dishes & plates are made in East Asia. China alone sends 69%, and Thailand, Indonesia and Japan add another 8%. Portugal, France and the United Kingdom send 12% from Europe.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02Portugal
  3. 03Thailand
  4. 04France
  5. 05United Kingdom
  6. 06Italy
  7. 07Mexico
  8. 08Germany

Where it lands

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

90% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through West and East Coast ports. Los Angeles alone takes 30%. Newark and Long Beach follow at 18% and 11%.

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ABCDEF
  1. ALos Angeles, CA $0.36B
  2. BNewark, NJ $0.22B
  3. CLong Beach, CA $0.14B
  4. DSavannah, GA $86.3M
  5. ENorfolk, VA $40.1M
  6. FHouston, TX $35.3M
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 dishes & plates is used.

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

  1. 01California$0.34B
  2. 02New Jersey$0.12B
  3. 03New York$0.10B
  4. 04Georgia$73.5M
  5. 05Texas$62.2M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 6911, 6912. How we count.