Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$187 million$187M
vs 2022
0.6× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
26%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

The US buys the most drones from Vietnam: 22% of $187 million.

China is second at 15%. Unmanned aircraft, a heading that only appears in HS 2022.

Where US drones come from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $187M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Vietnam$41.8M22.4%
  2. 02China$28.0M15.0%
  3. 03Canada$26.0M13.9%
  4. 04Norway$14.5M7.8%
  5. 05Switzerland$12.9M6.9%
  6. 06Taiwan$9.2M4.9%
  7. 07South Korea$6.7M3.6%
  8. 08United Kingdom$6.7M3.6%
  9. 09Israel$6.3M3.3%
  10. 10Thailand$6.2M3.3%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $28.7M15.3%

Total US drones imports by year · $291M in 2022 to $187M in 2025Replay the ranking year by year, 2022 to 2025

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Then and now: 2022 vs 2025Then and now

Each country's share of US drones imports. Gray bar is 2022, colored bar is 2025.Share of US drones imports. Gray is 2022, color is 2025.

Vietnam<0.1% → 22%
Canada6% → 14%
Norway1.7% → 7.8%
Taiwan<0.1% → 4.9%
Switzerland2% → 6.9%
United Kingdom0.1% → 3.6%
Thailand0% → 3.3%
South Korea0.3% → 3.6%
Israel0.2% → 3.3%
China48% → 15%
Malaysia40% → 2.2%
2022 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported drones are made in Asia. Vietnam and China send 37% between them, and Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia add another 14%. Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom send 18% from Europe.

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  1. 01Vietnam
  2. 02China
  3. 03Canada
  4. 04Norway
  5. 05Switzerland
  6. 06Taiwan
  7. 07South Korea
  8. 08United Kingdom

Where it lands

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

59% arrives by air. Los Angeles takes 17%. Buffalo-Niagara Falls and Los Angeles Airport (LAX) follow at 13% and 9%.

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

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $31.1M
  2. BBuffalo-Niagara Falls, NY $25.0M
  3. CLos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $17.4M
  4. DWashington Dulles, DC $14.0M
  5. EJFK Airport, NY $13.2M
  6. FCleveland, OH $10.5M
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 drones is used.

Six states are listed for over $10M each.

  1. 01Texas$40.9M
  2. 02California$28.3M
  3. 03Maryland$28.2M
  4. 04Illinois$12.2M
  5. 05Washington$11.3M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 8806. How we count.