Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$1.1 billion$1.1B
vs 2010
1.2× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
17%
Busiest portTop port
JFK Airport, NY

The US buys the most eyeglass frames from China: 36% of $1.1 billion.

Italy is a close second at 28%. Frames and mountings for glasses.

Where US eyeglass frames come from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $1.1B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$0.41B36.0%
  2. 02Italy$0.31B27.6%
  3. 03Vietnam$0.10B9.1%
  4. 04Japan$75.7M6.7%
  5. 05Thailand$32.3M2.9%
  6. 06Austria$29.3M2.6%
  7. 07France$23.8M2.1%
  8. 08Cambodia$23.5M2.1%
  9. 09Mexico$22.3M2.0%
  10. 10Brazil$19.7M1.7%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $83.2M7.3%

Total US eyeglass frames imports by year · $899M in 2010 to $1.1B 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 eyeglass frames imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US eyeglass frames imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Vietnam<0.1% → 9.1%
Italy24% → 28%
Japan3.2% → 6.7%
Thailand<0.1% → 2.9%
Cambodia0% → 2.1%
Mexico<0.1% → 2%
Brazil<0.1% → 1.7%
Austria3.6% → 2.6%
France3.2% → 2.1%
China59% → 36%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported eyeglass frames are made in Asia. China and Vietnam send 45% between them, and Japan, Thailand, Cambodia and Taiwan add another 13%. Italy, Austria and France send 32% from Europe.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02Italy
  3. 03Vietnam
  4. 04Japan
  5. 05Thailand
  6. 06Austria
  7. 07France
  8. 08Cambodia

Where it lands

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

75% arrives by air. JFK Airport takes 14%. Chicago and Los Angeles Airport (LAX) follow at 11% and 10%.

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

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  1. AJFK Airport, NY $0.16B
  2. BChicago, IL $0.13B
  3. CLos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $0.11B
  4. DNewark, NJ $0.10B
  5. ELos Angeles, CA $94.8M
  6. FAtlanta, GA $76.4M
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 eyeglass frames is used.

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

  1. 01Georgia$0.26B
  2. 02California$0.24B
  3. 03New York$0.20B
  4. 04New Jersey$0.14B
  5. 05Ohio$61.6M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 9003. How we count.