Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$852 million$852M
vs 2010
1.6× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
85%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Most imported fishing rods & tackle come from China: 57% of $852 million.

Japan is second at 8%. Fishing rods, reels and tackle.

Where US fishing rods & tackle come from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $852M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$487M57.2%
  2. 02Japan$67.9M8.0%
  3. 03Malaysia$49.1M5.8%
  4. 04Vietnam$45.6M5.4%
  5. 05South Korea$28.4M3.3%
  6. 06Taiwan$26.2M3.1%
  7. 07Mexico$24.8M2.9%
  8. 08Costa Rica$23.6M2.8%
  9. 09Estonia$21.0M2.5%
  10. 10Philippines$13.1M1.5%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $64.6M7.6%

Total US fishing rods & tackle imports by year · $542M in 2010 to $852M 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 fishing rods & tackle imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US fishing rods & tackle imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Vietnam1% → 5.4%
Japan5.6% → 8%
Taiwan1.5% → 3.1%
Costa Rica1.2% → 2.8%
Malaysia4.4% → 5.8%
Mexico1.7% → 2.9%
Philippines1% → 1.5%
Estonia2.7% → 2.5%
South Korea5% → 3.3%
China68% → 57%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported fishing rods & tackle are made in East Asia. China alone sends 57%, and Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, South Korea and Taiwan add another 26%. Mexico and Costa Rica ship from Latin America.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02Japan
  3. 03Malaysia
  4. 04Vietnam
  5. 05South Korea
  6. 06Taiwan
  7. 07Mexico
  8. 08Costa Rica

Where it lands

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

85% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through West and East Coast ports. Los Angeles alone takes 29%. Long Beach and Charleston follow at 13% and 9%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $246M
  2. BLong Beach, CA $107M
  3. CCharleston, SC $73.6M
  4. DTacoma, WA $67.3M
  5. ENewark, NJ $45.0M
  6. FSavannah, GA $34.5M
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 fishing rods & tackle is used.

Two states are listed for over $100M each.

  1. 01California$192M
  2. 02Missouri$165M
  3. 03South Carolina$65.5M
  4. 04Texas$56.9M
  5. 05Florida$49.8M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 950710, 950730, 950790, 950720. How we count.