Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$59.3 million$59.3M
vs 2010
0.4× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
94%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Most imported flip-flops come from China: 71% of $59.3 million.

Vietnam is second at 17%. Rubber and plastic sandals held on with a toe post.

Where US flip-flops come from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $59.3M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$42.4M71.4%
  2. 02Vietnam$10.0M16.8%
  3. 03Brazil$4.2M7.2%
  4. 04Taiwan$662K1.1%
  5. 05Cambodia$443K0.7%
  6. 06India$408K0.7%
  7. 07Italy$344K0.6%
  8. 08Thailand$247K0.4%
  9. 09Indonesia$148K0.3%
  10. 10Germany$130K0.2%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $357K0.6%

Total US flip-flops imports by year · $165M in 2010 to $59.3M 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 flip-flops imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US flip-flops imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Vietnam1.2% → 17%
Brazil2.7% → 7.2%
Taiwan0.2% → 1.1%
India<0.1% → 0.7%
Cambodia0.1% → 0.7%
Italy0.2% → 0.6%
Thailand0.2% → 0.4%
Germany<0.1% → 0.2%
Indonesia1.7% → 0.3%
China92% → 71%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported flip-flops are made in East Asia. China alone sends 71%, and Vietnam and Taiwan add another 18%. Brazil ships from Latin America.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02Vietnam
  3. 03Brazil
  4. 04Taiwan
  5. 05Cambodia
  6. 06India
  7. 07Italy
  8. 08Thailand

Where it lands

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

94% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through West and East Coast ports. Most of it enters at Los Angeles (52%). Newark and Long Beach follow at 14% and 7%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $30.8M
  2. BNewark, NJ $8.6M
  3. CLong Beach, CA $4.2M
  4. DSavannah, GA $2.8M
  5. EMiami, FL $1.8M
  6. FCharleston, SC $1.4M
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 flip-flops is used.

One state is listed for over $10M.

  1. 01California$26.6M
  2. 02New York$8.0M
  3. 03Minnesota$3.0M
  4. 04Florida$2.7M
  5. 05Tennessee$2.6M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 640220. How we count.