Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$2.1 billion$2.1B
vs 2010
1.9× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
68%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

The US buys the most hats from Vietnam: 25% of $2.1 billion.

China is a close second at 22%. Caps, beanies and other knit or textile headwear.

Where US hats come from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $2.1B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Vietnam$0.52B25.1%
  2. 02China$0.45B21.7%
  3. 03Mexico$0.38B18.4%
  4. 04Bangladesh$0.37B17.8%
  5. 05Cambodia$55.5M2.7%
  6. 06Indonesia$53.1M2.6%
  7. 07Italy$42.2M2.0%
  8. 08Myanmar (Burma)$27.7M1.3%
  9. 09Laos$26.1M1.3%
  10. 10Taiwan$22.9M1.1%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.12B6.0%

Total US hats imports by year · $1.1B in 2010 to $2.1B 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 hats imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US hats imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Mexico1.6% → 18%
Vietnam10% → 25%
Bangladesh9.1% → 18%
Indonesia<0.1% → 2.6%
Cambodia0.9% → 2.7%
Myanmar (Burma)<0.1% → 1.3%
Laos0% → 1.3%
Italy0.9% → 2%
Taiwan2.2% → 1.1%
China69% → 22%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported hats are made in Asia. Vietnam and China send 47% between them, and Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia and Myanmar (Burma) add another 24%. Mexico sends 18% from Latin America.

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  1. 01Vietnam
  2. 02China
  3. 03Mexico
  4. 04Bangladesh
  5. 05Cambodia
  6. 06Indonesia
  7. 07Italy
  8. 08Myanmar (Burma)

Where it lands

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

68% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through West and East Coast ports. Los Angeles alone takes 28%. Laredo and Newark follow at 16% and 13%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $0.58B
  2. BLaredo, TX $0.33B
  3. CNewark, NJ $0.26B
  4. DLong Beach, CA $0.16B
  5. ETacoma, WA $86.2M
  6. FSavannah, GA $80.0M
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 hats is used.

Four states are listed for over $100M each.

  1. 01California$0.39B
  2. 02Indiana$0.29B
  3. 03New York$0.21B
  4. 04Texas$0.16B
  5. 05Massachusetts$97.3M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 6505. How we count.