Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$657 million$657M
vs 2010
2.2× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
92%
Busiest portTop port
Philadelphia, PA

The US buys the most honey from India: 26% of $657 million.

Argentina is a close second at 20%. Natural honey.

Where US honey comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $657M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01India$170M25.8%
  2. 02Argentina$133M20.2%
  3. 03Brazil$99.3M15.1%
  4. 04New Zealand$77.5M11.8%
  5. 05Vietnam$29.5M4.5%
  6. 06Mexico$26.7M4.1%
  7. 07Uruguay$20.7M3.1%
  8. 08Canada$20.1M3.1%
  9. 09Ukraine$13.9M2.1%
  10. 10Turkey$13.1M2.0%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $54.1M8.2%

Total US honey imports by year · $293M in 2010 to $657M 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 honey imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US honey imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

New Zealand3.4% → 12%
India20% → 26%
Brazil9.8% → 15%
Argentina17% → 20%
Mexico3.6% → 4.1%
Turkey2.7% → 2%
Uruguay4.1% → 3.1%
Canada6% → 3.1%
Ukraine6.2% → 2.1%
Vietnam17% → 4.5%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's produced

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

No single region supplies most imported honey. Latin America leads at 43%, then Asia at 31%. India and Argentina send 46% between them, and Brazil, New Zealand and Vietnam add another 31%.

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  1. 01India
  2. 02Argentina
  3. 03Brazil
  4. 04New Zealand
  5. 05Vietnam
  6. 06Mexico
  7. 07Uruguay
  8. 08Canada

Where it lands

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

92% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and Gulf Coast ports. Philadelphia takes 27%. Houston and Newark follow at 21% and 19%.

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  1. APhiladelphia, PA $176M
  2. BHouston, TX $137M
  3. CNewark, NJ $125M
  4. DLos Angeles, CA $43.3M
  5. ENorfolk, VA $42.3M
  6. FLaredo, TX $16.8M
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 honey is used.

One state is listed for over $100M.

  1. 01Connecticut$125M
  2. 02Texas$78.6M
  3. 03Minnesota$74.6M
  4. 04Pennsylvania$66.0M
  5. 05California$57.8M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 0409. How we count.