Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$1.2 billion$1.2B
vs 2010
1.8× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
70%
Busiest portTop port
Norfolk, VA

The US buys the most household batteries from China: 28% of $1.2 billion.

Indonesia is second at 12%. Primary cells: AA, AAA, watch and coin batteries.

Where US household batteries come from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $1.2B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$0.33B28.2%
  2. 02Indonesia$0.14B12.3%
  3. 03Japan$0.13B10.7%
  4. 04Singapore$0.12B9.8%
  5. 05Vietnam$89.5M7.6%
  6. 06Belgium$67.8M5.7%
  7. 07Canada$47.1M4.0%
  8. 08Israel$41.4M3.5%
  9. 09Malaysia$41.2M3.5%
  10. 10France$31.3M2.7%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.14B12.0%

Total US household batteries imports by year · $658M in 2010 to $1.2B 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 household batteries imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US household batteries imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Vietnam<0.1% → 7.6%
Belgium1.9% → 5.7%
Indonesia8.9% → 12%
Malaysia1.7% → 3.5%
Japan8.9% → 11%
Canada2.7% → 4%
Singapore10% → 9.8%
France2.9% → 2.7%
Israel5.3% → 3.5%
China40% → 28%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported household batteries are made in Asia. China and Indonesia send 40% between them, and Japan, Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia add another 32%. Belgium and France ship from Europe.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02Indonesia
  3. 03Japan
  4. 04Singapore
  5. 05Vietnam
  6. 06Belgium
  7. 07Canada
  8. 08Israel

Where it lands

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

70% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Norfolk alone takes 29%. Los Angeles and Savannah follow at 12% and 10%.

ABCDEF
ABCDEF
  1. ANorfolk, VA $0.34B
  2. BLos Angeles, CA $0.14B
  3. CSavannah, GA $0.12B
  4. DNewark, NJ $0.11B
  5. EAnchorage, AK $61.8M
  6. FNew Orleans, LA $49.9M
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 household batteries is used.

Three states are listed for over $100M each.

  1. 01North Carolina$0.34B
  2. 02California$0.10B
  3. 03Texas$0.10B
  4. 04Georgia$93.4M
  5. 05Washington$75.7M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 8506. How we count.