Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$799 million$799M
vs 2010
1.4× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
85%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

Most imported knives come from China: 57% of $799 million.

Vietnam is second at 8%. Knives with cutting blades.

Where US knives come from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $799M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$453M56.8%
  2. 02Vietnam$63.2M7.9%
  3. 03Taiwan$60.5M7.6%
  4. 04Germany$57.6M7.2%
  5. 05Japan$43.2M5.4%
  6. 06Switzerland$30.6M3.8%
  7. 07India$21.6M2.7%
  8. 08Mexico$10.2M1.3%
  9. 09Italy$8.5M1.1%
  10. 10France$8.4M1.0%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $41.6M5.2%

Total US knives imports by year · $562M in 2010 to $799M 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 knives imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US knives imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Vietnam0.5% → 7.9%
India0.2% → 2.7%
Taiwan5.4% → 7.6%
Italy0.7% → 1.1%
France0.8% → 1%
Mexico1.4% → 1.3%
Switzerland4.1% → 3.8%
Germany7.5% → 7.2%
Japan6.2% → 5.4%
China67% → 57%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported knives are made in East Asia. China alone sends 57%, and Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan and India add another 24%. Germany, Switzerland and Italy send 12% from Europe.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02Vietnam
  3. 03Taiwan
  4. 04Germany
  5. 05Japan
  6. 06Switzerland
  7. 07India
  8. 08Mexico

Where it lands

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

85% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Newark takes 24%. Los Angeles and Long Beach follow at 23% and 8%.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $195M
  2. BLos Angeles, CA $184M
  3. CLong Beach, CA $61.4M
  4. DSavannah, GA $45.2M
  5. EHouston, TX $35.4M
  6. FTacoma, WA $35.3M
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 knives is used.

One state is listed for over $100M.

  1. 01California$140M
  2. 02New York$76.6M
  3. 03Texas$63.3M
  4. 04Connecticut$60.4M
  5. 05Wisconsin$53.2M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 8211. How we count.