Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$1.1 billion$1.1B
vs 2010
1.6× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
57%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

The US buys the most office chairs from Vietnam: 35% of $1.1 billion.

Mexico is a close second at 29%. Swivel seats with variable height adjustment.

Where US office chairs come from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $1.1B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Vietnam$0.41B35.3%
  2. 02Mexico$0.33B28.9%
  3. 03China$0.17B14.9%
  4. 04Canada$0.13B11.0%
  5. 05Taiwan$56.9M5.0%
  6. 06Germany$13.7M1.2%
  7. 07Italy$13.3M1.2%
  8. 08Spain$5.3M0.5%
  9. 09South Korea$3.9M0.3%
  10. 10Japan$2.9M0.3%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $18.6M1.6%

Total US office chairs imports by year · $673M in 2010 to $1.1B 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 office chairs imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US office chairs imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Vietnam0.2% → 35%
Mexico16% → 29%
Italy0.4% → 1.2%
Germany0.7% → 1.2%
Spain<0.1% → 0.5%
South Korea0.1% → 0.3%
Japan0.2% → 0.3%
Canada11% → 11%
Taiwan8.7% → 5%
China61% → 15%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported office chairs are made in Asia. Vietnam and China send 50% between them, and Taiwan adds another 5%. Mexico sends 29% from Latin America.

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  1. 01Vietnam
  2. 02Mexico
  3. 03China
  4. 04Canada
  5. 05Taiwan
  6. 06Germany
  7. 07Italy
  8. 08Spain

Where it lands

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

57% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Los Angeles takes 16%. Hidalgo and Savannah follow at 13% and 9%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $0.18B
  2. BHidalgo, TX $0.15B
  3. CSavannah, GA $0.10B
  4. DLaredo, TX $96.7M
  5. EOtay Mesa, CA $75.9M
  6. FNewark, NJ $72.3M
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 office chairs is used.

Three states are listed for over $100M each.

  1. 01California$0.25B
  2. 02Michigan$0.16B
  3. 03Georgia$0.10B
  4. 04Texas$95.7M
  5. 05Pennsylvania$50.9M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 940130, 940131, 940139. How we count.