Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$281 million$281M
vs 2010
2.8× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
78%
Busiest portTop port
Philadelphia, PA

The US buys the most oranges from Chile: 40% of $281 million.

Mexico is second at 22%. Oranges, fresh or dried.

Where US oranges come from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $281M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Chile$111M39.6%
  2. 02Mexico$62.5M22.2%
  3. 03South Africa$59.3M21.1%
  4. 04Morocco$19.9M7.1%
  5. 05Australia$14.2M5.1%
  6. 06Uruguay$5.8M2.0%
  7. 07Dominican Republic$2.9M1.0%
  8. 08Peru$2.1M0.7%
  9. 09Colombia$2.0M0.7%
  10. 10Thailand$548K0.2%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $570K0.2%

Total US oranges imports by year · $98.7M in 2010 to $281M 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 oranges imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US oranges imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Mexico14% → 22%
Morocco2% → 7.1%
Dominican Republic0.1% → 1%
Peru0% → 0.7%
Uruguay1.3% → 2%
Colombia0% → 0.7%
Thailand0% → 0.2%
Chile40% → 40%
Australia8.4% → 5.1%
South Africa33% → 21%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's grown

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

Most imported oranges come from Latin America. Chile and Mexico send 62% between them, and Uruguay and the Dominican Republic add another 3%. South Africa and Morocco send 28% from Africa.

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  1. 01Chile
  2. 02Mexico
  3. 03South Africa
  4. 04Morocco
  5. 05Australia
  6. 06Uruguay
  7. 07Dominican Republic
  8. 08Peru

Where it lands

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

78% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East Coast ports. Philadelphia alone takes 50%. Nogales and Los Angeles follow at 18% and 9%.

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  1. APhiladelphia, PA $140M
  2. BNogales, AZ $50.6M
  3. CLos Angeles, CA $24.4M
  4. DLong Beach, CA $14.4M
  5. EHidalgo, TX $11.8M
  6. FPort Everglades, FL $9.8M
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 oranges is used.

One state is listed for over $100M.

  1. 01New Jersey$111M
  2. 02California$54.2M
  3. 03Arizona$38.9M
  4. 04Pennsylvania$38.6M
  5. 05Florida$20.5M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 080510. How we count.