Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$1.7 billion$1.7B
vs 2010
2.1× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
over 99%
Busiest portTop port
New Orleans, LA

Most imported palm oil comes from Indonesia: 83% of $1.7 billion.

Malaysia is second at 15%. An ingredient in snacks, soap and more, grown mainly in Southeast Asia.

Where US palm oil comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share of the $1.7B the US imported, by country of origin

  1. Indonesia$1.38B82.5%
  2. Malaysia$0.24B14.6%
  3. Colombia$16.3M1.0%
  4. Ecuador$7.8M0.5%
  5. Singapore$5.4M0.3%
  6. Philippines$5.3M0.3%
  7. Mexico$4.4M0.3%
  8. Ghana$3.6M0.2%
  9. Netherlands$839K<0.1%
  10. Liberia$562K<0.1%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $2.8M0.2%

Total US palm oil imports by year · $784M in 2010 to $1.7B 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 palm oil imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US palm oil imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Indonesia42% → 83%
Philippines0% → 0.3%
Mexico0.1% → 0.3%
Ghana0.1% → 0.2%
Colombia1% → 1%
Liberia<0.1% → <0.1%
Netherlands<0.1% → <0.1%
Ecuador0.6% → 0.5%
Singapore0.8% → 0.3%
Malaysia54% → 15%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

Circle size = dollar value, 2025. Numbers match the list.

Most imported palm oil is made in Southeast Asia. Indonesia alone sends 83%, and Malaysia adds another 15%.

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  1. 1Indonesia
  2. 2Malaysia
  3. 3Colombia
  4. 4Ecuador
  5. 5Singapore
  6. 6Philippines
  7. 7Mexico
  8. 8Ghana

Where it lands

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

Over 99% arrives by ship, mostly through Gulf and East Coast ports. New Orleans alone takes 39%. Savannah and Stockton follow at 24% and 9%.

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  1. ANew Orleans, LA $0.65B
  2. BSavannah, GA $0.41B
  3. CStockton, CA $0.15B
  4. DNewark, NJ $0.12B
  5. EHouston, TX $67.2M
  6. FBoston, MA $59.5M
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 palm oil is used.

Four states are listed for over $100M each, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. Louisiana$0.59B
  2. Georgia$0.38B
  3. California$0.23B
  4. New Jersey$0.12B
  5. Texas$71.7M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 1511. How we count.