Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$6.6 billion$6.6B
vs 2010
1.9× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
88%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

Most imported plastic kitchenware comes from China: 73% of $6.6 billion.

Mexico is second at 6%. Plastic tableware, kitchenware and household articles.

Where US plastic kitchenware comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $6.6B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01China$4.81B72.9%
  2. 02Mexico$0.43B6.5%
  3. 03Vietnam$0.40B6.0%
  4. 04Taiwan$0.19B2.9%
  5. 05Canada$0.17B2.5%
  6. 06Thailand$79.0M1.2%
  7. 07India$54.9M0.8%
  8. 08Dominican Republic$51.8M0.8%
  9. 09South Korea$42.4M0.6%
  10. 10Israel$37.8M0.6%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.34B5.2%

Total US plastic kitchenware imports by year · $3.5B in 2010 to $6.6B 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 plastic kitchenware imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US plastic kitchenware imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Vietnam1% → 6%
Thailand0.6% → 1.2%
India0.4% → 0.8%
Dominican Republic0.6% → 0.8%
Canada2.4% → 2.5%
South Korea0.6% → 0.6%
Mexico6.6% → 6.5%
Taiwan3.7% → 2.9%
Israel1.4% → 0.6%
China76% → 73%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported plastic kitchenware is made in East Asia. China alone sends 73%, and Vietnam, Taiwan and Thailand add another 10%. Mexico ships from Latin America.

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  1. 01China
  2. 02Mexico
  3. 03Vietnam
  4. 04Taiwan
  5. 05Canada
  6. 06Thailand
  7. 07India
  8. 08Dominican Republic

Where it lands

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

88% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through West and East Coast ports. Los Angeles alone takes 31%. Newark and Long Beach follow at 13% and 10%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $2.05B
  2. BNewark, NJ $0.88B
  3. CLong Beach, CA $0.66B
  4. DSavannah, GA $0.46B
  5. EHouston, TX $0.31B
  6. FNorfolk, VA $0.28B
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 plastic kitchenware is used.

One state is listed for over $1B.

  1. 01California$1.92B
  2. 02New York$0.56B
  3. 03Texas$0.50B
  4. 04New Jersey$0.39B
  5. 05Georgia$0.35B
$1B+$400M–1B$100–400M$10–100MUnder $10M

Counted under HS 3924. How we count.