Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$3.2 billion$3.2B
vs 2010
2.1× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
86%
Busiest portTop port
Baltimore, MD

The US buys the most plywood from Vietnam: 19% of $3.2 billion.

Indonesia is a close second at 15%. Plywood and veneered panels.

Where US plywood comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $3.2B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Vietnam$0.62B19.3%
  2. 02Indonesia$0.49B15.2%
  3. 03Canada$0.40B12.3%
  4. 04Chile$0.25B7.7%
  5. 05Cambodia$0.25B7.7%
  6. 06Brazil$0.24B7.6%
  7. 07Malaysia$0.14B4.4%
  8. 08Thailand$0.13B4.0%
  9. 09China$81.0M2.5%
  10. 10Ecuador$79.4M2.5%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.54B16.7%

Total US plywood imports by year · $1.5B in 2010 to $3.2B 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 plywood imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US plywood imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Vietnam1% → 19%
Cambodia0.5% → 7.7%
Indonesia9.5% → 15%
Thailand0.4% → 4%
Brazil4.3% → 7.6%
Canada9.6% → 12%
Chile5.3% → 7.7%
Malaysia2.3% → 4.4%
Ecuador1.2% → 2.5%
China52% → 2.5%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's produced

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

Most imported plywood is produced in Southeast Asia. Vietnam and Indonesia send 35% between them, and Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and China add another 19%. Chile, Brazil and Ecuador send 18% from Latin America.

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  1. 01Vietnam
  2. 02Indonesia
  3. 03Canada
  4. 04Chile
  5. 05Cambodia
  6. 06Brazil
  7. 07Malaysia
  8. 08Thailand

Where it lands

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

86% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Baltimore takes 15%. Los Angeles and Savannah follow at 12% and 11%.

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  1. ABaltimore, MD $0.47B
  2. BLos Angeles, CA $0.38B
  3. CSavannah, GA $0.34B
  4. DHouston, TX $0.32B
  5. ENewark, NJ $0.27B
  6. FMiami, FL $0.13B
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 plywood is used.

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

  1. 01California$0.62B
  2. 02Florida$0.39B
  3. 03Maryland$0.36B
  4. 04Georgia$0.32B
  5. 05Texas$0.31B
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 4412. How we count.