Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$84 billion$84B
vs 2010
3.8× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
13%
Busiest portTop port
Chicago, IL

The US buys the most routers & networking gear from Vietnam: 28% of $84 billion.

Thailand is a close second at 22%. Routers, switches and the gear that moves data; smartwatches also land here.

Where US routers & networking gear comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $84B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Vietnam$23.72B28.3%
  2. 02Thailand$18.15B21.6%
  3. 03Mexico$11.43B13.6%
  4. 04Taiwan$7.81B9.3%
  5. 05Malaysia$6.62B7.9%
  6. 06China$5.43B6.5%
  7. 07India$2.68B3.2%
  8. 08Israel$1.24B1.5%
  9. 09Philippines$0.88B1.0%
  10. 10Indonesia$0.81B1.0%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $5.18B6.2%

Total US routers & networking gear imports by year · $22.4B in 2010 to $84B 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 routers & networking gear imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US routers & networking gear imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Vietnam1.5% → 28%
Thailand5.6% → 22%
Taiwan2.8% → 9.3%
India0.1% → 3.2%
Indonesia<0.1% → 1%
Israel0.6% → 1.5%
Philippines0.4% → 1%
Malaysia9.7% → 7.9%
Mexico25% → 14%
China42% → 6.5%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported routers & networking gear is made in Southeast Asia. Vietnam and Thailand send 50% between them, and Taiwan, Malaysia, China and India add another 27%. Mexico sends 14% from Latin America.

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

Where it lands

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

71% arrives by air. Chicago alone takes 20%. San Francisco Airport (SFO) and Laredo follow at 12% and 10%.

Air cargo is recorded where it clears customs, which isn't always where the plane landed.

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  1. AChicago, IL $16.44B
  2. BSan Francisco Airport (SFO), CA $10.40B
  3. CLaredo, TX $8.77B
  4. DDallas-Fort Worth, TX $7.36B
  5. ELos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $6.64B
  6. FLos Angeles, CA $6.48B
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 routers & networking gear is used.

Two states are listed for over $10B each.

  1. 01California$17.70B
  2. 02Texas$17.30B
  3. 03Illinois$9.57B
  4. 04Georgia$6.32B
  5. 05Kentucky$6.22B
$10B+$4–10B$1–4B$100M–1BUnder $100M

Counted under HS 851762. How we count.