Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$6.6 billion$6.6B
vs 2010
1.5× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
97%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

The US buys the most shrimp from India: 36% of $6.6 billion.

Ecuador is second at 26%. Frozen and prepared shrimp and prawns.

Where US shrimp 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. 01India$2.39B36.0%
  2. 02Ecuador$1.71B25.7%
  3. 03Indonesia$0.98B14.7%
  4. 04Vietnam$0.70B10.5%
  5. 05Thailand$0.30B4.5%
  6. 06Argentina$0.21B3.2%
  7. 07Mexico$0.17B2.6%
  8. 08Saudi Arabia$29.1M0.4%
  9. 09Peru$27.3M0.4%
  10. 10Canada$24.2M0.4%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.10B1.5%

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Then and now: 2015 vs 2025Then and now

Each country's share of US shrimp imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US shrimp imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Ecuador12% → 26%
India23% → 36%
Argentina0.8% → 3.2%
Saudi Arabia<0.1% → 0.4%
Canada0.5% → 0.4%
Peru1.5% → 0.4%
Vietnam12% → 11%
Mexico5.9% → 2.6%
Indonesia20% → 15%
Thailand14% → 4.5%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

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

Most imported shrimp comes from Asia. India and Indonesia send 51% between them, and Vietnam and Thailand add another 15%. Ecuador, Argentina and Mexico send 31% from Latin America.

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  1. 01India
  2. 02Ecuador
  3. 03Indonesia
  4. 04Vietnam
  5. 05Thailand
  6. 06Argentina
  7. 07Mexico
  8. 08Saudi Arabia

Where it lands

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

97% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Newark alone takes 27%. Los Angeles and Savannah follow at 18% and 9%.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $1.81B
  2. BLos Angeles, CA $1.21B
  3. CSavannah, GA $0.60B
  4. DMiami, FL $0.47B
  5. EHouston, TX $0.43B
  6. FSan Diego, CA $0.33B
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 shrimp is used.

One state is listed for over $1B.

  1. 01California$1.95B
  2. 02Florida$0.93B
  3. 03New York$0.82B
  4. 04New Jersey$0.74B
  5. 05Georgia$0.47B
$1B+$400M–1B$100–400M$10–100MUnder $10M

Counted under HS 030616, 030617, 030613, 160521, 160529, 160520. How we count.