Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$1.4 billion$1.4B
vs 2010
1.3× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
26%
Busiest portTop port
JFK Airport, NY

The US buys the most sunglasses from Italy: 46% of $1.4 billion.

China is second at 34%. Sunglasses.

Where US sunglasses come from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $1.4B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Italy$0.63B45.7%
  2. 02China$0.46B33.8%
  3. 03Japan$0.12B8.8%
  4. 04Thailand$46.6M3.4%
  5. 05Taiwan$36.1M2.6%
  6. 06Vietnam$23.8M1.7%
  7. 07France$21.5M1.6%
  8. 08Brazil$12.4M0.9%
  9. 09Germany$4.4M0.3%
  10. 10Cambodia$2.7M0.2%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $11.7M0.9%

Total US sunglasses imports by year · $1.1B in 2010 to $1.4B 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 sunglasses imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US sunglasses imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Japan4.4% → 8.8%
Thailand<0.1% → 3.4%
Vietnam<0.1% → 1.7%
Brazil0.2% → 0.9%
France1.3% → 1.6%
Cambodia0% → 0.2%
Germany0.4% → 0.3%
Taiwan3.1% → 2.6%
Italy48% → 46%
China42% → 34%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported sunglasses are made in Asia. China and Japan send 43% between them, and Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam add another 8%. Italy and France send 47% from Europe.

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  1. 01Italy
  2. 02China
  3. 03Japan
  4. 04Thailand
  5. 05Taiwan
  6. 06Vietnam
  7. 07France
  8. 08Brazil

Where it lands

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

66% arrives by air. JFK Airport takes 13%. Newark and Los Angeles Airport (LAX) follow at 12% and 11%.

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

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  1. AJFK Airport, NY $0.18B
  2. BNewark, NJ $0.16B
  3. CLos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $0.15B
  4. DLos Angeles, CA $0.14B
  5. EChicago, IL $0.14B
  6. FAtlanta, GA $0.12B
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 sunglasses is used.

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

  1. 01California$0.36B
  2. 02Georgia$0.31B
  3. 03New Jersey$0.16B
  4. 04New York$0.12B
  5. 05Ohio$0.11B
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 900410. How we count.