Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$834 million$834M
vs 2010
1.1× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
77%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

The US buys the most swimwear from Vietnam: 33% of $834 million.

China is second at 23%. Swimsuits and trunks, knit and woven.

Where US swimwear comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $834M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Vietnam$277M33.2%
  2. 02China$192M23.1%
  3. 03Indonesia$72.8M8.7%
  4. 04Bangladesh$45.9M5.5%
  5. 05Cambodia$44.3M5.3%
  6. 06Sri Lanka$36.9M4.4%
  7. 07Kenya$23.6M2.8%
  8. 08Colombia$22.9M2.7%
  9. 09Egypt$16.3M2.0%
  10. 10Italy$15.9M1.9%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $86.1M10.3%

Total US swimwear imports by year · $785M in 2010 to $834M 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 swimwear imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US swimwear imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Vietnam10% → 33%
Bangladesh2.4% → 5.5%
Kenya<0.1% → 2.8%
Egypt<0.1% → 2%
Italy0.7% → 1.9%
Colombia2% → 2.7%
Cambodia7.1% → 5.3%
Indonesia11% → 8.7%
Sri Lanka8.4% → 4.4%
China48% → 23%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported swimwear is made in Asia. Vietnam and China send 56% between them, and Indonesia, Bangladesh, Cambodia and Sri Lanka add another 24%. Kenya and Egypt ship from Africa.

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  1. 01Vietnam
  2. 02China
  3. 03Indonesia
  4. 04Bangladesh
  5. 05Cambodia
  6. 06Sri Lanka
  7. 07Kenya
  8. 08Colombia

Where it lands

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

77% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through West and East Coast ports. Los Angeles alone takes 42%. Newark and Long Beach follow at 12% and 11%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $354M
  2. BNewark, NJ $102M
  3. CLong Beach, CA $87.5M
  4. DLos Angeles Airport (LAX), CA $37.5M
  5. ESavannah, GA $35.5M
  6. FJFK Airport, NY $28.4M
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 swimwear is used.

One state is listed for over $100M.

  1. 01California$367M
  2. 02New York$78.5M
  3. 03Ohio$54.7M
  4. 04New Jersey$51.1M
  5. 05Georgia$37.7M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 611231, 611239, 611241, 611249, 621111, 621112. How we count.