Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$19.1 billion$19.1B
vs 2010
1.9× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
77%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

The US buys the most tires from Thailand: 19% of $19.1 billion.

Mexico is second at 11%. New pneumatic rubber tires.

Where US tires come from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $19.1B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Thailand$3.66B19.2%
  2. 02Mexico$2.06B10.8%
  3. 03Canada$1.91B10.0%
  4. 04Japan$1.60B8.4%
  5. 05Vietnam$1.43B7.5%
  6. 06Cambodia$1.10B5.8%
  7. 07South Korea$0.86B4.5%
  8. 08Indonesia$0.76B4.0%
  9. 09China$0.55B2.9%
  10. 10India$0.52B2.7%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $4.66B24.4%

Total US tires imports by year · $10.3B in 2010 to $19.1B 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 tires imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US tires imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Thailand8.2% → 19%
Vietnam1.3% → 7.5%
Cambodia0% → 5.8%
Mexico5.5% → 11%
India1.2% → 2.7%
Indonesia4.9% → 4%
Canada12% → 10%
Japan10% → 8.4%
South Korea10% → 4.5%
China21% → 2.9%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported tires are made in Asia. Thailand and Japan send 28% between them, and Vietnam, Cambodia, South Korea and Indonesia add another 22%. Mexico sends 11% from Latin America.

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  1. 01Thailand
  2. 02Mexico
  3. 03Canada
  4. 04Japan
  5. 05Vietnam
  6. 06Cambodia
  7. 07South Korea
  8. 08Indonesia

Where it lands

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

77% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Los Angeles alone takes 19%. Newark and Savannah follow at 11% and 10%.

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  1. ALos Angeles, CA $3.65B
  2. BNewark, NJ $2.03B
  3. CSavannah, GA $1.83B
  4. DLaredo, TX $1.56B
  5. ELong Beach, CA $1.49B
  6. FCharleston, SC $1.16B
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 tires is used.

Six states are listed for over $1B each, and they mirror the top ports.

  1. 01California$3.63B
  2. 02Texas$2.40B
  3. 03Georgia$2.02B
  4. 04Illinois$1.73B
  5. 05South Carolina$1.64B
$1B+$400M–1B$100–400M$10–100MUnder $10M

Counted under HS 4011. How we count.