Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$1.9 billion$1.9B
vs 2010
1.1× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
99%
Busiest portTop port
Newark, NJ

The US buys the most towels from India: 43% of $1.9 billion.

Pakistan is second at 25%. Cotton terry towels for the bath and kitchen.

Where US towels come from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $1.9B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01India$0.82B43.3%
  2. 02Pakistan$0.48B25.2%
  3. 03China$0.29B15.2%
  4. 04Turkey$0.14B7.2%
  5. 05Colombia$64.2M3.4%
  6. 06Bangladesh$30.2M1.6%
  7. 07Portugal$29.3M1.6%
  8. 08Vietnam$23.1M1.2%
  9. 09El Salvador$5.8M0.3%
  10. 10Egypt$3.0M0.2%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $14.9M0.8%

Total US towels imports by year · $1.7B in 2010 to $1.9B 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 towels imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US towels imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

India36% → 43%
Turkey4.3% → 7.2%
Colombia2.1% → 3.4%
Vietnam<0.1% → 1.2%
Portugal0.7% → 1.6%
El Salvador0.7% → 0.3%
Pakistan26% → 25%
Egypt1.1% → 0.2%
Bangladesh2.7% → 1.6%
China24% → 15%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported towels are made in South Asia. India and Pakistan send 69% between them, and China, Bangladesh and Vietnam add another 18%. Turkey ships from the Middle East.

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  1. 01India
  2. 02Pakistan
  3. 03China
  4. 04Turkey
  5. 05Colombia
  6. 06Bangladesh
  7. 07Portugal
  8. 08Vietnam

Where it lands

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

99% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and West Coast ports. Newark takes 22%. Savannah and Los Angeles follow at 21% and 13%.

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  1. ANewark, NJ $0.41B
  2. BSavannah, GA $0.40B
  3. CLos Angeles, CA $0.24B
  4. DNorfolk, VA $0.22B
  5. EHouston, TX $0.19B
  6. FCharleston, SC $99.6M
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 towels is used.

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

  1. 01Georgia$0.27B
  2. 02California$0.24B
  3. 03New Jersey$0.21B
  4. 04Texas$0.16B
  5. 05New York$0.13B
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 630260. How we count.