Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$5.1 billion$5.1B
vs 2010
1.1× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
90%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

The US buys the most underwear from Vietnam: 27% of $5.1 billion.

China is second at 18%. Knit and woven underwear and sleepwear for men and women.

Where US underwear comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $5.1B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Vietnam$1.38B27.1%
  2. 02China$0.90B17.6%
  3. 03India$0.51B10.1%
  4. 04Cambodia$0.47B9.3%
  5. 05Bangladesh$0.47B9.3%
  6. 06Sri Lanka$0.34B6.7%
  7. 07Indonesia$0.27B5.4%
  8. 08Thailand$0.10B2.0%
  9. 09El Salvador$88.3M1.7%
  10. 10Pakistan$85.3M1.7%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.47B9.2%

Total US underwear imports by year · $4.8B in 2010 to $5.1B 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 underwear imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US underwear imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Vietnam14% → 27%
Bangladesh6% → 9.3%
Indonesia2.1% → 5.4%
India6.8% → 10%
Cambodia6.1% → 9.3%
Pakistan1% → 1.7%
Sri Lanka6.5% → 6.7%
Thailand3.4% → 2%
El Salvador4.1% → 1.7%
China39% → 18%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

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

Most imported underwear is made in Asia. Vietnam and China send 45% between them, and India, Cambodia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka add another 35%.

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

Where it lands

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

90% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through West and East Coast ports. Los Angeles alone takes 39%. Newark and Savannah follow at 16% and 11%.

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ABCDEF
  1. ALos Angeles, CA $2.00B
  2. BNewark, NJ $0.81B
  3. CSavannah, GA $0.54B
  4. DLong Beach, CA $0.48B
  5. ENorfolk, VA $0.22B
  6. FGulfport, MS $0.10B
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 underwear is used.

One state is listed for over $1B.

  1. 01California$1.33B
  2. 02New York$0.71B
  3. 03North Carolina$0.50B
  4. 04Ohio$0.47B
  5. 05New Jersey$0.30B
$1B+$400M–1B$100–400M$10–100MUnder $10M

Counted under HS 6107, 6108, 6207, 6208. How we count.