{"id":152235,"date":"2025-06-02T13:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T13:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/152235\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T13:53:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T13:53:09","slug":"what-imports-the-u-s-relies-on-most-from-every-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/152235\/","title":{"rendered":"What imports the U.S. relies on most from every country."},"content":{"rendered":"

President Trump\u2019s on-and-off tariffs have created deep uncertainty about the cost of imported goods \u2014 and it\u2019s not always clear what goods will be most affected with any given country.<\/p>\n

The largest U.S. imports from many countries are oil and gas, electronics, cars and pharmaceuticals. But there\u2019s another way to look at what Americans import: trying to measure a country\u2019s distinct contribution to the U.S.\u2019s total needs.<\/p>\n

For example, China\u2019s largest exports to the U.S. \u2014 by dollar value \u2014 are electronics. But the U.S. also imports large quantities of electronics from elsewhere. Nearly 100 percent of imported baby carriages, however, come from China.<\/p>\n

Switzerland, meanwhile, is responsible for nearly all of America\u2019s imported precious metal watches. Ethiopia, on the other hand, sends the U.S. around 2 percent of its imported knit babies\u2019 clothes \u2014 but that\u2019s a larger share than for any other item it exports to the U.S.<\/p>\n

The table below shows the item the U.S. relies on most from each of 140 trading partners. (We took out items that the U.S. also exports in large quantities, such as petroleum.)<\/p>\n

What the U.S. is most reliant on from each country<\/p>\nCOUNTRY ITEMPct. of
U.S. imports
from here<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\nLive pigs<\/td>\n>99%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nPeru<\/td>\nCalcium phosphates<\/td>\n>99%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\nChromium ore<\/td>\n98%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nSwitzerland<\/td>\nPrecious metal watches<\/td>\n98%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\nBaby carriages<\/td>\n97%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nMexico<\/td>\nSelf-propelled rail transport<\/td>\n94%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nPortugal<\/td>\nNatural cork articles<\/td>\n93%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nIndia<\/td>\nSynthetic reconstructed jewelry stones<\/td>\n89%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nItaly<\/td>\nVermouth<\/td>\n86%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nIndonesia<\/td>\nPalm oil<\/td>\n85%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nMadagascar<\/td>\nVanilla<\/td>\n80%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nTurkey<\/td>\nRetail artificial filament yarn<\/td>\n79%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nBrazil<\/td>\nSemi-finished iron<\/td>\n76%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nVietnam<\/td>\nCoconuts, brazil nuts, and cashews<\/td>\n75%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\nSheep and goat meat<\/td>\n74%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nNew Zealand<\/td>\nMisc. animal fats<\/td>\n73%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nGabon<\/td>\nManganese ore<\/td>\n71%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nChile<\/td>\nRefined copper<\/td>\n71%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nNetherlands<\/td>\nBulbs and roots<\/td>\n70%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nSpain<\/td>\nOlive oil<\/td>\n62%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nTaiwan<\/td>\nTapioca<\/td>\n62%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nArgentina<\/td>\nGroundnut oil<\/td>\n60%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nColombia<\/td>\nCut flowers<\/td>\n60%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nBolivia<\/td>\nTungsten ore<\/td>\n59%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nDominican Republic<\/td>\nRolled tobacco<\/td>\n59%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nCote d’Ivoire<\/td>\nCocoa paste<\/td>\n59%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nGermany<\/td>\nFelt machinery<\/td>\n58%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nFinland<\/td>\nCobalt oxides and hydroxides<\/td>\n56%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nJapan<\/td>\nPianos<\/td>\n52%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nIsrael<\/td>\nPhosphatic fertilizers<\/td>\n50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nPhilippines<\/td>\nCoconut oil<\/td>\n50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\nInsect resins<\/td>\n50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nThailand<\/td>\nSugar preserved foods<\/td>\n47%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nMalaysia<\/td>\nRubber apparel<\/td>\n46%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nIreland<\/td>\nSulfonamides<\/td>\n45%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nPakistan<\/td>\nLight mixed woven cotton<\/td>\n43%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nSingapore<\/td>\nGlass with edge workings<\/td>\n39%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nGuatemala<\/td>\nBananas<\/td>\n38%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nEcuador<\/td>\nCocoa beans<\/td>\n38%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nSouth Korea<\/td>\nRubber inner tubes<\/td>\n33%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nJamaica<\/td>\nAluminum ore<\/td>\n33%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nBangladesh<\/td>\nNon-knit babies\u2019 garments<\/td>\n31%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nAustria<\/td>\nHandguns<\/td>\n29%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\nAntiques<\/td>\n28%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nCambodia<\/td>\nGum coated textile fabric<\/td>\n25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nNicaragua<\/td>\nRolled tobacco<\/td>\n24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nGuyana<\/td>\nAluminum ore<\/td>\n24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nUkraine<\/td>\nSeed oils<\/td>\n24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nBelgium<\/td>\nFlax woven fabric<\/td>\n22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nBahrain<\/td>\nStranded aluminum wire<\/td>\n22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nSri Lanka<\/td>\nCoconut and other vegetable fibers<\/td>\n21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nMorocco<\/td>\nBarium sulphate<\/td>\n20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nRomania<\/td>\nSteel ingots<\/td>\n19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nNorway<\/td>\nCarbides<\/td>\n19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nSweden<\/td>\nStainless steel ingots<\/td>\n17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nCosta Rica<\/td>\nBananas<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nHonduras<\/td>\nMolasses<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nParaguay<\/td>\nWood charcoal<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nDenmark<\/td>\nCasein<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nTunisia<\/td>\nPure olive oil<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nRussia<\/td>\nPhosphatic fertilizers<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nFiji<\/td>\nWater<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nHong Kong<\/td>\nPearls<\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nNepal<\/td>\nKnotted carpets<\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nPoland<\/td>\nProcessed mushrooms<\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nLebanon<\/td>\nPhosphatic fertilizers<\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nCroatia<\/td>\nHandguns<\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nBulgaria<\/td>\nNon-retail combed wool yarn<\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nLaos<\/td>\nBarium sulphate<\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nMozambique<\/td>\nTitanium ore<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nGhana<\/td>\nCocoa beans<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nBahamas<\/td>\nGravel and crushed stone<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nGreece<\/td>\nDried, salted, smoked or brined fish<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nJordan<\/td>\nKnit men\u2019s coats<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nCzech Republic<\/td>\nRolling machines<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nEl Salvador<\/td>\nMolasses<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nEgypt<\/td>\nSpice seeds<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nUnited Arab Emirates<\/td>\nRaw aluminum<\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nUganda<\/td>\nVanilla<\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nNigeria<\/td>\nRaw lead<\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nUruguay<\/td>\nBovine, sheep, and goat fat<\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nLatvia<\/td>\nBook-binding machines<\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nKazakhstan<\/td>\nIronmaking alloys<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nCameroon<\/td>\nCocoa paste<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nLithuania<\/td>\nWheat gluten<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nOman<\/td>\nMetal office supplies<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nHungary<\/td>\nSeed oils<\/td>\n7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nBelize<\/td>\nMolasses<\/td>\n7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nFaroe Islands<\/td>\nNon-fillet fresh fish<\/td>\n6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nQatar<\/td>\nPearls<\/td>\n6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nMyanmar<\/td>\nMisc. knit clothing accessories<\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nZambia<\/td>\nPrecious stones<\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nSlovenia<\/td>\nPackaged medications<\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nSenegal<\/td>\nTitanium ore<\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nAlgeria<\/td>\nCement<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nHaiti<\/td>\nKnit T-shirts<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nKenya<\/td>\nTitanium ore<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nLiechtenstein<\/td>\nIron nails<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nGeorgia<\/td>\nIronmaking alloys<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nLiberia<\/td>\nRubber<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nSerbia<\/td>\nRubber inner tubes<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nIceland<\/td>\nFish fillets<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nDemocratic Republic of the Congo<\/td>\nRefined copper<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nBotswana<\/td>\nDiamonds<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nChad<\/td>\nInsect resins<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nZimbabwe<\/td>\nLeather further prepared after tanning or crusting<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nLuxembourg<\/td>\nPolyamide fabric<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nPanama<\/td>\nNon-fillet fresh fish<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nAlbania<\/td>\nIronmaking alloys<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nEstonia<\/td>\nFishing and hunting equipment<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nEthiopia<\/td>\nKnit babies\u2019 garments<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nNamibia<\/td>\nWood charcoal<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nVenezuela<\/td>\nProcessed crustaceans<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nSlovakia<\/td>\nRubber tires<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nLesotho<\/td>\nKnit men\u2019s shirts<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nTanzania<\/td>\nPrecious stones<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nPapua New Guinea<\/td>\nVanilla<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nMauritius<\/td>\nProcessed fish<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nSaudi Arabia<\/td>\nIron nails<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nMoldova<\/td>\nWine<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nSuriname<\/td>\nNon-fillet fresh fish<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nAngola<\/td>\nPig iron<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nArmenia<\/td>\nDiamonds<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/td>\nNon-fillet fresh fish<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nMacau<\/td>\nKnitted hats<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nNorth Macedonia<\/td>\nCurbstones<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nTogo<\/td>\nFake hair<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nBosnia and Herzegovina<\/td>\nNon-knit women\u2019s coats<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nRepublic of the Congo<\/td>\nAntiques<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nAzerbaijan<\/td>\nIronmaking alloys<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nIraq<\/td>\nAntiques<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nLibya<\/td>\nMisc. vegetable products<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nCyprus<\/td>\nOlive oil<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nKuwait<\/td>\nIronmaking alloys<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nMalta<\/td>\nAir conditioners<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nBritish Virgin Islands<\/td>\nDiamonds<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nBrunei<\/td>\nKnit T-shirts<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nCayman Islands<\/td>\nPhones<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nEquatorial Guinea<\/td>\nKnitted hats<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nSint Maarten<\/td>\nHard liquor<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Numbers are rounded. Goods that the U.S. exports at least 25 percent as much as it imports, and goods with under $20 million of imports in 2024, are excluded. Source: U.S. International Trade Commission<\/a><\/p>\n

Curious where the U.S. imports a particular item from? You can look it up below.<\/p>\n

Searchable table<\/p>\n<\/tr>\n\nComputers $138.5 billion in imports<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nMexico<\/td>\n35%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n26%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nTaiwan<\/td>\n19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nVietnam<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nThailand<\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nPhones $119 billion <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n42%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nVietnam<\/td>\n17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nMexico<\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nIndia<\/td>\n7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nThailand<\/td>\n7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nPackaged medications $100.4 billion <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nIreland<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nSwitzerland<\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nIndia<\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nItaly<\/td>\n7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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About the data<\/p>\n

We analyzed U.S. International Trade Commission data<\/a> on goods imported for consumption in 2024. We used product descriptions from the Observatory of Economic Complexity<\/a> <\/strong>to label the goods, and edited these descriptions lightly.<\/p>\n

We grouped goods using the first four digits of their code in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule<\/a>, which lists categories of products.<\/p>\n

We excluded goods that are widely produced in the U.S., using export data<\/a> to remove goods where the U.S. exports at least 25 percent of what it imports by value.<\/p>\n

We included only trading partners that export at least $50 million of goods each year to the U.S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Trump\u2019s on-and-off tariffs have created deep uncertainty about the cost of imported goods \u2014 and it\u2019s not…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":152236,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3090],"tags":[51,32342,20886,1700,64915,1757,16,15,64916],"class_list":{"0":"post-152235","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-customs-tariff","10":"tag-donald-j","11":"tag-economy","12":"tag-international-trade-and-world-market","13":"tag-trump","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-united-states-politics-and-government"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114614108404389276","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152235\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}