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Plastic Spoons, Umbrellas, Violins: A Guide to What Americans Buy From China - The New York Times


"Plastic Spoons, Umbrellas, Violins: A Guide to What Americans Buy From China

The things the U.S. imports a lot, the things it doesn’t and everything in between.

Photo Illustration by Zak Bickel/The New York Times; Photographs via Getty; Unsplash

Tariffs are up. Tariffs are down. Shipping is frozen. Shipping is back on.

In the past several weeks, Chinese imports to the U.S. have been on a seesaw, leaving Americans uncertain how tariffs will affect their lives.

It’s impossible to say what tariffs will do to the price or availability of any particular item, although even the Trump administration’s current level of 30 percent tariffs — on top of previous levies — will certainly make many things more expensive.

But thanks to detailed trade data, we know what Americans buy from China, and how much of it, and thus what might be most sensitive to future swings in trade status.

Here are several ways of understanding what’s on those container ships, based on 2024 data from the U.S. International Trade Commission.

First, the products where the greatest share of our imports are Chinese imports:

Goods Americans import almost exclusively from China

ITEMPct. from 
China
Imports
from China 
in millions
1Baby carriages97%$380
2Artificial plants96%$991
3Umbrellas96%$491
4Filing cabinets96%$88
5Vacuum flasks96%$1,634
6Fireworks95%$465
7Children’s picture books93%$505
8Portable lighting91%$901
9Combs91%$367
10Travel kits90%$42

This list is the simplest way to think about which Chinese goods the U.S. relies on most. But percentages aren’t everything. Americans buy so much from China that even goods with smaller imported shares from there could still be significantly affected by tariffs.

Chinese goods that Americans spend the most on

ITEMPct. from 
China
Imports
from China 
in millions
1Telephones42%$50,085
2Computers26%$35,473
3Electric batteries58%$17,022
4Other toys76%$13,463
5Motor vehicles; parts and accessories11%$9,059
6Video and card games78%$7,083
7Video displays33%$6,770
8Electric heaters55%$6,607
9Seats26%$6,582
10Packaged medications6%$6,146

This list skews slightly toward more expensive goods that the average American purchases infrequently, particularly electronics. But the International Trade Commission also tracks how many of each good the U.S. imports.

Chinese goods with huge U.S. import quantities

ITEMPct. from 
China
Items imported
from China 
in millions
1Plastic housewares79%67,895
2Other plastic products45%19,158
3Plastic lids22%13,688
4Electrical capacitors11%12,125
5Semiconductor devices3%11,368
6Electrical resistors11%9,276
7Other toys76%6,390
8Other cloth articles64%5,466
9Shaped paper38%3,895
10Low-voltage protection equipment15%3,626

In that list, you can see Americans’ well-documented reliance on China for plastic products.

Many of America’s major imports from China are consumer goods: things you buy for yourself, like clothes, housewares or entertainment. Drill down into those categories and specific products stand out.

For example, American wardrobes are somewhat dependent on China: about a fifth of U.S. clothing imports. But a majority of neckties and gloves and pantyhose are imported from China.

Clothing

ITEMPct. from 
China
Imports
from China 
in millions
1Hosiery58%$149
2Neckties57%$52
3Gloves53%$724
4Handkerchiefs53%$13
5Women’s and girls’ bathrobes50%$217

Includes knit and non-knit clothing. Excludes leather, plastic and rubber clothing. Various fibers combined into single categories.

The U.S. is more reliant on China for things made with polyester and nylon (like pantyhose) than for those made with cotton.

Athletes, especially racket-sport players, are also dependent on China:

Sporting goods

ITEMPct. from 
China
Imports
from China 
in millions
1Badminton or similar rackets94%$64
2Equipment for table tennis81%$34
3Lawn-tennis rackets70%$41
4Gym and athletic equipment69%$1,652
5Other sports and pool equipment64%$1,345

There are also consumer-goods categories whose “Made in China” status may not be as well known. For example, the U.S. gets a lot of its imported string instruments — such as violins and cellos — from China.

Musical instruments

ITEMPct. from 
China
Imports
from China 
in millions
1String musical instruments played with a bow83%$31
2Brass-wind instruments44%$49
3Percussion musical instruments36%$42
4Wind musical instruments except brass27%$48
5Grand and upright pianos4%$4.8

The Japanese company Yamaha manufactures some of its instruments in China, including trumpets and drums.

The U.S. also relies on China for many of its vitamins …

Vitamin derivatives

ITEMPct. from 
China
Imports
from China 
in millions
1Vitamin B690%$32
2Vitamin B188%$43
3Vitamin B1285%$59
4Vitamin C73%$139
5Vitamin B3 and B572%$35

… and eels. (China has a robust eel farming industry.)

Fish

ITEMPct. from 
China
Imports
from China 
in millions
1Preserved eel95%$38
2Frozen cod-like fish91%$8.5
3Frozen tilapia fillets75%$308
4Dried, salted and brined cod-like fish fillets69%$37
5Frozen flatfish fillets65%$58

Includes processed, frozen, fresh and live fish.

Then there are the goods that the U.S. imports primarily to put inside other things, like car parts.

Car parts

ITEMPct. from 
China
Imports
from China 
in millions
1Vehicle windshields and window parts32%$358
2Motor vehicle wheels and accessories31%$1,338
3Vehicle parts: brakes, servo-brake and parts25%$1,697
4Bumpers and parts for motor vehicles5%$79
5Seat belts for motor vehicles4%$11

The U.S. relies heavily on Chinese imports to build electric vehicles in particular: Some 70 percent of its imported lithium-ion batteries are from China.

Even batteries made in the U.S. often rely on raw materials from China, particularly graphite. (China tightened its export controls on graphite at the end of last year, so this year’s numbers could end up looking very different.)

Critical minerals used in E.V. batteries

ITEMPct. from 
China
Imports
from China 
in millions
1Graphite and artificial graphite62%$376
2Manganese ores, oxides and articles37%$86
3Cobalt ores, oxides, hydroxides and articles2%$9.8
4Nickel ores, oxides, hydroxides, sulphates and raw nickel2%$30
5Lithium oxide, hydroxide and carbonate1%$2.6

Mr. Trump’s newest tariffs are not the only levies imposed on Chinese goods, and there’s a complicated interplay of which tariffs apply to which products. Some goods that a lot of Americans buy received exemptions from the latest tariffs (though perhaps not future ones), including one item the U.S. imports almost exclusively from China: children’s books.

Select exempted goods

ITEMPct. from 
China
Imports
from China 
in millions
1Children's picture, drawing or coloring books93%$505
2Smartphones73%$40,675
3Portable computers66%$32,169

That’s a window into what Americans buy from China. But for some imports, the U.S. doesn’t rely on China. It’s a list that includes large vehicles, precious metals and tomatoes, all of which America imports largely from other countries.

Goods that the U.S. imports the least from China

ITEMTotal imports
in millions
1Delivery trucks$47,524
2Other precious metal products$21,231
3Planes, helicopters, and/or spacecraft$18,309
4Diamonds$15,938
5Raw aluminum$10,113
6Refined copper$8,627
7Platinum$6,973
8Wine$6,697
9Other fruits$5,923
10Silver$5,088

Imports value includes all countries, not just China. Includes categories where less than 0.5 percent of goods are from China.

It’s also worth noting what America exports to China. Though the U.S. sends fewer goods to China than it receives, these could still be affected in a trade war. (China has been instituting its own exemptions, which are broader than those of the U.S.)

Goods that the U.S. exports the most to China

ITEMExports
to China
in millions
1Soybeans$12,761
2Civilian aircraft$11,522
3Integrated circuits$8,716
4Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures$6,680
5Petroleum gas$6,187
6Crude petroleum$6,160
7Cars$4,931
8Machines used to manufacture semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays $4,170
9Medical instruments$3,460
10Scrap copper$2,795

Export value includes only exports to China, not other countries.

To let you take a closer look at what America does and doesn’t import from China, we’ve included a searchable list below of all goods for which the U.S. imported at least $20 million (from any country) in 2024, excluding America’s major exports.

ITEMPct. from 
China
Imports
from China 
in millions
1Baby carriages97%$380
2Artificial plants96%$991
3Umbrellas96%$491
4Filing cabinets96%$88
5Vacuum flasks96%$1,634
6Fireworks95%$465
7Children’s picture books93%$505
8Portable lighting91%$901
9Combs91%$367
10Travel kits90%$42
11Chalkboards90%$124
12Party decorations89%$4,699
13Umbrella and walking stick accessories85%$71
14Other footwear84%$972
15Blankets82%$1,398
16Other cutlery82%$140
17Iron housewares81%$3,155
18Bells and other metal ornaments81%$911
19Ceramic tableware80%$835
20Other domestic electric housewares80%$2,696
21Other musical instruments80%$22
22Other clocks80%$110
23Scissors79%$123
24Plastic housewares79%$6,079
25Video and card games78%$7,083
26Other toys76%$13,463
27Cooking hand tools74%$106
28Wood frames74%$149
29Sound recording equipment72%$812
30Aluminum housewares72%$1,143
31Postcards72%$273
32Glycosides71%$215
33Manganese71%$85
34Electric filament70%$1,882
35Scent sprays70%$173
36Cutlery sets69%$309
37Image projectors68%$38
38Graphite68%$96
39Wood ornaments68%$394
40Phosphoric esters and salts67%$82
41Glass bricks66%$99
42Wheelchairs66%$273
43Pearl products65%$605
44Walking sticks65%$28
45Imitation jewelry65%$602
46Brooms64%$1,241
47Other cloth articles64%$3,589
48Fake hair64%$879
49Ornamental ceramics63%$328
50Wood kitchenware63%$267
51Other knit clothing accessories63%$186
52Awnings, tents, and sails62%$546
53Iron sewing needles62%$23
54Iron stovetops62%$2,278
55Pastes and waxes62%$200
56Safes62%$212
57Calendars61%$73
58Interior decorative glassware60%$806
59Artificial graphite60%$280
60Knives59%$463
61Fishing and hunting equipment59%$512
62Watch straps58%$121
63Electric batteries58%$17,022
64Molybdenum58%$109
65Other headwear57%$328
66Neck ties57%$52
67Sports equipment56%$4,283
68Knit gloves56%$602
69Knit socks and hosiery55%$1,320
70Electric heaters55%$6,607
71Hats55%$62
72Mattresses54%$2,200
73Processed mica54%$26
74Other non-knit clothing accessories54%$111
75Porcelain tableware54%$179
76Rubber footwear54%$3,440
77Bedspreads54%$422
78Handkerchiefs53%$13
79Woven fabrics52%$120
80Bladed weapons and accessories52%$12
81Other articles of twine and rope51%$76
82Hair trimmers51%$343
83Gimp yarn51%$41
84Inedible fats and oils50%$1,177
85Cameras49%$229
86Artistry paints48%$63
87Eyewear frames47%$595
88Bathroom ceramics46%$725
89Mannequins46%$32
90Window dressings46%$564
91Magnesium carbonate46%$97
92Other carpets45%$132
93Plastic wash basins45%$273
94Smoking pipes45%$12
95Electromagnets45%$487
96Other zinc products44%$125
97Pulley systems44%$653
98Waterproof footwear44%$65
99Non-knit gloves43%$122
100Carbides42%$147
101Telephones42%$50,085
102Tool sets42%$38
103Bicycles, delivery tricycles, other cycles42%$417
104Medical furniture42%$537
105Locust beans, seaweed, sugar beet, cane41%$100
106Microphones and headphones41%$5,365
107Iron anchors41%$18
108Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles41%$24
109Eyewear40%$1,023
110Scarves40%$124
111Other hand tools39%$570
112Electric musical instruments39%$232
113Rubber stamps39%$14
114Iron toiletry38%$238
115Scales38%$329
116Iron oxides and hydroxides38%$82
117Felt or coated fabric garments38%$825
118Metal office supplies38%$57
119Other knit garments37%$550
120Motor-working tools37%$2,742
121Light fixtures36%$3,344
122Garments of impregnated fabric36%$67
123Hand tools36%$169
124Percussion36%$42
125Pens35%$393
126Textile footwear35%$2,760
127Saddlery35%$198
128Spring, air, and gas guns35%$73
129Carboxyimide compounds35%$102
130Other wood articles35%$597
131Electrical insulators34%$135
132Knit women’s undergarments34%$1,100
133House linens34%$1,989
134Toilet paper34%$678
135Wind instruments34%$97
136Metal mountings34%$2,945
137Plastic floor coverings34%$1,419
138Knit active wear33%$226
139Garden tools33%$136
140Titanium oxides33%$20
141Video displays33%$6,770
142Bi-wheel vehicle parts33%$519
143Video recording equipment33%$179
144Glass beads32%$45
145Therapeutic appliances32%$2,033
146Safety glass31%$416
147Pencils and crayons31%$99
148Iron chains31%$216
149Knitted hats31%$654
150Non-knit women’s coats29%$562
151Printed circuit boards29%$747
152Iron cloth29%$168
153Vacuum cleaners29%$896
154Other cast iron products29%$160
155Sound recordings29%$448
156Ketones and quinones28%$278
157Paper notebooks28%$269
158Ornamental trimmings28%$11
159Rubber inner tubes28%$21
160Non-knit men’s coats28%$547
161Wrenches27%$227
162Other women’s undergarments27%$640
163Vending machines27%$70
164Embroidery27%$29
165Labels26%$11
166Other metals26%$182
167Seats26%$6,582
168Oxygen heterocyclic compounds26%$432
169Knit men’s undergarments26%$427
170Chromium oxides and hydroxides26%$6.8
171Computers26%$35,473
172Copper housewares26%$25
173Nucleic acids25%$880
174Basketwork24%$140
175Boat propellers24%$149
176Vegetable and mineral carvings24%$96
177Knit women’s coats24%$199
178Twine, cordage or rope; knotted netting, fishing nets and other nets, of textile materials24%$13
179Time switches24%$15
180Nitrogen heterocyclic compounds24%$1,167
181Oxygen amino compounds24%$425
182Motorcycles and cycles23%$907
183Calculators23%$260
184Non-knit active wear23%$536
185Padlocks23%$662
186Wool grease23%$5.8
187Wallpaper23%$27
188Trunks and cases23%$2,613
189Iron nails23%$220
190Aluminum ore22%$35
191Air pumps22%$3,494
192Coated textile fabric22%$23
193Knit babies’ garments22%$374
194Carboxyamide compounds22%$249
195Household washing machines22%$502
196Non-knit women’s undergarments22%$106
197Other furniture22%$5,718
198Woodworking machines21%$297
199Worked slate21%$9.8
200Vegetable saps21%$348
201Non-knit women’s suits21%$2,160
202Woven fabric of synthetic staple fibers21%$8.1
203Commodities not elsewhere specified21%$5,136
204Rubber apparel21%$558
205Balances21%$25
206Leather footwear21%$2,404
207Glass bottles21%$343
208Knit women’s suits21%$1,106
209Plastic building materials21%$578
210Barium sulphate20%$40
211Knit sweaters20%$2,570
212Refrigerators19%$2,585
213Air conditioners19%$2,876
214Wooden tool handles19%$9.2
215Sanitary towels (pads)19%$341
216Vegetable alkaloids19%$86
217Navigation equipment18%$799
218Carboxylic acids18%$267
219Decals18%$20
220Stone working machines18%$67
221Non-knit women’s shirts18%$326
222Non-knit babies’ garments18%$58
223Aluminum foil18%$243
224Watch cases and parts18%$4.6
225Knit men’s coats17%$142
226Copper pipe fittings17%$178
227Gum coated textile fabric17%$14
228Broadcasting equipment17%$1,924
229Refractory bricks17%$47
230Warp knit fabrics16%$55
231Inhalable tobacco/nicotine products16%$93
232Stranded iron wire16%$155
233Metal molds16%$359
234Hydrazine or hydroxylamine derivatives16%$23
235Pearls15%$12
236Spices15%$62
237Onions15%$126
238Building stone14%$395
239Vegetable waxes and beeswax14%$9.4
240Hand saws14%$126
241Packing bags14%$98
242Agglomerated cork14%$17
243Audio alarms14%$519
244Hot-rolled stainless steel bars14%$20
245Book-binding machines14%$29
246Silk fabrics14%$5.3
247Metal stoppers13%$138
248Letter stock13%$28
249Conveyor belt textiles13%$15
250Rolling machines13%$46
251Electrical ignitions13%$590
252Retail artificial filament yarn13%$5.3
253Rubber belting13%$105
254Other leather articles13%$19
255Sewing machines13%$53
256Other vegetable oils13%$31
257Textile wall coverings13%$4.7
258Tufted carpets13%$138
259Casting machines13%$60
260Fish fillets13%$951
261Mirrors and lenses13%$195
262Diazo, azo or azoxy compounds13%$6.2
263Electric motors12%$1,603
264Furskin apparel12%$12
265Industrial printers12%$1,787
266Iron wire12%$75
267Electrical transformers12%$3,539
268Milling stones12%$68
269Other office machines12%$116
270Granulated slag12%$26
271Other heating machinery12%$1,066
272Other clocks and watches12%$6.5
273Sulfonamides12%$134
274Dried/salted/smoked/brined fish12%$49
275Leather apparel12%$164
276Non-knit men’s undergarments12%$26
277Polycarboxylic acids12%$181
278Electrical parts11%$35
279Antimony11%$11
280Engine parts11%$1,228
281Insulated wire11%$3,448
282Rubber pipes11%$253
283Aluminum structures11%$307
284Electrical resistors11%$109
285Non-knit men’s suits11%$884
286Other electrical machinery11%$1,798
287Electrical capacitors11%$200
288Motor vehicles; parts and accessories11%$9,059
289Worked ivory and bone11%$4.3
290Hard rubber11%$3.3
291Other processed fruits and nuts11%$449
292Microscopes11%$60
293Radio receivers11%$404
294Unprocessed artificial staple fibers11%$26
295Electric motor parts11%$368
296Knit men’s suits10%$234
297Other processed vegetables10%$202
298Insulating glass10%$37
299Other meat10%$6.6
300Retail artificial staple fibers yarn10%$15
301Tea10%$55
302Razor blades10%$67
303Iron structures10%$854
304Non-knit men’s shirts10%$261
305Non-mechanical removal machinery10%$90
306Other slag and ash10%$3.6
307Pepper9%$104
308Wood fiberboard9%$120
309Machinery having individual functions9%$1,265
310Papermaking machines9%$67
311Metalworking machines9%$30
312Retail cotton yarn9%$4.5
313Dried fruits9%$32
314Office machine parts9%$4,499
315Knit t-shirts9%$572
316Knitting machines9%$11
317Light pure woven cotton9%$32
318Steel wire9%$20
319Fork-lifts8%$691
320Knit women’s shirts8%$167
321Hand-woven rugs8%$130
322Stone processing machines8%$178
323Gelatin8%$24
324Pumice8%$4.6
325Drilling machines8%$30
326Light mixed woven cotton8%$4.1
327Electrical lighting and signaling equipment8%$532
328Pharmaceutical rubber products8%$6.3
329Cement articles8%$198
330Jute woven fabric8%$3.0
331Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn8%$70
332Iron pipes7%$224
333Other agricultural machinery7%$95
334Washing and bottling machines7%$431
335Sugar preserved foods7%$2.5
336Knit men’s shirts7%$153
337Leather machinery7%$2.3
338Feldspar7%$18
339Rubberworking machinery7%$228
340Metal-rolling mills7%$95
341Lifting machinery7%$545
342Electrical control boards7%$1,252
343Blown glass6%$4.8
344Mollusks6%$78
345Flax woven fabric6%$7.9
346Magnesium6%$22
347Used rubber tires6%$29
348Central heating boilers6%$29
349Pasta6%$109
350Textile processing machines6%$117
351Traffic signals6%$28
352Glass with edge workings6%$14
353Other vegetable products6%$10
354Packaged medications6%$6,146
355Plant foliage6%$15
356Quilted textiles6%$1.5
357Tobacco processing machines6%$5.4
358Wood carpentry6%$188
359Frozen vegetables6%$80
360Candles6%$62
361Perfume plants6%$29
362Processed fish6%$116
363Scrap nickel6%$22
364Yeast6%$31
365Tool plates5%$57
366Copper plating5%$54
367Other paper machinery5%$75
368Polyamide fabric5%$16
369Other non-metal removal machinery5%$14
370Large construction vehicles5%$529
371Fruit juice5%$189
372Other edible animal products5%$1.1
373Plywood5%$138
374Processed crustaceans5%$148
375Unprocessed synthetic staple fibers5%$36
376Confectionery sugar5%$149
377Other animals5%$15
378Radioactive chemicals5%$324
379Metal-clad products5%$2.7
380Nitrites and nitrates5%$6.4
381Antiques4%$36
382Coffee and tea extracts4%$56
383Pianos4%$4.5
384Reclaimed rubber4%$4.5
385Metal finishing machines4%$22
386Tapioca4%$2.3
387Forging machines4%$70
388Insect resins4%$5.4
389Rubber tires4%$760
390Photographic plates4%$28
391Textile scraps4%$4.5
392Other oily seeds4%$16
393Processed mushrooms4%$4.9
394Cranes4%$66
395Tungsten ore3%$1.6
396Animal extracts3%$0.78
397Base metal watches3%$160
398Paper pulp filter blocks3%$0.65
399Felt machinery3%$3.4
400Revolution counters3%$49
401Curbstones3%$2.7
402Other small iron pipes3%$111
403Salt3%$15
404Jewelry3%$411
405Blank audio media3%$504
406Pickled foods3%$17
407Cobalt oxides and hydroxides3%$0.90
408Other pure vegetable oils3%$27
409Semiconductor devices3%$557
410Aircraft parts for spacecraft, UAVs, and ground equipment2%$384
411Iron blocks2%$26
412Starches2%$11
413Carded wool or animal hair fabric2%$0.58
414Collector’s items2%$7.3
415Utility meters2%$41
416Densified wood2%$0.65
417Linoleum2%$0.69
418Copper pipes2%$23
419Photographic paper2%$0.46
420Metal lathes2%$19
421Vegetable parchment2%$7.5
422Coated flat-rolled iron2%$102
423Spice seeds2%$2.2
424Cars2%$3,588
425Gas turbines2%$497
426Gravel and crushed stone2%$4.1
427Knotted carpets2%$5.7
428Non-retail artificial staple fibers yarn2%$0.32
429Synthetic reconstructed jewelry stones2%$17
430Cigarette paper1%$3.9
431Chlorates and perchlorates1%$2.4
432Ground nut oil1%$0.94
433Shaped wood1%$19
434Cloves1%$0.35
435Retail wool or animal hair yarn1%$0.65
436Dolomite1%$0.52
437Ferroalloys1%$28
438Hydrochloric acid1%$0.77
439Combed wool or animal hair fabric1%$0.59
440Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting of animals (other than ovine)1%$0.30
441Wood charcoal1%$1.1
442Aquatic invertebrates, other than crustaceans and mollusks0.9%$0.50
443Non-retail combed wool yarn0.9%$0.42
444Other large iron pipes0.9%$6.8
445Baked goods0.8%$88
446Coin0.8%$22
447Leather of other animals0.8%$2.7
448Nutmeg, mace and cardamons0.8%$0.37
449Other firearms0.8%$5.4
450Perfumes0.8%$45
451Preserved vegetables0.8%$0.38
452Watch movements0.8%$0.24
453Tissue0.7%$4.1
454Aluminum wire0.6%$5.7
455Cinnamon0.6%$0.96
456Raw iron bars0.6%$5.0
457Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures0.6%$618
458Hard liquor0.5%$59
459Jams0.5%$3.2
460Sawn wood0.5%$38
461Stranded aluminum wire0.5%$2.0
462Vehicle bodies for the motor vehicles0.5%$3.8
463Biodiesel and mixtures thereof0.4%$6.9
464Coconut and other vegetable fibers0.4%$0.19
465Live fish0.4%$0.34
466Natural cork articles0.4%$0.66
467Chocolate0.3%$15
468Frozen fruits and nuts0.3%$3.8
469Hat forms0.3%$0.14
470Metalworking transfer machines0.3%$3.9
471Particle board0.3%$7.3
472Pitch coke0.3%$0.27
473Tractors0.3%$48
474Zinc oxide and peroxide0.3%$0.94
475Citrus0.2%$3.2
476Coffee0.2%$22
477Crustaceans0.2%$13
478Cut flowers0.2%$3.8
479Gypsum0.2%$0.40
480Halogens0.2%$0.67
481Linseed0.2%$0.25
482Motor vehicle chassis fitted with engine0.2%$0.39
483Other fermented beverages0.2%$0.70
484Other vegetables0.2%$11
485Precious stones0.2%$4.7
486Processed cereals0.2%$0.95
487Raw lead0.2%$1.5
488Seed oils0.2%$0.49
489Semi-finished iron0.2%$5.6
490Stainless steel ingots0.2%$1.1
491Uncoated paper0.2%$3.7
492Wheat flours0.2%$0.61
493Wheat gluten0.2%$0.67
494Aircraft launch gear0.1%$0.48
495Bananas0.1%$1.7
496Beer0.1%$3.9
497Cereal flours0.1%$0.42
498Chromium ore0.1%<$100k
499Cocoa powder0.1%$0.23
500Nitrogenous fertilizers0.1%$2.3
501Other vegetable residues0.1%$1.1
502Precious metal watches0.1%$2.2
503Raw sugar0.1%$2.5
504Raw zinc0.1%$2.0
505Sulphur0.1%$0.48
506Tropical fruits0.1%$4.2
507Unglazed ceramics0.1%$1.2
508Water0.1%$0.67
509Ammonia<0.1%<$100k
510Asphalt mixtures<0.1%<$100k
511Borax<0.1%<$100k
512Bovine<0.1%<$100k
513Bovine, sheep, and goat fat<0.1%<$100k
514Bulbs and roots<0.1%<$100k
515Butter<0.1%<$100k
516Calcium phosphates<0.1%<$100k
517Casein<0.1%<$100k
518Cement<0.1%$0.52
519Cocoa beans<0.1%<$100k
520Cocoa butter<0.1%<$100k
521Cocoa paste<0.1%<$100k
522Coconut oil<0.1%$0.52
523Coconuts, brazil nuts, and cashews<0.1%<$100k
524Cucumbers<0.1%<$100k
525Delivery trucks<0.1%$12
526Diamonds<0.1%$0.93
527Electricity<0.1%<$100k
528Grapes<0.1%$0.20
529Handguns<0.1%<$100k
530Honey<0.1%<$100k
531Horses<0.1%<$100k
532Hot-rolled iron bars<0.1%$0.25
533Iron reductions<0.1%<$100k
534Legumes<0.1%$0.13
535Manganese ore<0.1%<$100k
536Melons<0.1%<$100k
537Molasses<0.1%<$100k
538Newsprint<0.1%<$100k
539Non-fillet fresh fish<0.1%$0.92
540Oats<0.1%<$100k
541Olive oil<0.1%<$100k
542Other animal fats<0.1%<$100k
543Other fruits<0.1%$2.9
544Other precious metal products<0.1%$2.9
545Palm oil<0.1%<$100k
546Peat<0.1%<$100k
547Phosphatic fertilizers<0.1%<$100k
548Pig iron<0.1%<$100k
549Pigs<0.1%<$100k
550Planes, helicopters, and/or spacecraft<0.1%$0.14
551Platinum<0.1%$0.32
552Potassic fertilizers<0.1%$0.28
553Pure olive oil<0.1%<$100k
554Rapeseed oil<0.1%$0.56
555Raw aluminum<0.1%$2.7
556Raw nickel<0.1%$0.48
557Raw tin<0.1%$0.11
558Refined copper<0.1%$2.3
559Rolled tobacco<0.1%$0.49
560Rubber<0.1%$0.40
561Rye<0.1%<$100k
562Self-propelled rail transport<0.1%<$100k
563Semi chemical woodpulp<0.1%<$100k
564Sheep and goat meat<0.1%<$100k
565Silver<0.1%$0.48
566Steel bars<0.1%<$100k
567Steel ingots<0.1%$0.16
568Sulfite chemical woodpulp<0.1%<$100k
569Sulfuric acid<0.1%<$100k
570Titanium ore<0.1%<$100k
571Tomatoes<0.1%<$100k
572Uranium and thorium ore<0.1%<$100k
573Vanilla<0.1%<$100k
574Vermouth<0.1%<$100k
575Wine<0.1%$0.12
576Zinc powder<0.1%<$100k

About the data

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

For the lists of major imports and exports, and the full searchable list, we grouped goods using the first four digits of their code in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, which lists categories of products. For more specific lists of goods within these categories, we looked at the first six digits of the product code.

We excluded goods that are widely produced in the U.S., using export data to remove goods where the U.S. exports at least 50 percent of what it imports by value. (We did not do this for the critical minerals or imports by quantity data.)looking very different.)

Critical minerals used in E.V. batteries

ITEMPct. from 
China
Imports
from China 
in millions
1Graphite and artificial graphite62%$376
2Manganese ores, oxides and articles37%$86
3Cobalt ores, oxides, hydroxides and articles2%$9.8
4Nickel ores, oxides, hydroxides, sulphates and raw nickel2%$30
5Lithium oxide, hydroxide and carbonate1%$2.6

Mr. Trump’s newest tariffs are not the only levies imposed on Chinese goods, and there’s a complicated interplay of which tariffs apply to which products. Some goods that a lot of Americans buy received exemptions from the latest tariffs (though perhaps not future ones), including one item the U.S. imports almost exclusively from China: children’s books.

Select exempted goods

ITEMPct. from 
China
Imports
from China 
in millions
1Children's picture, drawing or coloring books93%$505
2Smartphones73%$40,675
3Portable computers66%$32,169

That’s a window into what Americans buy from China. But for some imports, the U.S. doesn’t rely on China. It’s a list that includes large vehicles, precious metals and tomatoes, all of which America imports largely from other countries.

Goods that the U.S. imports the least from China

ITEMTotal imports
in millions
1Delivery trucks$47,524
2Other precious metal products$21,231
3Planes, helicopters, and/or spacecraft$18,309
4Diamonds$15,938
5Raw aluminum$10,113
6Refined copper$8,627
7Platinum$6,973
8Wine$6,697
9Other fruits$5,923
10Silver$5,088

Imports value includes all countries, not just China. Includes categories where less than 0.5 percent of goods are from China.

It’s also worth noting what America exports to China. Though the U.S. sends fewer goods to China than it receives, these could still be affected in a trade war. (China has been instituting its own exemptions, which are broader than those of the U.S.)

Goods that the U.S. exports the most to China

ITEMExports
to China
in millions
1Soybeans$12,761
2Civilian aircraft$11,522
3Integrated circuits$8,716
4Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures$6,680
5Petroleum gas$6,187
6Crude petroleum$6,160
7Cars$4,931
8Machines used to manufacture semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays $4,170
9Medical instruments$3,460
10Scrap copper$2,795

Export value includes only exports to China, not other countries.

To let you take a closer look at what America does and doesn’t import from China, we’ve included a searchable list below of all goods for which the U.S. imported at least $20 million (from any country) in 2024, excluding America’s major exports.

ITEMPct. from 
China
Imports
from China 
in millions
1Baby carriages97%$380
2Artificial plants96%$991
3Umbrellas96%$491
4Filing cabinets96%$88
5Vacuum flasks96%$1,634
6Fireworks95%$465
7Children’s picture books93%$505
8Portable lighting91%$901
9Combs91%$367
10Travel kits90%$42
11Chalkboards90%$124
12Party decorations89%$4,699
13Umbrella and walking stick accessories85%$71
14Other footwear84%$972
15Blankets82%$1,398
16Other cutlery82%$140
17Iron housewares81%$3,155
18Bells and other metal ornaments81%$911
19Ceramic tableware80%$835
20Other domestic electric housewares80%$2,696
21Other musical instruments80%$22
22Other clocks80%$110
23Scissors79%$123
24Plastic housewares79%$6,079
25Video and card games78%$7,083
26Other toys76%$13,463
27Cooking hand tools74%$106
28Wood frames74%$149
29Sound recording equipment72%$812
30Aluminum housewares72%$1,143
31Postcards72%$273
32Glycosides71%$215
33Manganese71%$85
34Electric filament70%$1,882
35Scent sprays70%$173
36Cutlery sets69%$309
37Image projectors68%$38
38Graphite68%$96
39Wood ornaments68%$394
40Phosphoric esters and salts67%$82
41Glass bricks66%$99
42Wheelchairs66%$273
43Pearl products65%$605
44Walking sticks65%$28
45Imitation jewelry65%$602
46Brooms64%$1,241
47Other cloth articles64%$3,589
48Fake hair64%$879
49Ornamental ceramics63%$328
50Wood kitchenware63%$267
51Other knit clothing accessories63%$186
52Awnings, tents, and sails62%$546
53Iron sewing needles62%$23
54Iron stovetops62%$2,278
55Pastes and waxes62%$200
56Safes62%$212
57Calendars61%$73
58Interior decorative glassware60%$806
59Artificial graphite60%$280
60Knives59%$463
61Fishing and hunting equipment59%$512
62Watch straps58%$121
63Electric batteries58%$17,022
64Molybdenum58%$109
65Other headwear57%$328
66Neck ties57%$52
67Sports equipment56%$4,283
68Knit gloves56%$602
69Knit socks and hosiery55%$1,320
70Electric heaters55%$6,607
71Hats55%$62
72Mattresses54%$2,200
73Processed mica54%$26
74Other non-knit clothing accessories54%$111
75Porcelain tableware54%$179
76Rubber footwear54%$3,440
77Bedspreads54%$422
78Handkerchiefs53%$13
79Woven fabrics52%$120
80Bladed weapons and accessories52%$12
81Other articles of twine and rope51%$76
82Hair trimmers51%$343
83Gimp yarn51%$41
84Inedible fats and oils50%$1,177
85Cameras49%$229
86Artistry paints48%$63
87Eyewear frames47%$595
88Bathroom ceramics46%$725
89Mannequins46%$32
90Window dressings46%$564
91Magnesium carbonate46%$97
92Other carpets45%$132
93Plastic wash basins45%$273
94Smoking pipes45%$12
95Electromagnets45%$487
96Other zinc products44%$125
97Pulley systems44%$653
98Waterproof footwear44%$65
99Non-knit gloves43%$122
100Carbides42%$147
101Telephones42%$50,085
102Tool sets42%$38
103Bicycles, delivery tricycles, other cycles42%$417
104Medical furniture42%$537
105Locust beans, seaweed, sugar beet, cane41%$100
106Microphones and headphones41%$5,365
107Iron anchors41%$18
108Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles41%$24
109Eyewear40%$1,023
110Scarves40%$124
111Other hand tools39%$570
112Electric musical instruments39%$232
113Rubber stamps39%$14
114Iron toiletry38%$238
115Scales38%$329
116Iron oxides and hydroxides38%$82
117Felt or coated fabric garments38%$825
118Metal office supplies38%$57
119Other knit garments37%$550
120Motor-working tools37%$2,742
121Light fixtures36%$3,344
122Garments of impregnated fabric36%$67
123Hand tools36%$169
124Percussion36%$42
125Pens35%$393
126Textile footwear35%$2,760
127Saddlery35%$198
128Spring, air, and gas guns35%$73
129Carboxyimide compounds35%$102
130Other wood articles35%$597
131Electrical insulators34%$135
132Knit women’s undergarments34%$1,100
133House linens34%$1,989
134Toilet paper34%$678
135Wind instruments34%$97
136Metal mountings34%$2,945
137Plastic floor coverings34%$1,419
138Knit active wear33%$226
139Garden tools33%$136
140Titanium oxides33%$20
141Video displays33%$6,770
142Bi-wheel vehicle parts33%$519
143Video recording equipment33%$179
144Glass beads32%$45
145Therapeutic appliances32%$2,033
146Safety glass31%$416
147Pencils and crayons31%$99
148Iron chains31%$216
149Knitted hats31%$654
150Non-knit women’s coats29%$562
151Printed circuit boards29%$747
152Iron cloth29%$168
153Vacuum cleaners29%$896
154Other cast iron products29%$160
155Sound recordings29%$448
156Ketones and quinones28%$278
157Paper notebooks28%$269
158Ornamental trimmings28%$11
159Rubber inner tubes28%$21
160Non-knit men’s coats28%$547
161Wrenches27%$227
162Other women’s undergarments27%$640
163Vending machines27%$70
164Embroidery27%$29
165Labels26%$11
166Other metals26%$182
167Seats26%$6,582
168Oxygen heterocyclic compounds26%$432
169Knit men’s undergarments26%$427
170Chromium oxides and hydroxides26%$6.8
171Computers26%$35,473
172Copper housewares26%$25
173Nucleic acids25%$880
174Basketwork24%$140
175Boat propellers24%$149
176Vegetable and mineral carvings24%$96
177Knit women’s coats24%$199
178Twine, cordage or rope; knotted netting, fishing nets and other nets, of textile materials24%$13
179Time switches24%$15
180Nitrogen heterocyclic compounds24%$1,167
181Oxygen amino compounds24%$425
182Motorcycles and cycles23%$907
183Calculators23%$260
184Non-knit active wear23%$536
185Padlocks23%$662
186Wool grease23%$5.8
187Wallpaper23%$27
188Trunks and cases23%$2,613
189Iron nails23%$220
190Aluminum ore22%$35
191Air pumps22%$3,494
192Coated textile fabric22%$23
193Knit babies’ garments22%$374
194Carboxyamide compounds22%$249
195Household washing machines22%$502
196Non-knit women’s undergarments22%$106
197Other furniture22%$5,718
198Woodworking machines21%$297
199Worked slate21%$9.8
200Vegetable saps21%$348
201Non-knit women’s suits21%$2,160
202Woven fabric of synthetic staple fibers21%$8.1
203Commodities not elsewhere specified21%$5,136
204Rubber apparel21%$558
205Balances21%$25
206Leather footwear21%$2,404
207Glass bottles21%$343
208Knit women’s suits21%$1,106
209Plastic building materials21%$578
210Barium sulphate20%$40
211Knit sweaters20%$2,570
212Refrigerators19%$2,585
213Air conditioners19%$2,876
214Wooden tool handles19%$9.2
215Sanitary towels (pads)19%$341
216Vegetable alkaloids19%$86
217Navigation equipment18%$799
218Carboxylic acids18%$267
219Decals18%$20
220Stone working machines18%$67
221Non-knit women’s shirts18%$326
222Non-knit babies’ garments18%$58
223Aluminum foil18%$243
224Watch cases and parts18%$4.6
225Knit men’s coats17%$142
226Copper pipe fittings17%$178
227Gum coated textile fabric17%$14
228Broadcasting equipment17%$1,924
229Refractory bricks17%$47
230Warp knit fabrics16%$55
231Inhalable tobacco/nicotine products16%$93
232Stranded iron wire16%$155
233Metal molds16%$359
234Hydrazine or hydroxylamine derivatives16%$23
235Pearls15%$12
236Spices15%$62
237Onions15%$126
238Building stone14%$395
239Vegetable waxes and beeswax14%$9.4
240Hand saws14%$126
241Packing bags14%$98
242Agglomerated cork14%$17
243Audio alarms14%$519
244Hot-rolled stainless steel bars14%$20
245Book-binding machines14%$29
246Silk fabrics14%$5.3
247Metal stoppers13%$138
248Letter stock13%$28
249Conveyor belt textiles13%$15
250Rolling machines13%$46
251Electrical ignitions13%$590
252Retail artificial filament yarn13%$5.3
253Rubber belting13%$105
254Other leather articles13%$19
255Sewing machines13%$53
256Other vegetable oils13%$31
257Textile wall coverings13%$4.7
258Tufted carpets13%$138
259Casting machines13%$60
260Fish fillets13%$951
261Mirrors and lenses13%$195
262Diazo, azo or azoxy compounds13%$6.2
263Electric motors12%$1,603
264Furskin apparel12%$12
265Industrial printers12%$1,787
266Iron wire12%$75
267Electrical transformers12%$3,539
268Milling stones12%$68
269Other office machines12%$116
270Granulated slag12%$26
271Other heating machinery12%$1,066
272Other clocks and watches12%$6.5
273Sulfonamides12%$134
274Dried/salted/smoked/brined fish12%$49
275Leather apparel12%$164
276Non-knit men’s undergarments12%$26
277Polycarboxylic acids12%$181
278Electrical parts11%$35
279Antimony11%$11
280Engine parts11%$1,228
281Insulated wire11%$3,448
282Rubber pipes11%$253
283Aluminum structures11%$307
284Electrical resistors11%$109
285Non-knit men’s suits11%$884
286Other electrical machinery11%$1,798
287Electrical capacitors11%$200
288Motor vehicles; parts and accessories11%$9,059
289Worked ivory and bone11%$4.3
290Hard rubber11%$3.3
291Other processed fruits and nuts11%$449
292Microscopes11%$60
293Radio receivers11%$404
294Unprocessed artificial staple fibers11%$26
295Electric motor parts11%$368
296Knit men’s suits10%$234
297Other processed vegetables10%$202
298Insulating glass10%$37
299Other meat10%$6.6
300Retail artificial staple fibers yarn10%$15
301Tea10%$55
302Razor blades10%$67
303Iron structures10%$854
304Non-knit men’s shirts10%$261
305Non-mechanical removal machinery10%$90
306Other slag and ash10%$3.6
307Pepper9%$104
308Wood fiberboard9%$120
309Machinery having individual functions9%$1,265
310Papermaking machines9%$67
311Metalworking machines9%$30
312Retail cotton yarn9%$4.5
313Dried fruits9%$32
314Office machine parts9%$4,499
315Knit t-shirts9%$572
316Knitting machines9%$11
317Light pure woven cotton9%$32
318Steel wire9%$20
319Fork-lifts8%$691
320Knit women’s shirts8%$167
321Hand-woven rugs8%$130
322Stone processing machines8%$178
323Gelatin8%$24
324Pumice8%$4.6
325Drilling machines8%$30
326Light mixed woven cotton8%$4.1
327Electrical lighting and signaling equipment8%$532
328Pharmaceutical rubber products8%$6.3
329Cement articles8%$198
330Jute woven fabric8%$3.0
331Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn8%$70
332Iron pipes7%$224
333Other agricultural machinery7%$95
334Washing and bottling machines7%$431
335Sugar preserved foods7%$2.5
336Knit men’s shirts7%$153
337Leather machinery7%$2.3
338Feldspar7%$18
339Rubberworking machinery7%$228
340Metal-rolling mills7%$95
341Lifting machinery7%$545
342Electrical control boards7%$1,252
343Blown glass6%$4.8
344Mollusks6%$78
345Flax woven fabric6%$7.9
346Magnesium6%$22
347Used rubber tires6%$29
348Central heating boilers6%$29
349Pasta6%$109
350Textile processing machines6%$117
351Traffic signals6%$28
352Glass with edge workings6%$14
353Other vegetable products6%$10
354Packaged medications6%$6,146
355Plant foliage6%$15
356Quilted textiles6%$1.5
357Tobacco processing machines6%$5.4
358Wood carpentry6%$188
359Frozen vegetables6%$80
360Candles6%$62
361Perfume plants6%$29
362Processed fish6%$116
363Scrap nickel6%$22
364Yeast6%$31
365Tool plates5%$57
366Copper plating5%$54
367Other paper machinery5%$75
368Polyamide fabric5%$16
369Other non-metal removal machinery5%$14
370Large construction vehicles5%$529
371Fruit juice5%$189
372Other edible animal products5%$1.1
373Plywood5%$138
374Processed crustaceans5%$148
375Unprocessed synthetic staple fibers5%$36
376Confectionery sugar5%$149
377Other animals5%$15
378Radioactive chemicals5%$324
379Metal-clad products5%$2.7
380Nitrites and nitrates5%$6.4
381Antiques4%$36
382Coffee and tea extracts4%$56
383Pianos4%$4.5
384Reclaimed rubber4%$4.5
385Metal finishing machines4%$22
386Tapioca4%$2.3
387Forging machines4%$70
388Insect resins4%$5.4
389Rubber tires4%$760
390Photographic plates4%$28
391Textile scraps4%$4.5
392Other oily seeds4%$16
393Processed mushrooms4%$4.9
394Cranes4%$66
395Tungsten ore3%$1.6
396Animal extracts3%$0.78
397Base metal watches3%$160
398Paper pulp filter blocks3%$0.65
399Felt machinery3%$3.4
400Revolution counters3%$49
401Curbstones3%$2.7
402Other small iron pipes3%$111
403Salt3%$15
404Jewelry3%$411
405Blank audio media3%$504
406Pickled foods3%$17
407Cobalt oxides and hydroxides3%$0.90
408Other pure vegetable oils3%$27
409Semiconductor devices3%$557
410Aircraft parts for spacecraft, UAVs, and ground equipment2%$384
411Iron blocks2%$26
412Starches2%$11
413Carded wool or animal hair fabric2%$0.58
414Collector’s items2%$7.3
415Utility meters2%$41
416Densified wood2%$0.65
417Linoleum2%$0.69
418Copper pipes2%$23
419Photographic paper2%$0.46
420Metal lathes2%$19
421Vegetable parchment2%$7.5
422Coated flat-rolled iron2%$102
423Spice seeds2%$2.2
424Cars2%$3,588
425Gas turbines2%$497
426Gravel and crushed stone2%$4.1
427Knotted carpets2%$5.7
428Non-retail artificial staple fibers yarn2%$0.32
429Synthetic reconstructed jewelry stones2%$17
430Cigarette paper1%$3.9
431Chlorates and perchlorates1%$2.4
432Ground nut oil1%$0.94
433Shaped wood1%$19
434Cloves1%$0.35
435Retail wool or animal hair yarn1%$0.65
436Dolomite1%$0.52
437Ferroalloys1%$28
438Hydrochloric acid1%$0.77
439Combed wool or animal hair fabric1%$0.59
440Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting of animals (other than ovine)1%$0.30
441Wood charcoal1%$1.1
442Aquatic invertebrates, other than crustaceans and mollusks0.9%$0.50
443Non-retail combed wool yarn0.9%$0.42
444Other large iron pipes0.9%$6.8
445Baked goods0.8%$88
446Coin0.8%$22
447Leather of other animals0.8%$2.7
448Nutmeg, mace and cardamons0.8%$0.37
449Other firearms0.8%$5.4
450Perfumes0.8%$45
451Preserved vegetables0.8%$0.38
452Watch movements0.8%$0.24
453Tissue0.7%$4.1
454Aluminum wire0.6%$5.7
455Cinnamon0.6%$0.96
456Raw iron bars0.6%$5.0
457Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures0.6%$618
458Hard liquor0.5%$59
459Jams0.5%$3.2
460Sawn wood0.5%$38
461Stranded aluminum wire0.5%$2.0
462Vehicle bodies for the motor vehicles0.5%$3.8
463Biodiesel and mixtures thereof0.4%$6.9
464Coconut and other vegetable fibers0.4%$0.19
465Live fish0.4%$0.34
466Natural cork articles0.4%$0.66
467Chocolate0.3%$15
468Frozen fruits and nuts0.3%$3.8
469Hat forms0.3%$0.14
470Metalworking transfer machines0.3%$3.9
471Particle board0.3%$7.3
472Pitch coke0.3%$0.27
473Tractors0.3%$48
474Zinc oxide and peroxide0.3%$0.94
475Citrus0.2%$3.2
476Coffee0.2%$22
477Crustaceans0.2%$13
478Cut flowers0.2%$3.8
479Gypsum0.2%$0.40
480Halogens0.2%$0.67
481Linseed0.2%$0.25
482Motor vehicle chassis fitted with engine0.2%$0.39
483Other fermented beverages0.2%$0.70
484Other vegetables0.2%$11
485Precious stones0.2%$4.7
486Processed cereals0.2%$0.95
487Raw lead0.2%$1.5
488Seed oils0.2%$0.49
489Semi-finished iron0.2%$5.6
490Stainless steel ingots0.2%$1.1
491Uncoated paper0.2%$3.7
492Wheat flours0.2%$0.61
493Wheat gluten0.2%$0.67
494Aircraft launch gear0.1%$0.48
495Bananas0.1%$1.7
496Beer0.1%$3.9
497Cereal flours0.1%$0.42
498Chromium ore0.1%<$100k
499Cocoa powder0.1%$0.23
500Nitrogenous fertilizers0.1%$2.3
501Other vegetable residues0.1%$1.1
502Precious metal watches0.1%$2.2
503Raw sugar0.1%$2.5
504Raw zinc0.1%$2.0
505Sulphur0.1%$0.48
506Tropical fruits0.1%$4.2
507Unglazed ceramics0.1%$1.2
508Water0.1%$0.67
509Ammonia<0.1%<$100k
510Asphalt mixtures<0.1%<$100k
511Borax<0.1%<$100k
512Bovine<0.1%<$100k
513Bovine, sheep, and goat fat<0.1%<$100k
514Bulbs and roots<0.1%<$100k
515Butter<0.1%<$100k
516Calcium phosphates<0.1%<$100k
517Casein<0.1%<$100k
518Cement<0.1%$0.52
519Cocoa beans<0.1%<$100k
520Cocoa butter<0.1%<$100k
521Cocoa paste<0.1%<$100k
522Coconut oil<0.1%$0.52
523Coconuts, brazil nuts, and cashews<0.1%<$100k
524Cucumbers<0.1%<$100k
525Delivery trucks<0.1%$12
526Diamonds<0.1%$0.93
527Electricity<0.1%<$100k
528Grapes<0.1%$0.20
529Handguns<0.1%<$100k
530Honey<0.1%<$100k
531Horses<0.1%<$100k
532Hot-rolled iron bars<0.1%$0.25
533Iron reductions<0.1%<$100k
534Legumes<0.1%$0.13
535Manganese ore<0.1%<$100k
536Melons<0.1%<$100k
537Molasses<0.1%<$100k
538Newsprint<0.1%<$100k
539Non-fillet fresh fish<0.1%$0.92
540Oats<0.1%<$100k
541Olive oil<0.1%<$100k
542Other animal fats<0.1%<$100k
543Other fruits<0.1%$2.9
544Other precious metal products<0.1%$2.9
545Palm oil<0.1%<$100k
546Peat<0.1%<$100k
547Phosphatic fertilizers<0.1%<$100k
548Pig iron<0.1%<$100k
549Pigs<0.1%<$100k
550Planes, helicopters, and/or spacecraft<0.1%$0.14
551Platinum<0.1%$0.32
552Potassic fertilizers<0.1%$0.28
553Pure olive oil<0.1%<$100k
554Rapeseed oil<0.1%$0.56
555Raw aluminum<0.1%$2.7
556Raw nickel<0.1%$0.48
557Raw tin<0.1%$0.11
558Refined copper<0.1%$2.3
559Rolled tobacco<0.1%$0.49
560Rubber<0.1%$0.40
561Rye<0.1%<$100k
562Self-propelled rail transport<0.1%<$100k
563Semi chemical woodpulp<0.1%<$100k
564Sheep and goat meat<0.1%<$100k
565Silver<0.1%$0.48
566Steel bars<0.1%<$100k
567Steel ingots<0.1%$0.16
568Sulfite chemical woodpulp<0.1%<$100k
569Sulfuric acid<0.1%<$100k
570Titanium ore<0.1%<$100k
571Tomatoes<0.1%<$100k
572Uranium and thorium ore<0.1%<$100k
573Vanilla<0.1%<$100k
574Vermouth<0.1%<$100k
575Wine<0.1%$0.12
576Zinc powder<0.1%<$100k

About the data

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

For the lists of major imports and exports, and the full searchable list, we grouped goods using the first four digits of their code in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, which lists categories of products. For more specific lists of goods within these categories, we looked at the first six digits of the product code.

We excluded goods that are widely produced in the U.S., using export data to remove goods where the U.S. exports at least 50 percent of what it imports by value. (We did not do this for the critical minerals or imports by quantity data.)"

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