Countries California imports the most goods from

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Countries California imports the most goods from

Stacker compiled a list of the countries California imports the most goods to using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Countries are ranked by the highest value of imports in 2021 with California.

#30. Chile

- Imports: $1.6 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Edible Fruit & Nuts; Citrus Fruit Or Melon Peel ($789.7 million)
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($166.0 million)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($130.3 million)

- Total trade: $3.0 billion ($66.5 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $1.5 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($513.2 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($305.1 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($165.3 million)

#29. Colombia

- Imports: $1.6 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($1.2 billion)
--- Coffee, Tea, Mate & Spices ($164.0 million)
--- Live Trees, Plants, Bulbs Etc.; Cut Flowers Etc. ($97.4 million)

- Total trade: $2.1 billion ($1.2 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $465.4 million
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($108.5 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($66.0 million)
--- Dairy Prods; Birds Eggs; Honey; Ed Animal Pr Nesoi ($44.4 million)

#28. Guyana

- Imports: $1.7 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($1.7 billion)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($520,821)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($250,940)

- Total trade: $1.7 billion ($1.7 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $9.8 million
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($2.7 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.0 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($651,969)

#27. Netherlands

- Imports: $1.7 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($308.3 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($239.9 million)
--- Beverages, Spirits And Vinegar ($144.3 million)

- Total trade: $7.8 billion ($4.4 billion trade surplus)
- Exports: $6.1 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($1.8 billion)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.2 billion)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($731.9 million)

#26. Ireland

- Imports: $1.9 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($690.3 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($605.4 million)
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($285.6 million)

- Total trade: $3.5 billion ($323.6 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $1.6 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($526.7 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($418.0 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($149.8 million)

#25. Russia

- Imports: $2.1 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($1.7 billion)
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($74.0 million)
--- Fertilizers ($69.4 million)

- Total trade: $2.6 billion ($1.7 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $471.5 million
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($109.8 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($94.0 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($63.8 million)

#24. Australia

- Imports: $2.3 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Meat And Edible Meat Offal ($753.1 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($173.0 million)
--- Iron And Steel ($167.3 million)

- Total trade: $5.9 billion ($1.2 billion trade surplus)
- Exports: $3.5 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($541.0 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($509.4 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($386.2 million)

#23. Cambodia

- Imports: $2.6 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet ($794.5 million)
--- Leather Art; Saddlery Etc; Handbags Etc; Gut Art ($674.8 million)
--- Footwear, Gaiters Etc. And Parts Thereof ($288.4 million)

- Total trade: $2.7 billion ($2.5 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $127.9 million
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($84.7 million)
--- Miscellaneous Chemical Products ($9.6 million)
--- Furskins And Artificial Fur; Manufactures Thereof ($5.2 million)

#22. Iraq

- Imports: $3.1 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($3.1 billion)
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($2.2 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($206,360)

- Total trade: $3.1 billion ($3.0 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $55.0 million
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($12.3 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($10.2 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($9.1 million)

#21. Saudi Arabia

- Imports: $3.4 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($3.4 billion)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($10.3 million)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($4.0 million)

- Total trade: $4.1 billion ($2.7 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $663.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Edible Fruit & Nuts; Citrus Fruit Or Melon Peel ($133.9 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($101.7 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($92.7 million)

#20. Switzerland

- Imports: $3.6 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($789.6 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($520.0 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($402.9 million)

- Total trade: $5.1 billion ($2.2 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $1.4 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($517.8 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($228.3 million)
--- Works Of Art, Collectors' Pieces And Antiques ($172.3 million)

#19. United Kingdom

- Imports: $3.9 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($890.5 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($494.1 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($345.9 million)

- Total trade: $8.3 billion ($436.8 million trade surplus)
- Exports: $4.3 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($738.9 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($572.6 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($445.0 million)

#18. France

- Imports: $4.1 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($997.8 million)
--- Beverages, Spirits And Vinegar ($803.9 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($350.4 million)

- Total trade: $6.3 billion ($1.9 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $2.2 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($331.1 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($310.2 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($296.2 million)

#17. Ecuador

- Imports: $4.5 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($3.7 billion)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($467.8 million)
--- Edible Fruit & Nuts; Citrus Fruit Or Melon Peel ($215.4 million)

- Total trade: $4.8 billion ($4.3 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $293.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Iron And Steel ($69.1 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($68.2 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($31.9 million)

#16. Brazil

- Imports: $4.6 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($2.5 billion)
--- Iron And Steel ($838.2 million)
--- Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi ($168.8 million)

- Total trade: $6.5 billion ($2.7 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $1.9 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($784.1 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($323.2 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($282.4 million)

#15. Italy

- Imports: $4.7 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($553.8 million)
--- Beverages, Spirits And Vinegar ($528.1 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($396.7 million)

- Total trade: $6.3 billion ($3.2 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $1.5 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Edible Fruit & Nuts; Citrus Fruit Or Melon Peel ($325.5 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($223.0 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($212.5 million)

#14. Philippines

- Imports: $4.8 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($1.7 billion)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.5 billion)
--- Animal, Vegetable Or Microbial Fats And Oils Etc ($173.4 million)

- Total trade: $6.1 billion ($3.4 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $1.3 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($359.3 million)
--- Dairy Prods; Birds Eggs; Honey; Ed Animal Pr Nesoi ($273.7 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($129.4 million)

#13. Singapore

- Imports: $5.3 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($1.4 billion)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($1.2 billion)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($600.8 million)

- Total trade: $10.2 billion ($366.7 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $4.9 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.6 billion)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($930.7 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($585.2 million)

#12. India

- Imports: $5.8 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($678.5 million)
--- Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates ($665.0 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($656.6 million)

- Total trade: $12.5 billion ($832.3 million trade surplus)
- Exports: $6.7 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($3.8 billion)
--- Edible Fruit & Nuts; Citrus Fruit Or Melon Peel ($908.5 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($446.8 million)

#11. Indonesia

- Imports: $7.0 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($751.3 million)
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet ($667.4 million)
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($604.2 million)

- Total trade: $7.6 billion ($6.3 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $648.9 million
- Largest exports:
--- Dairy Prods; Birds Eggs; Honey; Ed Animal Pr Nesoi ($118.1 million)
--- Wood Pulp Etc; Recovd (waste & Scrap) ppr & pprbd ($72.8 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($39.5 million)

#10. Germany

- Imports: $11.9 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($4.6 billion)
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($1.8 billion)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($1.4 billion)

- Total trade: $19.5 billion ($4.3 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $7.6 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($2.2 billion)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($985.0 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($918.7 million)

#9. Malaysia

- Imports: $14.3 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($7.6 billion)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($2.2 billion)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($1.9 billion)

- Total trade: $16.9 billion ($11.7 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $2.6 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($965.1 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($363.5 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($354.7 million)

#8. Thailand

- Imports: $14.5 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($5.6 billion)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($3.1 billion)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($1.2 billion)

- Total trade: $16.1 billion ($12.8 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $1.7 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($341.1 million)
--- Wood Pulp Etc; Recovd (waste & Scrap) ppr & pprbd ($275.3 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($220.2 million)

#7. Japan

- Imports: $22.4 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($5.4 billion)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($4.7 billion)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($3.8 billion)

- Total trade: $34.2 billion ($10.6 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $11.8 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.7 billion)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($1.4 billion)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($1.4 billion)

#6. Taiwan

- Imports: $24.6 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($8.6 billion)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($8.3 billion)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($1.1 billion)

- Total trade: $33.6 billion ($15.7 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $9.0 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($2.4 billion)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($1.7 billion)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($1.1 billion)

#5. Vietnam

- Imports: $25.9 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($8.3 billion)
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($3.3 billion)
--- Footwear, Gaiters Etc. And Parts Thereof ($2.9 billion)

- Total trade: $27.7 billion ($24.1 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $1.8 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Iron And Steel ($289.1 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($268.7 million)
--- Wood Pulp Etc; Recovd (waste & Scrap) ppr & pprbd ($235.8 million)

#4. South Korea

- Imports: $26.0 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($9.3 billion)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($5.5 billion)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($3.8 billion)

- Total trade: $37.6 billion ($14.4 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $11.6 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($3.8 billion)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($1.2 billion)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($1.1 billion)

#3. Canada

- Imports: $28.0 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($15.0 billion)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($1.4 billion)
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($956.4 million)

- Total trade: $46.1 billion ($10.0 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $18.0 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($3.1 billion)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($2.9 billion)
--- Edible Fruit & Nuts; Citrus Fruit Or Melon Peel ($1.7 billion)

#2. Mexico

- Imports: $57.6 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($12.0 billion)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($11.2 billion)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($9.5 billion)

- Total trade: $84.8 billion ($30.4 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $27.2 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($5.3 billion)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($3.8 billion)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($2.5 billion)

#1. China

- Imports: $145.9 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($38.3 billion)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($32.8 billion)
--- Toys, Games & Sport Equipment; Parts & Accessories ($12.1 billion)

- Total trade: $162.5 billion ($129.2 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $16.6 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($4.5 billion)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($2.2 billion)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($2.2 billion)

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