Countries South Carolina imports the most goods from

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September 20, 2022
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Countries South Carolina imports the most goods from

Stacker compiled a list of the countries South Carolina 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 South Carolina.

#30. Israel

- Imports: $352.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($275.1 million)
--- Essential Oils Etc; Perfumery, Cosmetic Etc Preps ($24.6 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($21.2 million)

- Total trade: $465.5 million ($239.4 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $113.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($32.8 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($23.6 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($13.5 million)

#29. Portugal

- Imports: $395.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($126.5 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($121.7 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($35.9 million)

- Total trade: $407.7 million ($384.2 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $11.7 million
- Largest exports:
--- Food Industry Residues & Waste; Prep Animal Feed ($5.4 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($2.3 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($898,307)

#28. Turkey

- Imports: $428.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($146.1 million)
--- Carpets And Other Textile Floor Coverings ($111.7 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($32.5 million)

- Total trade: $522.1 million ($335.7 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $93.2 million
- Largest exports:
--- Cotton, Including Yarn And Woven Fabric Thereof ($19.1 million)
--- Wood Pulp Etc; Recovd (waste & Scrap) ppr & pprbd ($15.0 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($12.1 million)

#27. Dominican Republic

- Imports: $430.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($406.6 million)
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet ($11.8 million)
--- Soap Etc; Waxes, Polish Etc; Candles; Dental Preps ($6.5 million)

- Total trade: $524.4 million ($335.9 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $94.3 million
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($19.4 million)
--- Cotton, Including Yarn And Woven Fabric Thereof ($16.2 million)
--- Paper & Paperboard & Articles (inc Papr Pulp Artl) ($12.0 million)

#26. Poland

- Imports: $471.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($132.0 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($94.6 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($89.7 million)

- Total trade: $589.1 million ($354.6 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $117.3 million
- Largest exports:
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($31.4 million)
--- Wood Pulp Etc; Recovd (waste & Scrap) ppr & pprbd ($22.0 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($13.0 million)

#25. Switzerland

- Imports: $479.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical Products ($166.9 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($106.2 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($72.9 million)

- Total trade: $602.9 million ($355.2 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $123.8 million
- Largest exports:
--- Organic Chemicals ($72.9 million)
--- Animal, Vegetable Or Microbial Fats And Oils Etc ($18.6 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($11.0 million)

#24. Hungary

- Imports: $484.6 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($264.2 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($63.2 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($60.3 million)

- Total trade: $597.6 million ($371.6 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $113.0 million
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($53.2 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($35.9 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($11.6 million)

#23. Honduras

- Imports: $485.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet ($420.6 million)
--- Coffee, Tea, Mate & Spices ($42.8 million)
--- Textile Art Nesoi; Needlecraft Sets; Worn Text Art ($10.7 million)

- Total trade: $695.6 million ($275.5 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $210.0 million
- Largest exports:
--- Cotton, Including Yarn And Woven Fabric Thereof ($96.1 million)
--- Manmade Staple Fibers, Incl Yarns & Woven Fabrics ($48.4 million)
--- Knitted Or Crocheted Fabrics ($13.1 million)

#22. Belgium

- Imports: $511.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Photographic Or Cinematographic Goods ($85.7 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($77.8 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($66.8 million)

- Total trade: $2.0 billion ($974.9 million trade surplus)
- Exports: $1.5 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($957.8 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($195.0 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($67.6 million)

#21. Spain

- Imports: $517.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($130.3 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($75.6 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($63.4 million)

- Total trade: $599.2 million ($436.4 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $81.4 million
- Largest exports:
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($16.0 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($15.2 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($10.7 million)

#20. Czech Republic

- Imports: $537.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($194.2 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($104.9 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($59.5 million)

- Total trade: $569.9 million ($506.0 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $31.9 million
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($12.8 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($5.4 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($3.4 million)

#19. Russia

- Imports: $599.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($381.1 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($122.7 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($34.4 million)

- Total trade: $1.1 billion ($140.7 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $459.3 million
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($246.1 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($72.3 million)
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($42.3 million)

#18. Netherlands

- Imports: $644.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($304.7 million)
--- Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax ($53.1 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($49.9 million)

- Total trade: $907.9 million ($381.7 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $263.1 million
- Largest exports:
--- Animal, Vegetable Or Microbial Fats And Oils Etc ($50.6 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($41.4 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($30.5 million)

#17. Indonesia

- Imports: $684.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($301.0 million)
--- Footwear, Gaiters Etc. And Parts Thereof ($108.4 million)
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($51.0 million)

- Total trade: $791.4 million ($578.2 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $106.6 million
- Largest exports:
--- Food Industry Residues & Waste; Prep Animal Feed ($19.6 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($9.1 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($8.3 million)

#16. Brazil

- Imports: $733.6 million
- Largest imports:
--- Iron And Steel ($205.7 million)
--- Coffee, Tea, Mate & Spices ($124.8 million)
--- Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal ($82.0 million)

- Total trade: $1.4 billion ($109.6 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $624.0 million
- Largest exports:
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($132.7 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($112.7 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($111.8 million)

#15. Italy

- Imports: $842.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($360.0 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($78.1 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($44.8 million)

- Total trade: $1.1 billion ($613.5 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $229.0 million
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($72.8 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($42.5 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($24.4 million)

#14. Malaysia

- Imports: $861.3 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($427.4 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($154.9 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($91.7 million)

- Total trade: $1.1 billion ($614.8 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $246.5 million
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($49.0 million)
--- Aluminum And Articles Thereof ($26.6 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($25.1 million)

#13. South Korea

- Imports: $909.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($152.8 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($143.2 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($115.9 million)

- Total trade: $2.3 billion ($486.8 million trade surplus)
- Exports: $1.4 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($1.0 billion)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($54.3 million)
--- Organic Chemicals ($37.3 million)

#12. Taiwan

- Imports: $976.4 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($368.5 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($145.3 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($99.8 million)

- Total trade: $1.4 billion ($518.3 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $458.0 million
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($146.1 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($119.5 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($68.8 million)

#11. Thailand

- Imports: $1.0 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($451.3 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($157.5 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($94.6 million)

- Total trade: $1.6 billion ($439.7 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $593.4 million
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($281.7 million)
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($73.3 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($40.5 million)

#10. France

- Imports: $1.1 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($199.4 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($168.1 million)
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($152.0 million)

- Total trade: $1.4 billion ($733.5 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $339.8 million
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($146.7 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($75.1 million)
--- Wood Pulp Etc; Recovd (waste & Scrap) ppr & pprbd ($14.4 million)

#9. Japan

- Imports: $1.2 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($460.7 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($147.7 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($118.5 million)

- Total trade: $2.3 billion ($206.5 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $1.0 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($245.6 million)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($195.0 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($163.9 million)

#8. Austria

- Imports: $1.3 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($970.7 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($132.3 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($27.1 million)

- Total trade: $1.3 billion ($1.2 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $38.0 million
- Largest exports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($11.2 million)
--- Paper & Paperboard & Articles (inc Papr Pulp Artl) ($6.7 million)
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($4.0 million)

#7. India

- Imports: $1.9 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Organic Chemicals ($286.3 million)
--- Textile Art Nesoi; Needlecraft Sets; Worn Text Art ($266.2 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($256.5 million)

- Total trade: $2.6 billion ($1.3 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $649.2 million
- Largest exports:
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($185.2 million)
--- Wood Pulp Etc; Recovd (waste & Scrap) ppr & pprbd ($66.2 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($46.0 million)

#6. United Kingdom

- Imports: $2.0 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nat Etc Pearls, Prec Etc Stones, Pr Met Etc; Coin ($687.9 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($501.3 million)
--- Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd ($202.1 million)

- Total trade: $2.9 billion ($968.3 million trade deficit)
- Exports: $984.8 million
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($636.1 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($78.2 million)
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($42.2 million)

#5. Vietnam

- Imports: $2.8 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.3 billion)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($623.1 million)
--- Footwear, Gaiters Etc. And Parts Thereof ($186.2 million)

- Total trade: $3.0 billion ($2.7 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $160.3 million
- Largest exports:
--- Optic, Photo Etc, Medic Or Surgical Instrments Etc ($29.9 million)
--- Cotton, Including Yarn And Woven Fabric Thereof ($16.7 million)
--- Food Industry Residues & Waste; Prep Animal Feed ($13.6 million)

#4. Canada

- Imports: $3.2 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Plastics And Articles Thereof ($379.8 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($298.1 million)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($282.7 million)

- Total trade: $7.0 billion ($651.5 million trade surplus)
- Exports: $3.8 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($866.3 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($708.8 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($504.8 million)

#3. Mexico

- Imports: $5.2 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($2.0 billion)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($999.5 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($920.3 million)

- Total trade: $7.4 billion ($3.1 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $2.1 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($325.0 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($287.4 million)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($273.8 million)

#2. Germany

- Imports: $7.0 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($1.7 billion)
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($1.7 billion)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($1.2 billion)

- Total trade: $11.6 billion ($2.4 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $4.6 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($3.9 billion)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($257.9 million)
--- Rubber And Articles Thereof ($85.7 million)

#1. China

- Imports: $7.6 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($2.2 billion)
--- Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts ($980.2 million)
--- Furnit;bedding,mattres;luminaires,light Fix;prefab ($477.7 million)

- Total trade: $12.2 billion ($3.0 billion trade deficit)
- Exports: $4.6 billion
- Largest exports:
--- Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc ($2.6 billion)
--- Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof ($358.6 million)
--- Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts ($286.6 million)

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