From oranges grown in Brazil to the recent explosion in popularity of Korean skincare and beauty products, countries' importing and exporting patterns can influence things like national inflation levels and consumer purchasing power. The trickle-down effects are immense — everyone from major corporation CEOs to local small business owners can see the impact of imports and exports on their spending habits and even their entire livelihoods.
Other economic decisions also play an important role. Sometimes, a country chooses to impose taxes on goods imported from another specific country, which the importer must then pay. Conversely, countries that make free trade agreements agree to reduce or eliminate barriers to trade, allowing goods to flow freely between them.
Although all U.S. states are affected by national trade decisions, it's worth noting that not every state is impacted equally. Due to factors like physical location and local dominant industries, some states need more of certain kinds of goods — from cars to furniture parts — in order to function. However, you might be wondering: Which countries does my state import the most goods from?
To answer that question, Stacker compiled a list of the countries from which Florida imports the most goods, using data from the Census Bureau. Countries are ranked by the highest value of imports in 2024 with Florida.
Read on to find out which countries you can expect to find the most imported goods from at your local store.
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1 / 30#30. Turkey
- Imports: $1.0 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials ($147.1 million)
--- Salt; sulfur; earth and stone; lime and cement plaster ($123.6 million)
--- Prepared vegetables, fruit, nuts or other plant parts ($66.8 million)
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2 / 30#29. Costa Rica
- Imports: $1.1 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Edible fruit and nuts; citrus fruit or melon peel ($418.3 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($102.6 million)
--- Prepared vegetables, fruit, nuts or other plant parts ($96.2 million)
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3 / 30#28. Taiwan
- Imports: $1.3 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($372.6 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($205.7 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($111.9 million)
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4 / 30#27. Nicaragua
- Imports: $1.3 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones and metals and articles thereof; immitation jewellery; coins ($397.7 million)
--- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes ($315.4 million)
--- Apparel articles and accessories, knit or crochet ($246.2 million)
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5 / 30#26. Malaysia
- Imports: $1.3 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($889.3 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($74.7 million)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($68.8 million)
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6 / 30#25. Honduras
- Imports: $1.4 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Apparel articles and accessories, knit or crochet ($731.0 million)
--- Edible fruit and nuts; citrus fruit or melon peel ($180.4 million)
--- Fish, crustaceans and aquatic invertebrates ($83.7 million)
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7 / 30#24. South Korea
- Imports: $1.4 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($380.1 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($373.4 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($88.2 million)
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8 / 30#23. Netherlands
- Imports: $1.4 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Ships, boats and floating structures ($316.0 million)
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($304.3 million)
--- Beverages, spirits and vinegar ($152.6 million)
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9 / 30#22. Thailand
- Imports: $1.5 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($280.3 million)
--- Rubber and articles thereof ($240.2 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($182.5 million)
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10 / 30#21. Ireland
- Imports: $1.5 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Organic chemicals ($942.9 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($166.0 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($111.0 million)
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11 / 30#20. Guatemala
- Imports: $1.5 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Edible fruit and nuts; citrus fruit or melon peel ($739.9 million)
--- Apparel articles and accessories, knit or crochet ($250.0 million)
--- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers ($225.3 million)
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12 / 30#19. Peru
- Imports: $1.7 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Edible fruit and nuts; citrus fruit or melon peel ($411.4 million)
--- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers ($219.5 million)
--- Apparel articles and accessories, knit or crochet ($184.3 million)
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13 / 30#18. Switzerland
- Imports: $1.7 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Clocks and watches and parts thereof ($750.3 million)
--- Coffee, tea, mate and spices ($308.6 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($159.0 million)
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14 / 30#17. Ecuador
- Imports: $1.7 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers etc. ($472.5 million)
--- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones and metals and articles thereof; immitation jewellery; coins ($411.6 million)
--- Fish, crustaceans and aquatic invertebrates ($291.3 million)
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15 / 30#16. Spain
- Imports: $1.9 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials ($203.4 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($188.3 million)
--- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations ($131.0 million)
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16 / 30#15. Dominican Republic
- Imports: $2.4 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes ($984.3 million)
--- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones and metals and articles thereof; immitation jewellery; coins ($321.9 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($251.1 million)
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17 / 30#14. Singapore
- Imports: $2.5 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Organic chemicals ($2.0 billion)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($279.7 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($69.0 million)
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18 / 30#13. India
- Imports: $2.9 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($946.3 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($330.0 million)
--- Fish, crustaceans and aquatic invertebrates ($223.9 million)
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19 / 30#12. United Kingdom
- Imports: $3.2 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($573.0 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($532.0 million)
--- Beverages, spirits and vinegar ($372.9 million)
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20 / 30#11. Italy
- Imports: $3.9 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Ships, boats and floating structures ($449.1 million)
--- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations ($408.9 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($406.4 million)
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21 / 30#10. Chile
- Imports: $4.0 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Fish, crustaceans and aquatic invertebrates ($2.1 billion)
--- Copper and articles thereof ($1.1 billion)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($304.7 million)
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22 / 30#9. Colombia
- Imports: $4.3 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers etc. ($1.2 billion)
--- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones and metals and articles thereof; immitation jewellery; coins ($1.1 billion)
--- Aluminum and articles thereof ($601.6 million)
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23 / 30#8. France
- Imports: $4.4 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof ($960.2 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($694.2 million)
--- Beverages, spirits and vinegar ($663.5 million)
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24 / 30#7. Vietnam
- Imports: $4.6 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($1.9 billion)
--- Furniture, bedding, mattresses, luminaries, light fixtures, prefabricated buildings ($626.3 million)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($305.4 million)
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25 / 30#6. Japan
- Imports: $5.9 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($4.4 billion)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($590.7 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($158.5 million)
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26 / 30#5. Brazil
- Imports: $6.1 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof ($1.3 billion)
--- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard ($1.2 billion)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($1.0 billion)
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27 / 30#4. Canada
- Imports: $6.3 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($911.8 million)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($637.3 million)
--- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof ($458.8 million)
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28 / 30#3. Germany
- Imports: $8.9 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof ($2.7 billion)
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($2.1 billion)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($1.0 billion)
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29 / 30#2. Mexico
- Imports: $9.9 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($2.7 billion)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($1.4 billion)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($1.2 billion)
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30 / 30#1. China
- Imports: $12.6 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($4.3 billion)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($1.5 billion)
--- Toys, games and sport equipment; parts and accessories ($834.2 million)
This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Abby Monteil, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.
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