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 Georgia imports the most goods, using data from the Census Bureau. Countries are ranked by the highest value of imports in 2024 with Georgia.
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. Switzerland
- Imports: $682.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($133.0 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($125.8 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($99.0 million)
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2 / 30#29. Hungary
- Imports: $682.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($253.3 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($231.7 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($57.1 million)
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3 / 30#28. Israel
- Imports: $685.3 million
- Largest imports:
--- Plastics and articles thereof ($199.9 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($136.6 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($93.9 million)
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4 / 30#27. Poland
- Imports: $711.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($273.1 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($139.6 million)
--- Furniture, bedding, mattresses, luminaries, light fixtures, prefabricated buildings ($45.2 million)
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5 / 30#26. Bangladesh
- Imports: $784.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Apparel articles and accessories, not knit ($520.4 million)
--- Apparel articles and accessories, knit or crochet ($201.4 million)
--- Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags ($24.7 million)
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6 / 30#25. Spain
- Imports: $1.0 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($159.0 million)
--- Miscellaneous chemical products ($122.6 million)
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($110.7 million)
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7 / 30#24. Cambodia
- Imports: $1.0 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Furniture, bedding, mattresses, luminaries, light fixtures, prefabricated buildings ($261.1 million)
--- Apparel articles and accessories, knit or crochet ($225.8 million)
--- Plastics and articles thereof ($177.0 million)
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8 / 30#23. Netherlands
- Imports: $1.1 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($215.3 million)
--- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof ($189.2 million)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($92.8 million)
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9 / 30#22. Austria
- Imports: $1.2 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($467.1 million)
--- Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof ($275.5 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($180.5 million)
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10 / 30#21. Turkey
- Imports: $1.5 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($315.5 million)
--- Carpets and other textile floor coverings ($296.6 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($127.3 million)
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11 / 30#20. Brazil
- Imports: $1.7 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard ($222.3 million)
--- Sugars and sugar confectionary ($204.9 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($166.6 million)
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12 / 30#19. Malaysia
- Imports: $2.2 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($1.3 billion)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($271.3 million)
--- Furniture, bedding, mattresses, luminaries, light fixtures, prefabricated buildings ($152.1 million)
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13 / 30#18. Indonesia
- Imports: $2.4 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($755.8 million)
--- Animal or vegetable fats, oils and waxes ($619.3 million)
--- Rubber and articles thereof ($183.2 million)
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14 / 30#17. Chile
- Imports: $2.5 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Copper and articles thereof ($2.2 billion)
--- Inorganic chemicals; precious and rare earth metals and radioactive compounds ($159.3 million)
--- Rubber and articles thereof ($64.7 million)
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15 / 30#16. Italy
- Imports: $2.6 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($770.3 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($609.7 million)
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($162.4 million)
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16 / 30#15. Taiwan
- Imports: $2.9 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($985.9 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($832.1 million)
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($212.0 million)
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17 / 30#14. Ireland
- Imports: $2.9 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical products ($2.2 billion)
--- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations ($560.5 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($44.0 million)
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18 / 30#13. Singapore
- Imports: $3.3 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Miscellaneous edible preparations ($2.2 billion)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($501.5 million)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($246.3 million)
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19 / 30#12. Belgium
- Imports: $3.6 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical products ($3.0 billion)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($164.9 million)
--- Inorganic chemicals; precious and rare earth metals and radioactive compounds ($115.7 million)
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20 / 30#11. France
- Imports: $3.7 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof ($1.3 billion)
--- Pharmaceutical products ($744.0 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($389.7 million)
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21 / 30#10. United Kingdom
- Imports: $4.3 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($2.4 billion)
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($677.4 million)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($202.5 million)
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22 / 30#9. India
- Imports: $4.7 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($475.7 million)
--- Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags ($473.1 million)
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($460.3 million)
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23 / 30#8. Thailand
- Imports: $5.5 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($2.0 billion)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($1.7 billion)
--- Rubber and articles thereof ($335.4 million)
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24 / 30#7. Canada
- Imports: $6.5 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($1.6 billion)
--- Plastics and articles thereof ($598.8 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($368.0 million)
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26 / 30#5. Vietnam
- Imports: $6.7 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($1.4 billion)
--- Furniture, bedding, mattresses, luminaries, light fixtures, prefabricated buildings ($1.2 billion)
--- Plastics and articles thereof ($794.8 million)
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27 / 30#4. Germany
- Imports: $11.8 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($4.9 billion)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($2.1 billion)
--- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof ($1.0 billion)
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28 / 30#3. South Korea
- Imports: $16.6 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($7.7 billion)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($3.7 billion)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($2.0 billion)
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29 / 30#2. China
- Imports: $17.3 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($3.2 billion)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($2.7 billion)
--- Furniture, bedding, mattresses, luminaries, light fixtures, prefabricated buildings ($1.5 billion)
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30 / 30#1. Mexico
- Imports: $18.6 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($5.3 billion)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($5.2 billion)
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($2.9 billion)
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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