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 Hawaii imports the most goods, using data from the Census Bureau. Countries are ranked by the highest value of imports in 2024 with Hawaii.
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: $9.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($2.7 million)
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($2.4 million)
--- Plastics and articles thereof ($2.0 million)
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2 / 30#29. Malaysia
- Imports: $9.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Furniture, bedding, mattresses, luminaries, light fixtures, prefabricated buildings ($3.9 million)
--- Toys, games and sport equipment; parts and accessories ($734,015)
--- Plastics and articles thereof ($537,525)
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3 / 30#28. Austria
- Imports: $9.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($4.7 million)
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($4.5 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($263,734)
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4 / 30#27. Australia
- Imports: $11.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Fish, crustaceans and aquatic invertebrates ($3.9 million)
--- Meat and edible meat offal ($1.1 million)
--- Toys, games and sport equipment; parts and accessories ($1.1 million)
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5 / 30#26. India
- Imports: $11.6 million
- Largest imports:
--- Apparel articles and accessories, knit or crochet ($1.3 million)
--- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones and metals and articles thereof; immitation jewellery; coins ($1.2 million)
--- Carpets and other textile floor coverings ($1.1 million)
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6 / 30#25. Mexico
- Imports: $13.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($4.5 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($3.5 million)
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($1.4 million)
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7 / 30#24. Equatorial Guinea
- Imports: $13.6 million
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($13.6 million)
--- nan (nan)
--- nan (nan)
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8 / 30#23. Switzerland
- Imports: $13.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($5.0 million)
--- Clocks and watches and parts thereof ($3.8 million)
--- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones and metals and articles thereof; immitation jewellery; coins ($2.4 million)
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9 / 30#22. Singapore
- Imports: $16.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($9.1 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($5.3 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($631,687)
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10 / 30#21. Philippines
- Imports: $18.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Fish, crustaceans and aquatic invertebrates ($3.0 million)
--- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones and metals and articles thereof; immitation jewellery; coins ($3.0 million)
--- Prepared cereal, flour, starch or milk; bakers wares ($1.7 million)
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11 / 30#20. Netherlands
- Imports: $20.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Beverages, spirits and vinegar ($6.7 million)
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($5.0 million)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($2.7 million)
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12 / 30#19. New Zealand
- Imports: $21.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Meat and edible meat offal ($6.6 million)
--- Fish, crustaceans and aquatic invertebrates ($3.6 million)
--- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates ($2.2 million)
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13 / 30#18. Chile
- Imports: $24.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($20.2 million)
--- Meat and edible meat offal ($2.1 million)
--- Oil seeds; miscellaneous grain, seed, fruit, plants, etc. ($1.3 million)
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14 / 30#17. Kuwait
- Imports: $25.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($25.8 million)
--- nan (nan)
--- nan (nan)
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15 / 30#16. France
- Imports: $34.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($9.5 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($7.6 million)
--- Beverages, spirits and vinegar ($3.3 million)
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16 / 30#15. Colombia
- Imports: $36.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($33.3 million)
--- Aluminum and articles thereof ($1.2 million)
--- Apparel articles and accessories, not knit ($532,516)
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17 / 30#14. Iraq
- Imports: $36.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($36.8 million)
--- nan (nan)
--- nan (nan)
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18 / 30#13. Spain
- Imports: $39.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($30.8 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($5.5 million)
--- Furniture, bedding, mattresses, luminaries, light fixtures, prefabricated buildings ($873,089)
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19 / 30#12. Taiwan
- Imports: $40.6 million
- Largest imports:
--- Plastics and articles thereof ($9.9 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($4.5 million)
--- Prepared cereal, flour, starch or milk; bakers wares ($3.5 million)
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20 / 30#11. Italy
- Imports: $43.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Furniture, bedding, mattresses, luminaries, light fixtures, prefabricated buildings ($10.2 million)
--- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof ($6.9 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($3.2 million)
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21 / 30#10. Saudi Arabia
- Imports: $47.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($47.0 million)
--- nan (nan)
--- nan (nan)
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22 / 30#9. Indonesia
- Imports: $48.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Fish, crustaceans and aquatic invertebrates ($19.5 million)
--- Furniture, bedding, mattresses, luminaries, light fixtures, prefabricated buildings ($7.5 million)
--- Apparel articles and accessories, not knit ($6.4 million)
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23 / 30#8. Germany
- Imports: $62.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($18.2 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($17.9 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($6.6 million)
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24 / 30#7. United Kingdom
- Imports: $62.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($38.9 million)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($4.8 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($4.1 million)
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25 / 30#6. Thailand
- Imports: $70.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Salt; sulfur; earth and stone; lime and cement plaster ($15.4 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($5.8 million)
--- Furniture, bedding, mattresses, luminaries, light fixtures, prefabricated buildings ($4.8 million)
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26 / 30#5. Vietnam
- Imports: $89.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Furniture, bedding, mattresses, luminaries, light fixtures, prefabricated buildings ($37.8 million)
--- Fish, crustaceans and aquatic invertebrates ($21.5 million)
--- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials ($3.6 million)
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27 / 30#4. Canada
- Imports: $117.6 million
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($20.5 million)
--- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal ($12.5 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($10.7 million)
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28 / 30#3. China
- Imports: $244.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Plastics and articles thereof ($29.4 million)
--- Aluminum and articles thereof ($27.6 million)
--- Furniture, bedding, mattresses, luminaries, light fixtures, prefabricated buildings ($22.9 million)
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29 / 30#2. Japan
- Imports: $437.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($270.4 million)
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($45.3 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($43.7 million)
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30 / 30#1. South Korea
- Imports: $603.6 million
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($549.9 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($11.0 million)
--- Prepared cereal, flour, starch or milk; bakers wares ($6.1 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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