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 Nevada imports the most goods, using data from the Census Bureau. Countries are ranked by the highest value of imports in 2024 with Nevada.
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. Poland
- Imports: $47.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations ($11.9 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($10.5 million)
--- Soaps; waxes, polish, etc.; candles; dental waxes ($7.2 million)
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2 / 30#29. Netherlands
- Imports: $50.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($10.2 million)
--- Beverages, spirits and vinegar ($7.5 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($7.1 million)
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3 / 30#28. Costa Rica
- Imports: $51.3 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($31.7 million)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($15.5 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($3.8 million)
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4 / 30#27. Spain
- Imports: $52.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers ($9.5 million)
--- Aluminum and articles thereof ($7.6 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($5.9 million)
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5 / 30#26. Pakistan
- Imports: $60.4 million
- Largest imports:
--- Apparel articles and accessories, not knit ($49.1 million)
--- Apparel articles and accessories, knit or crochet ($4.5 million)
--- Leather art; saddlery, etc.; handbags, etc.; gut articles
Articles of leather; saddlery and harnesses; travel goods, handbags, etc.; articles of gut (other than silkworm) ($2.5 million)
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6 / 30#25. Australia
- Imports: $61.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Toys, games and sport equipment; parts and accessories ($14.1 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($10.4 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($6.9 million)
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7 / 30#24. Dominican Republic
- Imports: $69.4 million
- Largest imports:
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($54.8 million)
--- Footwear, gaiters etc. and parts ($7.0 million)
--- Plastics and articles thereof ($3.6 million)
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8 / 30#23. Sri Lanka
- Imports: $79.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Apparel articles and accessories, knit or crochet ($42.3 million)
--- Apparel articles and accessories, not knit ($25.3 million)
--- Rubber and articles thereof ($5.8 million)
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9 / 30#22. Turkey
- Imports: $90.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof ($29.2 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($16.5 million)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($8.9 million)
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10 / 30#21. Singapore
- Imports: $90.3 million
- Largest imports:
--- Prepared cereal, flour, starch or milk; bakers wares ($28.5 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($22.5 million)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($10.1 million)
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11 / 30#20. Bangladesh
- Imports: $112.3 million
- Largest imports:
--- Apparel articles and accessories, not knit ($96.3 million)
--- Apparel articles and accessories, knit or crochet ($8.3 million)
--- Leather art; saddlery, etc.; handbags, etc.; gut articles
Articles of leather; saddlery and harnesses; travel goods, handbags, etc.; articles of gut (other than silkworm) ($6.1 million)
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12 / 30#19. Indonesia
- Imports: $121.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Rubber and articles thereof ($48.1 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($18.0 million)
--- Footwear, gaiters etc. and parts ($12.7 million)
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13 / 30#18. Israel
- Imports: $125.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($85.3 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($12.9 million)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($12.9 million)
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14 / 30#17. Cambodia
- Imports: $136.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Leather art; saddlery, etc.; handbags, etc.; gut articles
Articles of leather; saddlery and harnesses; travel goods, handbags, etc.; articles of gut (other than silkworm) ($53.2 million)
--- Apparel articles and accessories, not knit ($33.2 million)
--- Footwear, gaiters etc. and parts ($13.3 million)
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15 / 30#16. United Kingdom
- Imports: $157.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($25.0 million)
--- Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques ($21.7 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($18.5 million)
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16 / 30#15. Switzerland
- Imports: $179.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($65.8 million)
--- Clocks and watches and parts thereof ($36.5 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($27.9 million)
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17 / 30#14. Italy
- Imports: $180.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($48.3 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($18.1 million)
--- Furniture, bedding, mattresses, luminaries, light fixtures, prefabricated buildings ($11.8 million)
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18 / 30#13. Philippines
- Imports: $186.3 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($98.7 million)
--- Leather art; saddlery, etc.; handbags, etc.; gut articles
Articles of leather; saddlery and harnesses; travel goods, handbags, etc.; articles of gut (other than silkworm) ($28.6 million)
--- Toys, games and sport equipment; parts and accessories ($19.5 million)
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19 / 30#12. India
- Imports: $285.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($65.2 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($59.9 million)
--- Leather art; saddlery, etc.; handbags, etc.; gut articles
Articles of leather; saddlery and harnesses; travel goods, handbags, etc.; articles of gut (other than silkworm) ($32.9 million)
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20 / 30#11. Thailand
- Imports: $563.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($344.0 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($88.0 million)
--- Rubber and articles thereof ($22.9 million)
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21 / 30#10. Germany
- Imports: $581.3 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($188.9 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($74.0 million)
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($66.1 million)
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22 / 30#9. France
- Imports: $581.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof ($259.8 million)
--- Organic chemicals ($114.4 million)
--- Pharmaceutical products ($85.5 million)
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23 / 30#8. Malaysia
- Imports: $772.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($599.4 million)
--- Rubber and articles thereof ($69.5 million)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($39.5 million)
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24 / 30#7. Vietnam
- Imports: $944.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($274.2 million)
--- Apparel articles and accessories, not knit ($147.6 million)
--- Footwear, gaiters etc. and parts ($74.7 million)
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25 / 30#6. South Korea
- Imports: $1.1 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($588.2 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($278.2 million)
--- Toys, games and sport equipment; parts and accessories ($83.3 million)
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26 / 30#5. Canada
- Imports: $1.5 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($158.8 million)
--- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones and metals and articles thereof; immitation jewellery; coins ($151.8 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($139.4 million)
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27 / 30#4. Mexico
- Imports: $1.6 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($787.3 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($113.1 million)
--- Toys, games and sport equipment; parts and accessories ($101.1 million)
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28 / 30#3. Taiwan
- Imports: $1.6 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($835.7 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($586.7 million)
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($44.5 million)
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29 / 30#2. Japan
- Imports: $1.8 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Miscellaneous chemical products ($1.3 billion)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($114.5 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($103.7 million)
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30 / 30#1. China
- Imports: $4.9 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($2.5 billion)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($728.9 million)
--- Toys, games and sport equipment; parts and accessories ($167.2 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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