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 Oklahoma imports the most goods, using data from the Census Bureau. Countries are ranked by the highest value of imports in 2024 with Oklahoma.
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. Belgium
- Imports: $46.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof ($11.5 million)
--- Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof ($7.4 million)
--- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones and metals and articles thereof; immitation jewellery; coins ($7.3 million)
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2 / 30#29. Spain
- Imports: $46.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($18.0 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($6.8 million)
--- Articles of iron or steel ($5.2 million)
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3 / 30#28. Cambodia
- Imports: $50.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Furniture, bedding, mattresses, luminaries, light fixtures, prefabricated buildings ($30.3 million)
--- Toys, games and sport equipment; parts and accessories ($6.0 million)
--- Apparel articles and accessories, knit or crochet ($4.2 million)
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4 / 30#27. Sweden
- Imports: $51.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Rubber and articles thereof ($24.5 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($8.5 million)
--- Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof ($4.8 million)
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6 / 30#25. Israel
- Imports: $65.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($41.3 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($14.4 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($3.9 million)
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7 / 30#24. Turkey
- Imports: $66.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Manmade staple fibers, including yarns and woven fabrics ($22.7 million)
--- Rubber and articles thereof ($8.6 million)
--- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof ($6.7 million)
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8 / 30#23. Bangladesh
- Imports: $67.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Apparel articles and accessories, not knit ($59.8 million)
--- Apparel articles and accessories, knit or crochet ($5.6 million)
--- Headgear and parts ($1.6 million)
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9 / 30#22. Malaysia
- Imports: $70.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($29.3 million)
--- Rubber and articles thereof ($17.0 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($5.4 million)
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10 / 30#21. Austria
- Imports: $83.4 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($28.1 million)
--- Articles of iron or steel ($23.3 million)
--- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof ($11.8 million)
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11 / 30#20. Switzerland
- Imports: $127.3 million
- Largest imports:
--- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones and metals and articles thereof; immitation jewellery; coins ($101.5 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($7.3 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($5.3 million)
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12 / 30#19. Brazil
- Imports: $129.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($97.4 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($8.3 million)
--- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes ($7.9 million)
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13 / 30#18. Singapore
- Imports: $157.3 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($110.1 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($31.7 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($6.9 million)
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14 / 30#17. Netherlands
- Imports: $184.6 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($114.0 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($43.9 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($10.4 million)
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15 / 30#16. Norway
- Imports: $192.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($187.4 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($3.0 million)
--- Miscellaneous chemical products ($620,005)
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16 / 30#15. South Africa
- Imports: $201.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Ores, slag and ash ($193.4 million)
--- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones and metals and articles thereof; immitation jewellery; coins ($7.2 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($369,686)
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17 / 30#14. Italy
- Imports: $208.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($123.4 million)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($23.3 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($15.7 million)
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18 / 30#13. Taiwan
- Imports: $213.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($62.1 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($49.8 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($19.4 million)
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19 / 30#12. Thailand
- Imports: $221.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($71.0 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($65.7 million)
--- Food industry residues and waste; prepared animal feed ($44.8 million)
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20 / 30#11. Japan
- Imports: $225.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($84.1 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($54.2 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($32.3 million)
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21 / 30#10. Australia
- Imports: $249.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($213.8 million)
--- Meat and edible meat offal ($12.9 million)
--- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones and metals and articles thereof; immitation jewellery; coins ($11.7 million)
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22 / 30#9. Vietnam
- Imports: $265.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($60.9 million)
--- Furniture, bedding, mattresses, luminaries, light fixtures, prefabricated buildings ($47.6 million)
--- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof ($21.8 million)
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23 / 30#8. South Korea
- Imports: $265.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($140.0 million)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($43.6 million)
--- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof ($20.9 million)
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24 / 30#7. United Kingdom
- Imports: $278.7 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($119.4 million)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($73.5 million)
--- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones and metals and articles thereof; immitation jewellery; coins ($28.0 million)
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25 / 30#6. France
- Imports: $322.2 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($100.2 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($73.8 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($56.7 million)
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26 / 30#5. India
- Imports: $335.9 million
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($146.3 million)
--- Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags ($34.4 million)
--- Articles of iron or steel ($20.6 million)
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27 / 30#4. Germany
- Imports: $503.5 million
- Largest imports:
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($186.5 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($134.7 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($43.5 million)
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28 / 30#3. Mexico
- Imports: $1.1 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($309.8 million)
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($237.5 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($110.2 million)
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29 / 30#2. China
- Imports: $2.6 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($481.9 million)
--- Toys, games and sport equipment; parts and accessories ($435.8 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($275.9 million)
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30 / 30#1. Canada
- Imports: $9.0 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($7.2 billion)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($725.3 million)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($131.4 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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