Countries from which Pennsylvania imports the most goods

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 Pennsylvania imports the most goods, using data from the Census Bureau. Countries are ranked by the highest value of imports in 2024 with Pennsylvania.

Read on to find out which countries you can expect to find the most imported goods from at your local store.

You may also like: Counties with the oldest homes in Pennsylvania

gregorioa // Shutterstock

1 / 30

#30. New Zealand

- Imports: $724.1 million
- Largest imports:
--- Meat and edible meat offal ($383.2 million)
--- Edible fruit and nuts; citrus fruit or melon peel ($103.0 million)
--- Dairy prods; birds eggs; honey; other edible animal products ($69.7 million)

Wangkun Jia // Shutterstock

2 / 30

#29. Spain

- Imports: $776.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical products ($285.3 million)
--- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations ($82.7 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($64.9 million)

Christian Vinces // Shutterstock

3 / 30

#28. Peru

- Imports: $831.8 million
- Largest imports:
--- Edible fruit and nuts; citrus fruit or melon peel ($620.4 million)
--- Ores, slag and ash ($43.5 million)
--- Cocoa and cocoa preparations ($38.0 million)

Yasonya // Shutterstock

4 / 30

#27. Netherlands

- Imports: $881.6 million
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical products ($227.8 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($105.2 million)
--- Cocoa and cocoa preparations ($75.8 million)

John Theodor // Shutterstock

5 / 30

#26. Israel

- Imports: $977.0 million
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical products ($686.2 million)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($90.5 million)
--- Plastics and articles thereof ($83.3 million)

You may also like: Most commonly seen birds in Pennsylvania

HandmadePictures // Shutterstock

6 / 30

#25. South Africa

- Imports: $1.1 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones and metals and articles thereof; immitation jewellery; coins ($1.0 billion)
--- Edible fruit and nuts; citrus fruit or melon peel ($50.0 million)
--- Iron and steel ($20.6 million)

Jack Bkk // Shutterstock

7 / 30

#24. Thailand

- Imports: $1.1 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($318.5 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($259.0 million)
--- Rubber and articles thereof ($104.5 million)

Sean Hsu // Shutterstock

8 / 30

#23. Taiwan

- Imports: $1.2 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($393.0 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($149.1 million)
--- Pharmaceutical products ($78.6 million)

trezordia // Shutterstock

9 / 30

#22. Sweden

- Imports: $1.2 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($357.6 million)
--- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard ($150.7 million)
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($116.2 million)

Taras Vyshnya // Shutterstock

10 / 30

#21. Australia

- Imports: $1.2 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Meat and edible meat offal ($908.4 million)
--- Other products of animal origin ($42.5 million)
--- Ores, slag and ash ($35.2 million)

You may also like: Highest-rated wineries in Pennsylvania by visitors

BlueOrange Studio // Shutterstock

11 / 30

#20. Finland

- Imports: $1.5 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical products ($1.3 billion)
--- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard ($75.3 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($34.0 million)

Sean Hsu // Shutterstock

12 / 30

#19. Singapore

- Imports: $1.8 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical products ($1.4 billion)
--- Miscellaneous chemical products ($131.3 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($68.2 million)

Tupungato // Shutterstock

13 / 30

#18. France

- Imports: $1.9 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical products ($520.4 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($238.8 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($205.0 million)

Catarina Belova // Shutterstock

14 / 30

#17. Brazil

- Imports: $2.1 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Iron and steel ($805.4 million)
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($299.7 million)
--- Meat and edible meat offal ($189.5 million)

MEDIAIMAG // Shutterstock

15 / 30

#16. Austria

- Imports: $2.1 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical products ($1.8 billion)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($119.6 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($61.5 million)

You may also like: Higher education, higher earnings? Here's how advanced degrees pay off in Pennsylvania.

ba55ey // Shutterstock

16 / 30

#15. Nigeria

- Imports: $3.0 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($2.9 billion)
--- Fertilizers ($19.6 million)
--- Food industry residues and waste; prepared animal feed ($3.9 million)

Nataliya Hora // Shutterstock

17 / 30

#14. United Kingdom

- Imports: $3.1 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical products ($1.2 billion)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($330.7 million)
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($184.9 million)

Kriangkrai Thitimakorn // Shutterstock

18 / 30

#13. India

- Imports: $3.5 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($1.1 billion)
--- Pharmaceutical products ($983.9 million)
--- Organic chemicals ($198.7 million)

Stockbym // Shutterstock

19 / 30

#12. Japan

- Imports: $3.6 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical products ($1.4 billion)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($690.6 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($501.0 million)

Efired // Shutterstock

20 / 30

#11. Vietnam

- Imports: $4.5 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($1.6 billion)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($1.0 billion)
--- Footwear, gaiters etc. and parts ($395.2 million)

You may also like: Computer science has gone mainstream in US education, yet young women are still underrepresented in Pennsylvania

AlexAnton // Shutterstock

21 / 30

#10. Italy

- Imports: $4.5 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical products ($1.8 billion)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($654.9 million)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($400.9 million)

4kclips // Shutterstock

22 / 30

#9. Ireland

- Imports: $4.7 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical products ($2.9 billion)
--- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations ($1.2 billion)
--- Dairy prods; birds eggs; honey; other edible animal products ($270.2 million)

S-F // Shutterstock

23 / 30

#8. Belgium

- Imports: $4.7 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical products ($4.3 billion)
--- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones and metals and articles thereof; immitation jewellery; coins ($75.6 million)
--- Special classification provisions not elsewhere specified or included ($63.5 million)

RossHelen // Shutterstock

24 / 30

#7. Slovenia

- Imports: $5.1 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical products ($5.0 billion)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($37.5 million)
--- Miscellaneous edible preparations ($9.7 million)

Aleksandar Todorovic // Shutterstock

25 / 30

#6. Mexico

- Imports: $6.7 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($1.6 billion)
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($1.4 billion)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($974.7 million)

You may also like: The 20 most affordable cities in Pennsylvania to buy a house

Iurii Dzivinskyi // Shutterstock

26 / 30

#5. Switzerland

- Imports: $6.7 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical products ($5.7 billion)
--- Coffee, tea, mate and spices ($466.2 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($117.6 million)

NaughtyNut // Shutterstock

27 / 30

#4. Germany

- Imports: $7.9 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Pharmaceutical products ($2.7 billion)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($1.3 billion)
--- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ($990.5 million)

Kampon // Shutterstock

28 / 30

#3. South Korea

- Imports: $8.8 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories ($6.7 billion)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($617.8 million)
--- Pharmaceutical products ($478.5 million)

Firefighter Montreal // Shutterstock

29 / 30

#2. Canada

- Imports: $14.2 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes ($2.0 billion)
--- Pharmaceutical products ($969.0 million)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($813.6 million)

Sean Pavone // Shutterstock

30 / 30

#1. China

- Imports: $16.6 billion
- Largest imports:
--- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories ($6.8 billion)
--- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts ($3.9 billion)
--- Plastics and articles thereof ($544.8 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.

You may also like: Coldest Januarys in Pennsylvania since 1895