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Where does the United States get its jewelry? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $14.9 billion of jewelry (2 thousand tonnes), 12.7% of the world total. Its main sources were India (23%), Italy (12%) and France (11%). The United States was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of jewelry.

Summary

Value
$14.9billion
Tonnes
2thousand tonnes
Share of world total
12.7%
World rank
3rd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
India3.5Tonnes: 159USD per tonne: $22,024,06723.4%Air
Italy1.7Tonnes: 230USD per tonne: $7,519,02311.6%Air
France1.7Tonnes: 22USD per tonne: $76,226,17811.4%Air
Thailand1.3Tonnes: 289USD per tonne: $4,399,8658.5%Air
Jordan0.94Tonnes: 20USD per tonne: $46,288,1406.3%Air
Switzerland0.87Tonnes: 8USD per tonne: $110,724,7525.8%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.69Tonnes: 21USD per tonne: $33,019,9084.7%Air
Turkey0.69Tonnes: 162USD per tonne: $4,289,9974.7%Air
China0.47Tonnes: 222USD per tonne: $2,130,1113.2%Air
Dominican Republic0.44Tonnes: 72USD per tonne: $6,126,2872.9%Air
Mexico0.27Tonnes: 35USD per tonne: $7,545,6181.8%Land
South Africa0.24Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $33,644,3641.6%Air
Israel0.23Tonnes: 22USD per tonne: $10,439,5771.5%Air
Oman0.22Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $42,559,4481.5%Air
Peru0.21Tonnes: 10USD per tonne: $20,330,3561.4%Air
Singapore re-exports0.21Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $69,137,1541.4%Air
South Korea0.17Tonnes: 25USD per tonne: $6,875,6401.2%Air
Canada0.17Tonnes: 10USD per tonne: $16,373,8711.1%Land
Indonesia0.17Tonnes: 22USD per tonne: $7,687,5451.1%Air
Vietnam0.11Tonnes: 16USD per tonne: $6,858,4110.73%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

India has been its main source since 2004

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • India 3.5
  • Italy 1.7
  • France 1.7
  • Thailand 1.3
  • Jordan 0.94

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
India0.253.5
Italy1.31.7
France0.041.7
Thailand0.361.3
Jordan< 0.010.94

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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