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Goods guide · HS chapter 50

Silk

Official chapter title: Silk, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof

In 2025 the United States exported $4.2 million of goods in HS chapter 50 and imported $55.2 million. Exports were up 25.9% on 2024 and imports level with 2024.

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US exports, 2025
$4.2MUp 25.9% on 2024
US imports, 2025
$55.2MLevel with 2024
Share of US goods exports
0.0%96th of 96 chapters by export value

By country, 2025

Where US exports go

The 10 largest destinations shown here took 83% of the US total.

  1. 1Mexico$1.1 million26.4%
  2. 2Canada$851 thousand20.1%
  3. 3Italy$398 thousand9.4%
  4. 4Panama$323 thousand7.6%
  5. 5France$167 thousand4.0%
  6. 6Hong Kong$159 thousand3.8%
  7. 7China$135 thousand3.2%
  8. 8Singapore$130 thousand3.1%
  9. 9Colombia$123 thousand2.9%
  10. 10Belgium$118 thousand2.8%

Where US imports come from

The 10 largest sources shown here took 97% of the US total.

  1. 1Italy$12.8 million23.2%
  2. 2China$12.8 million23.2%
  3. 3South Korea$10.9 million19.7%
  4. 4India$10.6 million19.2%
  5. 5United Kingdom$1.8 million3.3%
  6. 6France$1.7 million3.0%
  7. 7Japan$1.2 million2.2%
  8. 8Switzerland$924 thousand1.7%
  9. 9Mexico$479 thousand0.9%
  10. 10Thailand$469 thousand0.8%

Through Norfolk-Newport News

Census port figures for Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia, in 2025.

Imports through the port
$63K0.1% of US imports in this chapter

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Paperwork

Exports in this chapter are reported under Schedule B numbers that begin 50, and imports are classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule numbers that begin 50.

Sources

  • US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026. Countries under comprehensive US sanctions are left out of the country lists; shares are of the full US total.
  • Chapter titles: the Census API commodity descriptions (E_COMMODITY_LDESC). Schedule B: Census Bureau. HTSUS: US International Trade Commission.
  • Port figures: US Census Bureau, port-level trade for Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia (Census port 1401), calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.