The value of US mobile phone imports rose by an average 10.3% from 5 years earlier in 2019 when America’s mobile phone purchases from international suppliers were valued at $54.6 billion.
Year over year, the total value of mobile phones imported into the United States fell by -10.5% compared to $67.3 billion during 2022.
In comparison, the US exported $11.8 billion worth of mobile phones in 2023. That dollar amount equals 19.6% of America’s spending on imports for that same commodity, up from 17.4% for 2022.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 851712 for phones of wireless networks.
US Imported Mobile Phone Purchases
Below are the 15 countries that supplied American importers with the highest dollar value worth of cellphones during 2023.
- mainland China: US$45.6 billion (75.7% of US imported mobile phones)
- Vietnam: $8.1 billion (13.4%)
- India: $5 billion (8.3%)
- South Korea: $1.1 billion (1.9%)
- Hong Kong: $144 million (0.2%)
- Japan: $65.2 million (0.1%)
- Thailand: $35.5 million (0.1%)
- Taiwan: $22.9 million (0.04%)
- Canada: $16 million (0.03%)
- Panama: $13.9 million (0.02%)
- Malaysia: $10 million (0.02%)
- Indonesia: $9.1 million (0.02%)
- New Zealand: $7.8 million (0.01%)
- Dominican Republic: $7.7 million (0.01%)
- United Arab Emirates: $6.1 million (0.01%)
The listed 15 countries shipped 99.9% of total US cellphone imports in 2023.
America’s three leading mobile phone suppliers are a trio of Asian powerhouses China, Vietnam and India while collectively accounted for 97.5% of US spending on imported portable phones.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers exporting mobile phone to US importers since 2022 were: Dominican Republic (up 21,840%), Panama (up 570.8%), India (up 321%), South Korea (up 54.9%) then Malaysia (up 49.3%).
Top suppliers that experienced double-digit percentage declines in their export sales of cellphones to buyers in America year over year were: Japan (down -57.7% from 2022), Vietnam (down -37%), Hong Kong (down -29.3%), mainland China (down -12.2%) and Indonesia (down -11.2%).
Global Companies Providing US Mobile Phone Imports
The following technology firms are leading mobile phone makers. The list showcases some of the leading imported mobile phone brands available for purchase by the United States of America.
- Acer (Taiwan)
- Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft AG (AEG – Germany)
- Blackberry (Canada)
- HTC (Taiwan)
- Huawei (China)
- Kyocera Communications (Japan)
- Lenovo Group (Hong Kong)
- LG Electronics (South Korea)
- Microsoft Mobile (formerly Nokia, Finland)
- Samsung Electronics (South Korea)
- Xiaomi Tech (China)
- ZTE (China)
See also Cellphone Exports by Country, Computer Accessories Exports by Country and American Global Technology Companies
Research Sources:
BrandsMart USA list of available mobile phone brands. Accessed on November 26, 2024
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on November 26, 2024
Gartner Worldwide Smartphone Sales to End Users by Vendor in 2Q15, Table 1. Accessed on November 26, 2024
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database (GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity). Accessed on November 26, 2024
Trade Map, International Trade Centre. Accessed on November 26, 2024