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Rank	Country	Imports (Billion $)
1	United States	2,236
2	China	1,743
3	Germany	1,198
4	Japan	808.4
5	France	688.5
6	United Kingdom	639.5
7	Italy	556.4
8	Korea, South	524.4
9	Netherlands	493.1
10	Hong Kong	482.6
11	India	461.4
12	Canada	461
13	Singapore	366.3
14	Spain	363.1
15	Belgium	355.1
16	Mexico	350.8
17	Russia	322.5
18	Switzerland	294.1
19	Taiwan	279.4
20	Australia	243.4
21	Turkey	232.9
22	Brazil	219.6
23	Poland	208
24	Thailand	196.3
25	United Arab Emirates	185.6
26	Austria	183.3
27	Sweden	179.6
28	Malaysia	177.1
29	Indonesia	166.1
30	Czech Republic	133.2
31	Saudi Arabia	117.4
32	South Africa	102.6
33	Denmark	102.1
34	Vietnam	97.83
35	Hungary	93.9
36	Norway	88.47
37	Ukraine	83.22
38	Finland	80.4
39	Portugal	77.25
40	Iran	76.1
41	Romania	73.12
42	Slovakia	72.03
43	Israel	71.93
44	Chile	70.92
45	Argentina	70.73
46	Nigeria	69.49
47	Ireland	68
48	Greece	66.04
49	Philippines	62.68
50	Colombia	54.7

Definition: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012

See also: Imports map

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