Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data Data through August 2026 · updated monthly

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Natural pearls, not mounted or set

In short

  • The US imported $3.1M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 39% on the year before.
  • Japan is the largest supplier, with 73.6% of US imports; French Polynesia is next, with 18.5%.
  • French Polynesia is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $12.86/g.
  • Duty paid averaged 9.6% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 1.0 points on a year earlier.
  • Germany is gaining share: 27.4% over the last 12 months, up from 0.0%.
  • 1 Federal Register notice named this product's tariff codes in the last 12 months.

US imports, Aug 2026

$1.1M

↑ +3201% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$3.1M

↓ −39% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

9.6%

↓ −1.0 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Japan

73.6% of US imports

US imports by month

The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$35K
September 2025$137K
October 2025$43K
November 2025$33K
December 2025$6K
January 2026$8K
February 2026$982K
March 2026$83K
April 2026$474K
May 2026$175K
June 2026$19K
July 2026$19K
August 2026$1.1M

What changed

  • US imports were $1.1M in August 2026, up 5814% from July 2026 and up 3201% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $3.1M, down 39% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: French Polynesia up from 0.0% to 18.5%, China down from 28.4% to 0.2%.
  • Average price from Japan rose 2250% since July 2026, to $160.61/g.
  • Duty paid on imports from China rose from 17.5% to 20.0% of their value since July 2026.
  • Duty paid on imports from Japan rose from 10.4% to 12.5% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $3.1M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 90% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $11.1M, down 31%. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Duty ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$31.8M
12 months to Aug 2018$9.6M
12 months to Aug 2019$7.0M
12 months to Aug 2020$1.2M
12 months to Aug 2021$2.0M
12 months to Aug 2022$5.0M
12 months to Aug 2023$7.1M
12 months to Aug 2024$9.3M
12 months to Aug 2025$5.1M
12 months to Aug 2026$3.1M
  • Japan
  • Germany
  • Qatar
  • French Polynesia
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodJapanGermanyQatarFrench Polynesia
12 months to Aug 201716.3%0.0%0.0%2.8%
12 months to Aug 20187.3%0.0%0.0%15.2%
12 months to Aug 20193.2%0.0%0.0%2.3%
12 months to Aug 20205.9%0.0%0.0%1.0%
12 months to Aug 20215.8%0.8%0.0%4.1%
12 months to Aug 20228.3%0.2%0.0%1.4%
12 months to Aug 20231.6%0.1%47.2%0.1%
12 months to Aug 202411.3%0.0%41.7%1.5%
12 months to Aug 202514.7%0.0%37.8%3.1%
12 months to Aug 202634.8%27.4%15.0%14.7%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodJapanGermanyQatarFrench PolynesiaAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%n/an/a0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%n/an/a0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%n/an/a0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%n/an/a0.0%3.6%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.5%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.5%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%n/a0.0%0.0%0.2%
12 months to Aug 20250.1%n/a3.6%0.0%0.9%
12 months to Aug 202612.7%0.0%6.6%4.8%7.0%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$3.1M−39%7.0%+6.1 pts$11.1M−12%
12 months to Aug 2025$5.1M−45%0.9%+0.7 pts$12.7M−23%
12 months to Aug 2024$9.3M+32%0.2%0.0 pts$16.5M−9.3%
12 months to Aug 2023$7.1M+42%0.2%−0.3 pts$18.2M+120%
12 months to Aug 2022$5.0M+152%0.5%0.0 pts$8.3M+144%
12 months to Aug 2021$2.0M+60%0.5%−3.1 pts$3.4M−57%
12 months to Aug 2020$1.2M−82%3.6%+3.6 pts$7.9M−46%
12 months to Aug 2019$7.0M−27%0.0%0.0 pts$14.6M−22%
12 months to Aug 2018$9.6M−70%0.0%0.0 pts$18.8M+16%
12 months to Aug 2017$31.8M0.0%$16.1M

Who supplies the US

August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Landed cost by origin, below, adds freight and duty to the price.

CountryUS importsShareAverage priceDuty paidLast 13 months
Japan$844K73.6%new$160.61/g12.5%
French Polynesia$212K18.5%new$12.85/g0.0%
Indonesia$47K4.1%new$17.07/g0.0%
Vietnam$26K2.3%new$16.65/g12.5%
Belize$9K0.8%new$9,359/g0.0%
Bahamas$6K0.5%new$1,979/g12.5%
China$2K0.2%new$1.94/g20.0%
All countries$1.1M100.0%$42.19/g+1285%9.6%−1.0 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 77.1% of US imports over the last 12 months.

Landed cost by origin

What importers paid to land this product at a US port from each main supplier, June–August 2026: the price, freight and insurance to the first US port, and duty, per unit. Suppliers with 3% or more of these imports, cheapest landed first. Small figures under landed cost are the change from the same months a year earlier.

  • Price
  • Freight and insurance
  • Duty
CountryPriceFreight and insuranceDutyLanded costMake-up
French Polynesia$12.85/g$0.01/g0.0% of price$0.00/g0.0% of price$12.86/g
Indonesia$17.07/g$0.03/g0.2% of price$0.00/g0.0% of price$17.10/g
Japan$117.74/g$0.08/g0.1% of price$14.68/g12.5% of price$132.49/g+1796%
All countries$17.66/g$0.03/g0.2% of price$1.72/g9.8% of price$19.42/g+478%

Landed at a US port, French Polynesia was cheapest, at $12.86/g: 24.8% below Indonesia.

Landed cost from Japan rose 1796% on a year earlier, to $132.49/g, mostly on price: $5.50/g then, $117.74/g now.

How the market is shifting

Germany gained the most share: 27.4% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 0.0% in the 12 months before. Qatar lost the most: 15.0%, down from 37.8%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months.

  • Japan
  • Germany
  • Qatar
  • French Polynesia
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthJapanGermanyQatarFrench Polynesia
September 202420.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
October 202459.6%0.0%0.0%12.0%
November 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
December 202412.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
January 202512.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
February 20250.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
March 20257.8%0.0%61.1%10.5%
April 202512.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
May 20250.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
June 20250.0%0.0%98.6%0.0%
July 202515.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
August 20250.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
September 202551.4%0.0%0.0%35.4%
October 20250.0%0.0%0.0%72.6%
November 20250.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
December 20250.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
January 20260.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
February 202610.9%87.1%0.0%0.0%
March 202661.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
April 20260.0%0.0%98.7%0.0%
May 20260.0%0.0%0.0%96.0%
June 20260.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
July 202671.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%
August 202673.6%0.0%0.0%18.5%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthJapanGermanyQatarFrench PolynesiaAll countries
September 20240.0%n/an/an/a3.3%
October 20240.0%n/an/a0.0%0.0%
November 2024n/an/an/an/a0.0%
December 20240.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
January 20250.0%n/an/an/a0.1%
February 2025n/an/an/an/a7.5%
March 20250.0%n/a0.0%0.0%0.1%
April 202510.0%n/an/an/a4.7%
May 2025n/an/an/an/a10.0%
June 2025n/an/an/an/a1.9%
July 202510.0%n/an/an/a19.3%
August 2025n/an/a10.0%n/a10.6%
September 202515.0%n/an/a10.0%11.1%
October 2025n/an/an/a0.8%7.1%
November 2025n/an/an/an/a7.7%
December 2025n/an/an/an/a35.3%
January 2026n/an/an/an/a27.5%
February 202615.0%0.0%n/an/a2.1%
March 202610.0%n/an/an/a12.2%
April 2026n/an/a6.6%n/a6.6%
May 2026n/an/an/a10.0%10.3%
June 2026n/an/an/an/a17.5%
July 202610.4%n/an/an/a12.4%
August 202612.5%n/an/a0.0%9.6%

Tariff actions touching this product

When the duty paid on this product changed and stayed changed, for its main suppliers and all countries, newest first, with the Federal Register notices that named the product in the 3 months before. Rates are medians of the 4 months either side, less any usual seasonal swing. A change shows what happened to duty paid, not why; read each notice for what it did.

  1. September 2019 · Duty paid: all countries 0.1% → 7.8%.

Federal Register notices from the last 12 months that list this product's tariff codes. A notice can add a duty, exclude products from one or only mention them, so read each for what it changes. Search the Federal Register for 7101.10

Where it enters the US

Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.

  1. Jfk International Airport, NY$1.6M · 50.3%
  2. Miami International Airport, FL$855K · 27.4%
  3. San Francisco International Airport, CA$450K · 14.4%
  4. New Orleans, LA$117K · 3.7%
  5. Cleveland, OH$79K · 2.5%

Where US exports go

US exports were $2.3M in August 2026, up 101% from August 2025, and $11.1M over the last 12 months, down 12% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Hong Kong, up 23%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Hong Kong$3.7M33.2%+23%
Japan$3.2M28.4%−32%
Korea, South$1.6M14.8%new
Switzerland$693K6.2%−67%
Vietnam$571K5.1%new
Singapore$319K2.9%new
United Kingdom$262K2.4%+9.0%
France$258K2.3%−74%
Other countries (11)$523K4.7%−66%
All countries$11.1M100.0%−12%

Markets abroad

Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 79 have reported 2025 so far. Where a country's figure for imports from the US is under half or over double what the US recorded exporting there that year, the US figure is shown under it.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
Japan$14.8Min 2025+43%$5.0M33.6%
Switzerland$10.7Min 2025−28%$1.4M13.4%
Hong Kong$9.7Min 2025+0.2%$284KUS records $4.9M2.9%
Australia$8.5Min 2025−36%$5K0.1%
Qatar$7.5Min 2024−64%$3.4MUS records $120K45.4%
India$6.8Min 2025−3.0%$257K3.8%
France$3.9Min 2025+196%$2K0.0%
Italy$1.2Min 2025−27%$2K0.2%

The biggest market outside the US is Japan, which imported $14.8M of this product in 2025, 33.6% of that from the US.

The US supplies 33.6% of imports into Japan, but under 10% into Australia, India and France.

Of these, imports into France grew fastest: up 196% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 7101: pearls, natural or cultured, not strung, mounted or set; pearls, natural or cultured, temporarily strung for convenience of transport. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

ProductUS importsUS exports
Cultured pearls, worked, not setHS 7101.22$16.5M$24.3M
Cultured pearls, unworkedHS 7101.21$5.0M$8.7M
About these figures
  • Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, not seasonally adjusted, in US dollars. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
  • US imports are general imports at customs value, which excludes freight and insurance. Exports are at free-alongside-ship value.
  • Average price is customs value divided by quantity (grams), across all of the product's 10-digit lines.
  • Duty paid is the duty Census calculates on each country's imports for consumption, as a share of their value. It moves with tariff changes, exemptions and the mix of goods within the product.
  • Landed cost adds Census's import charges (freight, insurance and other costs of bringing the goods to the first US port) and calculated duty to the customs value, per unit, across the product's 10-digit lines. It leaves out antidumping and countervailing duties, customs fees and transport inland. Prices are averages across the goods within the code, so a lower one can mean cheaper goods, not the same goods for less.
  • Markets abroad are each country's imports as it reports them to UN Comtrade, in US dollars, usually including freight and insurance. Countries report a year or more late and in their own edition of the HS codes, so one still on an older edition is missing for codes that changed in 2022.
  • Tariff notices are from the Federal Register, matched to this product by the HTS numbers in their text.
  • Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.

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