Charted: Where the U.S. Imports Its Art From

Niccolo Conte
2025-04-25 14:46:00
www.visualcapitalist.com

Charted: Where the U.S. Imports Its Art From

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The U.S. is the world’s largest art market, accounting for 43% of global art sales in 2024.

As a global market for high-value art and antiques, the U.S. sees significant cross-border trade, with imports fueling its art sales. These items include everything from paintings and sculptures to photos and installations, and are often collectibles for the ultra-wealthy.

This infographic shows the top countries from which the U.S. imported art and antiques in 2024, based on their share of total import value. The data comes from the Art Market Report 2025, by Arts Economics.

European Countries Dominate U.S. Art Imports

In 2024, the U.S. brought in $8.8 billion worth of art and antiques from foreign countries, which made up more than one-third of its $24.8 billion in total art sales.

European countries were the biggest exporters of art to America, accounting for 68% of total U.S. art imports.

The table below breaks down U.S. art imports by country in 2024, based on the share of total import value:

Country	Share of Value of imports in 2024
France	26%
UK	19%
Italy	12%
Germany	11%
China	1%
Other countries	31%

France, known for its influential art history, accounted for over a quarter of the total value of U.S. art and antique imports in 2024, followed by the U.K. at 19%.

With Italy and Germany rounding out the top four, European countries exported nearly $6 billion worth of art to the United States.

Meanwhile, China ranked fifth with a 1% share in U.S. art imports. However, it remains a significant export market, accounting for 13% of U.S. art exports in 2024.

How Will Trade Tensions Affect Art and Antiques?

With heavy reliance on international trade, the global art market faces headwinds from trade tensions in 2025.

According to Art Economics, tariffs from the Trump administration and potential countermeasures from other countries are likely to dampen cross-border art trade through both direct impacts and indirect regulatory uncertainties.

European art markets and the U.S. are most susceptible to trade escalations, with the U.K., Switzerland, France, and Germany also accounting for 57% of U.S. art exports in 2024.

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