10 Countries That Sell the Most Shotguns to Americans

Americans buy a remarkable amount of firearms, with the market for guns and ammunition contributing over $70 billion to the U.S. economy, as reported by the National Shooting Sports Foundation. NSSF estimates indicate that 16.4 million guns were sold in America in 2022. That marks a notable decline from from the 18.5 million sold in 2021 and the 21 million sold in 2020.

Despite millions of guns being manufactured in the U.S., the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms reports that between 20% to 43% of the guns bought annually in the U.S. market are imported from abroad.

Handguns are the most widely imported firearm in the U.S., but there is also a large demand for shotguns. The number of imported shotguns has risen consistently over the years, but there was a marked surge in 2020. From 2000 to 2019, the annual import of shotguns rose from around 350,000 to about 750,000. In 2020, that number further increased to approximately 1,500,000 shotguns.

Using information from the ATF’s National Firearms Commerce and Tracking Assessment report, 24/7 Wall St. identified the countries Americans are buying the most shotguns from. 

From 2010 to 2020, the U.S. imported nearly 9 million shotguns, including autoloading shotguns, pump shotguns, over-and-under shotguns, and other types of shotguns. The 10 countries on this list accounted for 8.2 million, or 91%, of the total imported guns.

Here are the countries Americans buy the most shotguns from:

10. Spain

• Shotguns exported to U.S., 2010-2020: 18,445 (0.2% of all imported shotguns)
• Popular shotgun brand(s) made in Spain: Grulla

9. Portugal

Winchester guns (CC BY 2.0) by andy carter

• Shotguns exported to U.S., 2010-2020: 19,482 (0.2% of all imported shotguns)
• Popular shotgun brand(s) made in Portugal: Winchester

8. Germany

Blaser R8 Professional Success (CC BY 2.0) by big-ashb

• Shotguns exported to U.S., 2010-2020: 24,972 (0.3% of all imported shotguns)
• Popular shotgun brand(s) made in Germany: Blaser

7. Philippines

• Shotguns exported to U.S., 2010-2020: 48,635 (0.6% of all imported shotguns)
• Popular shotgun brand(s) made in Philippines: Armscor

6. United Kingdom

James Purdey Shotguns (CC BY 2.0) by big-ashb

• Shotguns exported to U.S., 2010-2020: 52,745 (0.6% of all imported shotguns)
• Popular shotgun brand(s) made in United Kingdom: Holland & Holland, John Dickson & Son, James Purdey & Sons

5. Russia

Vepr-12 ARMS & Hunting 2012 01 (CC BY-SA 4.0) by Vitaly V. Kuzmin

• Shotguns exported to U.S., 2010-2020: 183,815 (2.2% of all imported shotguns)
• Popular shotgun brand(s) made in Russia: Molot

4. Brazil

Stoeger-Coach-Gun (CC BY-SA 4.0) by Picanox

• Shotguns exported to U.S., 2010-2020: 857,918 (10.3% of all imported shotguns)
• Popular shotgun brand(s) made in Brazil: E.R. Amantino (Boito)

3. China

Savage-10BA (CC BY-SA 4.0) by Picanox

• Shotguns exported to U.S., 2010-2020: 1,541,940 (18.6% of all imported shotguns)
• Popular shotgun brand(s) made in China: Savage Stevens

2. Italy

Beretta Shotguns (CC BY 2.0) by big-ashb

• Shotguns exported to U.S., 2010-2020: 1,906,097 (23.0% of all imported shotguns)
• Popular shotgun brand(s) made in Italy: Benelli, Beretta, Fabarm, Fausti

1. Turkey

• Shotguns exported to U.S., 2010-2020: 3,581,958 (43.2% of all imported shotguns)
• Popular shotgun brand(s) made in Turkey: CZ, Stoeger, Weatherby