Exports: Collectors items of historic or botanic interest

U.S. exports of Collectors items of historic or botanic interest decreased 5.61 percent through August to $175.83 million.

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U.S. exports of Collectors items of historic or botanic interest decreased 5.61 percent through August to $175.83 million

The category ranked 532 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 542 for the last full year with a total value of $261.13 million, a $17.88 million, 6.41 percent decreased from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading markets were No. 1 United Kingdom, No. 2 Hong Kong, No. 3 France, No. 4 Israel and No. 5 Switzerland. The leading markets were No. 1 John F. Kennedy International Airport, No. 2 Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport, OH, No. 3 Los Angeles International Airport, No. 4 Los Angeles International Airport land-based cargo and No. 5 FedEx Memphis WorldHub.

In the last previous full year, the leading markets were No. 1 United Kingdom, No. 2 Hong Kong, No. 3 Japan, No. 4 Switzerland and No. 5 France. The leading markets were No. 1 John F. Kennedy International Airport, No. 2 Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport, OH, No. 3 Los Angeles International Airport, No. 4 FedEx Memphis WorldHub and No. 5 UPS / Louisville.

Looking at specific airports, seaports and border crossings, the top five through the first eight months of the year were:

Highlights for the top five ports:

  • John F. Kennedy International Airport rose 5.28 percent compared to last year to $53.36 million.
  • Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport, OH fell 4.89 percent compared to last year to $35.76 million.
  • Los Angeles International Airport fell 4.38 percent compared to last year to $22.45 million.
  • Los Angeles International Airport land-based cargo totaled $11 million. The previous year, there were no import in this category.
  • FedEx Memphis WorldHub fell 17.02 percent compared to last year to $6.65 million.

There are several hundred airports, seaports and border crossings that handle international trade; they are, in turn, part of the roughly four dozen U.S. Customs districts.

Highlights for the top five foreign markets:

  • U.S. export to No. 1 United Kingdom decreased $21.03 million, 33.07 percent, (24.2 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 2 Hong Kong increased $3.88 million, 15.37 percent, (16.58 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 3 France increased $4.89 million, 37.5 percent, (10.2 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 4 Israel increased $11.91 million, 2879 percent, (7.01 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 5 Switzerland decreased $4.68 million, 33.34 percent, (5.32 percent market share).

All totaled, 63.31 percent of all these Collectors items of historic or botanic interest exports from the United States were shipped to the top five markets through August of this year. That is equal to $111.32 million of the $175.83 million total.

All totaled, 73.5 percent of all these Collectors items of historic or botanic interest exports from the United States were shipped from the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $129.23 million of the $175.83 million total.