Exports: Garments including rubber, plastic

U.S. exports of Garments including rubber, plastic increased 126.79 percent through August to $21.42 million.

Top Markets

RankCountryYTD
1China$13.91 M
2Canada$4.75 M
3Japan$748,648
4Mexico$353,057
5Thailand$179,638
6Australia$163,187
7United Arab Emirates$145,383
8Poland$133,282
9United Kingdom$107,640
10Germany$94,201

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U.S. exports of Garments including rubber, plastic increased 126.79 percent through August to $21.42 million

The category ranked 921 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 940 for the last full year with a total value of $28.49 million, a $11.59 million, 68.63 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading markets were No. 1 China, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 Japan, No. 4 Mexico and No. 5 Thailand. The leading markets were No. 1 Port of Long Beach, No. 2 Low-Value border crossing cargo, No. 3 Port of Newark, No. 4 Port of Savannah, GA and No. 5 Los Angeles International Airport.

In the last previous full year, the leading markets were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 Mexico, No. 3 Japan, No. 4 The Netherlands and No. 5 Italy. The leading markets were No. 1 Port of Long Beach, No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Low-Value border crossing cargo, No. 4 Los Angeles International Airport and No. 5 Port of Los Angeles.

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:

  • Port of Long Beach rose 22510 percent compared to last year to $9.83 million.
  • Low-Value border crossing cargo rose 47.78 percent compared to last year to $3.06 million.
  • Port of Newark totaled $2.02 million. The previous year, there were no import in this category.
  • Port of Savannah, GA rose 1467 percent compared to last year to $1.56 million.
  • Los Angeles International Airport fell 3.69 percent compared to last year to $1.16 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 China increased $13.87 million, 37388 percent, (64.94 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 2 Canada increased $196,426, 4.31 percent, (22.17 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 3 Japan decreased $17,759, 2.32 percent, (3.49 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 4 Mexico decreased $1.23 million, 77.77 percent, (1.65 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 5 Thailand increased $171,640, 2146 percent, (0.84 percent market share).

All totaled, 93.09 percent of all these Garments including rubber, plastic exports from the United States were shipped to the top five markets through August of this year. That is equal to $19.94 million of the $21.42 million total.

All totaled, 82.29 percent of all these Garments including rubber, plastic exports from the United States were shipped from the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $17.63 million of the $21.42 million total.