Exports: Plastic tableware and other products

U.S. exports of Plastic tableware and other products decreased 12.66 percent through August to $620.46 million.

Top Markets

RankCountryYTD
1Canada$248 M
2Mexico$64.73 M
3Dominican Republic$29.83 M
4Ghana$26.86 M
5Sierra Leone$15.63 M
6Costa Rica$13.85 M
7China$13.37 M
8United Kingdom$10.58 M
9Guatemala$10.16 M
10Germany$10.11 M

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U.S. exports of Plastic tableware and other products decreased 12.66 percent through August to $620.46 million

The category ranked 279 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 266 for the last full year with a total value of $1.04 billion, a $4.02 million, 0.39 percent decreased from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading markets were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 Mexico, No. 3 Dominican Republic, No. 4 Ghana and No. 5 Sierra Leone. The leading markets were No. 1 Low-Value border crossing cargo, No. 2 Port of New York, No. 3 Detroit Ambassador Bridge, MI, No. 4 Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI and No. 5 Port Laredo.

In the last previous full year, the leading markets were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 Mexico, No. 3 Dominican Republic, No. 4 Ghana and No. 5 Costa Rica. The leading markets were No. 1 Low-Value border crossing cargo, No. 2 Port of New York, No. 3 Detroit Ambassador Bridge, MI, No. 4 Port Laredo and No. 5 Port of Newark.

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:

  • Low-Value border crossing cargo rose 6.87 percent compared to last year to $99.74 million.
  • Port of New York fell 2.7 percent compared to last year to $66.69 million.
  • Detroit Ambassador Bridge, MI fell 39.95 percent compared to last year to $40.98 million.
  • Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI rose 0.02 percent compared to last year to $39.17 million.
  • Port Laredo fell 12.21 percent compared to last year to $38.57 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 Canada decreased $58.19 million, 19 percent, (39.97 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 2 Mexico decreased $8.9 million, 12.09 percent, (10.43 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 3 Dominican Republic decreased $3.07 million, 9.34 percent, (4.81 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 4 Ghana increased $4.94 million, 22.56 percent, (4.33 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 5 Sierra Leone increased $2.52 million, 19.2 percent, (2.52 percent market share).

All totaled, 62.06 percent of all these Plastic tableware and other products exports from the United States were shipped to the top five markets through August of this year. That is equal to $385.04 million of the $620.46 million total.

All totaled, 45.96 percent of all these Plastic tableware and other products exports from the United States were shipped from the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $285.15 million of the $620.46 million total.