Exports: Tantalum, including waste and scrap

U.S. exports of Tantalum, including waste and scrap increased 14.83 percent through August to $148.22 million.

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U.S. exports of Tantalum, including waste and scrap increased 14.83 percent through August to $148.22 million

The category ranked 579 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 593 for the last full year with a total value of $212.89 million, a $26.46 million, 14.20 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading markets were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 South Korea, No. 3 China, No. 4 Japan and No. 5 Kazakhstan. The leading markets were No. 1 Brownsville International Bridges, No. 2 John F. Kennedy International Airport, No. 3 Miami International Airport, No. 4 Boston's Logan International Airport and No. 5 Dulles International Airport, DC.

In the last previous full year, the leading markets were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 South Korea, No. 3 China, No. 4 Japan and No. 5 Kazakhstan. The leading markets were No. 1 John F. Kennedy International Airport, No. 2 Brownsville International Bridges, No. 3 Boston's Logan International Airport, No. 4 Miami International Airport and No. 5 Port of New York.

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:

  • Brownsville International Bridges rose 85.34 percent compared to last year to $73.16 million.
  • John F. Kennedy International Airport fell 15.31 percent compared to last year to $48.62 million.
  • Miami International Airport rose 3.76 percent compared to last year to $7.85 million.
  • Boston's Logan International Airport fell 60.23 percent compared to last year to $2.49 million.
  • Dulles International Airport, DC rose 37.08 percent compared to last year to $2.41 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 Mexico increased $33.68 million, 84.91 percent, (49.48 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 2 South Korea decreased $4.23 million, 15.85 percent, (15.15 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 3 China decreased $4.96 million, 19.04 percent, (14.24 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 4 Japan decreased $696,384, 8.33 percent, (5.17 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 5 Kazakhstan decreased $390,946, 5.33 percent, (4.69 percent market share).

All totaled, 88.72 percent of all these Tantalum, including waste and scrap exports from the United States were shipped to the top five markets through August of this year. That is equal to $131.5 million of the $148.22 million total.

All totaled, 90.76 percent of all these Tantalum, including waste and scrap exports from the United States were shipped from the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $134.52 million of the $148.22 million total.