Imports: Animal, vegetable or microbial fats, oils

U.S. imports of Animal, vegetable or microbial fats, oils increased 8.86 percent through August to $178.61 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Norway$65.78 M
2Indonesia$30.29 M
3India$15.52 M
4China$15.5 M
5Malaysia$12.75 M
6Germany$11.05 M
7Mexico$8.4 M
8France$5.4 M
9Philippines$3.18 M
10Canada$2.94 M

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U.S. imports of Animal, vegetable or microbial fats, oils increased 8.86 percent through August to $178.61 million

The category ranked 673 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 703 for the last full year with a total value of $240.31 million, a $61.13 million, 34.12 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Norway, No. 2 Indonesia, No. 3 India, No. 4 China and No. 5 Malaysia. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Los Angeles, No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Los Angeles International Airport, No. 4 Port of Virginia and No. 5 Port Miami.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Norway, No. 2 Indonesia, No. 3 China, No. 4 Germany and No. 5 India. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Los Angeles, No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Port Everglades, No. 4 Los Angeles International Airport and No. 5 Port of Charleston.

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 Los Angeles fell 12.96 percent compared to last year to $52.35 million.
  • Port of Newark rose 7.78 percent compared to last year to $40.27 million.
  • Los Angeles International Airport rose 160.78 percent compared to last year to $14.84 million.
  • Port of Virginia rose 54.76 percent compared to last year to $7.67 million.
  • Port Miami rose 16.73 percent compared to last year to $6.13 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 sources:

  • U.S. imports from No. 1 Norway increased $8.91 million, 15.66 percent, (36.83 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Indonesia increased $9.13 million, 43.13 percent, (16.96 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 India increased $1.85 million, 13.56 percent, (8.69 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 China decreased $5.53 million, 26.3 percent, (8.68 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Malaysia increased $2.24 million, 21.27 percent, (7.14 percent market share).

All totaled, 78.29 percent of all these Animal, vegetable or microbial fats, oils imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $139.84 million of the $178.61 million total.

All totaled, 67.89 percent of all these Animal, vegetable or microbial fats, oils imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $121.26 million of the $178.61 million total.