Imports: Artificial graphite; collodial graphite, etc.

U.S. imports of Artificial graphite; collodial graphite, etc. increased 23.94 percent through August to $395.99 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1China$122.22 M
2Indonesia$87.13 M
3South Korea$51.75 M
4France$33.49 M
5Spain$24.13 M
6Mexico$18.4 M
7Germany$15.61 M
8Switzerland$12.09 M
9Japan$8.71 M
10India$6.69 M

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U.S. imports of Artificial graphite; collodial graphite, etc. increased 23.94 percent through August to $395.99 million

The category ranked 485 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 541 for the last full year with a total value of $466.52 million, a $96.09 million, 17.08 percent decreased from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 China, No. 2 Indonesia, No. 3 South Korea, No. 4 France and No. 5 Spain. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Los Angeles, No. 2 Port of Chester, PA, No. 3 Port of Oakland, CA, No. 4 Port of Newark and No. 5 Port of Savannah, GA.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 China, No. 2 South Korea, No. 3 Mexico, No. 4 Germany and No. 5 Japan. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Los Angeles, No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Port of Oakland, CA, No. 4 Detroit Ambassador Bridge, MI and No. 5 Port Laredo.

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 rose 142.54 percent compared to last year to $128.56 million.
  • Port of Chester, PA rose 230.71 percent compared to last year to $46.46 million.
  • Port of Oakland, CA rose 13.95 percent compared to last year to $44.57 million.
  • Port of Newark fell 17.88 percent compared to last year to $43.19 million.
  • Port of Savannah, GA rose 128.12 percent compared to last year to $25.51 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 China decreased $69.95 million, 36.4 percent, (30.86 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Indonesia increased $87.11 million, 330851 percent, (22 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 South Korea increased $23.88 million, 85.7 percent, (13.07 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 France increased $22.79 million, 213 percent, (8.46 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Spain increased $17.59 million, 268.86 percent, (6.09 percent market share).

All totaled, 80.49 percent of all these Artificial graphite; collodial graphite, etc. imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $318.72 million of the $395.99 million total.

All totaled, 72.8 percent of all these Artificial graphite; collodial graphite, etc. imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $288.29 million of the $395.99 million total.