Imports: Ash and residues, with metal content

U.S. imports of Ash and residues, with metal content increased 6.29 percent through August to $227.41 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1South Africa$100.04 M
2Norway$49.14 M
3Canada$39.59 M
4Mexico$24 M
5Suriname$9.75 M
6Japan$2.01 M
7United Kingdom$539,333
8Kuwait$453,098
9Saudi Arabia$402,038
10Taiwan$337,028

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U.S. imports of Ash and residues, with metal content increased 6.29 percent through August to $227.41 million

The category ranked 617 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 602 for the last full year with a total value of $369.36 million, a $13.51 million, 3.80 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 South Africa, No. 2 Norway, No. 3 Canada, No. 4 Mexico and No. 5 Suriname. The leading sources were No. 1 Ashtabula Harbor, OH, No. 2 Port of Mobile, AL, No. 3 Port of Philadelphia, No. 4 Port of New Orleans and No. 5 Port of Gulfport, MS.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 South Africa, No. 3 Norway, No. 4 Mexico and No. 5 Suriname. The leading sources were No. 1 Ashtabula Harbor, OH, No. 2 Port of New Orleans, No. 3 Port of Lake Charles, LA, No. 4 Port of Philadelphia 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:

  • Ashtabula Harbor, OH fell 6.19 percent compared to last year to $88.08 million.
  • Port of Mobile, AL totaled $55.14 million. The previous year, there were no import in this category.
  • Port of Philadelphia rose 78.98 percent compared to last year to $26.01 million.
  • Port of New Orleans fell 31.18 percent compared to last year to $22.34 million.
  • Port of Gulfport, MS fell 18.06 percent compared to last year to $8.69 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 South Africa increased $56.42 million, 129.32 percent, (43.99 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Norway increased $14.41 million, 41.48 percent, (21.61 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Canada decreased $47.49 million, 54.53 percent, (17.41 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Mexico increased $3.42 million, 16.64 percent, (10.55 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Suriname decreased $2.71 million, 21.75 percent, (4.29 percent market share).

All totaled, 97.85 percent of all these Ash and residues, with metal content imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $222.52 million of the $227.41 million total.

All totaled, 88.06 percent of all these Ash and residues, with metal content imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $200.25 million of the $227.41 million total.