Imports: Candles

U.S. imports of Candles increased 8.26 percent through August to $719.27 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Vietnam$381.01 M
2Canada$147.47 M
3Mexico$35.76 M
4India$34.06 M
5China$30.23 M
6Dominican Republic$22.45 M
7France$13.76 M
8United Kingdom$8.53 M
9Thailand$8.11 M
10Poland$7.11 M

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U.S. imports of Candles increased 8.26 percent through August to $719.27 million

The category ranked 366 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 362 for the last full year with a total value of $1.11 billion, a $66.6 million, 6.41 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Vietnam, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 Mexico, No. 4 India and No. 5 China. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Los Angeles, No. 2 Port of Long Beach, No. 3 Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY, No. 4 Port of Newark and No. 5 Port of Savannah, GA.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Vietnam, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 Mexico, No. 4 China and No. 5 India. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Los Angeles, No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Port of Long Beach, No. 4 Port of Savannah, GA and No. 5 Detroit Ambassador Bridge, MI.

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 13.11 percent compared to last year to $200.9 million.
  • Port of Long Beach fell 0.33 percent compared to last year to $70.83 million.
  • Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY rose 122.28 percent compared to last year to $65.16 million.
  • Port of Newark fell 33.06 percent compared to last year to $63.43 million.
  • Port of Savannah, GA rose 11.06 percent compared to last year to $51.87 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 Vietnam increased $26.65 million, 7.52 percent, (52.97 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Canada increased $50.41 million, 51.94 percent, (20.5 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Mexico decreased $3.72 million, 9.42 percent, (4.97 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 India decreased $723,805, 2.08 percent, (4.74 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 China decreased $6.49 million, 17.68 percent, (4.2 percent market share).

All totaled, 87.38 percent of all these Candles imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $628.52 million of the $719.27 million total.

All totaled, 62.87 percent of all these Candles imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $452.2 million of the $719.27 million total.