Imports: Carboxylic acid

U.S. imports of Carboxylic acid increased 1.34 percent through August to $1.02 billion.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1India$199.89 M
2Canada$145.39 M
3China$143.05 M
4Thailand$110.82 M
5Colombia$35.59 M
6Italy$35.33 M
7France$34.06 M
8Israel$33.89 M
9Germany$33.67 M
10South Korea$30.61 M

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U.S. imports of Carboxylic acid increased 1.34 percent through August to $1.02 billion

The category ranked 287 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 299 for the last full year with a total value of $1.47 billion, a $6.06 million, 0.41 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 India, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 China, No. 4 Thailand and No. 5 Colombia. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Newark, No. 2 Port of Los Angeles, No. 3 Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI, No. 4 Port of Houston and No. 5 Port of Virginia.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 China, No. 3 India, No. 4 Thailand and No. 5 Israel. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Newark, No. 2 Port of Los Angeles, No. 3 Detroit Ambassador Bridge, MI, No. 4 Port of Houston and No. 5 Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY.

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 Newark rose 6.53 percent compared to last year to $307.24 million.
  • Port of Los Angeles rose 11.28 percent compared to last year to $108.91 million.
  • Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI rose 58.26 percent compared to last year to $69.18 million.
  • Port of Houston fell 9.2 percent compared to last year to $57.96 million.
  • Port of Virginia fell 0.18 percent compared to last year to $57.1 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 India increased $25.7 million, 14.75 percent, (19.61 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Canada decreased $42.23 million, 22.51 percent, (14.27 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 China decreased $41.6 million, 22.53 percent, (14.04 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Thailand increased $15.83 million, 16.67 percent, (10.87 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Colombia increased $10.41 million, 41.31 percent, (3.49 percent market share).

All totaled, 62.28 percent of all these Carboxylic acid imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $634.74 million of the $1.02 billion total.

All totaled, 58.91 percent of all these Carboxylic acid imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $600.38 million of the $1.02 billion total.