Imports: Caviar, caviar substitutes, other prepared fish

U.S. imports of Caviar, caviar substitutes, other prepared fish increased 12.13 percent through August to $1.47 billion.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Thailand$476.53 M
2Vietnam$152.21 M
3Ecuador$113.2 M
4Poland$69.74 M
5China$66.24 M
6Canada$65.04 M
7India$46.87 M
8Mexico$46 M
9Morocco$34.93 M
10Indonesia$34.71 M

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U.S. imports of Caviar, caviar substitutes, other prepared fish increased 12.13 percent through August to $1.47 billion

The category ranked 214 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 225 for the last full year with a total value of $2.08 billion, a $50.95 million, 2.51 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Thailand, No. 2 Vietnam, No. 3 Ecuador, No. 4 Poland and No. 5 China. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Newark, No. 2 Port of Los Angeles, No. 3 Port of Savannah, GA, No. 4 Port of New York and No. 5 Port of Virginia.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Thailand, No. 2 Vietnam, No. 3 Ecuador, No. 4 China and No. 5 Canada. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Newark, No. 2 Port of Los Angeles, No. 3 Port of Savannah, GA, No. 4 Port of Virginia and No. 5 Houlton misc. land-based cargo, ME.

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 15.52 percent compared to last year to $381.99 million.
  • Port of Los Angeles fell 4.88 percent compared to last year to $305.61 million.
  • Port of Savannah, GA rose 28.26 percent compared to last year to $229.4 million.
  • Port of New York rose 229.9 percent compared to last year to $57.78 million.
  • Port of Virginia rose 0.2 percent compared to last year to $51.8 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 Thailand increased $63.18 million, 15.29 percent, (32.43 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Vietnam increased $20.22 million, 15.32 percent, (10.36 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Ecuador increased $36.86 million, 48.29 percent, (7.7 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Poland increased $18.47 million, 36.02 percent, (4.75 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 China decreased $3.48 million, 4.99 percent, (4.51 percent market share).

All totaled, 59.74 percent of all these Caviar, caviar substitutes, other prepared fish imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $877.91 million of the $1.47 billion total.

All totaled, 69.85 percent of all these Caviar, caviar substitutes, other prepared fish imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $1.03 billion of the $1.47 billion total.