Imports: Cigars, cigarettes
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U.S. imports of Cigars, cigarettes totaled $95.83 million in January, a change of 2.00 percent from the same month one year ago. The change from one month ago was -26.54 percent. Among more than 1,260 commodity classifications, Cigars, cigarettes ranked No. 347 in January. It had ranked No. 356 for the same month last year.
While Cigars, cigarettes ranked No. 347 in January by value, it ranked No. 543 by tonnage. The top three U.S. markets by value for Cigars, cigarettes imports in January were (1) Dominican Republic, (2) Nicaragua, and (3) Mexico. Among the nation's more than 450 airports, seaports and border crossings, the top three by value were (1) Passenger vehicles, (2) Oil, and (3) Cell phones, related equipment.
Top Sources
| Rank | Country | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominican Republic | $44.9 million |
| 2 | Nicaragua | $20.5 million |
| 3 | Mexico | $7.2 million |
| 4 | Turkey | $5.1 million |
| 5 | Honduras | $4.8 million |
| 6 | Canada | $4.1 million |
| 7 | Germany | $1.9 million |
| 8 | Indonesia | $1.5 million |
| 9 | China | $1 million |
| 10 | Switzerland | $933,688 |
Top Gateways
| Rank | Port | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Miami | $52.7 million |
| 2 | Port Everglades, Fla. | $13.8 million |
| 3 | Miami Int’l Airport | $6.8 million |
| 4 | Cleveland’s Hopkins International Airport, Ohio | $5.6 million |
| 5 | Port of Newark | $5.3 million |
| 6 | Port of Houston | $2.4 million |
| 7 | Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico | $1.5 million |
| 8 | Sweetgrass Border Crossing, Mont. | $1.5 million |
| 9 | Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY | $1.3 million |
| 10 | Port of Chester, Penn. | $822,565 |
U.S. imports of Cigars, cigarettes increased 2.00 percent through January to $95.83 million
U.S. imports of Cigars, cigarettes increased 2.00 percent from $93.96 million to $95.83 million through the first month of 2023 when compared to the same period the previous year, according to WorldCity analysis of the latest U.S. Census Bureau data.
The category ranked 347 through January among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 288 for the last full year with a total value of $1.67 billion, a $114.03 million, 6.38 percent decreased from the 2021 total.
Through January of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Dominican Republic, No. 2 Nicaragua, No. 3 Mexico, No. 4 Turkey and No. 5 Honduras. The leading gateways were No. 1 Port Miami, No. 2 Port Everglades, Fla., No. 3 Miami Int’l Airport, No. 4 Cleveland’s Hopkins International Airport, Ohio and No. 5 Port of Newark.
In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Dominican Republic, No. 2 Nicaragua, No. 3 South Korea, No. 4 Honduras and No. 5 Mexico. The leading gateways were No. 1 Port Miami, No. 2 Port Everglades, Fla., No. 3 Miami Int’l Airport, No. 4 Cleveland’s Hopkins International Airport, Ohio and No. 5 Port of Houston.
Looking at specific airports, seaports and border crossings, the top five through the first month of the year were:
Highlights for the top five ports:
- Port Miami fell 12.88 percent compared to last year to $52.65 million.
- Port Everglades, Fla. rose 38.05 percent compared to last year to $13.79 million.
- Miami Int’l Airport rose 25.58 percent compared to last year to $6.82 million.
- Cleveland’s Hopkins International Airport, Ohio rose 164.67 percent compared to last year to $5.63 million.
- Port of Newark rose 11292 percent compared to last year to $5.32 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 markets:
- U.S. imports from No. 1 Dominican Republic decreased $5.4 million, 10.73 percent, (46.87 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 2 Nicaragua increased $3.21 million, 18.51 percent, (21.41 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 3 Mexico increased $3.4 million, 90.18 percent, (7.48 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 4 Turkey increased $2.87 million, 129.86 percent, (5.3 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 5 Honduras decreased $219,659, 4.37 percent, (5.01 percent market share).
All totaled, 86.07 percent of all these Cigars, cigarettes imports to the United States were shipped from the top five markets through January of this year. That is equal to $82.49 million of the $95.83 million total.
All totaled, 87.87 percent of all these Cigars, cigarettes imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through January of this year. That is equal to $84.21 million of the $95.83 million total