Imports: Clasps, buckles, hooks, etc.

U.S. imports of Clasps, buckles, hooks, etc. decreased 4.62 percent through August to $124.07 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1China$32.27 M
2Taiwan$20.65 M
3Mexico$13.48 M
4France$9.89 M
5Austria$5.4 M
6United Kingdom$4.86 M
7South Korea$4.71 M
8Germany$4.46 M
9Canada$4.12 M
10Italy$4.07 M

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U.S. imports of Clasps, buckles, hooks, etc. decreased 4.62 percent through August to $124.07 million

The category ranked 751 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 753 for the last full year with a total value of $191.65 million, a $10.43 million, 5.75 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 China, No. 2 Taiwan, No. 3 Mexico, No. 4 France and No. 5 Austria. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Los Angeles, No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Port of New York, No. 4 Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport, OH and No. 5 Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 China, No. 2 Mexico, No. 3 Taiwan, No. 4 France and No. 5 United Kingdom. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Los Angeles, No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport, OH, No. 4 Port of New York and No. 5 Port Laredo.

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 15.41 percent compared to last year to $20.72 million.
  • Port of Newark fell 21.77 percent compared to last year to $14.47 million.
  • Port of New York rose 27.89 percent compared to last year to $8.53 million.
  • Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport, OH fell 22.43 percent compared to last year to $8.17 million.
  • Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ rose 52.73 percent compared to last year to $8.06 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 China decreased $4.41 million, 12.03 percent, (26.01 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Taiwan increased $1.31 million, 6.76 percent, (16.64 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Mexico decreased $6.2 million, 31.52 percent, (10.86 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 France increased $759,447, 8.32 percent, (7.97 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Austria decreased $221,752, 3.94 percent, (4.35 percent market share).

All totaled, 65.84 percent of all these Clasps, buckles, hooks, etc. imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $81.68 million of the $124.07 million total.

All totaled, 48.32 percent of all these Clasps, buckles, hooks, etc. imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $59.95 million of the $124.07 million total.