Imports: Coal, briquettes

U.S. imports of Coal, briquettes decreased 3.03 percent through August to $237.89 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Colombia$143.4 M
2Canada$57.42 M
3Peru$18.78 M
4United Kingdom$6.86 M
5Ireland$6.7 M
6China$4.55 M
7Australia$101,582
8Indonesia$76,944
9Thailand$0
10Austria$0

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U.S. imports of Coal, briquettes decreased 3.03 percent through August to $237.89 million

The category ranked 604 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 616 for the last full year with a total value of $352.2 million, a $220.34 million, 38.49 percent decreased from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Colombia, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 Peru, No. 4 United Kingdom and No. 5 Ireland. The leading sources were No. 1 Playa de Ponce Port, PR, No. 2 Sweet Grass Border Crossing, MT, No. 3 Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, No. 4 Port of New Orleans and No. 5 Port of Jacksonville, FL.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 Colombia, No. 3 Ireland, No. 4 Peru and No. 5 China. The leading sources were No. 1 Playa de Ponce Port, PR, No. 2 Sweet Grass Border Crossing, MT, No. 3 Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, No. 4 Port of Jacksonville, FL and No. 5 Port of New Orleans.

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:

  • Playa de Ponce Port, PR rose 74.12 percent compared to last year to $133.58 million.
  • Sweet Grass Border Crossing, MT fell 48.73 percent compared to last year to $38.16 million.
  • Detroit-Windsor Tunnel fell 69.57 percent compared to last year to $17.51 million.
  • Port of New Orleans rose 58.27 percent compared to last year to $13.43 million.
  • Port of Jacksonville, FL fell 12.47 percent compared to last year to $12.26 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 Colombia increased $62.43 million, 77.11 percent, (60.28 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Canada decreased $76.43 million, 57.1 percent, (24.13 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Peru increased $10.29 million, 121.33 percent, (7.89 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 United Kingdom increased $6.76 million, 6271 percent, (2.89 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Ireland decreased $7.3 million, 52.12 percent, (2.82 percent market share).

All totaled, 98.01 percent of all these Coal, briquettes imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $233.16 million of the $237.89 million total.

All totaled, 90.35 percent of all these Coal, briquettes imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $214.95 million of the $237.89 million total.