Imports: Commercial vehicles

U.S. imports of Commercial vehicles decreased 12.95 percent through August to $27.42 billion.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Mexico$22.59 B
2Canada$3.67 B
3United Kingdom$416.95 M
4Japan$247.36 M
5Germany$182.38 M
6Brazil$140.62 M
7Sweden$51.55 M
8Norway$28.36 M
9France$27.09 M
10Austria$14.6 M

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U.S. imports of Commercial vehicles decreased 12.95 percent through August to $27.42 billion

The category ranked 14 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 11 for the last full year with a total value of $47.54 billion, a $4.12 billion, 9.48 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 United Kingdom, No. 4 Japan and No. 5 Germany. The leading sources were No. 1 Port Laredo, No. 2 Eagle Pass, No. 3 Otay Mesa Freeway Border Crossing, CA, No. 4 Nogales Border Crossing, AZ and No. 5 Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 United Kingdom, No. 4 Japan and No. 5 Germany. The leading sources were No. 1 Port Laredo, No. 2 Eagle Pass, No. 3 Otay Mesa Freeway Border Crossing, CA, No. 4 Nogales Border Crossing, AZ and No. 5 Detroit Ambassador Bridge, MI.

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 Laredo fell 24.74 percent compared to last year to $5.7 billion.
  • Eagle Pass fell 6.9 percent compared to last year to $5.21 billion.
  • Otay Mesa Freeway Border Crossing, CA rose 43.32 percent compared to last year to $3.49 billion.
  • Nogales Border Crossing, AZ fell 3.3 percent compared to last year to $2.63 billion.
  • Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI fell 15.8 percent compared to last year to $1.28 billion.

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 Mexico decreased $2.01 billion, 8.16 percent, (82.39 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Canada decreased $833.68 million, 18.52 percent, (13.38 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 United Kingdom decreased $323.59 million, 43.7 percent, (1.52 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Japan decreased $414.47 million, 62.63 percent, (0.9 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Germany decreased $232.97 million, 56.09 percent, (0.67 percent market share).

All totaled, 98.86 percent of all these Commercial vehicles imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $27.1 billion of the $27.42 billion total.

All totaled, 66.74 percent of all these Commercial vehicles imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $18.3 billion of the $27.42 billion total.