Imports: Fibers of coconut, abaca

U.S. imports of Fibers of coconut, abaca increased 12.26 percent through August to $40.29 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1India$31.4 M
2Sri Lanka$6.42 M
3Vietnam$639,188
4The Netherlands$428,362
5Mexico$277,286
6Thailand$252,687
7China$221,330
8Dominican Republic$204,111
9Germany$176,390
10Italy$51,891

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U.S. imports of Fibers of coconut, abaca increased 12.26 percent through August to $40.29 million

The category ranked 928 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 952 for the last full year with a total value of $53.42 million, a $8.96 million, 20.16 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 India, No. 2 Sri Lanka, No. 3 Vietnam, No. 4 The Netherlands and No. 5 Mexico. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Los Angeles, No. 2 Port of Oakland, CA, No. 3 Port of Newark, No. 4 Port of Virginia and No. 5 Port of Savannah, GA.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 India, No. 2 Sri Lanka, No. 3 Latvia, No. 4 The Netherlands and No. 5 Vietnam. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Los Angeles, No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Port of Oakland, CA, No. 4 Port of Virginia and No. 5 Port of Savannah, GA.

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 fell 10.56 percent compared to last year to $8.05 million.
  • Port of Oakland, CA rose 35.13 percent compared to last year to $7.82 million.
  • Port of Newark rose 9.85 percent compared to last year to $6.34 million.
  • Port of Virginia rose 81.73 percent compared to last year to $5.98 million.
  • Port of Savannah, GA rose 61.59 percent compared to last year to $1.78 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 India increased $6.81 million, 27.69 percent, (77.95 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Sri Lanka decreased $1.23 million, 16.07 percent, (15.93 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Vietnam increased $93,135, 17.06 percent, (1.59 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 The Netherlands decreased $234,468, 35.37 percent, (1.06 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Mexico decreased $202,261, 42.18 percent, (0.69 percent market share).

All totaled, 97.22 percent of all these Fibers of coconut, abaca imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $39.17 million of the $40.29 million total.

All totaled, 74.41 percent of all these Fibers of coconut, abaca imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $29.98 million of the $40.29 million total.