Imports: Fish, fresh or chilled

U.S. imports of Fish, fresh or chilled decreased 5.72 percent through August to $1.58 billion.

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U.S. imports of Fish, fresh or chilled decreased 5.72 percent through August to $1.58 billion

The category ranked 202 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 200 for the last full year with a total value of $2.47 billion, a $48.12 million, 1.98 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 United Kingdom, No. 3 Mexico, No. 4 Norway and No. 5 Faroe Islands. The leading sources were No. 1 Miami International Airport, No. 2 Blaine / Surrey Border Crossing, WA, No. 3 Calais Border Crossing, ME, No. 4 John F. Kennedy International Airport and No. 5 Los Angeles International Airport.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 Mexico, No. 3 Norway, No. 4 United Kingdom and No. 5 Faroe Islands. The leading sources were No. 1 Miami International Airport, No. 2 Blaine / Surrey Border Crossing, WA, No. 3 John F. Kennedy International Airport, No. 4 Calais Border Crossing, ME and No. 5 Los Angeles International Airport.

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:

  • Miami International Airport fell 8.33 percent compared to last year to $321.94 million.
  • Blaine / Surrey Border Crossing, WA fell 16.15 percent compared to last year to $219.97 million.
  • Calais Border Crossing, ME rose 3 percent compared to last year to $212.52 million.
  • John F. Kennedy International Airport fell 1.51 percent compared to last year to $204.35 million.
  • Los Angeles International Airport fell 4.83 percent compared to last year to $148.64 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 Canada decreased $73.44 million, 12.09 percent, (33.78 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 United Kingdom increased $30.21 million, 28.9 percent, (8.53 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Mexico increased $10.4 million, 8.78 percent, (8.15 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Norway increased $3.27 million, 2.9 percent, (7.33 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Faroe Islands decreased $5.82 million, 5.92 percent, (5.86 percent market share).

All totaled, 63.65 percent of all these Fish, fresh or chilled imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $1.01 billion of the $1.58 billion total.

All totaled, 70.1 percent of all these Fish, fresh or chilled imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $1.11 billion of the $1.58 billion total.