Imports: Foliage, grasses for bouquets

U.S. imports of Foliage, grasses for bouquets decreased 18.84 percent through August to $85.81 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Colombia$28.48 M
2Mexico$10.35 M
3India$9.9 M
4China$7.77 M
5Ecuador$7.36 M
6Italy$5.42 M
7Guatemala$4.11 M
8Costa Rica$2.03 M
9Canada$2.02 M
10Turkey$1.16 M

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U.S. imports of Foliage, grasses for bouquets decreased 18.84 percent through August to $85.81 million

The category ranked 819 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 700 for the last full year with a total value of $241.58 million, a $5.96 million, 2.41 percent decreased from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Colombia, No. 2 Mexico, No. 3 India, No. 4 China and No. 5 Ecuador. The leading sources were No. 1 Miami International Airport, No. 2 Port of Los Angeles, No. 3 Otay Mesa Freeway Border Crossing, CA, No. 4 Port Laredo and No. 5 Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Colombia, No. 2 Mexico, No. 3 India, No. 4 Ecuador and No. 5 China. The leading sources were No. 1 Miami International Airport, No. 2 Derby Line Border Crossing, VT, No. 3 Houlton misc. land-based cargo, ME, No. 4 Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY 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:

  • Miami International Airport fell 2.97 percent compared to last year to $39.66 million.
  • Port of Los Angeles fell 5.08 percent compared to last year to $4.85 million.
  • Otay Mesa Freeway Border Crossing, CA fell 13.53 percent compared to last year to $4.77 million.
  • Port Laredo fell 56.2 percent compared to last year to $4.6 million.
  • Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY fell 17.34 percent compared to last year to $4.28 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 $2.27 million, 8.66 percent, (33.19 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Mexico decreased $6.93 million, 40.11 percent, (12.06 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 India decreased $2.21 million, 18.27 percent, (11.54 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 China decreased $1.66 million, 17.6 percent, (9.05 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Ecuador decreased $3.86 million, 34.41 percent, (8.58 percent market share).

All totaled, 74.42 percent of all these Foliage, grasses for bouquets imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $63.86 million of the $85.81 million total.

All totaled, 67.78 percent of all these Foliage, grasses for bouquets imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $58.16 million of the $85.81 million total.