Imports: Friction material, articles from minerals

U.S. imports of Friction material, articles from minerals decreased 12.72 percent through August to $116.75 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Brazil$31.05 M
2Mexico$26.28 M
3India$18.12 M
4Japan$9.03 M
5France$7.16 M
6Colombia$6.14 M
7Germany$5.04 M
8China$3.14 M
9United Kingdom$1.94 M
10Malaysia$1.05 M

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U.S. imports of Friction material, articles from minerals decreased 12.72 percent through August to $116.75 million

The category ranked 761 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 747 for the last full year with a total value of $197.72 million, a $27.37 million, 16.07 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Brazil, No. 2 Mexico, No. 3 India, No. 4 Japan and No. 5 France. The leading sources were No. 1 Port Laredo, No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Port of Virginia, No. 4 Port of Savannah, GA and No. 5 Port of Charleston.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Brazil, No. 2 Mexico, No. 3 India, No. 4 Japan and No. 5 France. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Virginia, No. 2 Port Laredo, No. 3 Port of Newark, No. 4 Port of Savannah, GA 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:

  • Port Laredo rose 5.73 percent compared to last year to $25.54 million.
  • Port of Newark rose 43.51 percent compared to last year to $19.49 million.
  • Port of Virginia fell 39.49 percent compared to last year to $18.13 million.
  • Port of Savannah, GA fell 16.97 percent compared to last year to $8.62 million.
  • Port of Charleston rose 55.47 percent compared to last year to $7.8 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 Brazil increased $3.4 million, 12.29 percent, (26.6 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Mexico increased $1.31 million, 5.27 percent, (22.51 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 India decreased $202,454, 1.11 percent, (15.52 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Japan decreased $4.17 million, 31.57 percent, (7.73 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 France decreased $2.65 million, 27.05 percent, (6.13 percent market share).

All totaled, 78.49 percent of all these Friction material, articles from minerals imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $91.64 million of the $116.75 million total.

All totaled, 68.16 percent of all these Friction material, articles from minerals imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $79.58 million of the $116.75 million total.