Imports: Graphite

U.S. imports of Graphite increased 5.25 percent through August to $94.69 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1China$41.18 M
2Indonesia$18.89 M
3Madagascar$11.38 M
4Canada$10.75 M
5Brazil$4.4 M
6Mexico$4.16 M
7Mozambique$2.06 M
8Sri Lanka$553,706
9Germany$351,990
10India$236,455

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U.S. imports of Graphite increased 5.25 percent through August to $94.69 million

The category ranked 795 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 804 for the last full year with a total value of $142.01 million, a $14.61 million, 9.33 percent decreased from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 China, No. 2 Indonesia, No. 3 Madagascar, No. 4 Canada and No. 5 Brazil. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Houston, No. 2 Port of Oakland, CA, No. 3 Port of Los Angeles, No. 4 Port of Newark and No. 5 Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 China, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 Madagascar, No. 4 South Korea and No. 5 Mexico. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Houston, No. 2 Port of Oakland, CA, No. 3 Port of Los Angeles, No. 4 Port of Newark and No. 5 Port Huron Blue Water 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 of Houston fell 8.43 percent compared to last year to $21.84 million.
  • Port of Oakland, CA fell 11.01 percent compared to last year to $17.38 million.
  • Port of Los Angeles fell 22.7 percent compared to last year to $12.88 million.
  • Port of Newark rose 61.42 percent compared to last year to $10.95 million.
  • Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI rose 19 percent compared to last year to $5.2 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 China decreased $16.97 million, 29.19 percent, (43.49 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Indonesia increased $18.89 million, 0 percent, (19.95 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Madagascar increased $6.49 million, 132.97 percent, (12.01 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Canada increased $808,562, 8.13 percent, (11.35 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Brazil increased $1.52 million, 52.96 percent, (4.65 percent market share).

All totaled, 91.46 percent of all these Graphite imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $86.6 million of the $94.69 million total.

All totaled, 72.09 percent of all these Graphite imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $68.26 million of the $94.69 million total.