Imports: Honey

U.S. imports of Honey increased 13.92 percent through August to $450.92 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1India$133.42 M
2Argentina$82.78 M
3Brazil$73.53 M
4New Zealand$43.25 M
5Mexico$17.93 M
6Vietnam$14.33 M
7Uruguay$14.05 M
8Canada$13.91 M
9Ukraine$12.09 M
10Turkey$9.27 M

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U.S. imports of Honey increased 13.92 percent through August to $450.92 million

The category ranked 456 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 484 for the last full year with a total value of $616.55 million, a $62.79 million, 11.34 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 India, No. 2 Argentina, No. 3 Brazil, No. 4 New Zealand and No. 5 Mexico. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Philadelphia, No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Port of Houston, No. 4 Port of Virginia and No. 5 Port of Los Angeles.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 India, No. 2 Argentina, No. 3 Brazil, No. 4 New Zealand and No. 5 Vietnam. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Philadelphia, No. 2 Port of Houston, No. 3 Port of Newark, No. 4 Port of Los Angeles and No. 5 Port of Virginia.

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 Philadelphia fell 4.4 percent compared to last year to $111.51 million.
  • Port of Newark rose 40.85 percent compared to last year to $96.89 million.
  • Port of Houston rose 6.01 percent compared to last year to $91.47 million.
  • Port of Virginia rose 86.59 percent compared to last year to $33.34 million.
  • Port of Los Angeles fell 32.27 percent compared to last year to $23.72 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 $40.25 million, 43.2 percent, (29.59 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Argentina increased $2.88 million, 3.61 percent, (18.36 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Brazil increased $23.08 million, 45.75 percent, (16.31 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 New Zealand increased $5.32 million, 14.03 percent, (9.59 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Mexico increased $1.8 million, 11.16 percent, (3.98 percent market share).

All totaled, 77.82 percent of all these Honey imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $350.91 million of the $450.92 million total.

All totaled, 79.16 percent of all these Honey imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $356.93 million of the $450.92 million total.