Imports: Medical instruments

U.S. imports of Medical instruments increased 11.79 percent through August to $30.01 billion.

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U.S. imports of Medical instruments increased 11.79 percent through August to $30.01 billion

The category ranked 13 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 12 for the last full year with a total value of $40.95 billion, a $3.57 billion, 9.56 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Costa Rica, No. 3 Germany, No. 4 Ireland and No. 5 China. The leading sources were No. 1 Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge, TX, No. 2 Otay Mesa Freeway Border Crossing, CA, No. 3 Miami International Airport, No. 4 FedEx Memphis WorldHub and No. 5 John F. Kennedy International Airport.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Germany, No. 3 Costa Rica, No. 4 Ireland and No. 5 China. The leading sources were No. 1 Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge, TX, No. 2 Otay Mesa Freeway Border Crossing, CA, No. 3 Chicago O'Hare International Airport, No. 4 FedEx Memphis WorldHub and No. 5 John F. Kennedy 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:

  • Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge, TX rose 9.58 percent compared to last year to $3.13 billion.
  • Otay Mesa Freeway Border Crossing, CA rose 8.75 percent compared to last year to $2.72 billion.
  • Miami International Airport rose 60.66 percent compared to last year to $1.58 billion.
  • FedEx Memphis WorldHub rose 33.22 percent compared to last year to $1.51 billion.
  • John F. Kennedy International Airport rose 57.62 percent compared to last year to $1.49 billion.

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 Mexico increased $792.2 million, 9.72 percent, (29.8 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Costa Rica increased $1.05 billion, 39.82 percent, (12.24 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Germany increased $41.95 million, 1.41 percent, (10.02 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Ireland increased $276.1 million, 13.71 percent, (7.63 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 China increased $136.99 million, 9.21 percent, (5.41 percent market share).

All totaled, 65.11 percent of all these Medical instruments imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $19.54 billion of the $30.01 billion total.

All totaled, 34.75 percent of all these Medical instruments imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $10.43 billion of the $30.01 billion total.