Imports: Medical technology

U.S. imports of Medical technology decreased 9.42 percent through August to $3.03 billion.

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U.S. imports of Medical technology decreased 9.42 percent through August to $3.03 billion

The category ranked 127 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 117 for the last full year with a total value of $5.05 billion, a $15.43 million, 0.30 percent decreased from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Malaysia, No. 2 Germany, No. 3 Taiwan, No. 4 Mexico and No. 5 China. The leading sources were No. 1 Anchorage International Airport, AK, No. 2 Los Angeles International Airport, No. 3 FedEx Memphis WorldHub, No. 4 San Francisco International Airport, CA and No. 5 Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport, OH.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Malaysia, No. 2 Taiwan, No. 3 Germany, No. 4 Japan and No. 5 China. The leading sources were No. 1 Anchorage International Airport, AK, No. 2 Los Angeles International Airport, No. 3 FedEx Memphis WorldHub, No. 4 Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport, OH and No. 5 San Francisco International Airport, CA.

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:

  • Anchorage International Airport, AK fell 10.54 percent compared to last year to $504.5 million.
  • Los Angeles International Airport fell 14.22 percent compared to last year to $453.61 million.
  • FedEx Memphis WorldHub rose 6.64 percent compared to last year to $363.71 million.
  • San Francisco International Airport, CA fell 9.48 percent compared to last year to $210.86 million.
  • Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport, OH fell 18.43 percent compared to last year to $202.94 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 Malaysia decreased $146.61 million, 17.6 percent, (22.63 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Germany increased $5.45 million, 1.71 percent, (10.66 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Taiwan decreased $58.06 million, 15.52 percent, (10.42 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Mexico increased $24.09 million, 11.85 percent, (7.49 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 China decreased $12.18 million, 5.24 percent, (7.26 percent market share).

All totaled, 58.45 percent of all these Medical technology imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $1.77 billion of the $3.03 billion total.

All totaled, 57.2 percent of all these Medical technology imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $1.74 billion of the $3.03 billion total.