Imports: Metal lids, stoppers

U.S. imports of Metal lids, stoppers increased 6.26 percent through August to $739.73 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Mexico$230.44 M
2Canada$128.01 M
3China$88.47 M
4Spain$59.95 M
5Italy$40.05 M
6United Arab Emirates$25.09 M
7India$24.83 M
8Germany$24.78 M
9Poland$18.16 M
10France$15.82 M

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U.S. imports of Metal lids, stoppers increased 6.26 percent through August to $739.73 million

The category ranked 358 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 381 for the last full year with a total value of $1.03 billion, a $57.18 million, 5.91 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 China, No. 4 Spain and No. 5 Italy. The leading sources were No. 1 Port Laredo, No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI, No. 4 Port of Los Angeles and No. 5 Detroit Ambassador Bridge, MI.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 China, No. 4 Spain and No. 5 Italy. The leading sources were No. 1 Port Laredo, No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Detroit Ambassador Bridge, MI, No. 4 Port of Los Angeles and No. 5 Eagle Pass.

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 4.48 percent compared to last year to $176.1 million.
  • Port of Newark rose 37.64 percent compared to last year to $108.68 million.
  • Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI rose 82.45 percent compared to last year to $67.13 million.
  • Port of Los Angeles fell 8.26 percent compared to last year to $63.15 million.
  • Detroit Ambassador Bridge, MI fell 47.59 percent compared to last year to $38.99 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 Mexico increased $2.88 million, 1.27 percent, (31.15 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Canada increased $10.35 million, 8.79 percent, (17.3 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 China decreased $10.73 million, 10.82 percent, (11.96 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Spain increased $1.94 million, 3.35 percent, (8.1 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Italy increased $14.58 million, 57.26 percent, (5.41 percent market share).

All totaled, 73.93 percent of all these Metal lids, stoppers imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $546.92 million of the $739.73 million total.

All totaled, 61.38 percent of all these Metal lids, stoppers imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $454.04 million of the $739.73 million total.