Imports: Metal-working machine tools

U.S. imports of Metal-working machine tools decreased 8.39 percent through August to $178.38 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Germany$57.61 M
2Turkey$21.98 M
3Italy$21.46 M
4China$15.41 M
5Canada$12.04 M
6Japan$7.27 M
7Sweden$6.35 M
8Taiwan$5.08 M
9The Netherlands$5.06 M
10Austria$4.02 M

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U.S. imports of Metal-working machine tools decreased 8.39 percent through August to $178.38 million

The category ranked 674 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 672 for the last full year with a total value of $284.88 million, a $75.86 million, 36.29 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Germany, No. 2 Turkey, No. 3 Italy, No. 4 China and No. 5 Canada. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Houston, No. 2 Port of Savannah, GA, No. 3 Port of Virginia, No. 4 Port of Newark and No. 5 Port of Los Angeles.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Germany, No. 2 Italy, No. 3 China, No. 4 Japan and No. 5 Switzerland. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Newark, No. 2 Port of Houston, No. 3 Port of Savannah, GA, No. 4 Port of Virginia and No. 5 Port of Los Angeles.

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 rose 22.58 percent compared to last year to $30.58 million.
  • Port of Savannah, GA fell 5.75 percent compared to last year to $27.89 million.
  • Port of Virginia rose 17.39 percent compared to last year to $24.44 million.
  • Port of Newark fell 34.34 percent compared to last year to $23.6 million.
  • Port of Los Angeles rose 23.81 percent compared to last year to $16.15 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 Germany decreased $32.72 million, 36.22 percent, (32.3 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Turkey increased $18.36 million, 506.72 percent, (12.32 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Italy decreased $3.76 million, 14.9 percent, (12.03 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 China increased $5.58 million, 56.77 percent, (8.64 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Canada increased $4.11 million, 51.88 percent, (6.75 percent market share).

All totaled, 72.04 percent of all these Metal-working machine tools imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $128.51 million of the $178.38 million total.

All totaled, 68.76 percent of all these Metal-working machine tools imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $122.65 million of the $178.38 million total.