Imports: Misc. leather products

U.S. imports of Misc. leather products increased 3.23 percent through August to $254.77 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Italy$105.55 M
2Brazil$66.99 M
3Mexico$34.25 M
4Germany$13.39 M
5United Kingdom$4.21 M
6Argentina$3.77 M
7India$3.15 M
8Austria$2.77 M
9Sweden$2.6 M
10The Netherlands$2.5 M

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U.S. imports of Misc. leather products increased 3.23 percent through August to $254.77 million

The category ranked 586 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 611 for the last full year with a total value of $358.65 million, a $810,480, 0.23 percent decreased from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Italy, No. 2 Brazil, No. 3 Mexico, No. 4 Germany and No. 5 United Kingdom. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Houston, No. 2 Port of Virginia, No. 3 Port Laredo, No. 4 Port of Newark and No. 5 Port of Savannah, GA.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Italy, No. 2 Brazil, No. 3 Mexico, No. 4 Germany and No. 5 United Kingdom. The leading sources were No. 1 Port Laredo, No. 2 Port of Virginia, No. 3 Port of Newark, No. 4 Port of Houston and No. 5 Port of Savannah, GA.

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 114.13 percent compared to last year to $46.71 million.
  • Port of Virginia fell 16.22 percent compared to last year to $30.68 million.
  • Port Laredo fell 15.16 percent compared to last year to $29.56 million.
  • Port of Newark fell 5.66 percent compared to last year to $27.81 million.
  • Port of Savannah, GA fell 13.15 percent compared to last year to $13.11 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 Italy decreased $5.35 million, 4.83 percent, (41.43 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Brazil increased $25.74 million, 62.39 percent, (26.29 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Mexico decreased $6.08 million, 15.08 percent, (13.44 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Germany increased $921,788, 7.39 percent, (5.25 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 United Kingdom decreased $1.9 million, 31.12 percent, (1.65 percent market share).

All totaled, 88.07 percent of all these Misc. leather products imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $224.38 million of the $254.77 million total.

All totaled, 58.04 percent of all these Misc. leather products imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $147.88 million of the $254.77 million total.