Imports: Office supplies with metal

U.S. imports of Office supplies with metal increased 21.37 percent through August to $69.96 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1China$67.75 M
2Taiwan$477,958
3India$473,961
4France$307,745
5United Kingdom$224,923
6Canada$117,362
7Thailand$114,066
8Spain$90,216
9Vietnam$81,378
10Italy$75,504

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U.S. imports of Office supplies with metal increased 21.37 percent through August to $69.96 million

The category ranked 854 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 874 for the last full year with a total value of $92.05 million, a $22.16 million, 31.71 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 China, No. 2 Taiwan, No. 3 India, No. 4 France and No. 5 United Kingdom. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Los Angeles, No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Port of Savannah, GA, No. 4 Port of Houston and No. 5 Port of Long Beach.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 China, No. 2 India, No. 3 United Kingdom, No. 4 France and No. 5 Taiwan. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Los Angeles, No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Port of Long Beach, 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 Los Angeles rose 18.99 percent compared to last year to $25.79 million.
  • Port of Newark rose 58.73 percent compared to last year to $10.95 million.
  • Port of Savannah, GA rose 111.48 percent compared to last year to $7.27 million.
  • Port of Houston fell 2.17 percent compared to last year to $5.4 million.
  • Port of Long Beach fell 15.03 percent compared to last year to $4.89 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 China increased $12.61 million, 22.86 percent, (96.84 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Taiwan increased $196,724, 69.95 percent, (0.68 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 India decreased $512,792, 51.97 percent, (0.68 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 France increased $4,056, 1.34 percent, (0.44 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 United Kingdom decreased $184,952, 45.12 percent, (0.32 percent market share).

All totaled, 98.96 percent of all these Office supplies with metal imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $69.24 million of the $69.96 million total.

All totaled, 77.62 percent of all these Office supplies with metal imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $54.31 million of the $69.96 million total.