Imports: Oil-based dyes for paints

U.S. imports of Oil-based dyes for paints decreased 5.47 percent through August to $553.53 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Canada$147.13 M
2Germany$83.77 M
3Mexico$54.69 M
4Japan$44.78 M
5South Korea$39.46 M
6United Kingdom$31.6 M
7Italy$27.65 M
8The Netherlands$22.29 M
9Spain$20.96 M
10France$11.39 M

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U.S. imports of Oil-based dyes for paints decreased 5.47 percent through August to $553.53 million

The category ranked 424 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 418 for the last full year with a total value of $845.47 million, a $31.62 million, 3.89 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 Germany, No. 3 Mexico, No. 4 Japan and No. 5 South Korea. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Newark, No. 2 Detroit Ambassador Bridge, MI, No. 3 Port Laredo, No. 4 Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI and No. 5 Port of Virginia.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 Germany, No. 3 Mexico, No. 4 Japan and No. 5 South Korea. The leading sources were No. 1 Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI, No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Port Laredo, No. 4 Port of Los Angeles and No. 5 Port of Virginia.

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 Newark fell 17.49 percent compared to last year to $59.35 million.
  • Detroit Ambassador Bridge, MI rose 283.49 percent compared to last year to $57.77 million.
  • Port Laredo rose 6.02 percent compared to last year to $51.45 million.
  • Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI fell 61.08 percent compared to last year to $46.1 million.
  • Port of Virginia rose 22.69 percent compared to last year to $41.75 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 Canada decreased $22.86 million, 13.45 percent, (26.58 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Germany decreased $3.09 million, 3.56 percent, (15.13 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Mexico increased $2.21 million, 4.22 percent, (9.88 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Japan decreased $2.03 million, 4.34 percent, (8.09 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 South Korea decreased $2.88 million, 6.81 percent, (7.13 percent market share).

All totaled, 66.81 percent of all these Oil-based dyes for paints imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $369.83 million of the $553.53 million total.

All totaled, 46.32 percent of all these Oil-based dyes for paints imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $256.42 million of the $553.53 million total.