Imports: Paints and varnishes

U.S. imports of Paints and varnishes increased 6.63 percent through August to $10.78 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Canada$3.52 M
2Germany$2.47 M
3United Kingdom$1.34 M
4Italy$709,102
5Spain$584,760
6New Zealand$583,917
7South Korea$282,838
8Switzerland$260,990
9The Netherlands$236,223
10Belgium$203,878

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U.S. imports of Paints and varnishes increased 6.63 percent through August to $10.78 million

The category ranked 1081 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 1091 for the last full year with a total value of $15.77 million, a $1.39 million, 9.67 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 Germany, No. 3 United Kingdom, No. 4 Italy and No. 5 Spain. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Newark, No. 2 Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, MI, No. 3 Port of Charleston, No. 4 Port of Houston and No. 5 Alexandria Bay land-based cargo, NY.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Germany, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 New Zealand, No. 4 United Kingdom and No. 5 Italy. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Newark, No. 2 Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, MI, No. 3 Port of Charleston, No. 4 Port of Philadelphia and No. 5 Port of Houston.

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 rose 1.92 percent compared to last year to $1.97 million.
  • Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, MI rose 2.74 percent compared to last year to $1.32 million.
  • Port of Charleston rose 10.37 percent compared to last year to $1.29 million.
  • Port of Houston fell 1.37 percent compared to last year to $802,671.
  • Alexandria Bay land-based cargo, NY rose 118.83 percent compared to last year to $755,945.

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 increased $1.01 million, 40.03 percent, (32.67 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Germany decreased $376,390, 13.21 percent, (22.94 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 United Kingdom increased $560,754, 71.6 percent, (12.47 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Italy increased $109,950, 18.35 percent, (6.58 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Spain increased $266,284, 83.61 percent, (5.42 percent market share).

All totaled, 80.08 percent of all these Paints and varnishes imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $8.63 million of the $10.78 million total.

All totaled, 56.9 percent of all these Paints and varnishes imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $6.13 million of the $10.78 million total.