Imports: Polymers of vinyl chloride

U.S. imports of Polymers of vinyl chloride decreased 8.99 percent through August to $763.86 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Japan$149.69 M
2Canada$128.95 M
3Germany$109.74 M
4Italy$71.21 M
5France$65.84 M
6China$55.56 M
7India$42.07 M
8Mexico$39.74 M
9The Netherlands$24.16 M
10Colombia$17.6 M

Top markets Polymers of vinyl chloride

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U.S. imports of Polymers of vinyl chloride decreased 8.99 percent through August to $763.86 million

The category ranked 352 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 341 for the last full year with a total value of $1.22 billion, a $138.25 million, 10.17 percent decreased from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Japan, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 Germany, No. 4 Italy and No. 5 France. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Newark, No. 2 Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY, No. 3 John F. Kennedy International Airport, No. 4 Port of Los Angeles and No. 5 Port of Virginia.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 Japan, No. 3 Germany, No. 4 Italy and No. 5 China. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Newark, No. 2 Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY, No. 3 John F. Kennedy International Airport, No. 4 Port of Los Angeles 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 fell 9.13 percent compared to last year to $191 million.
  • Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY fell 25.81 percent compared to last year to $101.69 million.
  • John F. Kennedy International Airport fell 7.75 percent compared to last year to $60.95 million.
  • Port of Los Angeles rose 2.57 percent compared to last year to $57.53 million.
  • Port of Virginia rose 10.85 percent compared to last year to $43 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 Japan increased $5.61 million, 3.89 percent, (19.6 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Canada decreased $34.53 million, 21.12 percent, (16.88 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Germany decreased $5.01 million, 4.36 percent, (14.37 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Italy decreased $14.5 million, 16.92 percent, (9.32 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 France increased $7.83 million, 13.5 percent, (8.62 percent market share).

All totaled, 68.79 percent of all these Polymers of vinyl chloride imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $525.42 million of the $763.86 million total.

All totaled, 59.46 percent of all these Polymers of vinyl chloride imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $454.17 million of the $763.86 million total.