Imports: Rafts, buoys, other misc. floating structures

U.S. imports of Rafts, buoys, other misc. floating structures decreased 28.83 percent through August to $65.86 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Mexico$17.78 M
2Canada$7.6 M
3China$5.8 M
4United Kingdom$5.75 M
5Thailand$4.32 M
6Italy$3.07 M
7France$3.07 M
8India$2.78 M
9Turkey$2.67 M
10Australia$2.52 M

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U.S. imports of Rafts, buoys, other misc. floating structures decreased 28.83 percent through August to $65.86 million

The category ranked 867 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 727 for the last full year with a total value of $210.74 million, a $69.13 million, 48.82 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 China, No. 4 United Kingdom and No. 5 Thailand. The leading sources were No. 1 Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge, TX, No. 2 FedEx Memphis WorldHub, No. 3 Port of Houston, No. 4 Port of Los Angeles and No. 5 Port of Savannah, GA.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 China, No. 4 Denmark and No. 5 United Kingdom. The leading sources were No. 1 Port Canaveral, FL, No. 2 Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge, TX, No. 3 Port Miami, No. 4 Port of Houston and No. 5 Port of Los Angeles.

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:

  • Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge, TX fell 62.31 percent compared to last year to $14.16 million.
  • FedEx Memphis WorldHub rose 105.56 percent compared to last year to $3.99 million.
  • Port of Houston rose 28.93 percent compared to last year to $3.91 million.
  • Port of Los Angeles rose 1.41 percent compared to last year to $3.73 million.
  • Port of Savannah, GA rose 25.66 percent compared to last year to $3.52 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 Mexico decreased $22.07 million, 55.37 percent, (27 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Canada decreased $435,830, 5.42 percent, (11.54 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 China decreased $1.48 million, 20.3 percent, (8.81 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 United Kingdom increased $1.03 million, 21.86 percent, (8.74 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Thailand decreased $368,421, 7.86 percent, (6.56 percent market share).

All totaled, 62.65 percent of all these Rafts, buoys, other misc. floating structures imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $41.26 million of the $65.86 million total.

All totaled, 44.5 percent of all these Rafts, buoys, other misc. floating structures imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $29.31 million of the $65.86 million total.