Imports: Raw hides, skins of cows, horses

U.S. imports of Raw hides, skins of cows, horses increased 20.29 percent through August to $7.97 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Canada$4.97 M
2Mexico$2.04 M
3Brazil$464,504
4Thailand$191,636
5Italy$126,579
6Australia$108,409
7Colombia$29,504
8Czech Republic$11,633
9The Netherlands$10,640
10France$9,826

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U.S. imports of Raw hides, skins of cows, horses increased 20.29 percent through August to $7.97 million

The category ranked 1105 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 1116 for the last full year with a total value of $10.45 million, a $2.29 million, 28.11 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 Mexico, No. 3 Brazil, No. 4 Thailand and No. 5 Italy. The leading sources were No. 1 Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI, No. 2 Port Laredo, No. 3 Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY, No. 4 Detroit Ambassador Bridge, MI and No. 5 Port Everglades.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 Mexico, No. 3 Brazil, No. 4 Thailand and No. 5 Colombia. The leading sources were No. 1 Port Laredo, No. 2 Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI, No. 3 Port Everglades, No. 4 Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY and No. 5 Detroit Ambassador Bridge, MI.

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 Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI rose 165.89 percent compared to last year to $3.69 million.
  • Port Laredo rose 36.69 percent compared to last year to $2.02 million.
  • Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY rose 71.18 percent compared to last year to $777,736.
  • Detroit Ambassador Bridge, MI fell 55.42 percent compared to last year to $280,973.
  • Port Everglades fell 69.79 percent compared to last year to $276,569.

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 $1.49 million, 42.66 percent, (62.31 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Mexico increased $559,423, 37.82 percent, (25.57 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Brazil decreased $491,754, 51.42 percent, (5.83 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Thailand decreased $132,285, 40.84 percent, (2.4 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Italy increased $64,179, 102.85 percent, (1.59 percent market share).

All totaled, 97.7 percent of all these Raw hides, skins of cows, horses imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $7.79 million of the $7.97 million total.

All totaled, 88.38 percent of all these Raw hides, skins of cows, horses imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $7.05 million of the $7.97 million total.