Imports: Sugar confection, including white chololate

U.S. imports of Sugar confection, including white chololate increased 1.00 percent through August to $2.14 billion.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Mexico$824.8 M
2Canada$409.94 M
3Germany$150.27 M
4Turkey$142.98 M
5Spain$93.82 M
6China$77.69 M
7Switzerland$41.58 M
8Brazil$40.66 M
9Thailand$35.58 M
10Colombia$32.5 M

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U.S. imports of Sugar confection, including white chololate increased 1.00 percent through August to $2.14 billion

The category ranked 160 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 164 for the last full year with a total value of $3.22 billion, a $73.47 million, 2.34 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 Germany, No. 4 Turkey and No. 5 Spain. The leading sources were No. 1 Port Laredo, No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Santa Teresa Border Crossing, NM, No. 4 Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI and No. 5 Detroit Ambassador Bridge, MI.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 Germany, No. 4 Turkey and No. 5 Spain. The leading sources were No. 1 Port Laredo, No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Santa Teresa Border Crossing, NM, No. 4 Detroit Ambassador Bridge, MI and No. 5 Port Huron Blue Water 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 Laredo fell 4.98 percent compared to last year to $414.53 million.
  • Port of Newark rose 0.71 percent compared to last year to $411.48 million.
  • Santa Teresa Border Crossing, NM rose 16.6 percent compared to last year to $195.65 million.
  • Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI rose 64.02 percent compared to last year to $145.66 million.
  • Detroit Ambassador Bridge, MI fell 33.05 percent compared to last year to $100.89 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 $12.39 million, 1.48 percent, (38.48 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Canada increased $12.71 million, 3.2 percent, (19.12 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Germany decreased $25.94 million, 14.72 percent, (7.01 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Turkey increased $23.11 million, 19.28 percent, (6.67 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Spain increased $33,120, 0.04 percent, (4.38 percent market share).

All totaled, 75.66 percent of all these Sugar confection, including white chololate imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $1.62 billion of the $2.14 billion total.

All totaled, 59.16 percent of all these Sugar confection, including white chololate imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $1.27 billion of the $2.14 billion total.