Imports: Articles of asbestos-cement, cell fiber cement

U.S. imports of Articles of asbestos-cement, cell fiber cement decreased 11.54 percent through August to $100.04 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Mexico$30.63 M
2Canada$17.79 M
3El Salvador$16.87 M
4China$10.91 M
5Japan$7 M
6Switzerland$2.41 M
7Honduras$2.02 M
8Belgium$1.77 M
9Hungary$1.66 M
10Austria$1.45 M

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U.S. imports of Articles of asbestos-cement, cell fiber cement decreased 11.54 percent through August to $100.04 million

The category ranked 787 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 773 for the last full year with a total value of $166.79 million, a $33.16 million, 24.82 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 El Salvador, No. 4 China and No. 5 Japan. The leading sources were No. 1 Port Laredo, No. 2 Port of Savannah, GA, No. 3 Sumas, Border Crossing, WA, No. 4 Port of Houston and No. 5 Port of Los Angeles.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 El Salvador, No. 2 Mexico, No. 3 Canada, No. 4 China and No. 5 Japan. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Savannah, GA, No. 2 Port Laredo, No. 3 Port of Houston, No. 4 Sumas, Border Crossing, WA and No. 5 Port of Newark.

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 rose 46.91 percent compared to last year to $30.36 million.
  • Port of Savannah, GA fell 48.31 percent compared to last year to $14.95 million.
  • Sumas, Border Crossing, WA fell 1.71 percent compared to last year to $13 million.
  • Port of Houston fell 40.23 percent compared to last year to $8.76 million.
  • Port of Los Angeles rose 3.18 percent compared to last year to $4.97 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 increased $9.79 million, 47.02 percent, (30.61 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Canada decreased $1 million, 5.32 percent, (17.79 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 El Salvador decreased $7.59 million, 31.02 percent, (16.86 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 China decreased $4.26 million, 28.1 percent, (10.91 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Japan decreased $3.74 million, 34.81 percent, (7 percent market share).

All totaled, 83.16 percent of all these Articles of asbestos-cement, cell fiber cement imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $83.2 million of the $100.04 million total.

All totaled, 72.01 percent of all these Articles of asbestos-cement, cell fiber cement imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $72.04 million of the $100.04 million total.