Imports: Fabricated asbestos fibers

U.S. imports of Fabricated asbestos fibers decreased 26.90 percent through August to $202,573.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Japan$113,345
2China$65,479
3India$5,745
4Sweden$4,188
5South Korea$3,966
6Portugal$3,214
7Colombia$2,318
8Greece$2,287
9Canada$2,031
10Venezuela$0

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U.S. imports of Fabricated asbestos fibers decreased 26.90 percent through August to $202,573

The category ranked 1215 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 1216 for the last full year with a total value of $506,440, a $17,417, 3.56 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Japan, No. 2 China, No. 3 India, No. 4 Sweden and No. 5 South Korea. The leading sources were No. 1 Chicago O'Hare International Airport, No. 2 Port of Houston, No. 3 Port of Seattle, WA, No. 4 Port of Newark and No. 5 Port of Los Angeles.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Brazil, No. 2 China, No. 3 Japan, No. 4 Italy and No. 5 South Korea. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Houston, No. 2 Detroit Ambassador Bridge, MI, No. 3 Port of Newark, No. 4 FedEx Memphis WorldHub 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:

  • Chicago O'Hare International Airport rose 766.37 percent compared to last year to $67,889.
  • Port of Houston fell 79.99 percent compared to last year to $34,957.
  • Port of Seattle, WA rose 327.13 percent compared to last year to $29,587.
  • Port of Newark totaled $22,113. The previous year, there were no import in this category.
  • Port of Los Angeles rose 5.79 percent compared to last year to $15,223.

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 $95,582, 538.1 percent, (55.95 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 China decreased $26,667, 28.94 percent, (32.32 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 India increased $3,153, 121.64 percent, (2.84 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Sweden increased $4,188, 0 percent, (2.07 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 South Korea decreased $8,725, 68.75 percent, (1.96 percent market share).

All totaled, 95.14 percent of all these Fabricated asbestos fibers imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $192,723 of the $202,573 total.

All totaled, 83.81 percent of all these Fabricated asbestos fibers imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $169,769 of the $202,573 total.