Imports: Flour

U.S. imports of Flour decreased 25.45 percent through August to $56.13 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Germany$22.56 M
2Canada$15.2 M
3The Netherlands$8.53 M
4India$1.67 M
5Spain$1.59 M
6United Kingdom$1.25 M
7Poland$1.22 M
8Belarus$931,074
9Belgium$717,398
10Denmark$697,822

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U.S. imports of Flour decreased 25.45 percent through August to $56.13 million

The category ranked 890 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 862 for the last full year with a total value of $100.92 million, a $7.87 million, 7.23 percent decreased from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Germany, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 The Netherlands, No. 4 India and No. 5 Spain. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Newark, No. 2 Port of Charleston, No. 3 Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI, No. 4 Houlton misc. land-based cargo, ME and No. 5 Port of Houston.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Germany, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 The Netherlands, No. 4 India and No. 5 Belarus. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Charleston, No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI, No. 4 Houlton misc. land-based cargo, ME and No. 5 Port of Chicago land-based cargo.

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 of Newark fell 18.59 percent compared to last year to $16.35 million.
  • Port of Charleston fell 27.2 percent compared to last year to $15.15 million.
  • Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI fell 7.46 percent compared to last year to $9.11 million.
  • Houlton misc. land-based cargo, ME fell 19.31 percent compared to last year to $5.73 million.
  • Port of Houston rose 58.69 percent compared to last year to $2.29 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 Germany decreased $15.93 million, 41.39 percent, (40.19 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Canada decreased $3.88 million, 20.33 percent, (27.08 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 The Netherlands increased $2.15 million, 33.74 percent, (15.2 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 India decreased $946,522, 36.2 percent, (2.97 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Spain decreased $309,583, 16.31 percent, (2.83 percent market share).

All totaled, 88.27 percent of all these Flour imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $49.54 million of the $56.13 million total.

All totaled, 86.65 percent of all these Flour imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $48.63 million of the $56.13 million total.