Imports: Magnesium, strontium by-products

U.S. imports of Magnesium, strontium by-products increased 8.76 percent through August to $20.02 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Mexico$5.52 M
2Israel$4.68 M
3The Netherlands$4.46 M
4China$2.8 M
5Austria$1.65 M
6Japan$440,904
7Brazil$142,747
8Germany$83,885
9Spain$76,347
10Taiwan$48,600

Top Gateways

RankPortYTD
1Port of Newark$5.97 M
2Port Laredo$5.16 M
3Port of Savannah, GA$1.53 M
4Port of Houston$1.45 M
5Port of Charleston$1.4 M
6Port of Virginia$1.18 M
7Port of Boston$993,746
8Port of Baltimore, MD$974,200
9Port of Los Angeles$534,423
10Eagle Pass$371,000

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U.S. imports of Magnesium, strontium by-products increased 8.76 percent through August to $20.02 million

The category ranked 1018 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 1035 for the last full year with a total value of $26.63 million, a $2.5 million, 10.38 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Israel, No. 3 The Netherlands, No. 4 China and No. 5 Austria. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Newark, No. 2 Port Laredo, No. 3 Port of Savannah, GA, No. 4 Port of Houston and No. 5 Port of Charleston.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Israel, No. 3 The Netherlands, No. 4 China and No. 5 Austria. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Newark, No. 2 Port Laredo, No. 3 Port of Savannah, GA, No. 4 Port of Virginia and No. 5 Port of Charleston.

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 8.33 percent compared to last year to $5.97 million.
  • Port Laredo rose 11.04 percent compared to last year to $5.16 million.
  • Port of Savannah, GA fell 10.35 percent compared to last year to $1.53 million.
  • Port of Houston rose 514.7 percent compared to last year to $1.45 million.
  • Port of Charleston rose 42.53 percent compared to last year to $1.4 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 $731,397, 15.27 percent, (27.58 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Israel increased $54,316, 1.17 percent, (23.37 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 The Netherlands increased $1 million, 28.9 percent, (22.3 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 China decreased $609,779, 17.89 percent, (13.98 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Austria increased $539,857, 48.47 percent, (8.26 percent market share).

All totaled, 95.49 percent of all these Magnesium, strontium by-products imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $19.12 million of the $20.02 million total.

All totaled, 77.48 percent of all these Magnesium, strontium by-products imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $15.51 million of the $20.02 million total.