Imports: Misc. twine or cable

U.S. imports of Misc. twine or cable decreased 1.59 percent through August to $97.22 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1China$45.99 M
2Vietnam$11.5 M
3India$8.01 M
4Mexico$4.95 M
5United Kingdom$4.67 M
6Bangladesh$3.75 M
7Taiwan$2.24 M
8South Korea$2.12 M
9France$1.73 M
10The Netherlands$1.63 M

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U.S. imports of Misc. twine or cable decreased 1.59 percent through August to $97.22 million

The category ranked 793 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 794 for the last full year with a total value of $149.47 million, a $3.21 million, 2.19 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 China, No. 2 Vietnam, No. 3 India, No. 4 Mexico and No. 5 United Kingdom. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Los Angeles, No. 2 Port of Savannah, GA, No. 3 Port of Long Beach, No. 4 Port of Newark and No. 5 Port of Tacoma, WA.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 China, No. 2 Vietnam, No. 3 India, No. 4 Mexico and No. 5 United Kingdom. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Los Angeles, No. 2 Port of Long Beach, No. 3 Port of Savannah, GA, No. 4 Port of Newark and No. 5 Port of Tacoma, WA.

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 Los Angeles fell 18.45 percent compared to last year to $24.39 million.
  • Port of Savannah, GA rose 31.32 percent compared to last year to $10.9 million.
  • Port of Long Beach rose 28.97 percent compared to last year to $9.57 million.
  • Port of Newark fell 14.74 percent compared to last year to $7.26 million.
  • Port of Tacoma, WA rose 9.95 percent compared to last year to $5.84 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 China decreased $3.37 million, 6.83 percent, (47.3 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Vietnam decreased $2.01 million, 14.89 percent, (11.83 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 India increased $1.84 million, 29.87 percent, (8.24 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Mexico decreased $836,025, 14.44 percent, (5.09 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 United Kingdom increased $46,759, 1.01 percent, (4.8 percent market share).

All totaled, 77.27 percent of all these Misc. twine or cable imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $75.12 million of the $97.22 million total.

All totaled, 59.62 percent of all these Misc. twine or cable imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $57.96 million of the $97.22 million total.