Imports: Vanilla Beans

U.S. imports of Vanilla Beans decreased 12.66 percent through August to $78.65 million.

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U.S. imports of Vanilla Beans decreased 12.66 percent through August to $78.65 million

The category ranked 830 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 820 for the last full year with a total value of $129.54 million, a $60.47 million, 31.82 percent decreased from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Madagascar, No. 2 Uganda, No. 3 Indonesia, No. 4 France and No. 5 Papua New Guinea. The leading sources were No. 1 Dulles International Airport, DC, No. 2 Champlain Border Crossing, NY, No. 3 Chicago O'Hare International Airport, No. 4 John F. Kennedy International Airport and No. 5 Port of Newark.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Madagascar, No. 2 Uganda, No. 3 Indonesia, No. 4 Papua New Guinea and No. 5 France. The leading sources were No. 1 Dulles International Airport, DC, No. 2 Chicago O'Hare International Airport, No. 3 Champlain Border Crossing, NY, No. 4 Port of Newark and No. 5 Port of Virginia.

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:

  • Dulles International Airport, DC fell 49.22 percent compared to last year to $10.84 million.
  • Champlain Border Crossing, NY rose 6.36 percent compared to last year to $10.42 million.
  • Chicago O'Hare International Airport fell 44.33 percent compared to last year to $9.29 million.
  • John F. Kennedy International Airport rose 26.4 percent compared to last year to $8.75 million.
  • Port of Newark rose 32.36 percent compared to last year to $7.67 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 Madagascar decreased $16.08 million, 22.08 percent, (72.15 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Uganda increased $2.8 million, 39.8 percent, (12.5 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Indonesia increased $2.08 million, 33.69 percent, (10.5 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 France increased $1.03 million, 153.31 percent, (2.16 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Papua New Guinea decreased $439,380, 33.68 percent, (1.1 percent market share).

All totaled, 98.41 percent of all these Vanilla Beans imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $77.4 million of the $78.65 million total.

All totaled, 59.73 percent of all these Vanilla Beans imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $46.98 million of the $78.65 million total.