Current year-to-date ( YTD ) data is through May 2020.

Imports: Particle board

Particle board, the No. 221 import by value totaled $118.55 million for the month of May, $612.69 million through May of 2020, and $1.41 billion for all of 2019, the latest annual data available, according to U.S. Census Bureau data analyzed by WorldCity. Need more details? Read more

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Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Canada$574.18 M
2Brazil$8.97 M
3Italy$5.6 M
4Latvia$5.13 M
5Mexico$2.93 M
6Germany$2.24 M
7Spain$1.86 M
8Argentina$1.64 M
9Ireland$1.58 M
10Poland$1.33 M

U.S. imports of Particle board increased 3.07 percent through May to $612.69 million

U.S. imports of Particle board increased 3.07 percent from $594.41 million to $612.69 million through the first five months of 2020 when compared to the same period the previous year, according to WorldCity analysis of the latest U.S. Census Bureau data.

The category ranked 221 through May among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 254 for the last full year with a total value of $1.41 billion, a $530.16 million, 27.32 percent decreased from the 2018 total.

Through May of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 Brazil, No. 3 Italy, No. 4 Latvia and No. 5 Mexico. The leading gateways were No. 1 Blaine / Surrey Border Crossing, Wash., No. 2 International Falls, Minn., No. 3 Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, Mich., No. 4 Port of Eastport, Idaho and No. 5 Sweetgrass Border Crossing, Mont..

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 Italy, No. 3 Brazil, No. 4 Mexico and No. 5 Spain. The leading gateways were No. 1 International Falls, Minn., No. 2 Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, Mich., No. 3 Port of Eastport, Idaho, No. 4 Detroit Ambassador Bridge, Mich. and No. 5 Rouses Point / Lacolle Border Crossing, N.Y..

Looking at specific airports, seaports and border crossings, the top five through through the first five months of the year were:

Highlights for the top five ports:

  • Blaine / Surrey Border Crossing, Wash. fell 8.06 percent compared to last year to $142.8 million.
  • International Falls, Minn. rose 8.32 percent compared to last year to $130.8 million.
  • Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, Mich. fell 16.46 percent compared to last year to $58.79 million.
  • Port of Eastport, Idaho rose 41.9 percent compared to last year to $46.23 million.
  • Sweetgrass Border Crossing, Mont. rose 36.9 percent compared to last year to $29.68 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 markets:

  • U.S. imports from No. 1 Canada increased $8.73 million, 1.54 percent, (93.72 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Brazil increased $4.93 million, 121.97 percent, (1.46 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Italy decreased $1.98 million, 26.1 percent, (0.91 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Latvia increased $4.74 million, 1196.63 percent, (0.84 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Mexico decreased $49,051, 1.65 percent, (0.48 percent market share).

All totaled, 97.41 percent of all these Particle board imports to the United States were shipped from the top five markets through May of this year. That is equal to $596.81 million of the $612.69 million total.

All totaled, 66.64 percent of all these Particle board imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through May of this year. That is equal to $408.3 million of the $612.69 million total