Imports: Photo plates, film
Photo plates, film, the No. 488 import by value totaled $53.01 million for the month of December, $498.96 million through December of 2019, and $456.55 million for all of 2018, 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
| Rank | Country | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | $346.1 M |
| 2 | Germany | $81.47 M |
| 3 | The Netherlands | $25.52 M |
| 4 | France | $17.13 M |
| 5 | Belgium | $6.6 M |
| 6 | Mexico | $6.34 M |
| 7 | China | $5.09 M |
| 8 | United Kingdom | $3.93 M |
| 9 | Taiwan | $2.9 M |
| 10 | Finland | $1.58 M |
Top Gateways
| Rank | Port | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco International Airport, Calif. | $138.88 M |
| 2 | Port of Newark | $56.87 M |
| 3 | Port of Los Angeles | $50.49 M |
| 4 | Port of New Orleans | $38.92 M |
| 5 | Los Angeles International Airport | $26.06 M |
| 6 | Port of Philadelphia | $21.63 M |
| 7 | Port of Savannah, Ga. | $21.24 M |
| 8 | Port of Long Beach | $19.82 M |
| 9 | Port of New York | $18.54 M |
| 10 | Chicago O'Hare International Airport | $16.08 M |
U.S. imports of Photo plates, film increased 9.29 percent through December 2019 to $498.96 million
U.S. imports of Photo plates, film increased 9.29 percent from $456.55 million to $498.96 million in 2019 when compared to 2018, according to WorldCity analysis of the latest U.S. Census Bureau data.
The category ranked 488 in 2019 among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 505 for the last full year with a total value of $456.55 million, a $59.22 million, 14.90 percent increase from the 2017 total.
Through December 2019 the leading sources were No. 1 Japan, No. 2 Germany, No. 3 The Netherlands, No. 4 France and No. 5 Belgium. The leading gateways were No. 1 San Francisco International Airport, Calif., No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Port of Los Angeles, No. 4 Port of New Orleans and No. 5 Los Angeles International Airport.
In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Japan, No. 2 Germany, No. 3 France, No. 4 The Netherlands and No. 5 Mexico. The leading gateways were No. 1 San Francisco International Airport, Calif., No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Los Angeles International Airport, No. 4 Port of Los Angeles and No. 5 Port of New Orleans.
Looking at specific airports, seaports and border crossings, the top five in 2019 were:
Highlights for the top five ports:
- San Francisco International Airport, Calif. rose 3.3 percent to $138.88 million.
- Port of Newark rose 17.59 percent to $56.87 million.
- Port of Los Angeles rose 52.5 percent to $50.49 million.
- Port of New Orleans rose 46.43 percent to $38.92 million.
- Los Angeles International Airport fell 24.2 percent to $26.06 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 Japan increased $10.83 million, 3.23 percent, (69.36 percent of all shipments).
- U.S. imports from No. 2 Germany increased $39.84 million, 95.71 percent, (16.33 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 3 The Netherlands increased $2.1 million, 8.98 percent, (5.11 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 4 France decreased $6.48 million, 27.44 percent, (3.43 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 5 Belgium increased $580,828, 9.65 percent, (1.32 percent of all shipments).
All totaled, 95.56 percent of all these Photo plates, film imports to the United States were shipped from the top five markets in 2019. That is equal to $476.82 million of the $498.96 million total.
All totaled, 62.37 percent of all these Photo plates, film imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports in 2019. That is equal to $311.22 million of the $498.96 million total.