Imports: Plastic shoes
Plastic shoes, the No. 86 import by value totaled $267.62 million for the month of May, $2.04 billion through May of 2020, and $5.73 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 Gateways
| Rank | Port | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port of Los Angeles | $1.01 B |
| 2 | Port of Long Beach | $258.28 M |
| 3 | Port of Seattle, Wash. | $144.93 M |
| 4 | Port of Newark | $135.03 M |
| 5 | Port of Savannah, Ga. | $96.22 M |
| 6 | Port of Charleston | $61.88 M |
| 7 | Port of Wilmington, N.C. | $32.85 M |
| 8 | Port of Tacoma, Wash. | $28.75 M |
| 9 | Port of Virginia | $27.32 M |
| 10 | Port of Baltimore, Md. | $26.82 M |
U.S. imports of Plastic shoes decreased 21.16 percent through May to $2.04 billion
U.S. imports of Plastic shoes decreased 21.16 percent from $2.58 billion to $2.04 billion 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 86 through May among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 77 for the last full year with a total value of $5.73 billion, a $38.3 million, 0.66 percent decreased from the 2018 total.
Through May of this year the leading sources were No. 1 China, No. 2 Vietnam, No. 3 Indonesia, No. 4 Cambodia and No. 5 Germany. The leading gateways were No. 1 Port of Los Angeles, No. 2 Port of Long Beach, No. 3 Port of Seattle, Wash., No. 4 Port of Newark and No. 5 Port of Savannah, Ga..
In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 China, No. 2 Vietnam, No. 3 Indonesia, No. 4 Italy and No. 5 Cambodia. The leading gateways were No. 1 Port of Newark, No. 2 Port of Seattle, Wash., No. 3 Port of Tacoma, Wash., No. 4 Port of Baltimore, Md. and No. 5 Port of Virginia.
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:
- Port of Los Angeles fell 28.84 percent compared to last year to $1.01 billion.
- Port of Long Beach rose 6.02 percent compared to last year to $258.28 million.
- Port of Seattle, Wash. fell 20.88 percent compared to last year to $144.93 million.
- Port of Newark fell 7.12 percent compared to last year to $135.03 million.
- Port of Savannah, Ga. fell 6.52 percent compared to last year to $96.22 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 China decreased $554.66 million, 32.88 percent, (55.59 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 2 Vietnam increased $12.74 million, 2.27 percent, (28.13 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 3 Indonesia decreased $15.58 million, 11.77 percent, (5.74 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 4 Cambodia increased $26.35 million, 71.5 percent, (3.1 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 5 Germany increased $11.72 million, 38.97 percent, (2.05 percent market share).
All totaled, 94.62 percent of all these Plastic shoes imports to the United States were shipped from the top five markets through May of this year. That is equal to $1.93 billion of the $2.04 billion total.
All totaled, 80.89 percent of all these Plastic shoes imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through May of this year. That is equal to $1.65 billion of the $2.04 billion total