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Free monthly summaries of United States customs import records from January 2026 onward: weight in tonnes, the number of records, and the number of importers, top products, top origins, and what changed. The latest report covers September 2026. Reports are published in English.
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US ocean imports weighed 48.9 million tonnes in September 2026, down 5.7% from August and up 9.6% from September 2025. Much of the decline was in energy: mineral fuels and oils (HS 27) fell 13.1% to 8.07 million tonnes, still 16.5% of the total. Salt (HS...
Canada shipped 5.15 million tonnes to the United States by sea in August 2026, up 16.3% from July and its highest monthly level since January 2025. That lifted its share to 9.9%, second only to China at 19.9%, which edged down 4.0% to 10.3 million tonnes.
June's decline was reversed in July 2026. US ocean imports reached 50.1 million tonnes, up 23.2% from June and little changed from July 2025, down 0.4%, while the number of shipments rose 13.9%. Mineral fuels and oils (HS 27) accounted for the largest...
Compared with June 2025, US ocean imports were 16.5% lighter in June 2026, at 40.6 million tonnes. The month-on-month decline was 13.1% from May, and the number of shipments edged down 5.2%. Several large groups reached their lowest monthly levels since...
Mineral fuels and oils (HS 27) fell 6.2% in May 2026 to 6.22 million tonnes, their lowest monthly level since January 2025 and 13.3% of US ocean imports. Total weight edged up 2.7% from April to 46.8 million tonnes, 1.0% above May 2025. The number of...
Direct-reduced iron (HS 7203) more than doubled in April 2026 to 398,811 tonnes, its highest monthly level since January 2025. Fuels moved the other way: mineral fuels and oils (HS 27) fell 16.0% to 6.63 million tonnes, 14.6% of all US ocean imports, and...
US ocean imports rose 31.2% from February to 49.5 million tonnes in March 2026, though they were still 1.1% below March 2025. Shipment records rose 27.3%. Salt, stone, and cement (HS 25) climbed 69.3% to 4.34 million tonnes, and salt (HS 2501) rose 77.5%...
At 37.7 million tonnes, US ocean imports in February 2026 were the lightest of any month since January 2025. Weight fell 14.3% from January and 13.5% from February 2025, and the number of shipment records fell 12.5%. The decline was broad: mineral fuels...
Crude petroleum (HS 2709) imports fell 16.8% from December to 5.33 million tonnes in January 2026, the lowest monthly level since January 2025. Total US ocean import weight was little changed at 44.0 million tonnes, down 0.7% from December and 13.0% below...
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