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US imports of paper & paperboard — monthly data by origin and port

In June 2026, the 8 major US container gateways received 401 kt of paper & paperboard (HS chapter 48), worth $0.7B (+4% by weight year-on-year), led by China with 14% of the chapter. Counted by US customs; mirrored and revision-tracked. Updated: 2026-08-07.

Where it comes from · last 12 months

China 14% · 1 Mt
Vietnam 11% · 0 Mt
Indonesia 10% · 0 Mt
South Korea 9% · 0 Mt
Thailand 6% · 0 Mt
India 6% · 0 Mt

What exactly · top goods in the chapter

sacks and bags nesoi, incl cones, of paper etc, 481940 · 0 Mt
ppr/pbrd,writ/print, clay ctd, <10%mech fbs, nesoi 481019 · 0 Mt
bed sheets & simlr househld/hospital art ppr nesoi 481890 · 0 Mt
paper,uncoat,nt ov 10% wt mec prc;40-150g/m2,shets 480256 · 0 Mt
trays, dishes, plates, cups,etc,of paper/board,nes 482369 · 0 Mt
toilet etc hshld/santry stock paper roll or sheets 480300 · 0 Mt

Two years of the chapter

401 201 2024-06: 346 kt2024-07: 349 kt2024-08: 352 kt2024-09: 377 kt2024-10: 359 kt2024-11: 343 kt2024-12: 353 kt2025-01: 360 kt2025-02: 304 kt2025-03: 364 kt2025-04: 348 kt2025-05: 352 kt2025-06: 386 kt2025-07: 374 kt2025-08: 347 kt2025-09: 326 kt2025-10: 307 kt2025-11: 301 kt2025-12: 327 kt2026-01: 311 kt2026-02: 271 kt2026-03: 356 kt2026-04: 334 kt2026-05: 385 kt2026-06: 401 kt 401 2024-062025-062026-06
Containerised imports of paper & paperboard, kt/month, all origins. Source: US Census, mirrored.
2 1 2024-06: 2 $/kg2024-07: 2 $/kg2024-08: 2 $/kg2024-09: 2 $/kg2024-10: 2 $/kg2024-11: 2 $/kg2024-12: 2 $/kg2025-01: 2 $/kg2025-02: 2 $/kg2025-03: 2 $/kg2025-04: 2 $/kg2025-05: 2 $/kg2025-06: 2 $/kg2025-07: 2 $/kg2025-08: 2 $/kg2025-09: 2 $/kg2025-10: 2 $/kg2025-11: 2 $/kg2025-12: 2 $/kg2026-01: 2 $/kg2026-02: 2 $/kg2026-03: 2 $/kg2026-04: 2 $/kg2026-05: 2 $/kg2026-06: 2 $/kg 2 2024-062025-062026-06
Customs value per kilogram of the chapter — the price track. Mix shifts move this line as well as prices; per-good analysis lives in the atlas.

Cite this

In print: US containerised imports of paper & paperboard (HS ch. 48) through the eight major US container gateways were 401 kt in June 2026, per US Census port-level records mirrored and archived by the Trimtab US Trade Ledger (retrieved 2026-08-07) — trimtabist.com/us-imports-of-paper
For the record: Trimtab Port Ledger · TT-008 · HS2 ch. 48 · retrieved 2026-08-07

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