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US imports of plastics — monthly data by origin and port

In May 2026, the 8 major US container gateways received 1,383 kt of plastics (HS chapter 39), worth $3.1B (+22% by weight year-on-year), led by China with 48% of the chapter. Counted by US customs; mirrored and revision-tracked. Updated: 2026-08-06.

Where it comes from · last 12 months

China 48% · 7 Mt
Vietnam 8% · 1 Mt
South Korea 7% · 1 Mt
Taiwan 6% · 1 Mt
Thailand 5% · 1 Mt
Germany 3% · 0 Mt

What exactly · top goods in the chapter

tableware and kitchenware of plastics 392410 · 2 Mt
household and toilet articles nesoi of plastics 392490 · 2 Mt
articles of plastics, nesoi 392690 · 2 Mt
sacks & bags (incl cones) of polymers of ethylene 392321 · 1 Mt
poly(ethylene terephthalate, visc 78ml/g or more 390761 · 1 Mt
statuettes & other ornamental articles, of plastic 392640 · 0 Mt

Two years of the chapter

1.4k 691 2024-05: 1.1k kt2024-06: 1.1k kt2024-07: 1.3k kt2024-08: 1.2k kt2024-09: 1.1k kt2024-10: 1.2k kt2024-11: 1.1k kt2024-12: 1.2k kt2025-01: 1.2k kt2025-02: 1.1k kt2025-03: 1.2k kt2025-04: 1.3k kt2025-05: 1.1k kt2025-06: 1.1k kt2025-07: 1.4k kt2025-08: 1.3k kt2025-09: 1.2k kt2025-10: 1.2k kt2025-11: 1.1k kt2025-12: 1.2k kt2026-01: 1.3k kt2026-02: 1.3k kt2026-03: 1.3k kt2026-04: 1.3k kt2026-05: 1.4k kt 1.4k 2024-052025-052026-05
Containerised imports of plastics, kt/month, all origins. Source: US Census, mirrored.
3 1 2024-05: 3 $/kg2024-06: 3 $/kg2024-07: 3 $/kg2024-08: 3 $/kg2024-09: 3 $/kg2024-10: 3 $/kg2024-11: 3 $/kg2024-12: 3 $/kg2025-01: 3 $/kg2025-02: 3 $/kg2025-03: 3 $/kg2025-04: 3 $/kg2025-05: 3 $/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 $/kg 2 2024-052025-052026-05
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 plastics (HS ch. 39) through the eight major US container gateways were 1,383 kt in May 2026, per US Census port-level records mirrored and archived by the Trimtab US Trade Ledger (retrieved 2026-08-06) — trimtabist.com/us-imports-of-plastics
For the record: Trimtab Port Ledger · TT-008 · HS2 ch. 39 · retrieved 2026-08-06

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