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US imports of vehicles & parts — monthly data by origin and port

In May 2026, the 8 major US container gateways received 601 kt of vehicles & parts (HS chapter 87), worth $3.3B (+14% by weight year-on-year), led by China with 34% of the chapter. Counted by US customs; mirrored and revision-tracked. Updated: 2026-08-06.

Where it comes from · last 12 months

China 34% · 2 Mt
South Korea 11% · 1 Mt
Germany 10% · 1 Mt
Japan 9% · 1 Mt
India 8% · 1 Mt
Thailand 5% · 0 Mt

What exactly · top goods in the chapter

parts and accessories of motor vehicles, nesoi 870899 · 1 Mt
brakes and servo-breaks; parts thereof 870830 · 1 Mt
gear boxes for motor vehicles 870840 · 1 Mt
pts & access of bodies of motor vehicles, nesoi 870829 · 1 Mt
road wheels & pts & accessories for motor vehicles 870870 · 0 Mt
drive axles with differential for motor vehicles 870850 · 0 Mt

Two years of the chapter

657 329 2024-05: 587 kt2024-06: 554 kt2024-07: 637 kt2024-08: 597 kt2024-09: 633 kt2024-10: 606 kt2024-11: 538 kt2024-12: 574 kt2025-01: 576 kt2025-02: 522 kt2025-03: 556 kt2025-04: 559 kt2025-05: 529 kt2025-06: 507 kt2025-07: 630 kt2025-08: 657 kt2025-09: 591 kt2025-10: 528 kt2025-11: 492 kt2025-12: 485 kt2026-01: 544 kt2026-02: 497 kt2026-03: 596 kt2026-04: 580 kt2026-05: 601 kt 601 2024-052025-052026-05
Containerised imports of vehicles & parts, kt/month, all origins. Source: US Census, mirrored.
7 3 2024-05: 7 $/kg2024-06: 7 $/kg2024-07: 7 $/kg2024-08: 6 $/kg2024-09: 6 $/kg2024-10: 6 $/kg2024-11: 7 $/kg2024-12: 6 $/kg2025-01: 6 $/kg2025-02: 6 $/kg2025-03: 6 $/kg2025-04: 6 $/kg2025-05: 6 $/kg2025-06: 6 $/kg2025-07: 5 $/kg2025-08: 5 $/kg2025-09: 5 $/kg2025-10: 6 $/kg2025-11: 5 $/kg2025-12: 6 $/kg2026-01: 5 $/kg2026-02: 5 $/kg2026-03: 6 $/kg2026-04: 6 $/kg2026-05: 6 $/kg 6 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 vehicles & parts (HS ch. 87) through the eight major US container gateways were 601 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-vehicles-and-parts
For the record: Trimtab Port Ledger · TT-008 · HS2 ch. 87 · retrieved 2026-08-06

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