Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data Data through August 2026 · updated monthly

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In short

  • The US imported $55.1M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 14% on the year before.
  • Canada is the largest supplier, with 75.9% of US imports; Mexico is next, with 23.0%.
  • Duty paid averaged 0.1% of the value of imports in August 2026, the same as a year earlier.
  • Mexico is gaining share: 22.9% over the last 12 months, up from 20.8%.
  • US exports were $16.5M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Canada, with 67.9%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$5.4M

↓ −12% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$55.1M

↓ −14% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

0.1%

0.0 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Canada

75.9% of US imports

US imports by month

The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$6.1M
September 2025$4.9M
October 2025$4.7M
November 2025$4.5M
December 2025$5.5M
January 2026$3.8M
February 2026$4.0M
March 2026$4.3M
April 2026$3.2M
May 2026$4.4M
June 2026$4.9M
July 2026$5.3M
August 2026$5.4M

What changed

  • US imports were $5.4M in August 2026, up 1.4% from July 2026 and down 12% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $55.1M, down 14% on the 12 months before.
  • Market shares barely moved since July 2026: no supplier with 3% or more of the market gained or lost 2 points.
  • Duty paid by the main suppliers held within 2 points of July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $55.1M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 76% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $16.5M, down 24%.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$31.3M
12 months to Aug 2018$30.9M
12 months to Aug 2019$33.0M
12 months to Aug 2020$27.2M
12 months to Aug 2021$42.3M
12 months to Aug 2022$72.3M
12 months to Aug 2023$74.2M
12 months to Aug 2024$67.7M
12 months to Aug 2025$64.0M
12 months to Aug 2026$55.1M
  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • Korea, South
  • New Zealand
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodCanadaMexicoKorea, SouthNew Zealand
12 months to Aug 201772.4%16.9%7.2%3.4%
12 months to Aug 201871.8%18.7%4.3%4.2%
12 months to Aug 201977.6%19.5%1.7%1.1%
12 months to Aug 202069.0%26.0%2.3%2.0%
12 months to Aug 202172.8%24.3%1.2%1.2%
12 months to Aug 202279.7%18.1%1.1%1.1%
12 months to Aug 202380.5%17.6%1.1%0.5%
12 months to Aug 202481.9%17.3%0.5%0.3%
12 months to Aug 202578.5%20.8%0.3%0.2%
12 months to Aug 202676.3%22.9%0.6%0.1%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodCanadaMexicoKorea, SouthNew ZealandAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20250.0%0.0%2.0%5.4%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20260.0%0.0%3.0%12.3%0.0%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$55.1M−14%0.0%0.0 pts$16.5M−2.3%
12 months to Aug 2025$64.0M−5.4%0.0%0.0 pts$16.9M−0.3%
12 months to Aug 2024$67.7M−8.7%0.0%0.0 pts$17.0M−8.4%
12 months to Aug 2023$74.2M+2.6%0.0%0.0 pts$18.5M+3.2%
12 months to Aug 2022$72.3M+71%0.0%0.0 pts$17.9M+18%
12 months to Aug 2021$42.3M+56%0.0%0.0 pts$15.2M−7.8%
12 months to Aug 2020$27.2M−18%0.0%0.0 pts$16.4M−26%
12 months to Aug 2019$33.0M+6.8%0.0%0.0 pts$22.1M−4.3%
12 months to Aug 2018$30.9M−1.2%0.0%0.0 pts$23.1M+6.9%
12 months to Aug 2017$31.3M0.0%$21.6M

Who supplies the US

August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Average prices aren't shown because this product's lines are counted in different units.

CountryUS importsShareAverage priceDuty paidLast 13 months
Canada$4.1M75.9%−2.6 ptsn/a0.0%0.0 pts
Mexico$1.2M23.0%+2.3 ptsn/a0.0%0.0 pts
Korea, South$43K0.8%newn/a12.5%
New Zealand$11K0.2%−0.6 ptsn/a12.5%−1.7 pts
All countries$5.4M100.0%n/a0.1%0.0 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 99.9% of US imports over the last 12 months.

How the market is shifting

Mexico gained the most share: 22.9% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 20.8% in the 12 months before. Canada lost the most: 76.3%, down from 78.5%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months.

  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • Korea, South
  • New Zealand
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthCanadaMexicoKorea, SouthNew Zealand
September 202479.9%17.9%0.1%1.1%
October 202482.1%17.5%0.0%0.4%
November 202483.8%16.0%0.0%0.2%
December 202481.1%18.0%0.9%0.0%
January 202578.7%21.3%0.0%0.0%
February 202581.1%18.9%0.0%0.0%
March 202576.0%23.8%0.1%0.0%
April 202574.3%25.7%0.0%0.0%
May 202576.8%23.2%0.0%0.0%
June 202575.0%24.3%0.7%0.0%
July 202576.0%22.2%1.7%0.2%
August 202578.5%20.7%0.0%0.8%
September 202582.3%17.3%0.0%0.4%
October 202581.5%16.3%2.2%0.0%
November 202583.0%17.0%0.0%0.0%
December 202583.3%16.4%0.3%0.0%
January 202677.7%22.1%0.0%0.2%
February 202677.2%22.8%0.0%0.0%
March 202669.0%28.9%2.1%0.1%
April 202663.3%36.5%0.0%0.1%
May 202671.8%28.0%0.0%0.2%
June 202670.6%28.2%1.0%0.3%
July 202674.9%24.2%0.8%0.1%
August 202675.9%23.0%0.8%0.2%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthCanadaMexicoKorea, SouthNew ZealandAll countries
September 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
October 20240.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.0%
November 20240.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.0%
December 20240.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
January 20250.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
February 20250.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
March 20250.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
April 20250.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
May 20250.0%0.0%n/a10.0%0.0%
June 20250.0%0.0%10.0%10.0%0.1%
July 20250.0%0.0%0.0%10.0%0.0%
August 20250.0%0.0%n/a14.2%0.1%
September 20250.0%0.0%n/a15.0%0.1%
October 20250.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
November 20250.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
December 20250.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
January 20260.0%0.0%n/a15.0%0.0%
February 20260.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
March 20260.0%0.0%0.0%10.0%0.0%
April 20260.0%0.0%n/a10.0%0.0%
May 20260.0%0.0%n/a10.0%0.0%
June 20260.0%0.0%10.0%10.0%0.1%
July 20260.0%0.0%0.0%10.0%0.0%
August 20260.0%0.0%12.5%12.5%0.1%

Where it enters the US

Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.

  1. Houlton, ME$18.7M · 34.0%
  2. Calais, ME$13.2M · 23.9%
  3. Otay Mesa, CA$12.6M · 22.9%
  4. Blaine, WA$8.1M · 14.7%
  5. Detroit, MI$1.1M · 2.0%

Where US exports go

US exports were $1.2M in August 2026, up 30% from August 2025, and $16.5M over the last 12 months, down 2.3% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Malaysia, up 41%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Canada$11.2M67.9%+22%
Hong Kong$1.9M11.5%+12%
Singapore$1.3M7.6%−16%
Malaysia$1.1M6.6%+41%
Japan$332K2.0%+106%
Indonesia$160K1.0%new
Taiwan$152K0.9%−15%
China$127K0.8%−37%
Other countries (10)$261K1.6%−91%
All countries$16.5M100.0%−2.3%

Markets abroad

Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 87 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
France$47.5Min 2025+10%$00.0%
Italy$45.4Min 2025+3.9%$00.0%
Hong Kong$22.1Min 2025−19%$2.5M11.4%
Netherlands$21.7Min 2025+22%$00.0%
China$15.5Min 2025−10%$172K1.1%
Spain$14.6Min 2025−2.4%$8460.0%
Belgium$13.5Min 2025+20%$00.0%
Taiwan$13.3Min 2024−3.9%$64K0.5%

The biggest market outside the US is France, which imported $47.5M of this product in 2025, none of it from the US.

Of these, imports into the Netherlands grew fastest: up 22% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 0307: molluscs. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

About these figures
  • Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, not seasonally adjusted, in US dollars. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
  • US imports are general imports at customs value, which excludes freight and insurance. Exports are at free-alongside-ship value.
  • Average price is customs value divided by quantity, across all of the product's 10-digit lines.
  • Duty paid is the duty Census calculates on each country's imports for consumption, as a share of their value. It moves with tariff changes, exemptions and the mix of goods within the product.
  • Markets abroad are each country's imports as it reports them to UN Comtrade, in US dollars, usually including freight and insurance. Countries report a year or more late and in their own edition of the HS codes, so one still on an older edition is missing for codes that changed in 2022.
  • Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.

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