Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data
Track this productPigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair and waste thereof
In short
- The US imported $968K of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 55% on the year before.
- China is the largest supplier, with 100.0% of US imports.
- Duty paid averaged 12.5% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 13.8 points on a year earlier.
- US exports were $981K over the last 12 months; the largest market is Belgium, with 91.4%.
US imports, Aug 2026
$4K
↓ −99% vs Aug 2025
Last 12 months
$968K
↓ −55% vs the 12 months before
Average duty paid
12.5%
↓ −13.8 pts vs Aug 2025
Top supplier
China
100.0% 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.
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| Month | US imports |
|---|---|
| August 2025 | $363K |
| September 2025 | $67K |
| October 2025 | $203K |
| November 2025 | $90K |
| December 2025 | $90K |
| January 2026 | $107K |
| February 2026 | $71K |
| March 2026 | $145K |
| April 2026 | $0 |
| May 2026 | $29K |
| June 2026 | $9K |
| July 2026 | $153K |
| August 2026 | $4K |
What changed
- US imports were $4K in August 2026, down 97% from July 2026 and down 99% from August 2025.
- Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $968K, down 55% 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.
- Average price from China rose 80% since July 2026, to $51.40/kg.
- Duty paid on imports from China rose from 10.0% to 12.5% of their value since July 2026.
US trade by year
US imports were $968K in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 86% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $981K, down 30%. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.
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| Period | US imports |
|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $6.7M |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $8.6M |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $7.8M |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $5.2M |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $5.9M |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | $6.0M |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $2.3M |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $2.1M |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $2.2M |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $968K |
- China
- All countries
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| Period | China |
|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | 98.2% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | 99.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | 99.9% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | 99.9% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | 99.9% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | 100.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 99.5% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 82.5% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 72.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 100.0% |
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| Period | China | All countries |
|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 27.6% | 20.7% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 18.7% | 18.7% |
| Period | US imports | Duty paid | US exports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $968K−55% | 18.7%−2.0 pts | $981K+17% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $2.2M+3.9% | 20.7%+20.6 pts | $837K+58% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $2.1M−8.6% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $530K+7.5% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $2.3M−62% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $493K+49% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | $6.0M+2.2% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $331K−41% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $5.9M+13% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $563K+116% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $5.2M−33% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $261K−79% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $7.8M−9.2% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $1.3M+20% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $8.6M+28% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $1.0M−25% |
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $6.7M | 0.0% | $1.4M |
Who supplies the US
August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025.
| Country | US imports | Share | Average price | Duty paid | Last 13 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | $4K | 100.0%+18.5 pts | $51.40/kg+19% | 12.5%−17.5 pts | |
| All countries | $4K | 100.0% | $51.40/kg+11% | 12.5%−13.8 pts |
Tariff actions touching this product
When the duty paid on this product changed and stayed changed, for its main suppliers and all countries, newest first, with the Federal Register notices that named the product in the 3 months before. Rates are medians of the 4 months either side, less any usual seasonal swing. A change shows what happened to duty paid, not why; read each notice for what it did.
- April 2025 · Duty paid: all countries 0.1% → 30.5%.
Where it enters the US
Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.
Where US exports go
US exports were $8K in August 2026, and $981K over the last 12 months, up 17% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Belgium, up 278%.
| Market | Last 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | $897K | 91.4% | +278% |
| Canada | $27K | 2.8% | new |
| Dominican Republic | $26K | 2.6% | +113% |
| Germany | $13K | 1.3% | −64% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $13K | 1.3% | −97% |
| Colombia | $5K | 0.5% | new |
| All countries | $981K | 100.0% | +17% |
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; 45 have reported 2025 so far.
| Market | Imports | vs year before | From the US | US share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | $8.7Min 2025 | −1.7% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Germany | $5.0Min 2025 | +27% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Italy | $2.6Min 2025 | −14% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Turkey | $1.7Min 2025 | −33% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Spain | $1.7Min 2025 | +43% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | $1.6Min 2025 | +7.9% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Korea, South | $874Kin 2025 | +9.2% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Poland | $846Kin 2025 | +9.2% | $0 | 0.0% |
The biggest market outside the US is Portugal, which imported $8.7M of this product in 2025, none of it from the US.
Of these, imports into Spain grew fastest: up 43% from 2024 to 2025.
Related products
Other products under heading 0502: pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair; badger and other brushmaking hair; waste of such bristles or hair. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.
| Product | US imports | US exports |
|---|---|---|
| Badger hair and other brushmaking hair and waste thereofHS 0502.90 | $15K | $8K |
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 (kilograms), 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.