Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data
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In short
- The US imported $3.1M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, up 87% on the year before.
- Turkey is the largest supplier, with 94.8% of US imports; India is next, with 5.2%.
- Duty paid averaged 12.4% of the value of imports in August 2026, up 2.4 points on a year earlier.
- Turkey is gaining share: 99.8% over the last 12 months, up from 64.3%.
- US exports were $2.1M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Japan, with 46.0%.
US imports, Aug 2026
$126K
↓ −47% vs Aug 2025
Last 12 months
$3.1M
↑ +87% vs the 12 months before
Average duty paid
12.4%
↑ +2.4 pts vs Aug 2025
Top supplier
Turkey
94.8% 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 | $237K |
| September 2025 | $1.2M |
| October 2025 | $266K |
| November 2025 | $0 |
| December 2025 | $0 |
| January 2026 | $0 |
| February 2026 | $188K |
| March 2026 | $0 |
| April 2026 | $345K |
| May 2026 | $353K |
| June 2026 | $347K |
| July 2026 | $340K |
| August 2026 | $126K |
What changed
- US imports were $126K in August 2026, down 63% from July 2026 and down 47% from August 2025.
- Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $3.1M, up 87% on the 12 months before.
- Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: India up from 0.0% to 5.2%, Turkey down from 100.0% to 94.8%.
- Average price from Turkey stayed within 5% of July 2026, at $0.55/kg.
- Duty paid on imports from Turkey rose from 5.0% to 12.5% of their value since July 2026.
US trade by year
US imports were $3.1M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 73379% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $2.1M, down 87%.
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| Period | US imports |
|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $4K |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $1.1M |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $269K |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $0 |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $206K |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | $2.4M |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $10.2M |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $2.4M |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $1.7M |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $3.1M |
- Turkey
- India
- All countries
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| Period | Turkey | India |
|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | 42.0% | 30.9% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | 0.0% | 84.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | n/a | n/a |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | 77.1% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 45.9% | 0.7% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 45.4% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 64.3% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 99.8% | 0.2% |
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| Period | Turkey | India | All countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | n/a | n/a | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | n/a | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | n/a | n/a | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | 0.0% | n/a | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 0.0% | n/a | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 2.2% | n/a | 5.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 9.2% | 10.0% | 9.3% |
| Period | US imports | Duty paid | US exports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $3.1M+87% | 9.3%+4.3 pts | $2.1M−30% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $1.7M−32% | 5.0%+5.0 pts | $3.0M−50% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $2.4M−76% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $6.0M+0.2% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $10.2M+331% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $6.0M−41% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | $2.4M+1041% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $10.2M−3.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $206K | 0.0% | $10.5M+15% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $0−100% | n/a | $9.2M+38% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $269K−76% | 0.1%+0.1 pts | $6.6M−55% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $1.1M+25925% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $14.9M−6.4% |
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $4K | 0.0% | $15.9M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | $119K | 94.8%−5.2 pts | $0.55/kg+18% | 12.5%+2.5 pts | |
| India | $7K | 5.2%new | $10.94/kg | 10.0% | |
| All countries | $126K | 100.0% | $0.58/kg+24% | 12.4%+2.4 pts |
The 2 largest suppliers had 100.0% of US imports over the last 12 months.
How the market is shifting
Turkey gained the most share: 99.8% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 64.3% in the 12 months before. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 2 largest suppliers over the last 12 months.
- Turkey
- India
- All countries
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| Month | Turkey | India |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | n/a | n/a |
| October 2024 | n/a | n/a |
| November 2024 | n/a | n/a |
| December 2024 | n/a | n/a |
| January 2025 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| February 2025 | n/a | n/a |
| March 2025 | n/a | n/a |
| April 2025 | n/a | n/a |
| May 2025 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| June 2025 | n/a | n/a |
| July 2025 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| August 2025 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| September 2025 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| October 2025 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| November 2025 | n/a | n/a |
| December 2025 | n/a | n/a |
| January 2026 | n/a | n/a |
| February 2026 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| March 2026 | n/a | n/a |
| April 2026 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| May 2026 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| June 2026 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| July 2026 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| August 2026 | 94.8% | 5.2% |
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| Month | Turkey | India | All countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| October 2024 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| November 2024 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| December 2024 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| January 2025 | n/a | n/a | 0.0% |
| February 2025 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| March 2025 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| April 2025 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| May 2025 | 0.0% | n/a | 0.0% |
| June 2025 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| July 2025 | n/a | n/a | 10.0% |
| August 2025 | 10.0% | n/a | 10.0% |
| September 2025 | 10.0% | n/a | 10.0% |
| October 2025 | 10.0% | n/a | 10.0% |
| November 2025 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| December 2025 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| January 2026 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| February 2026 | 5.0% | n/a | 5.0% |
| March 2026 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| April 2026 | 10.0% | n/a | 10.0% |
| May 2026 | 10.0% | n/a | 10.0% |
| June 2026 | 10.0% | n/a | 10.0% |
| July 2026 | 5.0% | n/a | 5.0% |
| August 2026 | 12.5% | 10.0% | 12.4% |
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 $12K in August 2026, down 97% from August 2025, and $2.1M over the last 12 months, down 30% on the 12 months before.
| Market | Last 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | $978K | 46.0% | −24% |
| Spain | $624K | 29.4% | −37% |
| China | $419K | 19.7% | −7.9% |
| Chile | $51K | 2.4% | +56% |
| United Kingdom | $23K | 1.1% | −19% |
| South Africa | $20K | 0.9% | +11% |
| Canada | $11K | 0.5% | −47% |
| All countries | $2.1M | 100.0% | −30% |
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; 55 have reported 2025 so far.
| Market | Imports | vs year before | From the US | US share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | $34.0Min 2025 | −20% | $67K | 0.2% |
| Japan | $13.1Min 2025 | +2.1% | $1.5M | 11.3% |
| Serbia | $4.0Min 2025 | +56% | $0 | 0.0% |
| France | $1.4Min 2025 | +185% | $974K | 69.9% |
| Italy | $579Kin 2025 | +270% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Germany | $549Kin 2025 | +296% | $285K | 51.9% |
| Netherlands | $281Kin 2025 | +171% | $60 | 0.0% |
| Turkey | $120Kin 2025 | +15% | $0 | 0.0% |
The biggest market outside the US is China, which imported $34.0M of this product in 2025, 0.2% of that from the US.
The US supplies 69.9% of imports into France and 51.9% into Germany, but under 10% into China, Serbia and Italy.
Of these, imports into Serbia grew fastest: up 56% from 2024 to 2025.
Related products
Other products under heading 1404: vegetable products, not elsewhere specified. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.
| Product | US imports | US exports |
|---|---|---|
| Vegetable products not elsewhere specifiedHS 1404.90 | $185.1M | $22.7M |
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.