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

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Mineral tars, including reconstituted tars

In short

  • The US imported $5.3M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 48% on the year before.
  • Canada is the largest supplier, with 100.0% of US imports.
  • Colombia is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $0.31/litre.
  • Duty paid averaged 0.0% of the value of imports in August 2026, the same as a year earlier.
  • India is gaining share: 5.9% over the last 12 months, up from 2.9%.
  • 2 Federal Register notices named this product's tariff codes in the last 12 months.

US imports, Aug 2026

$422K

↓ −23% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$5.3M

↓ −48% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

0.0%

0.0 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Canada

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.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$545K
September 2025$444K
October 2025$668K
November 2025$422K
December 2025$452K
January 2026$233K
February 2026$457K
March 2026$371K
April 2026$222K
May 2026$447K
June 2026$574K
July 2026$581K
August 2026$422K

What changed

  • US imports were $422K in August 2026, down 27% from July 2026 and down 23% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $5.3M, down 48% 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 Canada fell 16% since July 2026, to $0.35/litre.
  • Duty paid by the main suppliers held within 2 points of July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $5.3M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 3.9% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $58.5M, up 16%.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$5.5M
12 months to Aug 2018$13.0M
12 months to Aug 2019$17.8M
12 months to Aug 2020$24.2M
12 months to Aug 2021$21.6M
12 months to Aug 2022$16.2M
12 months to Aug 2023$25.3M
12 months to Aug 2024$23.4M
12 months to Aug 2025$10.2M
12 months to Aug 2026$5.3M
  • Canada
  • Colombia
  • India
  • Korea, South
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodCanadaColombiaIndiaKorea, South
12 months to Aug 201773.2%3.7%0.0%1.8%
12 months to Aug 201854.8%9.1%0.0%3.7%
12 months to Aug 201951.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202046.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202144.3%0.4%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202234.1%0.0%3.9%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202361.1%7.9%0.6%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202431.1%7.5%1.6%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202591.7%5.4%2.9%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202685.8%7.9%5.9%0.4%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodCanadaColombiaIndiaKorea, SouthAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%0.0%n/a0.0%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%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%n/a0.0%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20250.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20260.0%0.0%1.4%0.0%0.1%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$5.3M−48%0.1%+0.1 pts$58.5M−19%
12 months to Aug 2025$10.2M−56%0.0%0.0 pts$71.9M−4.0%
12 months to Aug 2024$23.4M−7.6%0.0%0.0 pts$74.9M−5.5%
12 months to Aug 2023$25.3M+56%0.0%0.0 pts$79.3M+28%
12 months to Aug 2022$16.2M−25%0.0%0.0 pts$62.1M+30%
12 months to Aug 2021$21.6M−11%0.0%0.0 pts$47.7M−11%
12 months to Aug 2020$24.2M+36%0.0%0.0 pts$53.8M−5.1%
12 months to Aug 2019$17.8M+38%0.0%0.0 pts$56.7M+10%
12 months to Aug 2018$13.0M+135%0.0%0.0 pts$51.5M+2.3%
12 months to Aug 2017$5.5M0.0%$50.3M

Who supplies the US

August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Landed cost by origin, below, adds freight and duty to the price.

CountryUS importsShareAverage priceDuty paidLast 13 months
Canada$422K100.0%+7.0 pts$0.35/litre−41%0.0%0.0 pts
All countries$422K100.0%$0.35/litre−33%0.0%0.0 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 99.6% of US imports over the last 12 months.

Landed cost by origin

What importers paid to land this product at a US port from each main supplier, June–August 2026: the price, freight and insurance to the first US port, and duty, per unit. Suppliers with 3% or more of these imports, cheapest landed first. Small figures under landed cost are the change from the same months a year earlier.

  • Price
  • Freight and insurance
  • Duty
CountryPriceFreight and insuranceDutyLanded costMake-up
Colombia$0.27/litre$0.04/litre16.2% of price$0.00/litre0.0% of price$0.31/litre+8.7%
Canada$0.39/litre$0.02/litre3.9% of price$0.00/litre0.0% of price$0.40/litre−29%
All countries$0.38/litre$0.02/litre4.3% of price$0.00/litre0.0% of price$0.40/litre−21%

Landed at a US port, Colombia was cheapest, at $0.31/litre: 21.8% below Canada.

Landed cost from Canada fell 29% on a year earlier, to $0.40/litre, mostly on price: $0.54/litre then, $0.39/litre now.

How the market is shifting

India gained the most share: 5.9% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 2.9% in the 12 months before. Canada lost the most: 85.8%, down from 91.7%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months.

  • Canada
  • Colombia
  • India
  • Korea, South
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthCanadaColombiaIndiaKorea, South
September 202476.0%6.2%17.8%0.0%
October 202487.3%8.2%4.5%0.0%
November 202496.5%1.4%2.0%0.0%
December 202498.2%1.8%0.0%0.0%
January 202590.5%9.5%0.0%0.0%
February 202583.1%6.9%10.0%0.0%
March 202595.4%4.3%0.0%0.0%
April 202575.5%24.5%0.0%0.0%
May 2025100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
June 202596.4%3.6%0.0%0.0%
July 202575.6%24.4%0.0%0.0%
August 202593.0%3.3%3.8%0.0%
September 202584.1%15.9%0.0%0.0%
October 202575.4%6.0%18.6%0.0%
November 202583.1%16.9%0.0%0.0%
December 202590.2%7.8%2.0%0.0%
January 2026100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
February 202683.0%11.8%5.2%0.0%
March 202679.6%12.4%2.4%5.6%
April 202678.1%12.6%9.3%0.0%
May 202668.1%4.2%27.7%0.0%
June 202691.9%8.1%0.0%0.0%
July 202698.4%1.6%0.0%0.0%
August 2026100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthCanadaColombiaIndiaKorea, SouthAll countries
September 20240.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
October 20240.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
November 20240.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
December 20240.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
January 20250.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
February 20250.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
March 20250.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
April 20250.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
May 20250.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
June 20250.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
July 20250.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
August 20250.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
September 20250.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
October 20250.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
November 20250.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
December 20250.0%0.0%50.0%n/a1.0%
January 20260.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
February 20260.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
March 20260.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
April 20260.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
May 20260.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
June 20260.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
July 20260.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
August 20260.0%n/an/an/a0.0%

Tariff actions touching this product

Federal Register notices from the last 12 months that list this product's tariff codes. A notice can add a duty, exclude products from one or only mention them, so read each for what it changes. Search the Federal Register for 2706.00

Where it enters the US

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

  1. Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY$2.5M · 47.3%
  2. Port Huron, MI$2.0M · 38.5%
  3. Houston, TX$461K · 8.7%
  4. Newark, NJ$281K · 5.3%
  5. New York, NY$9K · 0.2%

Where US exports go

US exports were $5.3M in August 2026, up 18% from August 2025, and $58.5M over the last 12 months, down 19% on the 12 months before.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Canada$57.5M98.4%−19%
Denmark$500K0.9%new
Mexico$380K0.7%+34%
Haiti$38K0.1%+25%
Ecuador$11K0.0%−50%
Hong Kong$7K0.0%−82%
Thailand$5K0.0%new
Colombia$5K0.0%new
Germany$4K0.0%new
All countries$58.5M100.0%−19%

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; 71 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
China$146.6Min 2025+16%$00.0%
Korea, South$64.6Min 2025−17%$430.0%
Canada$59.9Min 2025−29%$59.8M99.9%
Australia$27.3Min 2025+3.2%$00.0%
Czech Republic$18.5Min 2024+214%$00.0%
Poland$4.8Min 2025−48%$00.0%
South Africa$2.8Min 2025−30%$00.0%
France$1.6Min 2025−4.8%$00.0%

The biggest market outside the US is China, which imported $146.6M of this product in 2025, none of it from the US.

The US supplies 99.9% of imports into Canada, but under 10% into China, South Korea and Australia.

Of these, imports into the Czech Republic grew fastest: up 214% from 2023 to 2024.

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 (litres), 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.
  • Landed cost adds Census's import charges (freight, insurance and other costs of bringing the goods to the first US port) and calculated duty to the customs value, per unit, across the product's 10-digit lines. It leaves out antidumping and countervailing duties, customs fees and transport inland. Prices are averages across the goods within the code, so a lower one can mean cheaper goods, not the same goods for less.
  • 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.
  • Tariff notices are from the Federal Register, matched to this product by the HTS numbers in their text.
  • 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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