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HS 2902.43

Para-xylene (1,4-dimethylbenzene)

In short

  • The US imported $517.2M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 48% on the year before.
  • Saudi Arabia is the largest supplier, with 67.8% of US imports; Oman is next, with 31.6%.
  • Saudi Arabia is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $1.11/litre.
  • Duty paid averaged 12.4% of the value of imports in August 2026, up 2.4 points on a year earlier.
  • Saudi Arabia is gaining share: 63.1% over the last 12 months, up from 41.5%.
  • US exports were $449.3M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Mexico, with 99.7%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$38.3M

↓ −52% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$517.2M

↓ −48% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

12.4%

↑ +2.4 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Saudi Arabia

67.8% 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.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$80.1M
September 2025$4K
October 2025$36.5M
November 2025$66.2M
December 2025$18.9M
January 2026$62.3M
February 2026$35.7M
March 2026$54.8M
April 2026$136K
May 2026$71.6M
June 2026$70.1M
July 2026$62.8M
August 2026$38.3M

What changed

  • US imports were $38.3M in August 2026, down 39% from July 2026 and down 52% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $517.2M, down 48% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Saudi Arabia up from 30.1% to 67.8%, Taiwan down from 69.6% to 0.0%.
  • Average price from Saudi Arabia rose 9.8% since July 2026, to $0.94/litre.
  • Duty paid on imports from Saudi Arabia rose from 10.0% to 12.5% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $517.2M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 116% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $449.3M, down 54%. 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.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Duty ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$239.3M
12 months to Aug 2018$456.8M
12 months to Aug 2019$357.8M
12 months to Aug 2020$494.5M
12 months to Aug 2021$602.4M
12 months to Aug 2022$905.1M
12 months to Aug 2023$1.28B
12 months to Aug 2024$1.57B
12 months to Aug 2025$987.7M
12 months to Aug 2026$517.2M
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Oman
  • Taiwan
  • Netherlands
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodSaudi ArabiaOmanTaiwanNetherlands
12 months to Aug 20170.0%0.0%0.0%24.8%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%7.3%0.0%22.2%
12 months to Aug 20194.9%0.0%0.0%36.4%
12 months to Aug 202024.9%6.9%0.0%15.1%
12 months to Aug 202133.8%2.3%0.0%10.5%
12 months to Aug 202238.3%1.0%0.0%14.4%
12 months to Aug 202336.6%6.1%8.0%8.5%
12 months to Aug 202439.2%0.8%7.4%8.5%
12 months to Aug 202541.5%1.7%8.0%14.7%
12 months to Aug 202663.1%14.1%8.5%8.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodSaudi ArabiaOmanTaiwanNetherlandsAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%n/an/a0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%n/an/a0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%0.0%n/a0.0%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 20251.4%10.0%4.4%1.8%1.6%
12 months to Aug 202610.1%10.4%10.0%11.1%10.1%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$517.2M−48%10.1%+8.5 pts$449.3M−36%
12 months to Aug 2025$987.7M−37%1.6%+1.6 pts$699.4M−15%
12 months to Aug 2024$1.57B+23%0.0%0.0 pts$827.0M−2.3%
12 months to Aug 2023$1.28B+42%0.0%0.0 pts$846.7M−22%
12 months to Aug 2022$905.1M+50%0.0%0.0 pts$1.09B+42%
12 months to Aug 2021$602.4M+22%0.0%0.0 pts$770.4M+5.4%
12 months to Aug 2020$494.5M+38%0.0%0.0 pts$731.1M−29%
12 months to Aug 2019$357.8M−22%0.0%0.0 pts$1.03B+40%
12 months to Aug 2018$456.8M+91%0.0%0.0 pts$735.0M−25%
12 months to Aug 2017$239.3M0.0%$979.4M

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
Saudi Arabia$26.0M67.8%+31.7 pts$0.94/litre+20%12.5%+2.5 pts
Oman$12.1M31.6%+10.7 pts$1.05/litre+34%12.5%+2.5 pts
Canada$221K0.6%new$1.23/litre0.0%
All countries$38.3M100.0%$0.98/litre+20%12.4%+2.4 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 85.6% 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
Saudi Arabia$0.94/litre$0.07/litre7.9% of price$0.10/litre11.0% of price$1.11/litre+19%
Oman$1.08/litre$0.05/litre4.7% of price$0.12/litre11.0% of price$1.25/litre+33%
Netherlands$1.18/litre$0.02/litre1.4% of price$0.12/litre10.0% of price$1.31/litre+46%
Taiwan$1.20/litre$0.01/litre0.9% of price$0.12/litre10.0% of price$1.33/litre+33%
Turkey$1.19/litre$0.02/litre2.1% of price$0.12/litre10.0% of price$1.34/litre
All countries$1.06/litre$0.05/litre4.5% of price$0.11/litre10.5% of price$1.22/litre+33%

Landed at a US port, Saudi Arabia was cheapest, at $1.11/litre: 11.3% below Oman.

Landed cost from Netherlands rose 46% on a year earlier, to $1.31/litre, mostly on price: $0.78/litre then, $1.18/litre now.

How the market is shifting

Saudi Arabia gained the most share: 63.1% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 41.5% in the 12 months before. Korea, South lost the most: 3.9%, down from 19.5%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months. 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.

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Oman
  • Taiwan
  • Netherlands
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthSaudi ArabiaOmanTaiwanNetherlands
September 202417.9%0.0%19.2%6.2%
October 202468.2%0.0%0.0%12.1%
November 202448.2%0.0%0.0%12.8%
December 202453.6%0.0%0.0%37.5%
January 202558.9%0.0%0.0%12.4%
February 202522.8%0.0%0.0%25.8%
March 202534.6%0.0%0.0%15.9%
April 202561.6%0.0%0.0%23.2%
May 202548.6%0.0%13.0%4.8%
June 202539.0%0.0%36.3%0.0%
July 202531.7%0.0%0.0%68.3%
August 202536.1%20.9%21.2%11.2%
September 20250.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
October 2025100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
November 202586.5%0.0%0.0%13.5%
December 2025100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
January 202653.5%32.7%0.0%0.0%
February 202628.3%59.1%0.0%0.0%
March 202678.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%
April 20260.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
May 202684.5%0.0%0.0%15.3%
June 202631.4%27.5%0.0%30.6%
July 202630.1%0.0%69.6%0.0%
August 202667.8%31.6%0.0%0.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthSaudi ArabiaOmanTaiwanNetherlandsAll countries
September 20240.0%n/a0.0%0.0%0.0%
October 20240.0%n/an/a0.0%0.0%
November 20240.0%n/an/a0.0%0.0%
December 20240.0%n/an/a0.0%0.0%
January 20250.0%n/an/a0.0%0.0%
February 20250.0%n/an/a0.0%0.0%
March 20250.0%n/an/a0.0%0.0%
April 20250.0%n/an/a0.0%0.0%
May 20250.0%n/a0.0%0.0%0.0%
June 202510.0%n/a10.0%n/a10.0%
July 202510.0%n/an/a10.0%10.0%
August 202510.0%10.0%10.0%10.0%10.0%
September 2025n/an/an/an/a55.0%
October 202510.0%n/an/an/a10.0%
November 202510.0%n/an/a15.0%10.7%
December 202510.0%n/an/an/a10.0%
January 202610.0%10.0%n/an/a10.7%
February 202610.0%10.0%n/an/a10.6%
March 202610.0%n/an/an/a10.0%
April 2026n/an/an/an/a0.0%
May 20269.5%n/an/a10.0%8.3%
June 202610.0%10.0%n/a10.0%10.0%
July 202610.0%n/a10.0%n/a10.0%
August 202612.5%12.5%n/an/a12.4%

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.

  1. May–July 2025 · Duty paid: Saudi Arabia 0.0% → 10.0%, Netherlands 0.0% → 10.0%, all countries 0.0% → 10.0%.

Where it enters the US

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

  1. Charleston, SC$462.3M · 89.4%
  2. Houston, TX$24.5M · 4.7%
  3. Texas City, TX$12.1M · 2.3%
  4. New Orleans, LA$8.8M · 1.7%
  5. Savannah, GA$8.4M · 1.6%

Where US exports go

US exports were $33.8M in August 2026, down 51% from August 2025, and $449.3M over the last 12 months, down 36% on the 12 months before.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Mexico$448.0M99.7%−35%
Canada$1.1M0.2%+692%
Brazil$50K0.0%−99%
Dominican Republic$50K0.0%new
France$6K0.0%−31%
Congo$4K0.0%new
Singapore$3K0.0%new
All countries$449.3M100.0%−36%

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; 74 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
China$7.99Bin 2025−12%$00.0%
Taiwan$1.28Bin 2024−5.9%$1560.0%
India$766.6Min 2025−19%$4K0.0%
Indonesia$411.1Min 2025−29%$1520.0%
Turkey$297.5Min 2025+690%$1940.0%
Thailand$274.0Min 2025+11%$2950.0%
Malaysia$251.7Min 2025−27%$00.0%
Pakistan$220.7Min 2025−29%$00.0%

The biggest market outside the US is China, which imported $7.99B of this product in 2025, none of it from the US.

Of these, imports into Turkey grew fastest: up 690% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 2902: cyclic hydrocarbons. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

ProductUS importsUS exports
Styrene (vinylbenzene; phenylethylene)HS 2902.50$171.8M$1.58B
BenzeneHS 2902.20$521.3M$28.9M
Cyclanes, cyclenes and cycloterpenes (excluding cyclohexane)HS 2902.19$58.5M$204.4M
Toluene (methylbenzene)HS 2902.30$82.5M$106.7M
Cyclic hydrocarbons, not elsewhere specifiedHS 2902.90$64.2M$55.0M
Mixed xylene isomersHS 2902.44$10.2M$89.4M
Ortho-xylene (1,2-dimethylbenzene)HS 2902.41$8.4M$68.6M
CyclohexaneHS 2902.11$425K$63.6M
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.
  • 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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