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

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Mixed xylene isomers

In short

  • The US imported $10.2M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 79% on the year before.
  • Canada is the largest supplier, with 99.7% of US imports; Germany is next, with 0.3%.
  • Duty paid averaged 0.0% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 0.1 points on a year earlier.
  • Canada is gaining share: 82.2% over the last 12 months, up from 1.6%.
  • US exports were $89.4M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Mexico, with 88.8%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$1.5M

↑ +1496% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$10.2M

↓ −79% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

0.0%

↓ −0.1 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Canada

99.7% 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$93K
September 2025$40K
October 2025$486K
November 2025$363K
December 2025$166K
January 2026$230K
February 2026$2.3M
March 2026$637K
April 2026$623K
May 2026$1.6M
June 2026$1.3M
July 2026$831K
August 2026$1.5M

What changed

  • US imports were $1.5M in August 2026, up 78% from July 2026 and up 1496% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $10.2M, down 79% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Canada up from 93.6% to 99.7%, France down from 3.6% to 0.0%.
  • Average price from Canada fell 8.9% since July 2026, to $0.92/litre.
  • Duty paid by the main suppliers held within 2 points of July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $10.2M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 79% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $89.4M, down 28%.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$49.3M
12 months to Aug 2018$30.0M
12 months to Aug 2019$45.9M
12 months to Aug 2020$22.2M
12 months to Aug 2021$4.2M
12 months to Aug 2022$49.6M
12 months to Aug 2023$71.0M
12 months to Aug 2024$24.6M
12 months to Aug 2025$47.4M
12 months to Aug 2026$10.2M
  • Canada
  • Switzerland
  • Italy
  • France
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodCanadaSwitzerlandItalyFrance
12 months to Aug 20170.1%0.0%4.2%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20180.3%0.0%0.0%7.2%
12 months to Aug 20190.3%0.0%1.1%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20201.2%0.0%0.1%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20211.4%0.0%0.7%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20220.2%0.0%0.1%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20231.1%0.0%0.1%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20242.0%0.0%0.3%0.1%
12 months to Aug 20251.6%1.5%0.1%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202682.2%16.5%0.6%0.3%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodCanadaSwitzerlandItalyFranceAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%n/a0.0%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%n/an/a0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%n/a0.0%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%n/a0.0%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%n/a0.0%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%n/a0.0%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%n/a0.0%n/a0.1%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%n/a0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20250.0%0.4%3.9%0.0%0.1%
12 months to Aug 20260.1%0.8%7.8%10.0%0.3%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$10.2M−79%0.3%+0.2 pts$89.4M+30%
12 months to Aug 2025$47.4M+93%0.1%+0.1 pts$68.6M−49%
12 months to Aug 2024$24.6M−65%0.0%−0.1 pts$135.3M+25%
12 months to Aug 2023$71.0M+43%0.1%+0.1 pts$108.6M−23%
12 months to Aug 2022$49.6M+1089%0.0%0.0 pts$141.5M+70%
12 months to Aug 2021$4.2M−81%0.0%0.0 pts$83.4M+2.4%
12 months to Aug 2020$22.2M−52%0.0%0.0 pts$81.5M−52%
12 months to Aug 2019$45.9M+53%0.0%0.0 pts$171.1M+20%
12 months to Aug 2018$30.0M−39%0.0%0.0 pts$142.9M+15%
12 months to Aug 2017$49.3M0.0%$124.5M

Who supplies the US

August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025.

CountryUS importsShareAverage priceDuty paidLast 13 months
Canada$1.5M99.7%+10.5 pts$0.92/litre+95%0.0%0.0 pts
Germany$4K0.3%new$1,044/litre10.0%
All countries$1.5M100.0%$0.93/litre+93%0.0%−0.1 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 99.3% of US imports over the last 12 months.

How the market is shifting

Canada gained the most share: 82.2% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 1.6% in the 12 months before. Korea, South lost the most: 0.1%, down from 92.2%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months.

  • Canada
  • Switzerland
  • Italy
  • France
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthCanadaSwitzerlandItalyFrance
September 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
October 202481.6%0.0%13.9%0.0%
November 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
December 202457.1%0.0%20.5%0.0%
January 20251.3%0.0%0.1%0.0%
February 20257.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
March 20251.5%0.0%0.1%0.0%
April 20250.1%0.1%0.0%0.0%
May 20251.3%52.2%0.3%0.2%
June 202576.5%6.0%9.4%0.0%
July 202596.4%0.0%3.6%0.0%
August 202589.2%5.8%5.0%0.0%
September 202565.6%34.4%0.0%0.0%
October 202596.4%1.3%2.2%0.0%
November 202595.7%2.3%0.0%0.0%
December 202592.3%2.8%4.9%0.0%
January 202697.3%0.0%2.7%0.0%
February 202630.2%69.8%0.0%0.0%
March 202698.8%0.3%0.8%0.0%
April 202696.4%0.0%0.8%0.0%
May 202699.1%0.4%0.5%0.0%
June 202699.0%0.2%0.6%0.0%
July 202693.6%0.0%1.2%3.6%
August 202699.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthCanadaSwitzerlandItalyFranceAll countries
September 20240.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
October 20240.0%n/a0.0%n/a0.0%
November 20240.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
December 20240.0%n/a0.0%n/a0.0%
January 20250.0%n/a0.0%n/a0.0%
February 20250.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
March 20250.0%n/a0.0%n/a0.0%
April 20250.0%1.2%n/an/a0.0%
May 20250.0%0.2%10.0%0.0%4.5%
June 20250.0%10.0%10.0%n/a2.3%
July 20250.0%n/a10.0%n/a0.3%
August 20250.0%10.0%15.0%n/a0.2%
September 202514.0%39.0%n/an/a22.6%
October 20250.2%39.0%0.0%n/a0.6%
November 20250.0%39.0%n/an/a0.9%
December 20250.0%39.0%15.0%n/a1.8%
January 20260.0%n/a15.0%n/a0.4%
February 20260.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
March 20260.0%10.0%10.0%n/a0.1%
April 20261.2%n/a10.0%n/a1.3%
May 20260.0%10.0%10.0%n/a0.1%
June 20260.0%10.0%10.0%n/a0.1%
July 20260.0%n/a0.0%10.0%0.4%
August 20260.0%n/an/an/a0.0%

Where it enters the US

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

  1. Port Huron, MI$7.9M · 77.3%
  2. Washington, DC$1.6M · 16.1%
  3. Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY$241K · 2.4%
  4. International Falls-Ranier, MN$209K · 2.1%
  5. Boston, MA$62K · 0.6%

Where US exports go

US exports were $6.6M in August 2026, up 36% from August 2025, and $89.4M over the last 12 months, up 30% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Guatemala, up 87%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Mexico$79.3M88.8%+33%
Guatemala$3.6M4.1%+87%
Canada$2.0M2.2%−31%
Guyana$1.5M1.7%+182%
Japan$1.5M1.6%+536%
Dominican Republic$380K0.4%+13893%
Costa Rica$275K0.3%+39%
Gabon$230K0.3%new
Other countries (25)$570K0.6%−77%
All countries$89.4M100.0%+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; 109 have reported 2025 so far. Where a country's figure for imports from the US is under half or over double what the US recorded exporting there that year, the US figure is shown under it.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
Belgium$185.6Min 2025−51%$11K0.0%
Mexico$23.9Min 2025−56%$23.9MUS records $58.2M100.0%
South Africa$19.8Min 2025−6.4%$540.0%
Saudi Arabia$16.8Min 2025−31%$00.0%
Malaysia$13.2Min 2025−55%$22K0.2%
Peru$11.5Min 2025−2.0%$958K8.3%
Oman$8.3Min 2025+70%$00.0%
Australia$6.4Min 2025+1185%$7K0.1%

The biggest market outside the US is Belgium, which imported $185.6M of this product in 2025, under 0.1% of it from the US.

Of these, imports into Oman grew fastest: up 70% 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
Para-xylene (1,4-dimethylbenzene)HS 2902.43$517.2M$449.3M
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
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.
  • 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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