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

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Parts for diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor devices; parts for photosensitive semiconductor devices and mounted piezoelectric crystals

In short

  • The US imported $985.7M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, up 26% on the year before.
  • Vietnam is the largest supplier, with 53.4% of US imports; Malaysia is next, with 13.7%.
  • Japan is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $0.29 each.
  • Duty paid averaged 1.5% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 24.4 points on a year earlier.
  • Vietnam is gaining share: 50.1% over the last 12 months, up from 38.9%.
  • 3 Federal Register notices named this product's tariff codes in the last 12 months.

US imports, Aug 2026

$114.9M

↑ +101% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$985.7M

↑ +26% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

1.5%

↓ −24.4 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Vietnam

53.4% 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. 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.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugChina ↓Duty ↓
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$57.1M
September 2025$59.8M
October 2025$66.4M
November 2025$61.7M
December 2025$67.2M
January 2026$72.0M
February 2026$65.3M
March 2026$72.1M
April 2026$98.2M
May 2026$98.6M
June 2026$83.8M
July 2026$125.7M
August 2026$114.9M

What changed

  • US imports were $114.9M in August 2026, down 8.6% from July 2026 and up 101% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $985.7M, up 26% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Malaysia up from 10.6% to 13.7%, Vietnam down from 62.1% to 53.4%.
  • Average price from Malaysia fell 72% since July 2026, to $1.11 each.
  • Duty paid by the main suppliers held within 2 points of July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $985.7M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 450% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $705.7M, up 62%. In January 2022 the HS 2022 revision moved some goods between this code and 8549.21, 8549.29, 8549.31 and 3 more, so part of a change across the dashed line can be the revision. 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.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026HS 2022China ↑China ↑China ↑Duty ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$179.2M
12 months to Aug 2018$215.3M
12 months to Aug 2019$269.7M
12 months to Aug 2020$304.0M
12 months to Aug 2021$333.5M
12 months to Aug 2022$474.4M
12 months to Aug 2023$425.5M
12 months to Aug 2024$541.5M
12 months to Aug 2025$781.2M
12 months to Aug 2026$985.7M
  • Vietnam
  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
  • Mexico
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodVietnamMalaysiaThailandMexico
12 months to Aug 20170.6%6.0%0.2%19.2%
12 months to Aug 20183.0%7.7%0.5%15.4%
12 months to Aug 20193.5%13.5%2.2%7.3%
12 months to Aug 202010.8%16.5%1.6%6.0%
12 months to Aug 202111.9%22.1%0.2%12.2%
12 months to Aug 202215.4%22.2%0.3%9.6%
12 months to Aug 202316.2%25.1%0.2%14.9%
12 months to Aug 202425.3%19.1%2.0%13.9%
12 months to Aug 202538.9%16.0%9.7%6.7%
12 months to Aug 202650.1%14.5%7.7%5.4%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodVietnamMalaysiaThailandMexicoAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.4%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.2%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.8%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.2%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.8%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.2%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.8%
12 months to Aug 20258.0%17.8%4.7%0.3%9.0%
12 months to Aug 20269.3%26.6%9.4%0.1%12.0%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$985.7M+26%12.0%+3.0 pts$705.7M+53%
12 months to Aug 2025$781.2M+44%9.0%+8.2 pts$460.5M−30%
12 months to Aug 2024$541.5M+27%0.8%−0.4 pts$654.2M+66%
12 months to Aug 2023$425.5M−10%1.2%−1.5 pts$394.5M−15%
12 months to Aug 2022HS 2022 revision$474.4M+42%2.8%+0.6 pts$466.0M+49%
12 months to Aug 2021$333.5M+9.7%2.2%−0.6 pts$312.9M+17%
12 months to Aug 2020$304.0M+13%2.8%+0.5 pts$266.4M−19%
12 months to Aug 2019$269.7M+25%2.2%+1.8 pts$328.1M−23%
12 months to Aug 2018$215.3M+20%0.4%+0.4 pts$425.9M−2.5%
12 months to Aug 2017$179.2M0.0%$436.7M

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
Vietnam$61.4M53.4%+20.4 pts$3.55 each+62%0.5%−24.6 pts
Malaysia$15.7M13.7%−9.3 pts$1.11 each−64%0.0%−47.7 pts
Thailand$11.0M9.6%+3.5 pts$3.80 each+129%0.0%−19.6 pts
Mexico$5.7M5.0%−1.4 pts$10.70 each+92%0.0%−0.2 pts
Japan$3.3M2.9%−1.4 pts$0.20 each+38%1.1%−4.3 pts
Denmark$2.8M2.4%−0.1 pts$31.14 each−3.5%0.0%−0.8 pts
China$2.7M2.3%−0.7 pts$3.94 each+162%51.2%−39.6 pts
Cambodia$2.5M2.2%new$3.56 each0.0%
Other countries (27)$9.7M8.5%−12.9 pts$4.99 each+42%0.3%−11.0 pts
All countries$114.9M100.0%$2.08 each+37%1.5%−24.4 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 72.3% 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
Japan$0.28 each$0.00 each0.9% of price$0.00 each1.3% of price$0.29 each+59%
Malaysia$2.13 each$0.10 each4.8% of price$0.01 each0.6% of price$2.24 each−49%
Vietnam$3.49 each$0.13 each3.6% of price$0.01 each0.2% of price$3.62 each+24%
Thailand$3.62 each$0.19 each5.1% of price$0.00 each0.0% of price$3.81 each+96%
Mexico$10.98 each$0.00 each0.0% of price$0.00 each0.0% of price$10.98 each+66%
All countries$2.50 each$0.09 each3.5% of price$0.03 each1.3% of price$2.62 each+22%

Landed at a US port, Japan was cheapest, at $0.29 each: 87.3% below Malaysia.

Landed cost from Thailand rose 96% on a year earlier, to $3.81 each, mostly on price: $1.70 each then, $3.62 each now.

How the market is shifting

Vietnam gained the most share: 50.1% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 38.9% in the 12 months before. Korea, South lost the most: 1.0%, down from 7.6%. 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.

  • Vietnam
  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
  • Mexico
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthVietnamMalaysiaThailandMexico
September 202428.5%26.1%8.4%9.5%
October 202426.8%19.6%8.9%7.4%
November 202438.5%13.9%3.5%6.9%
December 202430.0%16.5%7.7%7.8%
January 202538.4%14.2%9.9%8.3%
February 202544.9%11.6%9.0%8.1%
March 202548.2%9.6%10.4%6.9%
April 202546.9%8.2%11.7%6.1%
May 202543.5%11.9%16.2%6.4%
June 202535.9%22.0%14.2%3.9%
July 202544.8%17.4%6.6%4.5%
August 202533.0%23.0%6.1%6.4%
September 202529.4%28.1%6.2%5.9%
October 202538.8%17.2%8.9%6.7%
November 202537.8%20.2%6.8%6.5%
December 202543.4%16.7%8.4%5.3%
January 202649.9%15.3%8.7%5.6%
February 202652.9%10.9%7.3%7.1%
March 202642.5%10.8%11.7%6.2%
April 202654.8%9.4%4.6%4.1%
May 202663.8%10.8%5.5%4.4%
June 202648.8%19.4%6.7%6.5%
July 202662.1%10.6%8.0%4.1%
August 202653.4%13.7%9.6%5.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthVietnamMalaysiaThailandMexicoAll countries
September 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%
October 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.8%
November 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%
December 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.4%
January 20250.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.3%
February 20250.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%
March 20252.4%10.2%0.0%0.5%4.3%
April 202510.9%22.2%11.9%1.3%12.7%
May 202510.1%22.3%6.2%1.2%12.2%
June 202517.6%33.2%7.1%0.1%18.6%
July 202517.4%42.5%5.2%0.4%20.3%
August 202525.2%47.7%19.6%0.2%26.0%
September 202523.9%47.2%8.1%0.0%27.1%
October 202530.5%44.9%16.6%0.4%27.1%
November 202522.9%45.3%0.6%0.1%21.5%
December 202521.3%47.0%24.2%0.2%22.9%
January 202622.6%47.7%29.1%0.4%24.6%
February 202616.3%41.6%7.3%0.0%17.7%
March 202621.3%45.9%21.0%0.0%20.1%
April 20263.0%20.6%10.5%0.0%6.2%
May 20260.1%0.2%0.0%0.0%1.3%
June 20260.1%1.6%0.0%0.0%1.4%
July 20260.1%0.1%0.0%0.0%1.1%
August 20260.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.5%

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. April–May 2026 · Duty paid: Vietnam 21.3% → 0.1%, Malaysia 46.5% → 0.9%, China 59.6% → 50.8%, all countries 21.6% → 1.5%.
  2. December 2025 · Duty paid: China 85.2% → 64.0%.
  3. February–July 2025 · Duty paid: Vietnam 1.2% → 17.5%, Malaysia 5.1% → 37.8%, China 25.0% → 85.2%, United Kingdom 0.0% → 18.0%, all countries 2.5% → 19.5%.
  4. April 2021 · Duty paid: China 14.0% → 20.7%.
  5. September 2019 · Duty paid: China 8.7% → 16.5%.
  6. February 2019 · Duty paid: China 22.0% → 12.9%.
  7. July 2018 · Duty paid: China 0.0% → 24.8%.

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 8541.90

Where it enters the US

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

  1. Houston, TX$274.7M · 27.9%
  2. Newark, NJ$179.3M · 18.2%
  3. Savannah, GA$139.4M · 14.1%
  4. Los Angeles, CA$95.1M · 9.6%
  5. Norfolk-Newport News, VA$59.7M · 6.1%

Where US exports go

US exports were $49.8M in August 2026, up 12% from August 2025, and $705.7M over the last 12 months, up 53% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Malaysia, up 282%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Malaysia$223.6M31.7%+282%
China$192.2M27.2%+93%
Japan$58.2M8.2%+1.1%
Mexico$29.2M4.1%−21%
Canada$28.0M4.0%+162%
Singapore$22.9M3.2%+49%
Thailand$22.6M3.2%−29%
Germany$20.8M2.9%+63%
Other countries (106)$108.3M15.4%−21%
All countries$705.7M100.0%+53%

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; 122 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
China$3.14Bin 2025+2.4%$243.8M7.8%
Malaysia$1.17Bin 2025−11%$68.3MUS records $149.6M5.8%
Hong Kong$677.4Min 2025−13%$8.8M1.3%
Thailand$258.1Min 2025+60%$466KUS records $20.7M0.2%
Philippines$160.1Min 2025−30%$29.0MUS records $8.4M18.1%
Indonesia$142.7Min 2025+284%$211K0.1%
Singapore$138.4Min 2025−63%$21.9M15.8%
Taiwan$136.0Min 2024−1.7%$795K0.6%

The biggest market outside the US is China, which imported $3.14B of this product in 2025, 7.8% of that from the US.

Of these, imports into Indonesia grew fastest: up 284% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 8541: semiconductor devices; photosensitive semiconductor devices incl photovoltaic cells; light-emitting diodes (led); mounted piezo-elec crystals; parts. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

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 (number of items), 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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