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

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Inflatable rafts

In short

  • The US imported $40.5M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 12% on the year before.
  • Mexico is the largest supplier, with 30.1% of US imports; United Kingdom is next, with 26.2%.
  • China is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $142.50 each.
  • Duty paid averaged 10.1% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 5.5 points on a year earlier.
  • Mexico is gaining share: 32.7% over the last 12 months, up from 18.9%.
  • US exports were $74.3M over the last 12 months; the largest market is United Kingdom, with 14.0%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$3.1M

↓ −19% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$40.5M

↓ −12% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

10.1%

↓ −5.5 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Mexico

30.1% 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.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugDuty ↑Duty ↓
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$3.8M
September 2025$2.9M
October 2025$2.8M
November 2025$2.6M
December 2025$2.7M
January 2026$3.3M
February 2026$3.4M
March 2026$3.4M
April 2026$4.2M
May 2026$4.2M
June 2026$3.1M
July 2026$4.6M
August 2026$3.1M

What changed

  • US imports were $3.1M in August 2026, down 33% from July 2026 and down 19% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $40.5M, down 12% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: United Kingdom up from 19.7% to 26.2%, Mexico down from 35.3% to 30.1%.
  • Average price from United Kingdom fell 93% since July 2026, to $1,199 each.
  • Duty paid on imports from China rose from 34.7% to 37.5% of their value since July 2026.
  • Duty paid on imports from Vietnam rose from 9.8% to 12.5% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $40.5M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 1.8% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $74.3M, up 45%. 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.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026China ↑Duty ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$41.2M
12 months to Aug 2018$54.1M
12 months to Aug 2019$46.1M
12 months to Aug 2020$41.5M
12 months to Aug 2021$39.3M
12 months to Aug 2022$50.1M
12 months to Aug 2023$54.4M
12 months to Aug 2024$50.8M
12 months to Aug 2025$46.2M
12 months to Aug 2026$40.5M
  • Mexico
  • United Kingdom
  • China
  • India
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodMexicoUnited KingdomChinaIndia
12 months to Aug 201714.6%12.5%23.7%0.5%
12 months to Aug 201814.7%12.2%18.8%0.1%
12 months to Aug 201917.8%17.0%12.9%0.3%
12 months to Aug 202013.8%18.8%12.3%0.3%
12 months to Aug 202115.7%14.0%10.7%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202213.4%10.3%15.3%0.2%
12 months to Aug 202313.1%10.2%13.1%0.1%
12 months to Aug 202417.0%8.6%11.3%0.7%
12 months to Aug 202518.9%12.8%12.1%6.4%
12 months to Aug 202632.7%16.2%13.2%7.9%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodMexicoUnited KingdomChinaIndiaAll 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%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%0.0%13.1%0.0%1.7%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%0.0%24.2%0.0%3.2%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%0.0%23.9%0.0%2.7%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%0.0%24.9%0.0%3.8%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.0%24.7%0.0%3.2%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%0.0%24.9%0.0%2.8%
12 months to Aug 20250.1%2.7%34.8%7.2%6.6%
12 months to Aug 20260.7%9.6%42.1%30.3%13.9%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$40.5M−12%13.9%+7.3 pts$74.3M−12%
12 months to Aug 2025$46.2M−9.1%6.6%+3.8 pts$84.3M−18%
12 months to Aug 2024$50.8M−6.6%2.8%−0.4 pts$103.2M+20%
12 months to Aug 2023$54.4M+8.6%3.2%−0.6 pts$85.8M+81%
12 months to Aug 2022$50.1M+27%3.8%+1.1 pts$47.3M−21%
12 months to Aug 2021$39.3M−5.1%2.7%−0.4 pts$60.1M+4.6%
12 months to Aug 2020$41.5M−10%3.2%+1.4 pts$57.4M−12%
12 months to Aug 2019$46.1M−15%1.7%+1.7 pts$65.4M−1.0%
12 months to Aug 2018$54.1M+31%0.0%0.0 pts$66.1M+29%
12 months to Aug 2017$41.2M0.0%$51.3M

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
Mexico$923K30.1%+9.8 pts$5,723 each+87%0.1%−0.4 pts
United Kingdom$803K26.2%+19.8 pts$1,199 each−90%9.3%−0.7 pts
China$362K11.8%−0.7 pts$155.17 each+12%37.5%−17.5 pts
India$252K8.2%−1.2 pts$2,834 each+33%10.0%−14.1 pts
Thailand$180K5.9%−18.3 pts$766.22 each−60%12.5%+1.1 pts
Italy$106K3.5%−2.1 pts$5,050 each+375%10.0%−0.6 pts
Vietnam$98K3.2%−4.9 pts$694.28 each−3.9%12.5%+2.5 pts
Ireland$82K2.7%+0.3 pts$1,038 each+3.8%10.0%−1.2 pts
Other countries (5)$264K8.6%+1.7 pts$1,806 each+30%10.7%−2.1 pts
All countries$3.1M100.0%$797.79 each+13%10.1%−5.5 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 62.1% 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
China$98.95 each$8.33 each8.4% of price$35.22 each35.6% of price$142.50 each−34%
Thailand$1,384 each$101.28 each7.3% of price$146.98 each10.6% of price$1,633 each−36%
United Kingdom$2,162 each$47.38 each2.2% of price$204.51 each9.5% of price$2,414 each−63%
India$2,463 each$100.75 each4.1% of price$244.07 each9.9% of price$2,808 each+6.5%
Mexico$5,846 each$13.99 each0.2% of price$29.10 each0.5% of price$5,889 each+42%
All countries$633.93 each$24.08 each3.8% of price$58.45 each9.2% of price$716.45 each−28%

Landed at a US port, China was cheapest, at $142.50 each: 91.3% below Thailand.

Landed cost from United Kingdom fell 63% on a year earlier, to $2,414 each, mostly on price: $5,769 each then, $2,162 each now.

How the market is shifting

Mexico gained the most share: 32.7% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 18.9% in the 12 months before. Denmark lost the most: 0.9%, down from 7.8%. 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.

  • Mexico
  • United Kingdom
  • China
  • India
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthMexicoUnited KingdomChinaIndia
September 202415.2%15.7%12.5%3.7%
October 202422.4%15.5%18.6%3.9%
November 202417.2%15.8%4.5%2.9%
December 202410.0%10.0%20.6%1.3%
January 202511.2%13.1%7.1%7.8%
February 202516.1%6.8%20.1%10.8%
March 20259.6%25.9%13.4%4.3%
April 202523.0%13.0%9.9%2.1%
May 202529.4%11.1%6.2%9.0%
June 202532.0%11.6%6.5%12.0%
July 202522.3%9.2%12.3%12.6%
August 202520.3%6.3%12.5%9.4%
September 202532.1%13.2%14.0%9.2%
October 202538.7%14.7%15.0%11.1%
November 202531.6%17.8%7.6%12.1%
December 202517.4%32.5%8.7%13.9%
January 202615.4%16.7%29.9%6.7%
February 202629.3%8.2%17.7%8.2%
March 202642.4%10.9%16.4%4.6%
April 202635.1%11.9%4.7%7.5%
May 202636.9%5.4%11.5%5.2%
June 202643.9%23.5%10.1%6.3%
July 202635.3%19.7%12.1%6.3%
August 202630.1%26.2%11.8%8.2%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthMexicoUnited KingdomChinaIndiaAll countries
September 20240.0%0.0%25.0%0.0%3.1%
October 20240.0%0.0%25.0%0.0%4.7%
November 20240.0%0.0%25.0%0.0%1.1%
December 20240.0%0.0%25.0%0.0%5.3%
January 20250.0%0.0%25.0%0.0%2.1%
February 20250.0%0.0%24.5%0.0%4.9%
March 20250.2%0.0%45.0%0.0%6.2%
April 20250.3%6.6%46.3%7.7%7.7%
May 20250.1%9.8%52.0%10.0%9.5%
June 20250.1%10.0%55.0%10.0%8.3%
July 20250.0%10.0%55.0%9.6%13.4%
August 20250.6%10.0%55.0%24.1%15.6%
September 20251.1%10.0%55.0%50.0%18.6%
October 20251.7%10.0%55.0%50.0%19.8%
November 20252.2%9.9%45.4%50.0%20.9%
December 20253.1%10.0%45.0%50.0%19.5%
January 20260.7%8.4%45.0%50.0%23.4%
February 20260.9%8.9%45.0%27.1%19.0%
March 20260.2%10.0%35.0%12.1%9.4%
April 20260.1%10.0%35.0%10.0%7.2%
May 20260.2%9.9%35.0%10.0%9.1%
June 20260.3%10.0%35.0%10.0%8.1%
July 20260.9%9.2%34.7%9.8%9.4%
August 20260.1%9.3%37.5%10.0%10.1%

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. February–March 2026 · Duty paid: China 45.2% → 35.0%, Thailand 19.0% → 10.0%, all countries 20.3% → 8.8%.
  2. August–October 2025 · Duty paid: Thailand 10.7% → 19.0%, all countries 9.1% → 19.2%.
  3. April–May 2025 · Duty paid: United Kingdom 0.0% → 10.0%, China 25.0% → 53.5%, Thailand 0.0% → 10.0%.
  4. June 2019 · Duty paid: China 10.0% → 21.4%.
  5. November 2018 · Duty paid: China 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. Ysleta, TX$10.4M · 25.8%
  2. New Orleans, LA$5.1M · 12.5%
  3. Houston, TX$3.3M · 8.2%
  4. Jfk International Airport, NY$2.4M · 6.0%
  5. Los Angeles, CA$2.2M · 5.4%

Where US exports go

US exports were $7.3M in August 2026, up 13% from August 2025, and $74.3M over the last 12 months, down 12% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Italy, up 151%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
United Kingdom$10.4M14.0%−45%
Canada$6.7M9.0%−22%
Brazil$5.3M7.1%+1.9%
Germany$5.0M6.7%−9.6%
China$3.9M5.3%−32%
India$3.2M4.3%+11%
Australia$2.7M3.7%−41%
Italy$2.5M3.4%+151%
Other countries (105)$34.7M46.7%+14%
All countries$74.3M100.0%−12%

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; 112 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
France$73.0Min 2025−17%$25.2MUS records $2.3M34.6%
United Kingdom$48.5Min 2025−1.6%$15.7M32.5%
Italy$36.3Min 2025+16%$4.1MUS records $1.8M11.3%
Singapore$17.7Min 2025+11%$6.5MUS records $2.2M36.9%
China$15.2Min 2025+39%$2.0MUS records $4.3M13.4%
Saudi Arabia$13.0Min 2025+30%$4.7MUS records $2.0M36.1%
Canada$12.0Min 2025−22%$6.1M51.0%
Spain$12.0Min 2025+11%$1.3MUS records $396K10.9%

The biggest market outside the US is France, which imported $73.0M of this product in 2025, 34.6% of that from the US by its own count; the US records $2.3M of exports there.

Other products under heading 8907: floating structures not elsewhere specified (including rafts, tanks, cofferdams, landing stages, buoys and beacons). 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.
  • 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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