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

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Worked ivory and articles of ivory

In short

  • The US imported $71K of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 3.8% on the year before.
  • Germany is the largest supplier, with 100.0% of US imports.
  • Germany has the lowest price, but landed at a US port with freight and duty Mexico is cheaper: $202.43 each against $226.00 each.
  • Duty paid averaged 10.0% of the value of imports in August 2026.
  • China is gaining share: 24.4% over the last 12 months, up from 2.8%.
  • US exports were $616K over the last 12 months; the largest market is Hong Kong, with 68.1%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$14K

Last 12 months

$71K

↓ −3.8% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

10.0%

Top supplier

Germany

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$0
September 2025$19K
October 2025$0
November 2025$0
December 2025$0
January 2026$9K
February 2026$3K
March 2026$0
April 2026$2K
May 2026$14K
June 2026$0
July 2026$9K
August 2026$14K

What changed

  • US imports were $14K in August 2026, up 46% from July 2026.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $71K, down 3.8% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Germany up from 0.0% to 100.0%, Mexico down from 100.0% to 0.0%.

US trade by year

US imports were $71K in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 19% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $616K, up 0.2%.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$88K
12 months to Aug 2018$358K
12 months to Aug 2019$175K
12 months to Aug 2020$64K
12 months to Aug 2021$109K
12 months to Aug 2022$509K
12 months to Aug 2023$193K
12 months to Aug 2024$287K
12 months to Aug 2025$74K
12 months to Aug 2026$71K
  • Mexico
  • China
  • Germany
  • Indonesia
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodMexicoChinaGermanyIndonesia
12 months to Aug 20170.0%29.7%0.0%21.8%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%16.3%0.0%18.7%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%68.9%9.6%12.1%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%49.6%5.6%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%73.7%0.0%18.2%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%4.0%5.1%4.1%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%27.6%0.0%3.5%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%5.4%3.7%11.8%
12 months to Aug 202510.8%2.8%49.2%25.3%
12 months to Aug 202625.4%24.4%22.0%13.8%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodMexicoChinaGermanyIndonesiaAll countries
12 months to Aug 2017n/a0.0%n/a0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 2018n/a0.0%n/a0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 2019n/a0.0%n/a0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 2020n/a3.8%0.0%n/a1.9%
12 months to Aug 2021n/a0.0%n/a0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 2022n/a0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 2023n/a0.0%n/a0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 2024n/a1.1%0.0%0.0%0.1%
12 months to Aug 20250.0%0.0%0.0%6.4%1.6%
12 months to Aug 20260.0%37.5%10.7%10.0%16.6%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$71K−3.8%16.6%+14.9 pts$616K+17%
12 months to Aug 2025$74K−74%1.6%+1.6 pts$527K−60%
12 months to Aug 2024$287K+49%0.1%+0.1 pts$1.3M+3.5%
12 months to Aug 2023$193K−62%0.0%0.0 pts$1.3M+235%
12 months to Aug 2022$509K+365%0.0%0.0 pts$382K−6.6%
12 months to Aug 2021$109K+72%0.0%−1.9 pts$409K+29%
12 months to Aug 2020$64K−64%1.9%+1.9 pts$316K−64%
12 months to Aug 2019$175K−51%0.0%0.0 pts$871K−18%
12 months to Aug 2018$358K+307%0.0%0.0 pts$1.1M+72%
12 months to Aug 2017$88K0.0%$615K

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
Germany$14K100.0%new$198.76 each10.0%
All countries$14K100.0%$198.76 each10.0%

The 3 largest suppliers had 71.9% 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
Mexico$201.78 each$0.65 each0.3% of price$0.00 each0.0% of price$202.43 each−0.8%
Germany$198.76 each$7.35 each3.7% of price$19.88 each10.0% of price$226.00 each
All countries$199.98 each$4.65 each2.3% of price$11.86 each5.9% of price$216.49 each−3.9%

Landed at a US port, Mexico was cheapest, at $202.43 each: 10.4% below Germany.

Germany had the lowest price before freight and duty, $198.76 each, but they added 13.7% to it.

How the market is shifting

China gained the most share: 24.4% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 2.8% in the 12 months before. Germany lost the most: 22.0%, down from 49.2%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months.

  • Mexico
  • China
  • Germany
  • Indonesia
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthMexicoChinaGermanyIndonesia
September 2024n/an/an/an/a
October 2024n/an/an/an/a
November 2024n/an/an/an/a
December 2024n/an/an/an/a
January 20250.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
February 20250.0%4.6%80.4%14.9%
March 20250.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
April 20250.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
May 2025100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
June 202523.5%0.0%0.0%76.5%
July 2025n/an/an/an/a
August 2025n/an/an/an/a
September 20250.0%89.4%0.0%0.0%
October 2025n/an/an/an/a
November 2025n/an/an/an/a
December 2025n/an/an/an/a
January 202648.5%0.0%23.8%0.0%
February 20260.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
March 2026n/an/an/an/a
April 2026100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
May 202615.5%0.0%0.0%69.0%
June 2026n/an/an/an/a
July 2026100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
August 20260.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthMexicoChinaGermanyIndonesiaAll countries
September 2024n/an/an/an/an/a
October 2024n/an/an/an/an/a
November 2024n/an/an/an/an/a
December 2024n/an/an/an/an/a
January 2025n/an/an/an/a0.0%
February 2025n/a0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
March 2025n/an/an/an/a0.0%
April 2025n/an/an/an/a0.0%
May 20250.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
June 20250.0%n/an/a10.0%7.7%
July 2025n/an/an/an/an/a
August 2025n/an/an/an/an/a
September 2025n/a37.5%n/an/a36.2%
October 2025n/an/an/an/an/a
November 2025n/an/an/an/an/a
December 2025n/an/an/an/an/a
January 20260.0%n/a15.0%n/a17.5%
February 2026n/an/an/an/a15.0%
March 2026n/an/an/an/an/a
April 20260.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
May 20260.0%n/an/a10.0%9.2%
June 2026n/an/an/an/an/a
July 20260.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
August 2026n/an/a10.0%n/a10.0%

Where it enters the US

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

  1. New Orleans, LA$20K · 28.0%
  2. Otay Mesa, CA$18K · 25.4%
  3. Savannah, GA$17K · 24.4%
  4. Anchorage, AK$10K · 13.8%
  5. Cleveland, OH$3K · 4.8%

Where US exports go

US exports were $16K in August 2026, up 1.0% from August 2025, and $616K over the last 12 months, up 17% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Hong Kong, up 1062%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Hong Kong$420K68.1%+1062%
Mexico$52K8.4%−39%
Thailand$50K8.2%new
Japan$34K5.5%+440%
Canada$16K2.6%+318%
Germany$14K2.3%new
Korea, South$13K2.1%−46%
Turkey$10K1.6%new
Other countries (2)$8K1.3%−62%
All countries$616K100.0%+17%

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; 61 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
Singapore$403Kin 2025+173%$1K0.3%
Germany$192Kin 2025+18%$1K0.7%
France$93Kin 2025−74%$3K2.7%
China$44Kin 2025−97%$00.0%
Canada$40Kin 2025−21%$5K11.4%
United Kingdom$30Kin 2025−42%$6K20.8%
Qatar$29Kin 2024n/a$00.0%
Israel$21Kin 2025n/a$00.0%

The biggest market outside the US is Singapore, which imported $403K of this product in 2025, 0.3% of that from the US.

Other products under heading 9601: worked ivory, bone, tortoise-shell, horn, coral and other animal carving material and articles thereof (including articles obtained by molding). 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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