Plastics Imports
How much plastics the United States imported each month, against the same month a year earlier. The most recent month on file is $5.4B.
44 months on file
General imports are everything that arrived; imports for consumption are what entered the economy rather than a bonded warehouse. The two diverge when goods are stockpiled ahead of a tariff.
| Month | Imported | For consumption | Year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01 | $5.4B | $5.4B | $6.4B | -15.9% |
| 2026-06 | $6.4B | $6.3B | $5.6B | +14.9% |
| 2025-11 | $5.1B | $5B | $5.9B | -14.3% |
| 2025-10 | $5.5B | $5.4B | $6.3B | -13.2% |
| 2024-09 | $6.2B | $6.2B | $5.5B | +13.0% |
| 2026-02 | $5B | $5B | $5.7B | -12.3% |
| 2025-12 | $5.2B | $5.2B | $5.9B | -12.2% |
| 2024-02 | $5.8B | $5.8B | $5.2B | +11.8% |
| 2024-12 | $5.9B | $5.9B | $5.3B | +11.7% |
| 2026-08 | $6.5B | $6.4B | $5.8B | +11.0% |
| 2025-05 | $5.7B | $5.6B | $6.3B | -10.1% |
| 2024-07 | $6.5B | $6.4B | $5.9B | +9.8% |
| 2025-09 | $5.6B | $5.5B | $6.2B | -9.7% |
| 2025-06 | $5.6B | $5.5B | $6B | -7.9% |
| 2024-08 | $6.3B | $6.2B | $5.8B | +7.9% |
| 2024-03 | $6B | $5.9B | $5.5B | +7.9% |
| 2026-05 | $6.1B | $6.1B | $5.7B | +7.5% |
| 2025-01 | $6.4B | $6.4B | $6B | +7.5% |
| 2024-11 | $5.9B | $5.9B | $5.5B | +7.5% |
| 2025-08 | $5.8B | $5.8B | $6.3B | -7.4% |
| 2024-04 | $6.2B | $6.1B | $5.7B | +7.2% |
| 2026-04 | $5.7B | $5.7B | $6.1B | -6.7% |
| 2024-10 | $6.3B | $6.3B | $6B | +6.5% |
| 2026-03 | $5.9B | $5.9B | $6.3B | -6.2% |
| 2024-06 | $6B | $6B | $5.7B | +5.4% |
| 2025-03 | $6.3B | $6.2B | $6B | +5.1% |
| 2024-05 | $6.3B | $6.3B | $6B | +5.1% |
| 2025-07 | $6.3B | $6.3B | $6.5B | -2.9% |
| 2024-01 | $6B | $5.9B | $5.8B | +2.0% |
| 2025-02 | $5.7B | $5.7B | $5.8B | -1.8% |
| 2026-07 | $6.4B | $6.3B | $6.3B | +1.0% |
| 2025-04 | $6.1B | $6B | $6.2B | -0.6% |
| 2023-12 | $5.3B | $5.3B | — | — |
| 2023-11 | $5.5B | $5.5B | — | — |
| 2023-10 | $6B | $5.9B | — | — |
| 2023-09 | $5.5B | $5.4B | — | — |
| 2023-08 | $5.8B | $5.7B | — | — |
| 2023-07 | $5.9B | $5.9B | — | — |
| 2023-06 | $5.7B | $5.7B | — | — |
| 2023-05 | $6B | $6B | — | — |
| 2023-04 | $5.7B | $5.7B | — | — |
| 2023-03 | $5.5B | $5.5B | — | — |
| 2023-02 | $5.2B | $5.2B | — | — |
| 2023-01 | $5.8B | $5.8B | — | — |
Where it comes from (2026-01)
The ten largest suppliers that month. Share is of everything the United States bought in this chapter.
Where it arrives (2026-01)
The ten busiest customs districts for this chapter. A district covers the airports and road crossings around it, not only the harbour.
| Source | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | $744.2M | 13.8% |
| Newark, NJ | $560.4M | 10.4% |
| Savannah, GA | $417.4M | 7.7% |
| Laredo, TX | $326.6M | 6.1% |
| Port Huron, MI | $308.6M | 5.7% |
| Houston, TX | $277.2M | 5.1% |
| Long Beach, CA | $244.9M | 4.5% |
| Norfolk-Newport News, VA | $237.3M | 4.4% |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | $188.6M | 3.5% |
| Charleston, SC | $173.9M | 3.2% |
Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, Harmonised System chapter 39. This is a national total and not company-level — Census aggregates before publishing, so no individual importer appears here.