2023
Exports
$715MWorld Rnk 3 / 219
Flag Rnk 294 / 1217
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Plastic Housewares
-0.39Rnk 664 / 1025
2023
Imports
$7.9BWorld Rnk 1 / 226
Flag Rnk 74 / 1215
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of United States
1.5Rnk 10 / 132

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Exports In 2023, United States exported $715M in Plastic Housewares, making it the 3rd largest exporter of Plastic Housewares in the world. At the same year, Plastic Housewares was the 294th most exported product in United States. The main destination of Plastic Housewares exports from United States are: Canada ($264M), Mexico ($90.3M), Sierra Leone ($24.1M), Germany ($22.1M), and United Kingdom ($19.4M).

The fastest growing export markets for Plastic Housewares of United States between 2022 and 2023 were Trinidad and Tobago ($5.45M), Ghana ($4.53M), and Singapore ($3.8M).

Imports In 2023, United States imported $7.9B in Plastic Housewares, becoming the 1st largest importer of Plastic Housewares in the world. At the same year, Plastic Housewares was the 74th most imported product in United States. United States imports Plastic Housewares primarily from: China ($6.18B), Mexico ($526M), Chinese Taipei ($248M), Vietnam ($231M), and Canada ($151M).

The fastest growing import markets in Plastic Housewares for United States between 2022 and 2023 were Sweden ($1.6M), Denmark ($971k), and Brazil ($539k).

COMPANIES In 2024, leading companies such as IKEA Group (747), Lollicup (403), and CrimsonLogic (322) were at the forefront of shipping Plastic Housewares to the United States.

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January 2025

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
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EXPORT GROWTH (January 2024 - January 2025)$-2.34M(-3.14%)
IMPORT GROWTH (January 2024 - January 2025)$69.6M(10.7%)
MAIN EXPORTER (January 2025)New York$7.04M
MAIN DESTINATION (January 2025)Canada$28.8M

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color
EXPORTS (2023)$715M
IMPORTS (2023)$7.9B
NET TRADE (2023)-$7.19B

In 2023, United States exported $715M in Plastic Housewares. The main destinations of United States exports on Plastic Housewares were Canada ($264M), Mexico ($90.3M), Sierra Leone ($24.1M), Germany ($22.1M), and United Kingdom ($19.4M).

In 2023, United States imported $7.9B in Plastic Housewares, mainly from China ($6.18B), Mexico ($526M), Chinese Taipei ($248M), Vietnam ($231M), and Canada ($151M).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Plastic Housewares EXPORT MARKETS FOR United States WERE (2022 - 2023):
Trinidad and Tobago$5.45M (95.4%)
Ghana$4.53M (65%)
Singapore$3.8M (89.5%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Plastic Housewares BY United States WERE (2022 - 2023):
Canada-$71M (-21.2%)
Venezuela-$11M (-66.7%)
Honduras-$6.63M (-59.3%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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In 2023, United States's main exporting competitors in Plastic Housewares were:
China $13.8B
In 2023, United States's main importing competitors in Plastic Housewares were:

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Trade Value of Plastic Housewares by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $12.3M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALMexico+ $95M

Plastic Housewares’s highest export potential is Germany. With an export gap of $12.3M.   Plastic Housewares’s highest import potential is Mexico with an import gap of $95M.

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