🇺🇸 United States imports of prepared fruit: 2024 trade data
The United States imported $4.27 billion of prepared fruit in 2024 (1.49 million tonnes). That makes it the largest importer of this product worldwide, out of 223 countries. Value rose 7% on 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of prepared fruit by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.27B | 1.49M t |
| 2023 | $3.98B | 1.44M t |
| 2022 | $4.35B | 1.62M t |
| 2021 | $3.71B | 1.49M t |
| 2020 | $3.19B | 1.40M t |
| 2019 | $3.00B | 1.36M t |
| 2018 | $3.18B | 1.50M t |
| 2017 | $2.94B | 1.45M t |
Where the United States imports prepared fruit from
The largest suppliers were Mexico (22%), China (12%), Canada (10%). Trade is spread widely: the top three suppliers together make up only 44%.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $931.7M | 22% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $524.4M | 12% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $415.6M | 9.7% |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | $379.7M | 8.9% |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | $314.3M | 7.4% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $257.0M | 6% |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | $149.7M | 3.5% |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | $129.0M | 3% |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $113.6M | 2.7% |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | $112.7M | 2.6% |
Types of prepared fruit under HS 2008
| 2008.99 | Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.c.… | 48% |
| 2008.19 | Nuts and other seeds: whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit (excluding ground-nuts except in mixtures) | 19% |
| 2008.20 | Fruit: pineapples, prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c. in heading no. 2007, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit | 8% |
| 2008.30 | Fruit: citrus, prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c. in heading no. 2007, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit | 7.2% |
| 2008.97 | Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: mixtures (other than those of subheading no 2008.19): prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c. in headings… | 5.3% |
| 2008.70 | Fruit: peaches, including nectarines, prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c. in heading no. 2007 and 2008, whether or not containing added sugar, other… | 4.6% |
| 2008.11 | Nuts: ground-nuts, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit | 3.8% |
| 2008.80 | Fruit: strawberries, prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c. in heading no. 2007, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or… | 1.3% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 2008.
Average import price of prepared fruit
The average declared value was about $2.87 per kg, close to the world average of $2.95.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United States also exports prepared fruit
Exports of prepared fruit by the United States reached $2.03 billion in 2024 (407.5 thousand tonnes). It ranks 2nd of 197 countries for exports of this product. Most of it went to Canada (33%), China (15%), Mexico (13%). Among the main buyer markets, Germany grew fastest (+121% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $679.3M | 34% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $301.2M | 15% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $257.0M | 13% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $84.2M | 4.2% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $65.8M | 3.2% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $53.2M | 2.6% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $46.3M | 2.3% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $40.4M | 2% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $31.2M | 1.5% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $28.9M | 1.4% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United States?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 2008: Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants; prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c., whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included.
Prepared fruit trade in the United States: questions
What is the value of prepared fruit imported by the United States?
The United States imported prepared fruit worth $4.27 billion in 2024 (1.49 million tonnes).
Where does the United States import prepared fruit from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Mexico (22%), China (12%), Canada (10%).
What is the average import price of prepared fruit in the United States?
The average declared import value was about $2.87 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $2.95 per kg.
Does the United States export prepared fruit?
Yes. The United States exported prepared fruit worth $2.03 billion in 2024, mainly to Canada, China, Mexico.
What is the HS code for prepared fruit?
Prepared fruit falls under HS heading 2008 (Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants; prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c., whether or not containing added suga). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading prepared fruit with the United States?
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