🇺🇸 United States imports of resistor: 2024 trade data
The United States imported $1.02 billion of resistor in 2024 (361.4 thousand tonnes). That makes it the 3rd largest importer of this product worldwide, out of 213 countries. That is close to the 2023 level. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of resistor by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.02B | 361.4K t |
| 2023 | $1.01B | 34.7K t |
| 2022 | $1.26B | 43.5K t |
| 2021 | $1.17B | 10.8K t |
| 2020 | $918.9M | 8.9K t |
| 2019 | $1.00B | 9.1K t |
| 2018 | $1.18B | 11.0K t |
| 2017 | $1.03B | 11.3K t |
Where the United States imports resistor from
Most of the value came from Mexico (16%), Japan (12%), China (11%). Trade is spread widely: the top three suppliers together make up only 40%. Among the main suppliers, Cyprus grew fastest (+460% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $168.5M | 17% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $124.7M | 12% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $115.3M | 11% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $77.8M | 7.6% |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | $76.9M | 7.5% |
| Taiwan | $72.6M | 7.1% |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | $41.6M | 4.1% |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | $36.5M | 3.6% |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | $32.8M | 3.2% |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | $29.3M | 2.9% |
Types of resistor under HS 8533
| 8533.21 | Electrical resistors: fixed, for a power handling capacity not exceeding 20W (including rheostats and potentiometers but excluding heating resistors… | 42% |
| 8533.40 | Electrical resistors: variable, including rheostats and potentiometers (excluding heating) | 37% |
| 8533.29 | Electrical resistors: fixed, for a power handling capacity exceeding 20W (including rheostats and potentiometers but excluding heating resistors and… | 11% |
| 8533.10 | Electrical resistors: fixed carbon resistors, composition or film types (including rheostats and potentiometers but excluding heating resistors) | 4.5% |
| 8533.90 | Resistors: parts of the resistors of heading no. 8533 | 3.1% |
| 8533.31 | Electrical resistors: wirewound variable, including rheostats and potentiometers, for a power handling capacity not exceeding 20W (excluding heating) | 1.4% |
| 8533.39 | Electrical resistors: wirewound variable, including rheostats and potentiometers, for a power handling capacity exceeding 20W (excluding heating) | 1.2% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8533.
Average import price of resistor
The average declared value was about $2.84 per kg, 84% below the world average of $18.07, which often means bulk or lower-grade product.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United States also exports resistor
Exports of resistor by the United States reached $884.7 million in 2024 (22.0 thousand tonnes). That makes it the 5th largest exporter of this product worldwide, out of 200 countries. The largest buyer markets were Mexico (42%), China (7%), Germany (7%).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $373.7M | 42% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $66.2M | 7.5% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $60.0M | 6.8% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $49.1M | 5.6% |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | $36.2M | 4.1% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $29.9M | 3.4% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $24.7M | 2.8% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $22.0M | 2.5% |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | $18.7M | 2.1% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $18.6M | 2.1% |
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.
Shipment records are in the platform
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Direct customs feed: shipment-level records from the official customs source.
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 8533: Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), excluding heating resistors.
Resistor trade in the United States: questions
What is the value of resistor imported by the United States?
The United States imported resistor worth $1.02 billion in 2024 (361.4 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United States import resistor from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Mexico (16%), Japan (12%), China (11%).
What is the average import price of resistor in the United States?
The average declared import value was about $2.84 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $18.07 per kg.
Does the United States export resistor?
Yes. The United States exported resistor worth $884.7 million in 2024, mainly to Mexico, China, Germany.
What is the HS code for resistor?
Resistor falls under HS heading 8533 (Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), excluding heating resistors). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading resistor with the United States?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX has a direct customs feed for the United States with shipment-level records, updated weekly, where you can see the importers and exporters by name.
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