🇺🇸 United States imports of tomatoes: 2024 trade data
The United States imported $3.84 billion of tomatoes in 2024 (2.17 million tonnes). That makes it the largest importer of this product worldwide, out of 209 countries. Value rose 14% on 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of tomatoes by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.84B | 2.17M t |
| 2023 | $3.36B | 2.06M t |
| 2022 | $3.07B | 2.02M t |
| 2021 | $2.97B | 1.98M t |
| 2020 | $2.96B | 1.85M t |
| 2019 | $2.46B | 1.87M t |
| 2018 | $2.56B | 1.88M t |
| 2017 | $2.34B | 1.81M t |
Where the United States imports tomatoes from
One supplier dominates: Mexico accounted for 84% of the value.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $3.24B | 85% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $550.3M | 14% |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | $20.0M | 0.5% |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | $18.9M | 0.5% |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | $6.4M | 0.2% |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | $276K | 0% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $226K | 0% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $88K | 0% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $65K | 0% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $43K | 0% |
Average import price of tomatoes
The average declared value was about $1.77 per kg, close to the world average of $1.50.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United States also exports tomatoes
The United States exported $138.3 million of tomatoes in 2024 (91.6 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 1%. Canada alone took 84% of it. Among the main buyer markets, Bahamas grew fastest (+175% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $115.7M | 84% |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | $6.0M | 4.3% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $3.2M | 2.3% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $3.1M | 2.2% |
| 🇰🇾 Cayman Isds | $2.4M | 1.8% |
| 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Isds | $1.3M | 0.9% |
| 🇧🇲 Bermuda | $1.1M | 0.8% |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | $888K | 0.6% |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | $775K | 0.6% |
| Taiwan | $612K | 0.4% |
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.
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 0702: Tomatoes; fresh or chilled.
Tomatoes trade in the United States: questions
What is the value of tomatoes imported by the United States?
The United States imported tomatoes worth $3.84 billion in 2024 (2.17 million tonnes).
Where does the United States import tomatoes from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Mexico (84%), Canada (14%), Guatemala (1%).
What is the average import price of tomatoes in the United States?
The average declared import value was about $1.77 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $1.50 per kg.
Does the United States export tomatoes?
Yes. The United States exported tomatoes worth $138.3 million in 2024, mainly to Canada, Bahamas, Japan.
What is the HS code for tomatoes?
Tomatoes falls under HS heading 0702 (Tomatoes; fresh or chilled). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading tomatoes 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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