🇺🇸 United States imports of tropical fruit: 2024 trade data
The United States imported $5.81 billion of tropical fruit in 2024 (3.19 million tonnes). That makes it the largest importer of this product worldwide, out of 222 countries. Value rose 21% on 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of tropical fruit by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.81B | 3.19M t |
| 2023 | $4.80B | 3.19M t |
| 2022 | $4.92B | 2.99M t |
| 2021 | $4.62B | 3.06M t |
| 2020 | $3.90B | 2.96M t |
| 2019 | $4.21B | 2.94M t |
| 2018 | $3.77B | 2.88M t |
| 2017 | $4.05B | 2.70M t |
Where the United States imports tropical fruit from
Mexico alone supplied 71% of it.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $4.11B | 71% |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | $768.7M | 13% |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | $278.8M | 4.8% |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | $83.7M | 1.4% |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | $78.7M | 1.4% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $78.2M | 1.4% |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | $74.8M | 1.3% |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | $47.3M | 0.8% |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $47.2M | 0.8% |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | $34.7M | 0.6% |
Types of tropical fruit under HS 0804
| 0804.40 | Fruit, edible: avocados, fresh or dried | 66% |
| 0804.50 | Fruit, edible: guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried | 16% |
| 0804.30 | Fruit, edible: pineapples, fresh or dried | 15% |
| 0804.10 | Fruit, edible: dates, fresh or dried | 1.8% |
| 0804.20 | Fruit, edible: figs, fresh or dried | 1.5% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 0804.
Average import price of tropical fruit
The average declared value was about $1.82 per kg, close to the world average of $1.68.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United States also exports tropical fruit
Exports of tropical fruit by the United States reached $223.9 million in 2024 (53.7 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 1%. Canada alone took 61% of it.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $136.5M | 61% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $21.2M | 9.5% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $6.3M | 2.8% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $5.8M | 2.6% |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | $4.2M | 1.9% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $4.0M | 1.8% |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | $3.9M | 1.8% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $3.6M | 1.6% |
| 🇧🇲 Bermuda | $3.3M | 1.5% |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $3.0M | 1.3% |
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 0804: Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried.
Tropical fruit trade in the United States: questions
What is the value of tropical fruit imported by the United States?
The United States imported tropical fruit worth $5.81 billion in 2024 (3.19 million tonnes).
Where does the United States import tropical fruit from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Mexico (71%), Costa Rica (13%), Peru (5%).
What is the average import price of tropical fruit in the United States?
The average declared import value was about $1.82 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $1.68 per kg.
Does the United States export tropical fruit?
Yes. The United States exported tropical fruit worth $223.9 million in 2024, mainly to Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom.
What is the HS code for tropical fruit?
Tropical fruit falls under HS heading 0804 (Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading tropical fruit with the United States?
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