🇺🇸 United States imports of vitamin: 2024 trade data
In 2024, the United States imported vitamin worth $1.45 billion (120.7 thousand tonnes). That makes it the largest importer of this product worldwide, out of 216 countries. Value rose 15% on 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of vitamin by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.45B | 120.7K t |
| 2023 | $1.26B | 107.7K t |
| 2022 | $1.64B | 113.4K t |
| 2021 | $1.60B | 121.0K t |
| 2020 | $1.47B | 122.0K t |
| 2019 | $1.17B | 88.4K t |
| 2018 | $1.65B | 93.9K t |
| 2017 | $1.30B | 95.3K t |
Where the United States imports vitamin from
One supplier dominates: China accounted for 63% of the value. Among the main suppliers, Switzerland grew fastest (+89% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $913.7M | 63% |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $184.9M | 13% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $67.2M | 4.7% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $56.5M | 3.9% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $46.8M | 3.2% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $33.3M | 2.3% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $27.4M | 1.9% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $20.4M | 1.4% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $18.4M | 1.3% |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | $14.1M | 1% |
Types of vitamin under HS 2936
| 2936.28 | Vitamins: vitamin E and its derivatives, unmixed | 33% |
| 2936.29 | Vitamins: n.e.c. in item no. 2936.2, and their derivatives, unmixed | 22% |
| 2936.27 | Vitamins: vitamin C and its derivatives, unmixed | 14% |
| 2936.90 | Vitamins: n.e.c. in heading no. 2936, including natural concentrates | 7.3% |
| 2936.21 | Vitamins: vitamins A and their derivatives, unmixed | 6.1% |
| 2936.26 | Vitamins: vitamin B12 and its derivatives, unmixed | 4.7% |
| 2936.22 | Vitamins: vitamin B1 and its derivatives, unmixed | 3.7% |
| 2936.24 | Vitamins: D- or DL-pantothenic acid (vitamin B3 or vitamin B5) and its derivatives, unmixed | 3.4% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 2936.
Average import price of vitamin
The average declared value was about $11.99 per kg, close to the world average of $11.87.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United States also exports vitamin
The United States exported $639.6 million of vitamin in 2024 (19.3 thousand tonnes). It ranks 5th of 175 countries for exports of this product. The largest buyer markets were Canada (18%), China (13%), Netherlands (6%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 38%. Among the main buyer markets, Hong Kong grew fastest (+297% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $116.9M | 18% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $84.7M | 13% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $40.5M | 6.3% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $31.2M | 4.9% |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | $27.6M | 4.3% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $25.4M | 4% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $19.6M | 3.1% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $18.7M | 2.9% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $18.4M | 2.9% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $17.2M | 2.7% |
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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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 2936: Provitamins, vitamins; natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates) derivatives thereof used as vitamins, and intermixtures of the fore-going, whether or not in any solvent.
Vitamin trade in the United States: questions
What is the value of vitamin imported by the United States?
The United States imported vitamin worth $1.45 billion in 2024 (120.7 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United States import vitamin from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (63%), Switzerland (13%), India (5%).
What is the average import price of vitamin in the United States?
The average declared import value was about $11.99 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $11.87 per kg.
Does the United States export vitamin?
Yes. The United States exported vitamin worth $639.6 million in 2024, mainly to Canada, China, Netherlands.
What is the HS code for vitamin?
Vitamin falls under HS heading 2936 (Provitamins, vitamins; natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates) derivatives thereof used as v). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading vitamin with the United States?
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