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Where does the United States get its auto parts? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $89.9 billion of auto parts (7.5 million tonnes), 20.3% of the world total. Its main sources were Mexico (41%), Canada (13%) and China (11%). The United States was the world’s largest importer of auto parts.

Summary

Value
$89.9billion
Tonnes
7.5million tonnes
Share of world total
20.3%
World rank
1st
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Mexico36.5Tonnes: 2,813,988USD per tonne: $12,97840.6%Land
Canada11.5Tonnes: 822,113USD per tonne: $13,96512.8%Land
China10.2Tonnes: 1,074,624USD per tonne: $9,46811.3%Sea
Japan7.4Tonnes: 525,503USD per tonne: $14,1638.3%Sea
South Korea6.7Tonnes: 714,550USD per tonne: $9,4157.5%Sea
Germany5.7Tonnes: 387,966USD per tonne: $14,6946.3%Sea
India2.1Tonnes: 241,489USD per tonne: $8,7362.4%Sea
Taiwan2Tonnes: 158,673USD per tonne: $12,6072.2%Sea
Thailand1.3Tonnes: 150,337USD per tonne: $8,6491.5%Sea
Italy0.85Tonnes: 69,128USD per tonne: $12,3100.95%Sea
Turkey0.65Tonnes: 74,652USD per tonne: $8,6490.72%Sea
Vietnam0.65Tonnes: 53,654USD per tonne: $12,0290.72%Sea
Poland0.51Tonnes: 43,503USD per tonne: $11,7580.57%Sea
United Kingdom0.45Tonnes: 28,009USD per tonne: $16,2110.5%Sea
Brazil0.31Tonnes: 39,922USD per tonne: $7,8770.35%Sea
Hungary0.29Tonnes: 26,491USD per tonne: $10,8920.32%Sea
France0.23Tonnes: 17,704USD per tonne: $12,8970.25%Sea
Czechia0.23Tonnes: 18,633USD per tonne: $12,1350.25%Sea
Spain0.22Tonnes: 21,349USD per tonne: $10,1430.24%Sea
Austria0.21Tonnes: 15,530USD per tonne: $13,2890.23%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Mexico has been its main source since 2008

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Mexico 36.5
  • Canada 11.5
  • China 10.2
  • Japan 7.4
  • South Korea 6.7

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Mexico2.336.5
Canada6.511.5
China0.1410.2
Japan7.57.4
South Korea0.156.7

Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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