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Where does the United States get its new tires? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $19.8 billion of new tires (3.9 million tonnes), 19.7% of the world total. Its main sources were Thailand (20%), Mexico (11%) and Canada (9%). The United States was the world’s largest importer of new tires.

Summary

Value
$19.8billion
Tonnes
3.9million tonnes
Share of world total
19.7%
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
Thailand3.9Tonnes: 813,910USD per tonne: $4,82319.8%Sea
Mexico2.2Tonnes: 362,558USD per tonne: $6,00611%Land
Canada1.9Tonnes: 364,820USD per tonne: $5,1149.4%Land
Japan1.5Tonnes: 288,902USD per tonne: $5,2797.7%Sea
Vietnam1.5Tonnes: 330,585USD per tonne: $4,5537.6%Sea
Indonesia0.93Tonnes: 185,419USD per tonne: $5,0224.7%Sea
South Korea0.92Tonnes: 172,448USD per tonne: $5,3174.6%Sea
China0.85Tonnes: 274,634USD per tonne: $3,1074.3%Sea
Cambodia0.77Tonnes: 189,142USD per tonne: $4,0773.9%Sea
India0.55Tonnes: 118,293USD per tonne: $4,6312.8%Sea
Portugal0.43Tonnes: 71,330USD per tonne: $6,0492.2%Sea
Chile0.41Tonnes: 71,977USD per tonne: $5,7002.1%Sea
Brazil0.35Tonnes: 63,290USD per tonne: $5,5531.8%Sea
Germany0.31Tonnes: 42,767USD per tonne: $7,1771.6%Sea
Slovakia0.31Tonnes: 51,394USD per tonne: $5,9481.5%Sea
Philippines0.29Tonnes: 53,838USD per tonne: $5,3851.5%Sea
Spain0.28Tonnes: 52,666USD per tonne: $5,2591.4%Sea
Czechia0.27Tonnes: 39,953USD per tonne: $6,8561.4%Sea
France0.26Tonnes: 42,144USD per tonne: $6,1561.3%Sea
Taiwan0.24Tonnes: 51,095USD per tonne: $4,6951.2%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Thailand has been its main source since 2017

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

  • Thailand 3.9
  • Mexico 2.2
  • Canada 1.9
  • Japan 1.5
  • Vietnam 1.5

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Thailand0.033.9
Mexico0.082.2
Canada0.881.9
Japan0.951.5
Vietnam< 0.011.5

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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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