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Where does the United States get its refrigerators and freezers? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $13.9 billion of refrigerators and freezers (1.9 million tonnes), 22.6% of the world total. Its main sources were Mexico (44%), China (21%) and South Korea (14%). The United States was the world’s largest importer of refrigerators and freezers.

Summary

Value
$13.9billion
Tonnes
1.9million tonnes
Share of world total
22.6%
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
Mexico6.1Tonnes: 841,170USD per tonne: $7,24844%Land
China2.9Tonnes: 443,327USD per tonne: $6,64821.3%Sea
South Korea2Tonnes: 300,435USD per tonne: $6,52014.1%Sea
Thailand0.79Tonnes: 122,268USD per tonne: $6,4225.7%Sea
Canada0.54Tonnes: 36,627USD per tonne: $14,7093.9%Land
Turkey0.29Tonnes: 37,968USD per tonne: $7,7392.1%Sea
Italy0.28Tonnes: 22,440USD per tonne: $12,2832%Sea
Vietnam0.2Tonnes: 29,704USD per tonne: $6,7691.5%Sea
Japan0.12Tonnes: 7,664USD per tonne: $15,5690.86%Sea
Germany0.09Tonnes: 4,591USD per tonne: $20,0530.66%Sea
Indonesia0.06Tonnes: 10,239USD per tonne: $5,8850.43%Sea
Taiwan0.05Tonnes: 5,071USD per tonne: $9,7000.35%Sea
United Kingdom0.04Tonnes: 1,837USD per tonne: $24,2120.32%Sea
Malaysia0.04Tonnes: 2,182USD per tonne: $19,9720.31%Sea
Denmark0.04Tonnes: 2,080USD per tonne: $18,1660.27%Sea
Sweden0.03Tonnes: 818USD per tonne: $34,7200.2%Air
Ireland0.03Tonnes: 2,005USD per tonne: $12,6970.18%Sea
India0.02Tonnes: 2,205USD per tonne: $10,8000.17%Sea
France0.02Tonnes: 1,004USD per tonne: $22,1850.16%Sea
Austria0.02Tonnes: 2,001USD per tonne: $10,5080.15%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Mexico was its main source throughout the period

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

  • Mexico 6.1
  • China 2.9
  • South Korea 2
  • Thailand 0.79
  • Canada 0.54

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Mexico0.266.1
China0.032.9
South Korea0.012
Thailand< 0.010.79
Canada0.160.54

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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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