Fastest-growing imports

Standard International Trade Classification Import Opportunities

Name: U.S. Trade Opportunities
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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Top U.S. import opportunities at the Standard International Trade Classification leaf level, ranked by trade value and growth. Year-over-year comparison.

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How we calculate opportunity scores

Each product receives a composite score combining trade volume and growth rate:

score = ln(import_value) × 0.6 + growth_rate × 0.4

ln(import_value) rewards large markets on a logarithmic scale, so a $10B market scores higher than a $100M market but not 100x higher.
growth_rate is the percentage change versus the prior period (month-over-month or year-over-year).
The 60/40 weighting favors market size over growth, surfacing products that combine meaningful volume with positive momentum.

Products are filtered to national-level HS6 imports only, and require a minimum prior period value of $100K to prevent misleading growth spikes from low-volume products.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Scores are for informational purposes only.

Product	Value	Growth	Score	Signal
Towable Air Compressors on Wheeled Chassis SITC 74317	$13.2M	Growth:+77.0%	40.6	High growth, medium market
High-Speed Steel Flat-Rolled Products, Under 600mm Wide SITC 67520	$890K	Growth:+80.8%	40.5	Other
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Serial Installments SITC 89216	$504K	Growth:+81.3%	40.4	Other
Optical Fibers, Fiber Bundles, Cables, Polarizing Sheets & Unmounted Optical Elements, N.E.S. SITC 88419	$131.0M	Growth:+72.3%	40.1	High growth, large market
Plywood, Veneered Panels & Similar Laminated Wood of Bamboo SITC 63432	$1.0M	Growth:+79.3%	40.0	Other
Dryers for Treatment of Materials (N.E.S.) SITC 74186	$47.4M	Growth:+73.2%	39.9	High growth, medium market
Filter Paper & Felt Paper, Uncoated, in Rolls or Sheets SITC 64156	$4.0M	Growth:+76.8%	39.9	Other
Millstones & Grindstones for Milling, Grinding & Pulping SITC 66311	$1.8M	Growth:+77.6%	39.7	Other
Carded Wool Yarn, Under 85% Wool by Weight, Not for Retail Sale SITC 65117	$615K	Growth:+79.0%	39.6	Other
Lignite (Excluding Jet), Non-Agglomerated SITC 32221	$1.4M	Growth:+77.4%	39.5	Other
Shawls, Scarves, Mufflers, Mantillas, Veils and Similar Articles, Knitted or Crocheted SITC 84693	$13.6M	Growth:+73.7%	39.4	High growth, medium market
Apparatus for Transmission or Reception of Voice, Images, or Data (Including Wired and Wireless Network Communication Devices) SITC 76412	$12.6B	Growth:+63.5%	39.4	High growth, large market
Telephone Sets SITC 76411	$5.1B	Growth:+64.8%	39.3	High growth, large market
Lignite (Excluding Jet), Agglomerated SITC 32222	$75K	Growth:+81.2%	39.2	Other
Woven Fabrics of Artificial Staple Fibers (Under 85%), Mixed Mainly with Wool or Fine Animal Hair SITC 65382	$170K	Growth:+80.0%	39.2	Other
Tobacco Refuse SITC 12130	$545K	Growth:+77.9%	39.1	Other
Machines for Working Wire SITC 73395	$15.6M	Growth:+72.4%	38.9	High growth, medium market
Unwrought Tin (Unalloyed) SITC 68711	$109.6M	Growth:+69.4%	38.9	High growth, large market
Road Tractors for Semi-Trailers SITC 78320	$718.8M	Growth:+66.3%	38.7	High growth, large market
Tungsten (Wolfram) Unwrought; Tungsten Waste and Scrap SITC 68911	$42.1M	Growth:+70.3%	38.6	High growth, medium market
Alloy Steel (Except Stainless) Semifinished Products SITC 67282	$161.8M	Growth:+68.1%	38.6	High growth, large market
Metered Liquid Pumps, N.E.S. SITC 74219	$27.5M	Growth:+70.8%	38.6	High growth, medium market
Honing or Lapping Machines for Metalworking SITC 73167	$1.6M	Growth:+74.8%	38.5	Other
Electrical Insulators of Ceramics SITC 77323	$19.9M	Growth:+70.9%	38.5	High growth, medium market
Overhead Travelling Cranes on Fixed Support SITC 74431	$12.6M	Growth:+71.1%	38.3	High growth, medium market
Rye, Unmilled SITC 04510	$3.6M	Growth:+73.0%	38.3	Other
Aluminum Ores and Concentrates SITC 28510	$14.2M	Growth:+70.3%	38.0	High growth, medium market
Cobalt Mattes, Unwrought Cobalt, Waste, Scrap & Powders SITC 68981	$50.8M	Growth:+68.0%	37.8	High growth, medium market
Stainless Steel Hot-Rolled Flat Products, Under 600mm Wide, ≥4.75mm Thick SITC 67537	$834K	Growth:+73.9%	37.7	Other
Unused Postage & Revenue Stamps, Banknotes, Stock Certificates & Similar Documents of Title SITC 89283	$3.3M	Growth:+71.7%	37.7	Other
Stainless Steel Bars and Rods, NES (Hot-Rolled, Hot-Drawn, or Hot-Extruded) SITC 67625	$13.0M	Growth:+69.5%	37.6	High growth, medium market
Fertilizers: Double Salts and Mixtures of Calcium Nitrate and Ammonium Nitrate SITC 56214	$10.3M	Growth:+69.8%	37.6	High growth, medium market
Durum Wheat, Unmilled SITC 04110	$16.0M	Growth:+68.8%	37.5	High growth, medium market
Automatic Circuit Breakers — Voltage Less Than 72.5 kV SITC 77242	$63.4M	Growth:+66.3%	37.3	High growth, medium market
Calcium, Strontium, Barium, and Rare Earth Metals SITC 52229	$7.1M	Growth:+68.9%	37.0	Other
Infant Food Preparations for Retail Sale (Flour, Meal, Starch or Malt Extract Based, NES) SITC 09893	$36.3M	Growth:+66.3%	37.0	High growth, medium market
Turntables (Record Decks) Without Sound Recording Capability SITC 76335	$11.4M	Growth:+67.6%	36.8	High growth, medium market
Woven Fabrics of Carded Wool or Fine Animal Hair, Under 85%, Mixed Mainly with Manmade Fibers SITC 65431	$847K	Growth:+70.6%	36.4	Other
Mechanically Made Lace SITC 65642	$633K	Growth:+70.3%	36.1	Other
Frozen Cod (Excluding Livers and Roes) SITC 03425	$957K	Growth:+69.3%	36.0	Other
Ultramarine & Preparations Based Thereon SITC 53314	$2.3M	Growth:+68.0%	36.0	Other
Sausages and Similar Products of Meat, Offal or Blood; Related Food Preparations SITC 01720	$23.9M	Growth:+63.9%	35.8	High growth, medium market
Sulfonamides SITC 51580	$161.3M	Growth:+61.0%	35.7	High growth, large market
Parts for Metalworking Converters, Ladles, Ingot Molds & Casting Machines SITC 73719	$33.6M	Growth:+63.2%	35.7	High growth, medium market
Frozen Mackerel / Scombrid Fish (Excluding Livers and Roes) SITC 03426	$2.8M	Growth:+66.6%	35.5	Other
Goat Meat, Fresh, Chilled, or Frozen SITC 01213	$14.6M	Growth:+63.5%	35.3	High growth, medium market
Presses for Particle Board & Fiber Building Board; Wood and Cork Treatment Machinery (N.E.S.) SITC 72844	$1.9M	Growth:+66.2%	35.1	Other
Refined Olive Oil and Its Fractions SITC 42142	$46.3M	Growth:+61.0%	35.0	High growth, medium market
Calcium Chloride SITC 52322	$10.6M	Growth:+63.1%	35.0	High growth, medium market
Vitamin E and Derivatives, Unmixed SITC 54115	$38.6M	Growth:+61.2%	35.0	High growth, medium market

Product	Value	Growth	Score	Signal
Towable Air Compressors on Wheeled Chassis SITC 74317	$13.2M	Growth:+77.0%	40.6	High growth, medium market
High-Speed Steel Flat-Rolled Products, Under 600mm Wide SITC 67520	$890K	Growth:+80.8%	40.5	Other
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Serial Installments SITC 89216	$504K	Growth:+81.3%	40.4	Other
Optical Fibers, Fiber Bundles, Cables, Polarizing Sheets & Unmounted Optical Elements, N.E.S. SITC 88419	$131.0M	Growth:+72.3%	40.1	High growth, large market
Plywood, Veneered Panels & Similar Laminated Wood of Bamboo SITC 63432	$1.0M	Growth:+79.3%	40.0	Other
Dryers for Treatment of Materials (N.E.S.) SITC 74186	$47.4M	Growth:+73.2%	39.9	High growth, medium market
Filter Paper & Felt Paper, Uncoated, in Rolls or Sheets SITC 64156	$4.0M	Growth:+76.8%	39.9	Other
Millstones & Grindstones for Milling, Grinding & Pulping SITC 66311	$1.8M	Growth:+77.6%	39.7	Other
Carded Wool Yarn, Under 85% Wool by Weight, Not for Retail Sale SITC 65117	$615K	Growth:+79.0%	39.6	Other
Lignite (Excluding Jet), Non-Agglomerated SITC 32221	$1.4M	Growth:+77.4%	39.5	Other
Shawls, Scarves, Mufflers, Mantillas, Veils and Similar Articles, Knitted or Crocheted SITC 84693	$13.6M	Growth:+73.7%	39.4	High growth, medium market
Apparatus for Transmission or Reception of Voice, Images, or Data (Including Wired and Wireless Network Communication Devices) SITC 76412	$12.6B	Growth:+63.5%	39.4	High growth, large market
Telephone Sets SITC 76411	$5.1B	Growth:+64.8%	39.3	High growth, large market
Lignite (Excluding Jet), Agglomerated SITC 32222	$75K	Growth:+81.2%	39.2	Other
Woven Fabrics of Artificial Staple Fibers (Under 85%), Mixed Mainly with Wool or Fine Animal Hair SITC 65382	$170K	Growth:+80.0%	39.2	Other
Tobacco Refuse SITC 12130	$545K	Growth:+77.9%	39.1	Other
Machines for Working Wire SITC 73395	$15.6M	Growth:+72.4%	38.9	High growth, medium market
Unwrought Tin (Unalloyed) SITC 68711	$109.6M	Growth:+69.4%	38.9	High growth, large market
Road Tractors for Semi-Trailers SITC 78320	$718.8M	Growth:+66.3%	38.7	High growth, large market
Tungsten (Wolfram) Unwrought; Tungsten Waste and Scrap SITC 68911	$42.1M	Growth:+70.3%	38.6	High growth, medium market
Alloy Steel (Except Stainless) Semifinished Products SITC 67282	$161.8M	Growth:+68.1%	38.6	High growth, large market
Metered Liquid Pumps, N.E.S. SITC 74219	$27.5M	Growth:+70.8%	38.6	High growth, medium market
Honing or Lapping Machines for Metalworking SITC 73167	$1.6M	Growth:+74.8%	38.5	Other
Electrical Insulators of Ceramics SITC 77323	$19.9M	Growth:+70.9%	38.5	High growth, medium market
Overhead Travelling Cranes on Fixed Support SITC 74431	$12.6M	Growth:+71.1%	38.3	High growth, medium market
Rye, Unmilled SITC 04510	$3.6M	Growth:+73.0%	38.3	Other
Aluminum Ores and Concentrates SITC 28510	$14.2M	Growth:+70.3%	38.0	High growth, medium market
Cobalt Mattes, Unwrought Cobalt, Waste, Scrap & Powders SITC 68981	$50.8M	Growth:+68.0%	37.8	High growth, medium market
Stainless Steel Hot-Rolled Flat Products, Under 600mm Wide, ≥4.75mm Thick SITC 67537	$834K	Growth:+73.9%	37.7	Other
Unused Postage & Revenue Stamps, Banknotes, Stock Certificates & Similar Documents of Title SITC 89283	$3.3M	Growth:+71.7%	37.7	Other
Stainless Steel Bars and Rods, NES (Hot-Rolled, Hot-Drawn, or Hot-Extruded) SITC 67625	$13.0M	Growth:+69.5%	37.6	High growth, medium market
Fertilizers: Double Salts and Mixtures of Calcium Nitrate and Ammonium Nitrate SITC 56214	$10.3M	Growth:+69.8%	37.6	High growth, medium market
Durum Wheat, Unmilled SITC 04110	$16.0M	Growth:+68.8%	37.5	High growth, medium market
Automatic Circuit Breakers — Voltage Less Than 72.5 kV SITC 77242	$63.4M	Growth:+66.3%	37.3	High growth, medium market
Calcium, Strontium, Barium, and Rare Earth Metals SITC 52229	$7.1M	Growth:+68.9%	37.0	Other
Infant Food Preparations for Retail Sale (Flour, Meal, Starch or Malt Extract Based, NES) SITC 09893	$36.3M	Growth:+66.3%	37.0	High growth, medium market
Turntables (Record Decks) Without Sound Recording Capability SITC 76335	$11.4M	Growth:+67.6%	36.8	High growth, medium market
Woven Fabrics of Carded Wool or Fine Animal Hair, Under 85%, Mixed Mainly with Manmade Fibers SITC 65431	$847K	Growth:+70.6%	36.4	Other
Mechanically Made Lace SITC 65642	$633K	Growth:+70.3%	36.1	Other
Frozen Cod (Excluding Livers and Roes) SITC 03425	$957K	Growth:+69.3%	36.0	Other
Ultramarine & Preparations Based Thereon SITC 53314	$2.3M	Growth:+68.0%	36.0	Other
Sausages and Similar Products of Meat, Offal or Blood; Related Food Preparations SITC 01720	$23.9M	Growth:+63.9%	35.8	High growth, medium market
Sulfonamides SITC 51580	$161.3M	Growth:+61.0%	35.7	High growth, large market
Parts for Metalworking Converters, Ladles, Ingot Molds & Casting Machines SITC 73719	$33.6M	Growth:+63.2%	35.7	High growth, medium market
Frozen Mackerel / Scombrid Fish (Excluding Livers and Roes) SITC 03426	$2.8M	Growth:+66.6%	35.5	Other
Goat Meat, Fresh, Chilled, or Frozen SITC 01213	$14.6M	Growth:+63.5%	35.3	High growth, medium market
Presses for Particle Board & Fiber Building Board; Wood and Cork Treatment Machinery (N.E.S.) SITC 72844	$1.9M	Growth:+66.2%	35.1	Other
Refined Olive Oil and Its Fractions SITC 42142	$46.3M	Growth:+61.0%	35.0	High growth, medium market
Calcium Chloride SITC 52322	$10.6M	Growth:+63.1%	35.0	High growth, medium market
Vitamin E and Derivatives, Unmixed SITC 54115	$38.6M	Growth:+61.2%	35.0	High growth, medium market

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