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U.S. Import Opportunities

Name: U.S. Trade Opportunities
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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Top U.S. import opportunities across all classification systems, ranked by trade value and growth. Month-over-month comparison.

How we calculate opportunity scores

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

score = ln(import_value) × 0.6 + min(growth_rate, 100) × 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), capped at +100% so that past doubling, market size decides the order.
Up to doubling, growth moves a product further than size does; once growth is capped, the larger market ranks higher.

Values are national totals across all countries. Growth adds to the score only when the prior period was at least $100K, so a spike from a tiny base cannot outrank a real market.

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

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Top U.S. import opportunities across all classification systems, ranked by trade value and growth. Month-over-month comparison.

Top Opportunities

Nonmonetary Gold

$4.7B

+196.5%

Nonmonetary Gold — Unwrought, Semimanufactured, or Powder

$4.6B

+202.9%

Nonferrous Metals Rolling, Drawing & Extruding (Except Copper & Aluminum)

$3.9B

+196.6%

Nonmonetary Gold, Semimanufactured Forms (Excluding Powder)

$3.4B

+865.6%

Machines & Apparatus for Manufacturing Semiconductor Boules, Wafers, ICs & Flat Panel Displays

$1.5B

+106.8%

Nonmonetary Gold

$4.7B

+196.5%

Nonmonetary Gold — Unwrought, Semimanufactured, or Powder

SITC 97101

Value

$4.6B

Growth

+202.9%

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4,739 opportunitiesSeptember 2026

Product	Value	Growth	Score	Signal
US Government Importations HS 980800	$13.6M	Growth:+52.0%	30.6	High growth, medium market
Compound Plasticizers for Rubber or Plastics HS 381220	$7.7M	Growth:+52.8%	30.6	Other
Industrial Furnaces & Ovens NAICS 333994	$113.2M	Growth:+48.7%	30.6	High growth, large market
Bones, Horn-Cores, Unworked & Waste Products SITC 29111	$7.0M	Growth:+52.9%	30.6	Other
Pantyhose & Tights of Synthetic Fibers, Under 67 Decitex HS 611521	$6.4M	Growth:+52.8%	30.5	Other
Stainless Steel Angles, Shapes & Sections HS 722240	$4.6M	Growth:+53.3%	30.5	Other
Stainless Steel Angles, Shapes, and Sections SITC 67687	$4.6M	Growth:+53.3%	30.5	Other
Nonmonetary Gold Exports End-Use 12260	$7.6B	Growth:+42.1%	30.5	High growth, large market
Women's & Girls' Overcoats, Carcoats & Similar Articles of Wool or Fine Animal Hair HS 620220	$34.1M	Growth:+50.2%	30.5	High growth, medium market
Textile Spinning Machines HS 844520	$580K	Growth:+56.2%	30.4	Other
Computed Tomography (CT) Apparatus HS 902212	$94.6M	Growth:+48.6%	30.4	High growth, medium market
Metal-Treating Machines & Electric Wire Coil-Winders HS 847981	$32.5M	Growth:+50.1%	30.4	High growth, medium market
Machinery for Treating Metal (N.E.S.), Including Electric Wire Coil-Winders SITC 72846	$32.5M	Growth:+50.1%	30.4	High growth, medium market
Trimethyl Phosphite HS 292023	$370K	Growth:+56.8%	30.4	Other
Cellular Regenerated Cellulose Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil & Strip HS 392114	$2.9M	Growth:+53.7%	30.4	Other
Polyacetals, Primary Forms HS 390710	$8.5M	Growth:+52.0%	30.4	Other
Polyacetals, Primary Forms SITC 57411	$8.5M	Growth:+52.0%	30.4	Other
Marine Diesel & Semi-Diesel Compression-Ignition Piston Engines HS 840810	$23.5M	Growth:+50.4%	30.4	High growth, medium market
Compression-Ignition (Diesel and Semi-Diesel) Marine Propulsion Engines SITC 71333	$23.5M	Growth:+50.4%	30.4	High growth, medium market
Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel, Under 600 mm Wide (Other) HS 722090	$1.8M	Growth:+54.0%	30.2	Other
Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products (N.E.S.), Under 600 mm Wide SITC 67572	$1.8M	Growth:+54.0%	30.2	Other
Wood in the Rough or Roughly Squared, Treated with Paint, Stains or Preservatives SITC 24730	$1.6M	Growth:+54.1%	30.2	Other
Pulps of Fibrous Cellulosic Material (Excluding Semichemical Wood Pulp) SITC 25192	$444K	Growth:+55.8%	30.1	Other
Non-Numerically Controlled Boring-Milling Machines for Metal Removal HS 845939	$316K	Growth:+56.3%	30.1	Other
Secondary Smelting, Refining & Alloying of Nonferrous Metals (Except Copper & Aluminum) NAICS 331492	$34.0M	Growth:+49.2%	30.1	High growth, medium market
Non-CNC Boring-Milling Machines for Metal (Not Elsewhere Specified) SITC 73145	$316K	Growth:+56.3%	30.1	Other
Salts of Inorganic Acids and Peroxoacids (Excluding Azides) HS 284290	$29.3M	Growth:+49.4%	30.1	High growth, medium market
Air Pumps, Gas Compressors & Ventilating Hoods (Not Elsewhere Specified) HS 841480	$372.3M	Growth:+45.5%	30.1	High growth, large market
Air or Vacuum Pumps, N.E.S. SITC 74319	$372.3M	Growth:+45.5%	30.1	High growth, large market
Laser, Ultrasonic & Other Specialty Brazing/Welding Machines; Hot Metal Spraying Equipment HS 851580	$70.4M	Growth:+48.0%	30.1	High growth, medium market
Electric Metalworking Machines & Apparatus (NES) SITC 73737	$70.4M	Growth:+48.0%	30.1	High growth, medium market
Buttermilk, Kefir, Sour Cream & Other Fermented or Acidified Milk Products HS 040390	$391K	Growth:+55.6%	29.9	Other
Buttermilk, Kefir & Other Fermented or Acidified Milk and Cream SITC 02232	$391K	Growth:+55.6%	29.9	Other
Machinery for Molding or Retreading Pneumatic Tires and Forming Inner Tubes HS 847751	$2.8M	Growth:+52.4%	29.9	Other
Yarn-Dyed 3- or 4-Thread Twill Cotton Fabric, 85%+ Cotton, Over 200 g/m² HS 520943	$679K	Growth:+54.3%	29.8	Other
Medical, Surgical, or Laboratory Sterilizers HS 841920	$24.4M	Growth:+49.0%	29.8	High growth, medium market
Medical, Surgical, or Laboratory Sterilizers SITC 74183	$24.4M	Growth:+49.0%	29.8	High growth, medium market
Aluminum Wire Cloth, Grill, Netting & Fencing HS 761691	$2.3M	Growth:+52.4%	29.8	Other
Unworked Glass Tubes — Low Thermal Expansion (≤5×10⁻⁶/K) HS 700232	$1.7M	Growth:+52.9%	29.7	Other
Fixed Capacitors, Not Elsewhere Specified (NESOI) HS 853229	$16.1M	Growth:+49.4%	29.7	High growth, medium market
Fixed Capacitors, N.E.S. SITC 77867	$16.1M	Growth:+49.4%	29.7	High growth, medium market
Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonic Acids and Their Salts HS 340231	$11.2M	Growth:+49.9%	29.7	High growth, medium market
Oxides, Hydroxides, and Peroxides of Strontium or Barium HS 281640	$385K	Growth:+54.9%	29.7	Other
Electrical Sound Signaling Equipment for Motor Vehicles & Cycles HS 851230	$18.0M	Growth:+49.1%	29.7	High growth, medium market
Milk & Cream, Not Concentrated or Sweetened, Over 6% to Not Over 10% Fat HS 040140	$202K	Growth:+55.8%	29.7	Other
Worked Glass (Bent, Edge-Worked, Engraved, Drilled, or Enameled) — Not Framed or Fitted HS 700600	$20.5M	Growth:+48.8%	29.6	High growth, medium market
Worked Glass (Other Than Safety Glass or Mirrors), Unframed and Unfitted SITC 66491	$20.5M	Growth:+48.8%	29.6	High growth, medium market
Seamless Iron & Non-Stainless Steel Casing & Tubing for Oil & Gas Drilling HS 730429	$53.0M	Growth:+47.3%	29.6	High growth, medium market
Musical Boxes, Mechanical Organs, Decoy Calls & Novelty Sound Instruments SITC 89829	$4.3M	Growth:+50.9%	29.5	Other
Float Glass and Polished Glass in Wired Sheets HS 700530	$297K	Growth:+54.9%	29.5	Other

US Government Importations

HS 980800

High growth, medium market

Value

$13.6M

Growth

Growth:+52.0%

Score

30.6

Compound Plasticizers for Rubber or Plastics

HS 381220

Other

How we calculate opportunity scores

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

score = ln(import_value) × 0.6 + min(growth_rate, 100) × 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), capped at +100% so that past doubling, market size decides the order.
Up to doubling, growth moves a product further than size does; once growth is capped, the larger market ranks higher.

Values are national totals across all countries. Growth adds to the score only when the prior period was at least $100K, so a spike from a tiny base cannot outrank a real market.