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U.S. Import Opportunities

Name: U.S. Trade Opportunities
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/about/policies/open-gov/open-data.html

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

$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

SITC 72821

Value

$1.5B

Growth

+106.8%

Sort:

4,739 opportunitiesAugust 2026

Product	Value	Growth	Score
Aircraft Launching Gear, Parachutes & Related Equipment End-Use 50010	$64.5M	Growth:+98.7%	50.3
Carbides of Boron, Chromium, Tungsten, and Other Metals (NESOI) HS 284990	$27.7M	Growth:+122.9%	50.3
Splitting, Slicing & Paring Machines for Wood, Cork, Bone & Similar Materials HS 846596	$27.7M	Growth:+232.2%	50.3
Bulbs, Tubers, Corms, Crowns & Rhizomes; Chicory Plants for Planting SITC 29261	$27.6M	Growth:+186.5%	50.3
Dormant Bulbs, Tubers, Corms, Crowns & Rhizomes HS 060110	$26.8M	Growth:+214.0%	50.3
Unbleached Clay-Coated Kraft Paper & Paperboard, Excluding Graphic Purposes HS 481039	$26.0M	Growth:+156.6%	50.3
Coated Kraft Paper & Paperboard, Not Elsewhere Specified (NES), in Rolls or Sheets SITC 64176	$26.0M	Growth:+156.6%	50.3
Refined Sunflower-Seed or Safflower Oil HS 151219	$25.8M	Growth:+106.3%	50.2
Refined Sunflower Seed or Safflower Oil and Fractions SITC 42159	$25.8M	Growth:+106.3%	50.2
Electric Blankets HS 630110	$23.7M	Growth:+338.1%	50.2
Motorboats Exceeding 24 Meters HS 890333	$23.8M	Growth:+272.3%	50.2
Christmas Tree Lighting Strings (Non-LED) HS 940539	$23.6M	Growth:+106.2%	50.2
Ethyl Alcohols NAICS 325193	$23.7M	Growth:+260.2%	50.2
Amino-Naphthols, Amino-Phenols, Their Ethers & Esters (Single Oxygen Function) and Salts SITC 51462	$23.7M	Growth:+859.8%	50.2
Electric Blankets SITC 77585	$23.7M	Growth:+338.1%	50.2
Amino-Naphthols and Other Amino-Phenols (NESOI) HS 292229	$23.5M	Growth:+855.1%	50.2
Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) HS 310530	$23.3M	Growth:+1161.2%	50.2
Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) Fertilizers SITC 56293	$23.3M	Growth:+1161.2%	50.2
Hot-Rolled Flat Steel, Not in Coils, Over 10 mm Thick (Non-Alloy, 600 mm+ Wide) 1 supplier HS 720851	$22.1M	Growth:+120.3%	50.1
Salts of Oxometallic or Peroxometallic Acids, Not Elsewhere Specified HS 284190	$21.0M	Growth:+245.8%	50.1
Worked Cereal Grains (Hulled, Pearled, Sliced, or Kibbled), Excluding Milled Rice SITC 04814	$20.9M	Growth:+107.6%	50.1
Machinery for Cleaning or Drying Bottles and Other Containers HS 842220	$20.4M	Growth:+110.6%	50.1
Machinery for Cleaning or Drying Bottles and Other Containers SITC 74523	$20.4M	Growth:+110.6%	50.1
Potassium Nitrate HS 283421	$20.0M	Growth:+504.1%	50.1
Men's & Boys' Knit Nightshirts & Pajamas of Manmade Fibers HS 610722	$25.7M	Growth:+99.6%	50.1
Women's & Girls' Woven Cotton Undershirts, Briefs, Bathrobes & Similar Articles HS 620891	$20.0M	Growth:+119.8%	50.1
Potassium Nitrate SITC 52352	$20.0M	Growth:+504.1%	50.1
Aniline Derivatives and Their Salts HS 292142	$19.3M	Growth:+227.1%	50.1
Chromium and Articles Thereof, NESOI HS 811229	$18.4M	Growth:+112.3%	50.0
Coal, Not Agglomerated, NESOI HS 270119	$18.1M	Growth:+100.3%	50.0
Coal, Not Elsewhere Specified, Pulverized or Not, Non-Agglomerated SITC 32122	$18.1M	Growth:+100.3%	50.0
Offset Printing Machinery (Other) HS 844313	$17.3M	Growth:+134.2%	50.0
Machinery for Preparing or Making Up Tobacco HS 847810	$17.3M	Growth:+155.9%	50.0
Offset Printing Machinery, Not Elsewhere Specified SITC 72659	$17.3M	Growth:+134.2%	50.0
Machinery for Preparing or Making Up Tobacco (N.E.S.) SITC 72843	$17.3M	Growth:+155.9%	50.0
Molybdates HS 284170	$16.5M	Growth:+1692.2%	50.0
Duty-Free Imports Under Bond for Permanent Exhibition HS 981200	$16.2M	Growth:+168.2%	50.0
Tungsten (Wolfram) Powders HS 810110	$16.0M	Growth:+338.1%	50.0
Diethanolamine (DEA) and Its Salts HS 292212	$15.7M	Growth:+2660.8%	49.9
Immunological Products, Unmixed, Not Put Up in Measured Doses HS 300213	$15.8M	Growth:+173.8%	49.9
Natural Graphite in Powder or Flakes HS 250410	$15.2M	Growth:+100.9%	49.9
Fur Apparel & Clothing Accessories HS 430310	$15.3M	Growth:+117.1%	49.9
Nitrogenous Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers, N.E.S. SITC 56219	$15.1M	Growth:+310.9%	49.9
Women's & Girls' Cotton Nightdresses and Pajamas (Woven) HS 620821	$14.8M	Growth:+157.1%	49.9
Nitrogenous Mineral & Chemical Fertilizers (NESOI) HS 310290	$14.3M	Growth:+450.8%	49.9
Numerically Controlled Panel Benders for Flat Metal Products HS 846224	$14.5M	Growth:+328.2%	49.9
Particle Accelerators HS 854310	$13.6M	Growth:+277.6%	49.9
Particle Accelerators SITC 77871	$13.6M	Growth:+277.6%	49.9
Potassium Sulfate (Sulfate of Potash) HS 310430	$13.4M	Growth:+424.0%	49.9
Potassium Sulfate Fertilizers SITC 56232	$13.4M	Growth:+424.0%	49.9

Aircraft Launching Gear, Parachutes & Related Equipment

$64.5M

Growth:+98.7%

50.3

Carbides of Boron, Chromium, Tungsten, and Other Metals (NESOI)

HS 284990

Value

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.

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

$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

SITC 72821

Value

$1.5B

Growth

+106.8%

Sort:

4,739 opportunitiesAugust 2026

Product	Value	Growth	Score
Aircraft Launching Gear, Parachutes & Related Equipment End-Use 50010	$64.5M	Growth:+98.7%	50.3
Carbides of Boron, Chromium, Tungsten, and Other Metals (NESOI) HS 284990	$27.7M	Growth:+122.9%	50.3
Splitting, Slicing & Paring Machines for Wood, Cork, Bone & Similar Materials HS 846596	$27.7M	Growth:+232.2%	50.3
Bulbs, Tubers, Corms, Crowns & Rhizomes; Chicory Plants for Planting SITC 29261	$27.6M	Growth:+186.5%	50.3
Dormant Bulbs, Tubers, Corms, Crowns & Rhizomes HS 060110	$26.8M	Growth:+214.0%	50.3
Unbleached Clay-Coated Kraft Paper & Paperboard, Excluding Graphic Purposes HS 481039	$26.0M	Growth:+156.6%	50.3
Coated Kraft Paper & Paperboard, Not Elsewhere Specified (NES), in Rolls or Sheets SITC 64176	$26.0M	Growth:+156.6%	50.3
Refined Sunflower-Seed or Safflower Oil HS 151219	$25.8M	Growth:+106.3%	50.2
Refined Sunflower Seed or Safflower Oil and Fractions SITC 42159	$25.8M	Growth:+106.3%	50.2
Electric Blankets HS 630110	$23.7M	Growth:+338.1%	50.2
Motorboats Exceeding 24 Meters HS 890333	$23.8M	Growth:+272.3%	50.2
Christmas Tree Lighting Strings (Non-LED) HS 940539	$23.6M	Growth:+106.2%	50.2
Ethyl Alcohols NAICS 325193	$23.7M	Growth:+260.2%	50.2
Amino-Naphthols, Amino-Phenols, Their Ethers & Esters (Single Oxygen Function) and Salts SITC 51462	$23.7M	Growth:+859.8%	50.2
Electric Blankets SITC 77585	$23.7M	Growth:+338.1%	50.2
Amino-Naphthols and Other Amino-Phenols (NESOI) HS 292229	$23.5M	Growth:+855.1%	50.2
Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) HS 310530	$23.3M	Growth:+1161.2%	50.2
Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) Fertilizers SITC 56293	$23.3M	Growth:+1161.2%	50.2
Hot-Rolled Flat Steel, Not in Coils, Over 10 mm Thick (Non-Alloy, 600 mm+ Wide) 1 supplier HS 720851	$22.1M	Growth:+120.3%	50.1
Salts of Oxometallic or Peroxometallic Acids, Not Elsewhere Specified HS 284190	$21.0M	Growth:+245.8%	50.1
Worked Cereal Grains (Hulled, Pearled, Sliced, or Kibbled), Excluding Milled Rice SITC 04814	$20.9M	Growth:+107.6%	50.1
Machinery for Cleaning or Drying Bottles and Other Containers HS 842220	$20.4M	Growth:+110.6%	50.1
Machinery for Cleaning or Drying Bottles and Other Containers SITC 74523	$20.4M	Growth:+110.6%	50.1
Potassium Nitrate HS 283421	$20.0M	Growth:+504.1%	50.1
Men's & Boys' Knit Nightshirts & Pajamas of Manmade Fibers HS 610722	$25.7M	Growth:+99.6%	50.1
Women's & Girls' Woven Cotton Undershirts, Briefs, Bathrobes & Similar Articles HS 620891	$20.0M	Growth:+119.8%	50.1
Potassium Nitrate SITC 52352	$20.0M	Growth:+504.1%	50.1
Aniline Derivatives and Their Salts HS 292142	$19.3M	Growth:+227.1%	50.1
Chromium and Articles Thereof, NESOI HS 811229	$18.4M	Growth:+112.3%	50.0
Coal, Not Agglomerated, NESOI HS 270119	$18.1M	Growth:+100.3%	50.0
Coal, Not Elsewhere Specified, Pulverized or Not, Non-Agglomerated SITC 32122	$18.1M	Growth:+100.3%	50.0
Offset Printing Machinery (Other) HS 844313	$17.3M	Growth:+134.2%	50.0
Machinery for Preparing or Making Up Tobacco HS 847810	$17.3M	Growth:+155.9%	50.0
Offset Printing Machinery, Not Elsewhere Specified SITC 72659	$17.3M	Growth:+134.2%	50.0
Machinery for Preparing or Making Up Tobacco (N.E.S.) SITC 72843	$17.3M	Growth:+155.9%	50.0
Molybdates HS 284170	$16.5M	Growth:+1692.2%	50.0
Duty-Free Imports Under Bond for Permanent Exhibition HS 981200	$16.2M	Growth:+168.2%	50.0
Tungsten (Wolfram) Powders HS 810110	$16.0M	Growth:+338.1%	50.0
Diethanolamine (DEA) and Its Salts HS 292212	$15.7M	Growth:+2660.8%	49.9
Immunological Products, Unmixed, Not Put Up in Measured Doses HS 300213	$15.8M	Growth:+173.8%	49.9
Natural Graphite in Powder or Flakes HS 250410	$15.2M	Growth:+100.9%	49.9
Fur Apparel & Clothing Accessories HS 430310	$15.3M	Growth:+117.1%	49.9
Nitrogenous Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers, N.E.S. SITC 56219	$15.1M	Growth:+310.9%	49.9
Women's & Girls' Cotton Nightdresses and Pajamas (Woven) HS 620821	$14.8M	Growth:+157.1%	49.9
Nitrogenous Mineral & Chemical Fertilizers (NESOI) HS 310290	$14.3M	Growth:+450.8%	49.9
Numerically Controlled Panel Benders for Flat Metal Products HS 846224	$14.5M	Growth:+328.2%	49.9
Particle Accelerators HS 854310	$13.6M	Growth:+277.6%	49.9
Particle Accelerators SITC 77871	$13.6M	Growth:+277.6%	49.9
Potassium Sulfate (Sulfate of Potash) HS 310430	$13.4M	Growth:+424.0%	49.9
Potassium Sulfate Fertilizers SITC 56232	$13.4M	Growth:+424.0%	49.9

Aircraft Launching Gear, Parachutes & Related Equipment

$64.5M

Growth:+98.7%

50.3

Carbides of Boron, Chromium, Tungsten, and Other Metals (NESOI)

HS 284990

Value

$27.7M

Growth

Growth:+122.9%

Score

50.3

Splitting, Slicing & Paring Machines for Wood, Cork, Bone & Similar Materials

$27.7M

Growth:+232.2%

50.3

Bulbs, Tubers, Corms, Crowns & Rhizomes; Chicory Plants for Planting

$27.6M

Growth:+186.5%

50.3

Dormant Bulbs, Tubers, Corms, Crowns & Rhizomes

$26.8M

Growth:+214.0%

50.3

Unbleached Clay-Coated Kraft Paper & Paperboard, Excluding Graphic Purposes

$26.0M

Growth:+156.6%

50.3

Coated Kraft Paper & Paperboard, Not Elsewhere Specified (NES), in Rolls or Sheets

$26.0M

Growth:+156.6%

50.3

Refined Sunflower-Seed or Safflower Oil

$25.8M

Growth:+106.3%

50.2

Refined Sunflower Seed or Safflower Oil and Fractions

$25.8M

Growth:+106.3%

50.2

Electric Blankets

$23.7M

Growth:+338.1%

50.2

Motorboats Exceeding 24 Meters

$23.8M

Growth:+272.3%

50.2

Christmas Tree Lighting Strings (Non-LED)

$23.6M

Growth:+106.2%

50.2

Ethyl Alcohols

$23.7M

Growth:+260.2%

50.2

Amino-Naphthols, Amino-Phenols, Their Ethers & Esters (Single Oxygen Function) and Salts

$23.7M

Growth:+859.8%

50.2

Electric Blankets

$23.7M

Growth:+338.1%

50.2

Amino-Naphthols and Other Amino-Phenols (NESOI)

$23.5M

Growth:+855.1%

50.2

Diammonium Phosphate (DAP)

$23.3M

Growth:+1161.2%

50.2

Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) Fertilizers

$23.3M

Growth:+1161.2%

50.2

Hot-Rolled Flat Steel, Not in Coils, Over 10 mm Thick (Non-Alloy, 600 mm+ Wide)

$22.1M

Growth:+120.3%

50.1

Salts of Oxometallic or Peroxometallic Acids, Not Elsewhere Specified

$21.0M

Growth:+245.8%

50.1

Worked Cereal Grains (Hulled, Pearled, Sliced, or Kibbled), Excluding Milled Rice

$20.9M

Growth:+107.6%

50.1

Machinery for Cleaning or Drying Bottles and Other Containers

$20.4M

Growth:+110.6%

50.1

Machinery for Cleaning or Drying Bottles and Other Containers

$20.4M

Growth:+110.6%

50.1

Potassium Nitrate

$20.0M

Growth:+504.1%

50.1

Men's & Boys' Knit Nightshirts & Pajamas of Manmade Fibers

$25.7M

Growth:+99.6%

50.1

Women's & Girls' Woven Cotton Undershirts, Briefs, Bathrobes & Similar Articles

$20.0M

Growth:+119.8%

50.1

Potassium Nitrate

$20.0M

Growth:+504.1%

50.1

Aniline Derivatives and Their Salts

$19.3M

Growth:+227.1%

50.1

Chromium and Articles Thereof, NESOI

$18.4M

Growth:+112.3%

50.0

Coal, Not Agglomerated, NESOI

$18.1M

Growth:+100.3%

50.0

Coal, Not Elsewhere Specified, Pulverized or Not, Non-Agglomerated

$18.1M

Growth:+100.3%

50.0

Offset Printing Machinery (Other)

$17.3M

Growth:+134.2%

50.0

Machinery for Preparing or Making Up Tobacco

$17.3M

Growth:+155.9%

50.0

Offset Printing Machinery, Not Elsewhere Specified

$17.3M

Growth:+134.2%

50.0

Machinery for Preparing or Making Up Tobacco (N.E.S.)

$17.3M

Growth:+155.9%

50.0

Molybdates

$16.5M

Growth:+1692.2%

50.0

Duty-Free Imports Under Bond for Permanent Exhibition

$16.2M

Growth:+168.2%

50.0

Tungsten (Wolfram) Powders

$16.0M

Growth:+338.1%

50.0

Diethanolamine (DEA) and Its Salts

$15.7M

Growth:+2660.8%

49.9

Immunological Products, Unmixed, Not Put Up in Measured Doses

$15.8M

Growth:+173.8%

49.9

Natural Graphite in Powder or Flakes

$15.2M

Growth:+100.9%

49.9

Fur Apparel & Clothing Accessories

$15.3M

Growth:+117.1%

49.9

Nitrogenous Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers, N.E.S.

$15.1M

Growth:+310.9%

49.9

Women's & Girls' Cotton Nightdresses and Pajamas (Woven)

$14.8M

Growth:+157.1%

49.9

Nitrogenous Mineral & Chemical Fertilizers (NESOI)

$14.3M

Growth:+450.8%

49.9

Numerically Controlled Panel Benders for Flat Metal Products

$14.5M

Growth:+328.2%

49.9

Particle Accelerators

$13.6M

Growth:+277.6%

49.9

Particle Accelerators

$13.6M

Growth:+277.6%

49.9

Potassium Sulfate (Sulfate of Potash)

$13.4M

Growth:+424.0%

49.9

Potassium Sulfate Fertilizers

$13.4M

Growth:+424.0%

49.9