THE top 50 US importers in 2017, taken from the latest IHS media ranking, is presented below:
1) Walmart (874,800 TEU), 2) Target (590,300 TEU), 3 Home Depot (388,000 TEU), 4) Lowe's (287,500 TEU), 5) Dole Food (220,200 TEU), 6) Samsung America (184,800 TEU), 7) Family DollarStores/Dollar Tree (168,400 TEU), 8) LG Group (161,600 TEU), 9) Philips Electronics North America (142,900 TEU) and 10) IKEA International (120,500 TEU).
11) Chiquita Brands International (117,500 TEU), 12) Nike (16,300 TEU), 13) Newell Brands (115,400 TEU), 14) Costco Wholesale (111,700 TEU), 15) Sears Holdings (103,200 TEU), 16) JC Penney (101,100 TEU), 17) General Electric (92,300 TEU), 18) Ashley Furniture Industries (85,700 TEU), 19) Whirlpool (74,700 TEU) and 20) Heineken USA (73,100 TEU).
21) Williams-Sonoma (70,400 TEU),22) Red Bull North America (63,700 TEU), 23) Gap Stores (61,800 TEU), 24) LKQ (61,100 TEU), 25), Rooms to Go (59,000 TEU), 26) Pier 1 Imports (55,000 TEU), 27) Kohl's (51,700 TEU) 28), Staples (50,400 TEU), 29) Michael's Stores (49,600 TEU) and 30) Dorel Industries (49,500 TEU).
31) Fresh Del Monte Produce (49,200 TEU), 32) Hankook Tire America (48,700 TEU), 32) Toyota Tsusho America (48,200 TEU), 34) Anheuser Busch InBev (47,200 TEU), 35) Mercedes Benz USA/Daimler Trucks (46,900 TEU), 35) VF Corp (46,900 TEU), 37) Sony Corp of America (44,600 TEU), 38) Nestle US/Nestle Waters (44,500 TEU), 39), Hewlett-Packard (44,000 TEU) and 40 TJX (43,500 TEU).
41) Toys 'R' Us (42,300 TEU), 42) Michelin North America (41,300 TEU), 43) MS International (39,700 TEU), 44) BMW of North America (38,200 TEU), 45) Southern Wines & Spirits of America (37,700 TEU), 46) Arauco Wood Products (37,200 TEU), 47) Canon USA (36,500 TEU), 48) Big Lots (35,900 TEU), 49) Dollar General (35,600 TEU) and 50) SOL Group Marketing (35,200 TEU).
1) Walmart (874,800 TEU), 2) Target (590,300 TEU), 3 Home Depot (388,000 TEU), 4) Lowe's (287,500 TEU), 5) Dole Food (220,200 TEU), 6) Samsung America (184,800 TEU), 7) Family DollarStores/Dollar Tree (168,400 TEU), 8) LG Group (161,600 TEU), 9) Philips Electronics North America (142,900 TEU) and 10) IKEA International (120,500 TEU).
11) Chiquita Brands International (117,500 TEU), 12) Nike (16,300 TEU), 13) Newell Brands (115,400 TEU), 14) Costco Wholesale (111,700 TEU), 15) Sears Holdings (103,200 TEU), 16) JC Penney (101,100 TEU), 17) General Electric (92,300 TEU), 18) Ashley Furniture Industries (85,700 TEU), 19) Whirlpool (74,700 TEU) and 20) Heineken USA (73,100 TEU).
21) Williams-Sonoma (70,400 TEU),22) Red Bull North America (63,700 TEU), 23) Gap Stores (61,800 TEU), 24) LKQ (61,100 TEU), 25), Rooms to Go (59,000 TEU), 26) Pier 1 Imports (55,000 TEU), 27) Kohl's (51,700 TEU) 28), Staples (50,400 TEU), 29) Michael's Stores (49,600 TEU) and 30) Dorel Industries (49,500 TEU).
31) Fresh Del Monte Produce (49,200 TEU), 32) Hankook Tire America (48,700 TEU), 32) Toyota Tsusho America (48,200 TEU), 34) Anheuser Busch InBev (47,200 TEU), 35) Mercedes Benz USA/Daimler Trucks (46,900 TEU), 35) VF Corp (46,900 TEU), 37) Sony Corp of America (44,600 TEU), 38) Nestle US/Nestle Waters (44,500 TEU), 39), Hewlett-Packard (44,000 TEU) and 40 TJX (43,500 TEU).
41) Toys 'R' Us (42,300 TEU), 42) Michelin North America (41,300 TEU), 43) MS International (39,700 TEU), 44) BMW of North America (38,200 TEU), 45) Southern Wines & Spirits of America (37,700 TEU), 46) Arauco Wood Products (37,200 TEU), 47) Canon USA (36,500 TEU), 48) Big Lots (35,900 TEU), 49) Dollar General (35,600 TEU) and 50) SOL Group Marketing (35,200 TEU).