Why is there no dollar landed cost for adhesives and sealants?

No complete country-specific customs unit value is available for this family in the committed snapshot. The page compares observed duty-and-freight burdens but does not rank lanes until at least two have reported quantity, duty, and freight data.

How concentrated is sourcing of adhesives and sealants?

Germany is the largest retained source at 23.7% of total family import customs value. Retained sources cover 80.9% of family import customs value, so the named-source Herfindahl index of 1100 is a lower bound; its floor falls in the diversified band but does not classify the omitted-source tail. A concentrated map means fewer places to move volume if one lane's duty jumps.

Sourcing Signal

Adhesives and sealants: Import Burden by Source Country

Compare observed duty-and-freight burdens for source countries supplying adhesives and sealants, from USITC DataWeb. Dollar landed-cost rankings appear only when at least two lanes have complete country-specific customs unit values.

How to read this

Duty and international freight are additive shares of customs value: uplift = 1 + duty + freight. Missing components stay unknown; duty is not compounded onto freight.
No comparative dollar ranking is shown unless at least two lanes have their own customs unit value, duty, and freight inputs. Complete burdens may still be compared without calling the lowest one a cheapest supplier.
The FX tag is a short-window cost direction from the currency's recent drift, not a dollar recompute.

Source-country duty-and-freight burdens (unranked)

null. Mexico: 2.28% loaded (duty 0.83%, freight 1.45%), MXN trending flat
null. Canada: 2.54% loaded (duty 1.56%, freight 0.98%), CAD trending flat
null. South Korea: 12.49% loaded (duty 8.33%, freight 4.16%)
null. United Kingdom: 14.87% loaded (duty 10.32%, freight 4.55%)
null. Germany: 15.59% loaded (duty 11.39%, freight 4.2%), EUR trending dearer
null. Estonia: 16.87% loaded (duty 12.26%, freight 4.61%), EUR trending dearer
null. Italy: 17.68% loaded (duty 10.64%, freight 7.04%), EUR trending dearer
null. Japan: 18.14% loaded (duty 10.86%, freight 7.28%), JPY trending cheaper
null. France: 18.19% loaded (duty 13.09%, freight 5.1%), EUR trending dearer
null. China: 58.8% loaded (duty 50.38%, freight 8.42%), CNY trending flat

Sourcing concentration

Germany is the largest retained source at 23.7% of total family import customs value. Retained sources cover 80.9%; their named-source HHI floor is 1100, which falls in the diversified range without classifying the omitted-source tail.

Frequently asked questions

Why is there no dollar landed cost for adhesives and sealants? No complete country-specific customs unit value is available for this family in the committed snapshot. The page compares observed duty-and-freight burdens but does not rank lanes until at least two have reported quantity, duty, and freight data.
How concentrated is sourcing of adhesives and sealants? Germany is the largest retained source at 23.7% of total family import customs value. Retained sources cover 80.9% of family import customs value, so the named-source Herfindahl index of 1100 is a lower bound; its floor falls in the diversified band but does not classify the omitted-source tail. A concentrated map means fewer places to move volume if one lane's duty jumps.

About this data

A sourcing-comparison indicator, not a customs quote. Duty and international freight are added over customs value; duty is not compounded onto freight. Lanes are ranked by modeled landed customs unit value only when at least two have their own reported customs unit value, duty, and freight. Missing or suppressed quantity data remains unknown. FX is a direction, not a recompute. Confirm classification and entry costs with a licensed broker.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05.