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Plastics Imports Jump to $6.4 billion in June 2026

U.S. plastics imports totalled $6.4 billion in June 2026, up 4.4% on the month and up 14.9% on the year. The most recent full-year unit-price data (2025 over 2024) says price has been doing real work in this lane:…

U.S. plastics imports totalled $6.4 billion in June 2026, up 4.4% on the month and up 14.9% on the year. The most recent full-year unit-price data (2025 over 2024) says price has been doing real work in this lane: plastics in primary forms unit prices fell 6.3%.

The unit-price read, by family

• Plastics in Primary Forms: unit price down 6.3% in 2025, effective duty 5.4%, $12.5 billion of annual customs value

The split matters because a value rise driven by price is inflation landing on buyers, while a rise driven by volume is demand or restocking. The family-level unit prices point to the latter here, with the caveat that the unit-price data is full-year (2025) while the flow above is monthly.

Import figures are census customs values — landed cost adds duty and freight on top, which is where the effective tariff rates bite. Source: Census International Trade.

Published 2026-08-21.