Vehicle Imports Tumble to $26.6 billion

Vehicle Imports tumble 6.2% in September 2026 to $26.6 billion and up 3.7% from a year earlier. Import customs value combines transaction values, quantity, and product and origin mix, so this swing cannot be labeled demand, restocking, or tariff pull-forward without separate evidence.

• September 2026: $26.6 billion
• on the month: -6.2%
• on the year: +3.7%

The print sits 58% of the way up the archived range of $22.1 billion (January 2026) to $29.9 billion (March 2026), with the standing trend falling.

The year-over-year comparison is against September 2025, which printed $25.7 billion. Source: Census International Trade. The number above is the agency's published value, unrounded; the history and any later revisions stay queryable on the live data page.