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Spring Landscaping: Millions of Dollars in U.S. Imports and Exports

from Census.gov, Trade Outreach Branch, Governments and Trade Management Division

Spring Landscaping: Millions of Dollars in U.S. Imports and Exports

Millions of dollars are spent during the spring on various grooming products and tools used for yards and fields in the United States every year. Consumer spending usually begins in April. It’s not just the smell of fresh cut grass that lures consumers to maintain and manicure their yards and landscapes. Manicured landscapes can help raise property values.

This is a lucrative industry and many are interested in selling these types of products. The most popular products can be found on USA Trade Online. Let’s look at which of these products were exported the most and to where.

In 2018, the United States exported $12.6 million in fertilizers, $412.7 billion in lawnmowers, and $11.45 billion in chemical herbicides. The top countries importing these commodities from the United States are found in the tables below.

Fertilizers
CountryValue
(U.S. dollars)

China

238,776,357
Brazil197,449,633
Korea, South110,710,915
Japan97,994,501
Australia77,910,548
Lawnmowers
CountryValue
(U.S. dollars)

Canada

271,716,305
Australia115,777,532
Netherlands99,524,615
France51,254,777
Germany47,216,227
Plant Chemicals
CountryValue
(U.S. dollars)

Canada

13,303,184
Guatemala2,307,532
Honduras1,045,242
Dominican Republic992,603
Barbados 771,551