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A Closer Look at the Top Foreign Sources of Fluid Power Products

All four quarters of USITC 2024 data have been released, revealing how it has been measuring up to 2023 US trade levels for fluid power products.  

Total US Trade (Q1-Q4) 

2024 Dollars  

2023 Dollars 

YTD % change 

Imports to US 

$11,504,939,225 

$11,602,906,490 

-0.84% 

Exports from US 

$7,830,416,815 

$7,603,936,401 

2.98% 

 

All data in this article can be found in NFPAโ€™s International Trade for Fluid Power Products report with a member login.  

Access the full report here: https://www.nfpa.com/international-fluid-power 

The table below details the top 5 sources of fluid power by dollars of fluid power products imported to the United States. The top 5 Fluid Power sources of imports remained unchanged in their lineup from 2023 to 2024.  

Country 

2024 Imports to US 

2023 Imports to US 

YTD % Change 

Mexico  

$2.34 billion 

$2.25 billion 

3.79% 

Germany  

$1.67 billion 

$1.79 billion 

-7.30% 

Japan  

$1.46 billion 

$1.47 billion 

-0.57% 

China  

$1.01 billion 

$1.04 billion 

-3.44% 

Canada  

$0.85 billion 

$0.94 billion 

-9.52% 

 

The table below shows the top 5 destinations for the United Statesโ€™ fluid power exports. The top 5 Fluid Power destinations shuffled slightly from 2023 to 2024. 

Country 

2024 Exports from US 

2023 Exports from US  

YTD % Change 

Mexico 

$1.17 billion 

$1.15 billion 

2.10% 

Canada 

$1.13 billion 

$1.21 billion 

-6.45% 

China 

$0.499 billion 

$0.457 billion 

9.44% 

United Kingdom 

$0.498 billion 

$0.441 billion 

12.93% 

Germany 

$0.484 billion 

$0.479 billion 

1.01% 

 

Most traded products from each top three countries in 2024: 

The tables below detail the ten most imported products from each of the top 3 sources of fluid power in 2024.  

Mexico 

Germany 

Japan 

Product 

$ Imports to US 

Product 

$ Imports to US 

Product 

$ Imports to US 

Hydr. Pumps, Reciprocating 

 $598,663,020  

Hydraulic Valves 

 $264,543,470  

Hydr. Pumps, Reciprocating 

 $452,471,451  

Hydraulic Valves 

 $484,576,305  

Vacuum Pumps 

 $199,005,731  

Hydraulic Valves 

 $176,302,628  

Parts of Actuators and Motors 

 $266,160,071  

Hydr. Pumps, Reciprocating 

 $185,515,368  

Vacuum Pumps 

 $147,929,432  

Pneumatic Valves 

 $247,904,403  

Hydraulic Pumps, Rotary 

 $160,212,660  

Parts of Pumps 

 $135,879,540  

Pneumatic Actuators, Linear 

$143,665,899 

Parts of Actuators and Motors 

 $153,609,309  

Hydraulic Pumps, Rotary 

 $124,873,115  

Hydraulic Pumps, Rotary 

 $142,727,593  

Hydraulic Actuators, Linear 

 $148,903,267  

Hydraulic Actuators, Linear 

 $119,199,603  

Parts of Valves 

 $123,266,008  

Hydraulic Motors 

 $123,100,739  

Hydraulic Motors 

 $80,781,291  

Hydraulic Actuators, Linear 

 $96,718,039  

Parts of Pumps 

 $98,748,567  

Pneumatic Valves 

 $63,676,079  

Hydraulic Filters 

 $62,085,285  

Pneumatic Valves 

 $72,526,300  

Parts of Valves 

 $48,102,001  

Parts of Pumps 

 $61,756,137  

Pneumatic Actuators, Linear 

 $68,502,612  

Pneumatic Actuators, Linear 

 $32,884,994  

 

The tables below detail the ten most exported products to each of the top 3 destinations of fluid power in 2024.  

Mexico  

Canada  

China 

Product 

$ Exports from US 

Product 

$ Exports from US 

Product 

$ Exports from US 

Hydr. Pumps, Reciprocating 

 $224,366,920  

 Pneumatic Valves  

 $170,162,386  

Hydraulic Valves 

 $105,472,430  

Hydraulic Valves 

 $182,794,640  

 Hydraulic Actuators, Linear  

 $140,431,467  

Hydr. Pumps, Reciprocating 

 $82,788,750  

Parts of Valves 

 $132,452,256  

Hydr. Pumps, Reciprocating 

 $115,131,644  

Hydraulic Actuators, Linear 

 $52,011,161  

Hydraulic Actuators, Linear 

 $97,270,231  

 Parts of Actuators and Motors  

 $101,042,852  

Hydraulic Pumps, Rotary 

 $35,005,612  

Pneumatic Valves 

 $93,614,800 

 Hydraulic Pumps, Rotary  

 $98,532,787  

Parts of Actuators and Motors 

 $28,125,093  

Hydraulic Pumps, Rotary 

 $75,504,396  

 Hydraulic Valves  

 $97,925,664  

Pneumatic Valves 

 $27,610,245  

Vacuum Pumps 

 $72,863,725  

 Hydraulic Actuators Rotary  

 $75,291,438  

Vacuum Pumps 

 $24,337,312  

Parts of Actuators and Motors 

 $64,515,898  

 Vacuum Pumps  

 $50,962,886  

Parts of Pumps 

 $24,003,297  

Parts of Pumps 

 $52,680,482  

 Pneumatic Actuators, Linear  

 $45,124,189  

Pneumatic Motors 

 $18,750,141  

Pneumatic Actuators, Linear 

 $35,924,823  

 Hydraulic Fluids  

 $42,076,012  

Hydraulic and Pneumatic Instruments 

 $18,312,374  

 

Access the full report here: https://www.nfpa.com/international-fluid-power 

Check out international trade data and much more in the Stats Dashboard: https://www.nfpa.com/statsdashboard 

Questions? Contact Cecilia Bart at cbart@nfpa.com or (414) 259-2027. 

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