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U.S. - Safety Seat Belts - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends And Insights
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May 6, 2023

U.S. Imports of Safety Seat Belt Reach $30M in March 2023

U.S. Safety Seat Belt Imports

In March 2023, purchases abroad of safety seat belts was finally on the rise to reach 419K units for the first time since October 2022, thus ending a four-month declining trend. In general, imports, however, saw a noticeable decline. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in July 2022 with an increase of 46% month-to-month. Imports peaked at 630K units in April 2022; however, from May 2022 to March 2023, imports remained at a lower figure.

In value terms, safety seat belt imports soared to $30M (IndexBox estimates) in March 2023. Over the period under review, imports, however, saw a mild reduction. Imports peaked at 36M units in March 2022; however, from April 2022 to March 2023, imports failed to regain momentum.

COUNTRYImport Value of Safety Seat Belt in U.S. (thousand USD)
Mar 2022Apr 2022May 2022Jun 2022Jul 2022Aug 2022Sep 2022Oct 2022Nov 2022Dec 2022Jan 2023Feb 2023Mar 2023
South Korea2,2922,6431,6342,2761,7903,6321,8862,3832,7691,4271,1341,8251,375
China1,6798401,0688271,6661,3882,3551,2101,0628965133511,105
Taiwan (Chinese)1,2011,1705246668852882141,066454986938220292
Hungary10312727523724019116720168.496.9220157264
United Kingdom13668.5106200159168172201164164188358193
LithuaniaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A83.9N/A168
Poland51.252.977.971.161.560.868.310255.1212111168154
Germany3506523441545302605241,52646.97.031.315.559.2
Others30,36227,77425,00126,11423,43225,04624,13624,42723,87921,96421,34420,31025,948
Total36,17333,32629,02830,54528,76331,03329,52231,11628,49925,75224,56323,40429,559

Imports by Country

In March 2023, South Korea (203K units) constituted the largest safety seat belt supplier to the United States, with a 48% share of total imports. Moreover, safety seat belt imports from South Korea exceeded the figures recorded by the second-largest supplier, China (101K units), twofold. The third position in this ranking was taken by Taiwan (Chinese) (32K units), with a 7.5% share.

From March 2022 to March 2023, the average monthly growth rate of volume from South Korea was relatively modest. The remaining supplying countries recorded the following average monthly rates of imports growth: China (-6.0% per month) and Taiwan (Chinese) (-11.5% per month).

In value terms, the largest safety seat belt suppliers to the United States were South Korea ($1.4M), China ($1.1M) and Taiwan (Chinese) ($292K), together accounting for 9.4% of total imports. Hungary, the UK, Lithuania, Poland and Germany lagged somewhat behind, together comprising a further 2.8%.

Lithuania, with a CAGR of +41.4%, saw the highest rates of growth with regard to the value of imports, in terms of the main suppliers over the period under review, while purchases for the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.

Import Prices by Country

In March 2023, the safety seat belt price amounted to $70.6 per unit (CIF, US), with an increase of 6.8% against the previous month. Over the period from March 2022 to March 2023, it increased at an average monthly rate of +1.2%. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in May 2022 an increase of 38% against the previous month. Over the period under review, average import prices hit record highs at $73.5 per unit in June 2022; however, from July 2022 to March 2023, import prices remained at a lower figure.

Prices varied noticeably by the country of origin: the country with the highest price was Germany ($35.4 per unit), while the price for South Korea ($6.8 per unit) was amongst the lowest.

From March 2022 to March 2023, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by Germany (+13.1%), while the prices for the other major suppliers experienced more modest paces of growth.

Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform

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  11. LIST OF TABLES

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    5. Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    6. Imports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    7. Import Prices, By Country Of Origin, 2012–2023
    8. Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    9. Exports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    10. Export Prices, By Country Of Destination, 2012–2023

  12. LIST OF FIGURES

    1. Market Volume, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
    2. Market Value, 2012–2023
    3. Market Structure – Domestic Supply vs. Imports, In Physical Terms, 2012-2023
    4. Market Structure – Domestic Supply vs. Imports, In Value Terms, 2012-2023
    5. Trade Balance, In Physical Terms, 2012-2023
    6. Trade Balance, In Value Terms, 2012-2023
    7. Per Capita Consumption, 2012-2023
    8. Market Volume Forecast to 2030
    9. Market Value Forecast to 2030
    10. Products: Market Size And Growth, By Type
    11. Products: Average Per Capita Consumption, By Type
    12. Products: Exports And Growth, By Type
    13. Products: Export Prices And Growth, By Type
    14. Production Volume And Growth
    15. Exports And Growth
    16. Export Prices And Growth
    17. Market Size And Growth
    18. Per Capita Consumption
    19. Imports And Growth
    20. Import Prices
    21. Production, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
    22. Production, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
    23. Imports, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
    24. Imports, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
    25. Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2023
    26. Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    27. Imports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    28. Import Prices, By Country Of Origin, 2012–2023
    29. Exports, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
    30. Exports, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
    31. Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2023
    32. Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    33. Exports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    34. Export Prices, By Country Of Destination, 2012–2023

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