United States International Trade Commission (USITC)

Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Data

Presented by NSSF Director, Industry Research & Analysis –

Jim Curcuruto

What is available from USITC dataweb?• Historical Import and Export data by month in either Units or

US Dollars for a wide variety of categories including: Handguns, Shotguns, Rifles, Muzzleloaders, Cartridges & Shotgun Cartridges.

• Country of import or export.

• Timely release of data. As of July 31, 2012, the data is through May 2012. Approximately a six week delay for data release, next update with June 2012 data available August 9, 2012.

Handgun Imports 2005 – 2011

Source: USITC DataWeb

Handgun Exports 2005 – 2011

Source: USITC DataWeb

Import vs. Export Trade Balance 2011

Source: USITC DataWeb

Import vs. Export Trade Balance 2012 Year to date (January – May)

Source: USITC DataWeb

2011 Handgun Country of Import / Export

Source: USITC DataWeb

HANDGUN IMPORTS HANDGUN EXPORTS

COUNTRY TOTAL COUNTRY TOTAL

Austria 515,396 Thailand 104,979

Brazil 359,846 Canada 26,663

Germany 263,997 Philippines 19,450

Croatia 211,001 Colombia 11,314

Italy 91,387 Australia 9,922

2011 Shotgun Import data from USITC

Source: USITC DataWeb

Source: USITC DataWeb

2011 Shotgun Import data from USITC

USITC Resources• Variety of data available to NSSF members by

logging in at: www.nssf.org/members and selecting NSSF Industry Research then clicking Monthly Firearm Import/Export Data.

• To run your own query visit the USITC website: http://dataweb.usitc.gov/