Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Customs Value Per Ton
Potato customs value per ton converts reported customs value into a common weight basis for a defined product and route. Procurement and trade teams can use it as a comparison point after adjusting for valuation convention, freight, insurance, packaging, quality, and shipment mix.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato customs value per ton standardizes reported customs value by the corresponding shipment weight. The market object should specify product code, partner, period, currency, trade flow, valuation convention, and weight unit before the per-ton result is compared across routes.
Use it for import parity, export realization, and origin screening, but qualify it for freight, insurance, packaging, quality, contracts, and product mix. The result is a customs average, not an executable delivered quote for one specification.
Data Module
Potato Customs Value per Ton
ObjectCustoms trade value normalized by weight
DimensionsProduct, partner, period, flow, currency
BasisCIF, FOB, or stated customs valuation
Commercial useImport parity and route comparison
ComparisonPhysical prices and freight
WatchpointBroad codes can mix unlike products
Analysis
Why this matters
Customs value per ton is useful because it places routes on a common scale, but the apparent price gap can be mostly logistical or compositional. Import values may include freight and insurance while export values often do not.
Product definition is equally important. A route with more premium frozen products can look expensive even if standard fries are competitive, so the customs average should be adjusted before it informs procurement.
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Core Russet Carton Median
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Series window45 days
Current public coverageCore russet cartons
Primary source basisQualifying USDA physical rows
UnitUSD per metric tonne
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Russet Burbank — U.S. Midsize
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ProductRusset Burbank
SpecificationU.S. midsize, 40–70 count
Reference typePhysical spot benchmark
StatusIn development
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Overview
Who is this for?
This page is for customs analysts, importers, processors, procurement teams, and finance leaders that need to compare the declared value of potato imports or exports on a per-ton basis. Potato customs value per ton converts reported trade value and weight into a standardized monetary measure. MassGain helps users align currency, quantity units, product codes, valuation basis, partner, period, and route before using the result as a benchmark.
The measure can reveal broad trade-price direction, but it includes more than raw potato value and may not represent a directly executable quote. Imports may include freight and insurance, while exports may exclude them; product mix, packaging, quality, contracts, and destination requirements also affect the average. MassGain compares customs value per ton with regional physical prices, freight indicators, and historical partner spreads and highlights low-volume observations or code changes. Procurement can screen import origins, processors can evaluate export realization, lenders can test revenue assumptions, and analysts can build parity models. The result is a traceable customs-based comparison that separates route and valuation effects from the underlying product market and avoids treating a broad customs average as the exact delivered cost of one specification.
Use Case
A processor compares domestic frozen-fries supply with imports from two countries. MassGain normalizes customs value per ton, currency, freight basis, and product mix, revealing that the apparently cheaper origin becomes more expensive after inland delivery and specification adjustment.
FAQs
What is customs value per ton?
It is reported customs value divided by the corresponding reported weight in tonnes.
Does it include freight?
It depends on the trade flow and valuation convention, such as CIF for imports or FOB for exports.
Why compare product codes carefully?
Broad codes may contain different potato products, packages, and qualities with different values.
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