Top Imports & Exports of USA (Latest Trade Data in 2022)

Top 50 imports and exports of USA with Top 20 Trading Partners

We share with you the top imports & exports of USA from the most reliable trade data source ITC. The top 10 US import products and top 10 US export products along with the top ranking export & import countries are presented in our post…

Top imports and exports of USA 2022

The top 3 imports of USA and their values in 2021 have been:

  1. Cars – 148 Billion USD
  2. Crude Oil – 138 Billion USD
  3. Computers & Data Processing Machines – 118 Billion USD

Top 10 Export products of USA are:

  1. Refined Oil – USD 85 Billion
  2. Crude Oil – USD 69,3 Billion
  3. Petroleum Gas – USD 67,6 Billion
  4. Cars – USD 54,6 Billion
  5. Integrated Circuits – USD 52,8 Billion

 

USA imports the most from China. The value of all goods imported from China in 2021 was: USD 541 Billion.

The second country that USA imports most is Mexico with a total import value of USD 388 Billion in 2021.

In the following parts of the post we will give you some reliable and useful information on top US imports and exports and try to answer all common questions.

Top 50 Imports of USA with Values imported

USA is the World’s top Importing Country. In 2021 USA has imported products with a total value of USD 2,93 Trillion, while having a Trade Deficit of 1,18 Trillion USD.

The most imported product is Crude Oil costing 138,3 Billion USD.

HS CODE

Product Description

IMPORTS VALUE (x1000 USD)

TRADE BALANCE (x1000 USD)

TOTAL

All products

2,937,064,484

-1,183,123,078

270900

Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude

138,383,896

-69,027,783

999999

Commodities not elsewhere specified

120,573,133

10,171,812

870323

Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, incl. . . .

76,361,847

-55,814,481

300490

“Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, . . .

65,589,732

-40,376,261

851712

“Telephones for cellular networks “”mobile telephones”” or for other wireless networks”

61,659,011

-49,022,449

847130

Data-processing machines, automatic, portable, weighing <= 10 kg, consisting of at least a . . .

60,802,219

-53,254,950

851762

Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or . . .

43,134,822

-27,225,296

271019

Medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, . . .

37,783,340

5,162,848

300215

Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. . . .

35,386,544

-21,478,862

870324

Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, incl. . . .

33,601,887

-20,349,712

847150

Processing units for automatic data-processing machines, whether or not containing in the same . . .

32,735,014

-25,858,765

847330

Parts and accessories of automatic data-processing machines or for other machines of heading . . .

29,874,393

-14,253,545

854231

Electronic integrated circuits as processors and controllers, whether or not combined with . . .

27,551,320

5,107,059

271012

“Light oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals which >= 90% by volume “”incl. . . .

26,296,759

15,597,220

710239

Diamonds, worked, but not mounted or set (excluding industrial diamonds)

19,726,612

-5,356,835

950300

“Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls’ carriages; dolls; other toys; . . .

19,680,481

-18,321,846

870431

Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston . . .

17,067,497

-7,129,289

870829

“Parts and accessories of bodies for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more . . .

16,413,178

-9,106,439

852872

Reception apparatus for television, colour, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers . . .

16,272,091

-15,326,594

870899

Parts and accessories, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, . . .

15,333,184

-6,641,154

901890

Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.

15,317,509

-640,325

852351

Solid-state, non-volatile data storage devices for recording data from an external source [flash . . .

14,828,321

-9,271,914

870322

Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, incl. . . .

14,705,796

-13,630,443

853710

Boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution . . .

13,797,558

-8,493,148

850440

Static converters

13,225,374

-8,758,407

711319

Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal other than silver, whether or not . . .

11,852,296

-5,156,867

854430

Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets for vehicles, aircraft or ships

11,510,448

-9,690,684

440719

“Coniferous wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded . . .

11,392,867

-11,069,358

392690

Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excluding . . .

11,202,232

-3,907,422

710812

Gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, unwrought, for non-monetary purposes (excluding gold . . .

11,119,238

16,096,166

300439

“Medicaments containing hormones or steroids used as hormones but not antibiotics, put up in . . .

11,093,857

-9,656,436

847170

Storage units for automatic data-processing machines

10,534,792

-5,367,252

854239

Electronic integrated circuits (excluding such as processors, controllers, memories and amplifiers)

10,504,769

3,516,589

401519

Gloves, mittens and mitts, of vulcanised rubber (excl. of a kind used for medical, surgical, . . .

10,351,937

-10,067,863

880330

Parts of aeroplanes or helicopters, n.e.s. (excluding those for gliders)

10,308,209

-5,624,422

870340

Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of . . .

10,181,836

-7,670,389

271121

Natural gas in gaseous state

10,064,738

2,763,364

940161

Upholstered seats, with wooden frames (excluding convertible into beds)

9,936,249

-9,330,993

950450

Video game consoles and machines (excluding operated by any means of payment)

9,924,937

-8,750,507

711590

Articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, n.e.s.

9,785,545

-8,018,440

870840

Gear boxes and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more . . .

9,706,678

-3,223,140

841191

Parts of turbojets or turbopropellers, n.e.s.

9,624,664

-7,782,213

854140

Photosensitive semiconductor devices, incl. photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in . . .

9,556,549

-7,101,712

854370

Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, n.e.s. in chapter 85

9,420,558

-6,617,136

940190

Parts of seats, n.e.s.

9,332,611

-7,721,588

844399

Parts and accessories of printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, n.e.s. (excluding . . .

9,321,931

-7,081,687

880240

Aeroplanes and other powered aircraft of an of an unladen weight > 15.000 kg (excl. helicopters, . . .

9,218,946

-8,418,288

711031

Rhodium, unwrought or in powder form

9,156,283

-3,722,665

848180

“Appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excluding pressure-reducing . . .

8,918,139

-2,928,716

852580

Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders

8,863,485

-6,929,882

 

Top 20 Countries USA Imports from the Most

top import countries of USA

China, Mexico, and Canada are the top countries USA imports from. China exported goods with total value of USD 541,5 Billion USD to the US.

Country

Imported Value in 2021 (x1000 USD)

Trade Balance (x1000 USD)

Share in Imports of USA

Growth 2017-2021 (%)

Growth 2020-2021 (%)

World

2,937,064,484

-1,183,123,078

100

3

22

China

541,547,291

-390,482,066

18.4

-1

19

Mexico

388,378,110

-111,919,258

13.2

4

18

Canada

365,737,520

-58,736,817

12.5

2

32

Japan

139,389,858

-64,419,666

4.7

-2

14

Germany

138,240,857

-73,066,688

4.7

2

18

Viet Nam

108,195,517

-97,248,281

3.7

23

30

Korea, Republic of

98,820,522

-33,048,721

3.4

6

26

Taipei, Chinese

80,736,689

-43,792,554

2.7

16

29

India

77,020,269

-36,890,185

2.6

8

44

Ireland

74,048,245

-60,491,829

2.5

10

12

Switzerland

63,646,967

-39,630,158

2.2

19

-16

Italy

63,062,441

-41,287,220

2.1

3

24

Malaysia

57,840,999

-42,669,511

2

10

28

United Kingdom

57,491,556

3,971,454

2

-1

12

France

51,732,788

-21,051,467

1.8

-1

18

Thailand

50,428,519

-37,731,290

1.7

11

29

Netherlands

36,257,527

17,322,658

1.2

16

29

Brazil

32,843,015

14,039,037

1.1

-1

34

Russian Federation

30,762,303

-24,374,047

1

9

73

Singapore

29,839,212

5,923,431

1

10

-4

Indonesia

28,953,076

-19,474,422

1

6

36

Belgium

21,538,623

12,114,959

0.7

9

1

Top 50 Exports of USA with Export Values

USA is the World’s Second biggest exporter after China. USA exports slightly more than Germany.

The most exported product is Oil.

USA exported USD 1,75 Billion USD in 2021, that represents an anual growth of 23% between 2020-2021.

List of products at 6 digits level exported by United States of America in 2021

Sources: ITC calculations based on US Census Bureau statistics.

HS CODE

DESCRIPTION

EXPORT VALUE (x1000 USD)

TRADE BALANCE (x1000 USD)

TOTAL

All products

1,753,941,406

-1,183,123,078

999999

Commodities not elsewhere specified

130,744,945

10,171,812

270900

Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude

69,356,113

-69,027,783

271019

Medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, . . .

42,946,188

5,162,848

271012

“Light oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals which >= 90% by volume “”incl. . . .

41,893,979

15,597,220

854231

Electronic integrated circuits as processors and controllers, whether or not combined with . . .

32,658,379

5,107,059

120190

Soya beans, whether or not broken (excluding seed for sowing)

27,442,041

27,060,293

710812

Gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, unwrought, for non-monetary purposes (excluding gold . . .

27,215,404

16,096,166

271111

Natural gas, liquefied

26,937,758

25,988,296

300490

“Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, . . .

25,213,471

-40,376,261

271112

Propane, liquefied

21,022,232

19,033,590

870323

Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, incl. . . .

20,547,366

-55,814,481

100590

Maize (excluding seed for sowing)

18,842,035

18,649,425

848620

Machines and apparatus for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated . . .

18,098,604

13,606,447

851762

Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or . . .

15,909,526

-27,225,296

847330

Parts and accessories of automatic data-processing machines or for other machines of heading . . .

15,620,848

-14,253,545

300220

Vaccines for human medicine

14,809,438

6,441,043

901890

Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.

14,677,184

-640,325

710239

Diamonds, worked, but not mounted or set (excluding industrial diamonds)

14,369,777

-5,356,835

854239

Electronic integrated circuits (excluding such as processors, controllers, memories and amplifiers)

14,021,358

3,516,589

300215

Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. . . .

13,907,682

-21,478,862

870324

Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, incl. . . .

13,252,175

-20,349,712

271121

Natural gas in gaseous state

12,828,102

2,763,364

851712

“Telephones for cellular networks “”mobile telephones”” or for other wireless networks”

12,636,562

-49,022,449

382200

Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents . . .

10,985,322

4,622,434

870431

Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston . . .

9,938,208

-7,129,289

270112

Bituminous coal, whether or not pulverised, non-agglomerated

9,425,666

9,145,541

870899

Parts and accessories, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, . . .

8,692,030

-6,641,154

847130

Data-processing machines, automatic, portable, weighing <= 10 kg, consisting of at least a . . .

7,547,269

-53,254,950

300212

Antisera and other blood fractions

7,424,545

2,021,864

870829

“Parts and accessories of bodies for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more . . .

7,306,739

-9,106,439

848690

Parts and accessories for machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the . . .

7,303,564

3,428,846

392690

Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excluding . . .

7,294,810

-3,907,422

901839

Needles, catheters, cannulae and the like, used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary . . .

7,250,523

523,439

100199

Wheat and meslin (excluding seed for sowing, and durum wheat)

7,155,868

6,853,948

847150

Processing units for automatic data-processing machines, whether or not containing in the same . . .

6,876,249

-25,858,765

711319

Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal other than silver, whether or not . . .

6,695,429

-5,156,867

271113

Butanes, liquefied (excluding of a purity of >= 95% of N-butane or isobutane)

6,533,844

5,947,215

870840

Gear boxes and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more . . .

6,483,538

-3,223,140

970110

Paintings, e.g. oil paintings, watercolours and pastels, and drawings executed entirely by . . .

6,228,829

175,050

720449

Waste and scrap of iron or steel (excluding slag, scale and other waste of the production of . . .

6,209,698

5,494,340

210690

Food preparations, n.e.s.

6,183,409

-973,761

848180

“Appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excluding pressure-reducing . . .

5,989,423

-2,928,716

520100

Cotton, neither carded nor combed

5,713,048

5,710,000

840820

“Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine “”diesel or semi-diesel engine””, for . . .

5,597,083

2,419,210

852351

Solid-state, non-volatile data storage devices for recording data from an external source [flash . . .

5,556,407

-9,271,914

711031

Rhodium, unwrought or in powder form

5,433,618

-3,722,665

853710

Boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution . . .

5,304,410

-8,493,148

847170

Storage units for automatic data-processing machines

5,167,540

-5,367,252

382499

Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting . . .

5,104,601

894,519

711299

Waste and scrap of silver, incl. metal clad with silver, and other waste and scrap containing . . .

4,784,336

3,277,527

880330

Parts of aeroplanes or helicopters, n.e.s. (excluding those for gliders)

4,683,787

-5,624,422

870380

Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of . . .

4,634,088

-716,111

Top 20 Countries USA Exports the Most

top import countries of USA

USA Exports the most to Canada, Mexico, China, Japan, and Korea.

The blow table shows the top 20 countries to which USA exports the most. The values, shares, and Growth rates are also shown.

Importer Country

Exported Value USD (x1000)

Trade Balance USD (x1000)

Share in US Exports (%)

% Growth in 2020-2021

% Growth in 2017-2021

World

1,753,941,406

-1,183,123,078

100

1

23

Canada

307,000,703

-58,736,817

17.5

0

20

Mexico

276,458,852

-111,919,258

15.8

0

31

China

151,065,225

-390,482,066

8.6

3

21

Japan

74,970,192

-64,419,666

4.3

0

18

Korea, Republic of

65,771,801

-33,048,721

3.7

5

29

Germany

65,174,169

-73,066,688

3.7

4

13

United Kingdom

61,463,010

3,971,454

3.5

0

5

Netherlands

53,580,185

17,322,658

3.1

5

18

Brazil

46,882,052

14,039,037

2.7

3

36

India

40,130,084

-36,890,185

2.3

7

48

Taipei, Chinese

36,944,135

-43,792,554

2.1

7

22

Singapore

35,762,643

5,923,431

2

2

33

Belgium

33,653,582

12,114,959

1.9

1

22

France

30,681,321

-21,051,467

1.7

-5

9

Hong Kong, China

29,958,053

25,723,594

1.7

-10

26

Australia

26,433,694

13,649,798

1.5

1

13

Switzerland

24,016,809

-39,630,158

1.4

0

33

Italy

21,775,221

-41,287,220

1.2

2

9

Chile

17,340,332

1,379,882

1

3

39

United Arab Emirates

17,079,143

10,858,141

1

-6

16

Colombia

16,451,441

2,720,621

0.9

2

38

Spain

16,061,989

-3,390,327

0.9

8

25

Malaysia

15,171,488

-42,669,511

0.9

3

23

By using the latest data in this post on imports and exports of USA following can benefit as described:

  • US Exporter Companies
  • US Importer Companies
  • Companies who want to export more to USA from other countries
  • Journalists & Bloggers who needs up-to-date export-import data about USA.

Resources: ITC Trademap