Country profile
United States
What United States exports
HS chapters grouped by section, 2024. Area is share of exports; click a box for the product page.
- Animal products
- Vegetable products
- Fats and oils
- Foodstuffs
- Minerals and fuels
- Chemicals
- Plastics and rubber
- Hides and leather
- Wood
- Paper
- Textiles
- Footwear and headgear
- Stone and glass
- Precious stones and metals
- Metals
- Machines
- Transportation
- Instruments
- Weapons
- Miscellaneous
- Art and antiques
In more detail: 4-digit products
United States export headings, 2024.
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Exports, imports and balance over time
Annual totals in US$.
Where United States sells
Exports by partner, 2024.
Top partners
The 19 partners tracked cover 77% of exports.
About these figures
- Partners are recorded by destination for exports.
- Valuation: FAS.
- US$ values as reported by the source.
- Chapters (HS2) for every year; 4-digit headings for 2023, 2024. Sources and licences.
Key figures, 2024
| Product | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation | US$320.3 billion | 15.5% |
| Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors | US$254.4 billion | 12.3% |
| Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof | US$215.2 billion | 10.4% |
| Vehicles | US$147.2 billion | 7.1% |
| Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | US$135.0 billion | 6.5% |
| Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus | US$106.7 billion | 5.2% |
| Pharmaceutical products | US$94.5 billion | 4.6% |
| Plastics and articles thereof | US$80.3 billion | 3.9% |
| Natural, cultured pearls | US$74.1 billion | 3.6% |
| Chapter 98 | US$65.8 billion | 3.2% |
| Product | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors | US$520.6 billion | 16.0% |
| Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof | US$476.8 billion | 14.6% |
| Vehicles | US$384.9 billion | 11.8% |
| Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation | US$241.3 billion | 7.4% |
| Pharmaceutical products | US$209.8 billion | 6.4% |
| Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus | US$122.7 billion | 3.8% |
| Chapter 98 | US$104.1 billion | 3.2% |
| Natural, cultured pearls | US$89.1 billion | 2.7% |
| Plastics and articles thereof | US$73.5 billion | 2.3% |
| Organic chemicals | US$69.7 billion | 2.1% |
| Partner | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | US$350.6 billion | 17.0% |
| Mexico | US$334.5 billion | 16.2% |
| China | US$143.3 billion | 6.9% |
| Netherlands | US$88.1 billion | 4.3% |
| United Kingdom | US$79.5 billion | 3.9% |
| Japan | US$78.9 billion | 3.8% |
| Germany | US$75.7 billion | 3.7% |
| South Korea | US$65.8 billion | 3.2% |
| Brazil | US$49.0 billion | 2.4% |
| Singapore | US$45.0 billion | 2.2% |
| Partner | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | US$503.1 billion | 15.4% |
| China | US$440.3 billion | 13.5% |
| Canada | US$411.8 billion | 12.6% |
| Germany | US$160.3 billion | 4.9% |
| Japan | US$147.1 billion | 4.5% |
| Vietnam | US$136.3 billion | 4.2% |
| South Korea | US$131.5 billion | 4.0% |
| Taiwan | US$116.3 billion | 3.6% |
| India | US$87.3 billion | 2.7% |
| Italy | US$76.0 billion | 2.3% |
United States trade: questions and answers
What is United States' trade balance?
In 2024, United States exported US$2.06 trillion of goods and imported US$3.26 trillion, a trade deficit of US$1.20 trillion.
What does United States export?
In 2024, the largest product groups in United States' exports by HS chapter were Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation (15.5%), Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors (12.3%) and Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof (10.4%), out of total exports of US$2.06 trillion.
What does United States import?
In 2024, the largest product groups in United States' imports by HS chapter were Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors (16.0%), Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof (14.6%) and Vehicles (11.8%), out of total imports of US$3.26 trillion.
Who does United States trade with most?
Among the economies tracked here, in 2024 United States' biggest export markets were Canada (17.0%), Mexico (16.2%) and China (6.9%), and its biggest import sources were Mexico (15.4%), China (13.5%) and Canada (12.6%). Shares are of United States' total trade in that direction.
Where does the United States trade data come from?
From U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division. Values are annual, in US dollars, and products are HS chapters (2 digits) with 4-digit headings for some years. Licence terms and method are on the Sources page.