US trade (export - import) with Albania in 2017
Published or Updated: May 22, 2018
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Albania in 2017: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Albania
In 2017, US trade with Albania was $105.6 million, down 40.11% ($70.7 million) from 2016.
US exports to Albania in 2017 totaled $62.3 million, up 23.45% ($11.8 million) from 2016.
US imports from Albania in 2017 were $43.4 million, down 65.56% ($82.6 million) from 2016.
US trade balance with Albania went from a deficit of $75.5 million in 2016, to a surplus of $18.9 million in 2017.
Albania was the US 164th largest trading partner in 2017 (down from 147th in 2016), accounting for 0.0027% of US total trade (down from 0.0048% in 2016).
Albania was the US 159th largest export market in 2017 (just as in 2016), accounting for 0.0040% of US total exports (up from 0.0035% in 2016).
Albania was the US 146th largest supplier in 2017 (down from 116th in 2016), accounting for 0.0018% of US total imports (down from 0.0056% in 2016).
US Exports to Albania
The major share of US exports to Albania in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 56.64% of US total exports to Albania (53.13% in 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 18.63% of US total exports to Albania (20.32% in 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.91% of US total exports to Albania (13.28% in 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 6.17% of US total exports to Albania (2.89% in 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.88% of US total exports to Albania (3.34% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.20% of US total exports to Albania (2.57% in 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.82% of US total exports to Albania (1.72% in 2016).
The largest gains in US exports to Albania in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $10.9 million;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $2.3 million;
- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - an increase of $1.8 million;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $1.7 million;
- Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings (HS code 94) - an increase of $1.1 million;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1.0 million;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $0.7 million;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $0.6 million;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $0.3 million;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $0.3 million;
- Man-made staple fibers (HS code 55) - an increase of $0.3 million;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $0.2 million.
The largest declines in US exports to Albania in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $4.7 million;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $1.4 million;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $1.1 million;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $0.9 million;
- Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster (HS code 34) - a decrease of $0.7 million;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $0.4 million;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $0.3 million;
- Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 93) - a decrease of $0.2 million.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2017 (USD thousand) |
Share in total export (%) |
Value of exports in 2016 (USD thousand) |
Change in 2017 over 2016 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 8,626.7 | 13.85 | 6,881.3 | 25.36 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 457.6 | 0.73 | 225.1 | 103.29 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 23.2 | 0.04 | 93.0 | -75.04 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 253.8 | 0.41 | 248.1 | 2.30 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 65.2 | 0.10 | 23.3 | 179.53 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 236.8 | 0.38 | 271.0 | -12.63 |
| 10 | Cereals | 199.9 | 0.32 | 1,335.0 | -85.02 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 17.3 | 0.03 | 150.5 | -88.49 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 0.0 | 0.00 | 47.1 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 254.1 | 0.41 | 149.2 | 70.29 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,464.9 | 2.35 | 803.4 | 82.34 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 0.0 | 0.00 | 15.9 | -100.00 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.7 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 53.9 | 0.09 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 3,788.6 | 6.08 | 1,455.8 | 160.25 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 34.8 | 0.06 | 14.3 | 142.74 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 39.4 | 0.06 | 21.9 | 79.55 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 126.8 | 0.20 | 274.3 | -53.76 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 160.5 | 0.26 | 227.7 | -29.50 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 233.0 | 0.37 | 232.1 | 0.40 |
| 34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 1,772.3 | 2.85 | 2,506.2 | -29.29 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 107.3 | 0.17 | 31.1 | 245.22 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 110.9 | 0.18 | 44.1 | 151.65 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.5 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 805.3 | 1.29 | 2,209.0 | -63.55 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,116.5 | 3.40 | 1,102.7 | 91.95 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 43.3 | 0.07 | 32.0 | 35.31 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.3 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 507.9 | 0.82 | 530.4 | -4.23 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 1,052.0 | 1.69 | 715.7 | 47.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 151.8 | 0.24 | 332.4 | -54.32 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 78.8 | 0.13 | 106.5 | -25.99 |
| 52 | Cotton | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.5 | -100.00 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 3.6 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 278.7 | 0.45 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 6.6 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.7 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 21.3 | 0.03 | 6.5 | 230.55 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 37.0 | 0.06 | 424.8 | -91.29 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 120.3 | 0.19 | 421.5 | -71.46 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 3.2 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 10.9 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 27.8 | 0.04 | 8.6 | 223.96 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 4.1 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0.0 | 0.00 | 42.0 | -100.00 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 12.7 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 866.2 | 1.39 | 220.2 | 293.28 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 130.8 | 0.21 | 63.9 | 104.67 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 180.7 | 0.29 | 14.2 | 1,168.41 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 2.7 | 0.00 | 2.6 | 6.42 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 120.8 | 0.19 | 978.5 | -87.66 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 54.8 | 0.09 | 18.5 | 197.25 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,129.8 | 6.63 | 8,827.2 | -53.22 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 5,076.6 | 8.15 | 3,312.2 | 53.27 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 23,316.5 | 37.45 | 12,420.7 | 87.72 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 58.2 | 0.09 | 16.2 | 260.34 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 264.2 | 0.42 | 138.8 | 90.31 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,418.6 | 3.88 | 2,080.6 | 16.24 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 9.5 | -100.00 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0.0 | 0.00 | 10.2 | -100.00 |
| 93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 128.6 | 0.21 | 334.5 | -61.57 |
| 94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 1,189.8 | 1.91 | 103.0 | 1,055.01 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 114.1 | 0.18 | 125.9 | -9.35 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 15.0 | 0.02 | 76.0 | -80.26 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 106.5 | 0.17 | 13.9 | 668.62 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 781.3 | 1.25 | 659.3 | 18.50 |
US Imports from Albania
The major share of US imports from Albania in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 37.99% of US total imports from Albania (2.06% in 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 25.84% of US total imports from Albania (7.76% in 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 22.91% of US total imports from Albania (10.29% in 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.21% of US total imports from Albania (0.42% in 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of US total imports from Albania (76.13% in 2016).
The largest gains in US imports from Albania in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $11.6 million;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $2.3 million;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $1.7 million;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $1.2 million;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $0.9 million;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $0.7 million;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $0.7 million;
- Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings (HS code 94) - an increase of $0.2 million.
The largest declines in US imports from Albania in 2017 over the 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $95.9 million;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $3.8 million;
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - a decrease of $0.9 million;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $0.6 million;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $0.6 million.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2017 (USD thousand) |
Share in total import (%) |
Value of imports in 2016 USD thousand) |
Change in 2017 over 2016 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 2.8 | 0.01 | 5.3 | -46.54 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 34.6 | 0.08 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 611.9 | 1.41 | 672.0 | -8.95 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 716.8 | 1.65 | 55.1 | 1,201.74 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 307.7 | 0.71 | 190.5 | 61.50 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 8,120.6 | 18.72 | 11,920.9 | -31.88 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 5.0 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 37.8 | 0.09 | 16.5 | 129.62 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 2.7 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 25.6 | 0.06 | 10.7 | 139.71 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0.0 | 0.00 | 47.5 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 70.4 | 0.16 | 36.9 | 91.06 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0.0 | 0.00 | 95,886.3 | -100.00 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.9 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.5 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 2,219.4 | 5.12 | 506.7 | 337.99 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0.0 | 0.00 | 7.6 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2.0 | 0.00 | 3.1 | -35.83 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 40.5 | 0.09 | 1.5 | 2,526.04 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 258.0 | 0.59 | 1,154.4 | -77.65 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 5.5 | 0.01 | 11.6 | -52.87 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 335.5 | 0.77 | 243.8 | 37.59 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 8.1 | 0.02 | 61.5 | -86.90 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0.0 | 0.00 | 8.5 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 13.9 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.2 | -100.00 |
| 52 | Cotton | 3.7 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 4.7 | 0.01 | 8.9 | -47.61 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 15.2 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.7 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2,043.7 | 4.71 | 844.8 | 141.92 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 2,449.0 | 5.65 | 3,066.6 | -20.14 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 46.3 | 0.11 | 120.1 | -61.41 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 6,629.2 | 15.28 | 5,722.4 | 15.85 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 14.1 | 0.03 | 13.7 | 2.49 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 73.2 | 0.17 | 60.3 | 21.47 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.1 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 52.6 | 0.12 | 122.2 | -56.93 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 25.5 | 0.06 | 7.0 | 265.96 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 13,697.4 | 31.58 | 2,069.8 | 561.76 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 18.0 | 0.04 | 79.5 | -77.33 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 2,762.9 | 6.37 | 448.0 | 516.73 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 149.3 | 0.34 | 708.8 | -78.94 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 105.5 | 0.24 | 233.2 | -54.77 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 10.2 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 39.2 | 0.09 | 20.6 | 90.84 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 2.5 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 526.9 | 1.21 | 307.3 | 71.44 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 7.5 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 24.6 | 0.06 | 16.9 | 45.91 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 197.6 | 0.46 | 286.0 | -30.91 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 1,655.4 | 3.82 | 954.7 | 73.39 |