US trade (export - import) with Antigua and Barbuda in 2014
Published or Updated: Feb 08, 2017
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Antigua and Barbuda in 2014: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Antigua and Barbuda
In 2014, US trade with Antigua and Barbuda totaled $224.6 million, up 44.86% ($69.5 million) from 2013.
US exports to Antigua and Barbuda in 2014 totaled $216.6 million, up 49.22% ($71.4 million) from 2013.
US imports from Antigua and Barbuda in 2014 were $7.9 million, down 19.38% ($1.9 million) from 2013.
US trade surplus with Antigua and Barbuda in 2014 was $208.7 million, a 54.22% increase ($73.4 million) over 2013.
Antigua and Barbuda was the US 142nd largest trading partner in 2014 (up from 154th in 2013), accounting for 0.0056% of US total trade (up from 0.0040% in 2013).
Antigua and Barbuda was the US 128th largest export market in 2014 (up from 139th in 2013), accounting for 0.0134% of US total exports (up from 0.0092% in 2013).
Antigua and Barbuda was the US 171st largest supplier in 2014 (down from 167th in 2013), accounting for 0.0003% of US total imports (down from 0.0004% in 2013).
US Exports to Antigua and Barbuda
The major share of US exports to Antigua and Barbuda in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 28.92% of US total exports to Antigua and Barbuda (4.90% in 2013);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 19.41% of US total exports to Antigua and Barbuda (26.97% in 2013);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 14.03% of US total exports to Antigua and Barbuda (19.69% in 2013);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.44% of US total exports to Antigua and Barbuda (8.21% in 2013);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.76% of US total exports to Antigua and Barbuda (4.73% in 2013);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.26% of US total exports to Antigua and Barbuda (6.09% in 2013);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 3.16% of US total exports to Antigua and Barbuda (5.55% in 2013);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.09% of US total exports to Antigua and Barbuda (3.88% in 2013).
The largest gains in US exports to Antigua and Barbuda in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $54.9 million;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $7.0 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 $2.8 million;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $2.7 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 $2.6 million;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2.1 million;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1.4 million;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $1.3 million;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1.1 million;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1.0 million;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $0.7 million.
The largest declines in US exports to Antigua and Barbuda in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - a decrease of $3.3 million;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $2.9 million;
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $1.2 million;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $0.8 million.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2014 (USD thousand) |
Share in total export (%) |
Value of exports in 2013 (USD thousand) |
Change in 2014 over 2013 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 21.7 | 0.01 | 19.2 | 12.91 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 11,925.9 | 5.51 | 10,668.3 | 11.79 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 828.4 | 0.38 | 835.5 | -0.85 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 1,859.9 | 0.86 | 1,184.6 | 57.01 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 86.1 | 0.04 | 72.6 | 18.57 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 112.0 | 0.05 | 49.6 | 126.03 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 977.6 | 0.45 | 1,030.5 | -5.13 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 530.8 | 0.25 | 582.4 | -8.85 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 224.7 | 0.10 | 344.6 | -34.79 |
| 10 | Cereals | 468.3 | 0.22 | 357.1 | 31.14 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 68.8 | 0.03 | 124.6 | -44.80 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 153.9 | 0.07 | 90.5 | 70.11 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 3.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 10.8 | 0.00 | 4.8 | 126.93 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 308.3 | 0.14 | 355.0 | -13.14 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 1,128.6 | 0.52 | 844.3 | 33.67 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 113.7 | 0.05 | 223.2 | -49.04 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 327.4 | 0.15 | 295.2 | 10.90 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 2,266.7 | 1.05 | 2,196.7 | 3.19 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 1,557.9 | 0.72 | 1,433.0 | 8.71 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 2,387.6 | 1.10 | 2,356.9 | 1.30 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 3,643.7 | 1.68 | 4,022.3 | -9.41 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 1,300.8 | 0.60 | 1,391.0 | -6.48 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 88.7 | 0.04 | 100.7 | -11.91 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 328.4 | 0.15 | 200.7 | 63.68 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 496.9 | 0.23 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 61,824.0 | 28.54 | 6,909.1 | 794.82 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 867.6 | 0.40 | 377.2 | 130.01 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 179.1 | 0.08 | 205.5 | -12.82 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 921.6 | 0.43 | 1,095.3 | -15.86 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 57.0 | 0.03 | 72.4 | -21.26 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,605.4 | 0.74 | 1,049.7 | 52.93 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 3,010.7 | 1.39 | 2,746.3 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 1,436.4 | 0.66 | 1,378.3 | 4.21 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 141.9 | 0.07 | 43.8 | 224.16 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 27.8 | 0.01 | 47.8 | -41.72 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 36.6 | 0.02 | 37.5 | -2.29 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,974.2 | 0.91 | 861.4 | 129.18 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,732.4 | 1.26 | 2,945.9 | -7.25 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 949.3 | 0.44 | 1,052.6 | -9.81 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0.0 | 0.00 | 10.9 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 327.6 | 0.15 | 212.3 | 54.31 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 9.8 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 6,422.3 | 2.96 | 5,036.6 | 27.51 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 6.4 | 0.00 | 11.1 | -42.35 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 15.5 | 0.01 | 5.5 | 183.74 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,132.3 | 0.52 | 1,297.7 | -12.74 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 568.3 | 0.26 | 517.0 | 9.92 |
| 50 | Silk | 5.5 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 52 | Cotton | 8.9 | 0.00 | 29.9 | -70.43 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 150.9 | 0.07 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 31.2 | 0.01 | 39.0 | -19.83 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 42.8 | 0.02 | 21.1 | 103.25 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 15.2 | 0.01 | 17.9 | -15.21 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 220.2 | 0.10 | 73.7 | 198.77 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 69.1 | 0.03 | 13.3 | 421.44 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 118.5 | 0.05 | 17.6 | 573.19 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 66.6 | 0.03 | 50.5 | 31.92 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,009.1 | 0.47 | 603.5 | 67.19 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 541.3 | 0.25 | 428.2 | 26.42 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 3,739.5 | 1.73 | 6,662.8 | -43.88 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 770.6 | 0.36 | 718.4 | 7.26 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 48.6 | 0.02 | 11.3 | 328.73 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 176.9 | 0.08 | 125.6 | 40.88 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 40.2 | 0.02 | 32.4 | 24.05 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 712.3 | 0.33 | 815.3 | -12.63 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 572.7 | 0.26 | 414.8 | 38.06 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 347.7 | 0.16 | 307.3 | 13.15 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 6,845.4 | 3.16 | 8,049.0 | -14.95 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 490.1 | 0.23 | 943.5 | -48.05 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,599.1 | 1.20 | 1,563.8 | 66.21 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 406.7 | 0.19 | 587.8 | -30.82 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 7.2 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 2,015.8 | 0.93 | 1,818.7 | 10.84 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 31.0 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 20.3 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 46.2 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 255.9 | 0.12 | 253.9 | 0.78 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 830.4 | 0.38 | 451.0 | 84.12 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 14,076.9 | 6.50 | 11,941.5 | 17.88 |
| 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 | 13,708.2 | 6.33 | 10,955.1 | 25.13 |
| 86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 27.2 | 0.01 | 82.7 | -67.08 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 6,471.8 | 2.99 | 3,807.8 | 69.96 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 3,824.5 | 1.77 | 7,115.4 | -46.25 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 925.6 | 0.43 | 1,765.6 | -47.58 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 3,004.6 | 1.39 | 3,477.8 | -13.61 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 1,917.2 | 0.89 | 1,950.0 | -1.68 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 102.9 | 0.05 | 20.0 | 414.19 |
| 93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 127.9 | 0.06 | 81.6 | 56.66 |
| 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 | 6,836.0 | 3.16 | 4,245.6 | 61.02 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 950.2 | 0.44 | 1,009.7 | -5.90 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 643.2 | 0.30 | 777.4 | -17.26 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 89.1 | 0.04 | 9.3 | 854.33 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 26,204.1 | 12.10 | 19,161.4 | 36.75 |
US Imports from Antigua and Barbuda
The major share of US imports from Antigua and Barbuda in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.10% of US total imports from Antigua and Barbuda (2.50% in 2013);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.83% of US total imports from Antigua and Barbuda (4.64% in 2013);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.72% of US total imports from Antigua and Barbuda (12.67% in 2013);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.61% of US total imports from Antigua and Barbuda (3.80% in 2013);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.86% of US total imports from Antigua and Barbuda (6.70% in 2013);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.52% of US total imports from Antigua and Barbuda (1.38% in 2013).
The largest gains in US imports from Antigua and Barbuda in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $0.2 million;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $0.1 million;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $0.1 million;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $0.1 million.
The largest declines in US imports from Antigua and Barbuda in 2014 over the 2013 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 $1.2 million;
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $0.6 million;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $0.3 million;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $0.2 million;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $0.1 million;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $0.0 million.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2014 (USD thousand) |
Share in total import (%) |
Value of imports in 2013 USD thousand) |
Change in 2014 over 2013 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0.0 | 0.00 | 69.8 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0.0 | 0.00 | 184.7 | -100.00 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 98.7 | 1.24 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 9.6 | 0.12 | 31.9 | -69.83 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 99.2 | 1.25 | 88.5 | 12.13 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 216.1 | 2.72 | 96.9 | 122.93 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1,152.0 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 12.9 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2.7 | 0.03 | 14.8 | -81.68 |
| 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 | 7.1 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.5 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 3.2 | 0.04 | 12.5 | -74.81 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 20.4 | 0.26 | 1.7 | 1,089.92 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 204.2 | 2.57 | 455.7 | -55.19 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0.5 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 9.2 | 0.12 | 18.6 | -50.58 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 8.1 | 0.10 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 68.3 | 0.86 | 660.2 | -89.66 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 12.4 | 0.16 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3.5 | 0.04 | 4.2 | -16.49 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 23.8 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 41.0 | -100.00 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 17.0 | 0.21 | 38.5 | -55.81 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.7 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 8.5 | 0.11 | 24.7 | -65.65 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.3 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 41.1 | 0.52 | 42.6 | -3.46 |
| 86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 8.6 | 0.11 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 7.5 | 0.09 | 15.4 | -51.38 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.3 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 189.5 | 2.38 | 180.0 | 5.31 |
| 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 | 4.9 | 0.06 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 76.3 | 0.96 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 6,839.3 | 86.04 | 6,666.8 | 2.59 |