US trade (export - import) with Belize in 2013
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Belize in 2013: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Belize
In 2013, US trade with Belize was $375.1 million, down 13.66% ($59.3 million) from 2012.
US exports to Belize in 2013 were $241.2 million, down 9.20% ($24.4 million) from 2012.
US imports from Belize in 2013 were $133.9 million, down 20.67% ($34.9 million) from 2012.
US trade surplus with Belize in 2013 was $107.2 million, a 10.82% increase ($10.5 million) over 2012.
Belize was the US 128th largest trading partner in 2013 (down from 121st in 2012), accounting for 0.0096% of US total trade (down from 0.0112% in 2012).
Belize was the US 127th largest export market in 2013 (down from 117th in 2012), accounting for 0.0153% of US total exports (down from 0.0172% in 2012).
Belize was the US 117th largest supplier in 2013 (down from 113th in 2012), accounting for 0.0058% of US total imports (down from 0.0072% in 2012).
US Exports to Belize
The major share of US exports to Belize in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 38.61% of US total exports to Belize (30.39% in 2012);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 23.27% of US total exports to Belize (19.65% in 2012);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.96% of US total exports to Belize (11.12% in 2012);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.52% of US total exports to Belize (3.69% in 2012);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.38% of US total exports to Belize (2.65% in 2012);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.16% of US total exports to Belize (17.80% in 2012);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.12% of US total exports to Belize (1.99% in 2012);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.14% of US total exports to Belize (0.76% in 2012).
The largest gains in US exports to Belize in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $4.1 million;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $3.5 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;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1.7 million;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1.2 million;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $1.1 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 $1.0 million;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $0.9 million;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $0.9 million;
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - an increase of $0.8 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) - an increase of $0.7 million.
The largest declines in US exports to Belize in 2013 over 2012 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 $41.6 million;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $2.0 million;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $1.5 million;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $1.2 million;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $1.2 million.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2013 (USD thousand) |
Share in total export (%) |
Value of exports in 2012 (USD thousand) |
Change in 2013 over 2012 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 415.2 | 0.17 | 319.8 | 29.83 |
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 1,973.0 | 0.82 | 1,566.3 | 25.97 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0.0 | 0.00 | 52.8 | -100.00 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 3,219.5 | 1.33 | 2,753.2 | 16.94 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 44.3 | 0.02 | 60.6 | -26.95 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 16.8 | 0.01 | 53.2 | -68.36 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 656.4 | 0.27 | 512.7 | 28.03 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 106.2 | 0.04 | 154.8 | -31.39 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,814.5 | 1.17 | 2,989.4 | -5.85 |
10 | Cereals | 10,081.4 | 4.18 | 8,948.9 | 12.66 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 208.1 | 0.09 | 306.2 | -32.06 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 200.5 | 0.08 | 291.5 | -31.22 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 22.0 | 0.01 | 48.6 | -54.78 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 11.6 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 3,993.1 | 1.66 | 3,092.5 | 29.12 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 4,123.2 | 1.71 | 3,482.8 | 18.39 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,089.4 | 0.45 | 1,331.8 | -18.20 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 1,048.0 | 0.43 | 1,074.8 | -2.49 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 2,539.9 | 1.05 | 2,426.1 | 4.69 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 2,892.6 | 1.20 | 2,217.9 | 30.42 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 6,224.7 | 2.58 | 6,237.7 | -0.21 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 8,664.1 | 3.59 | 6,994.0 | 23.88 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 4,142.3 | 1.72 | 5,651.6 | -26.71 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 1,624.4 | 0.67 | 1,628.4 | -0.24 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 213.6 | 0.09 | 741.2 | -71.19 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 7.9 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 4,987.6 | 2.07 | 46,538.0 | -89.28 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 705.6 | 0.29 | 557.6 | 26.55 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 535.3 | 0.22 | 1,705.2 | -68.61 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,436.5 | 0.60 | 909.0 | 58.03 |
31 | Fertilizers | 7,787.4 | 3.23 | 7,436.9 | 4.71 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 2,925.3 | 1.21 | 3,023.0 | -3.23 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 3,499.7 | 1.45 | 4,704.8 | -25.61 |
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 | 2,477.7 | 1.03 | 2,815.6 | -12.00 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 445.6 | 0.18 | 403.4 | 10.46 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 290.4 | 0.12 | 72.5 | 300.62 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 447.1 | 0.19 | 383.3 | 16.63 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 2,115.0 | 0.88 | 1,992.1 | 6.17 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 4,436.1 | 1.84 | 3,549.8 | 24.97 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,738.8 | 0.72 | 1,983.1 | -12.32 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 3.7 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 520.2 | 0.22 | 185.2 | 180.86 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 21.9 | 0.01 | 8.1 | 170.14 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 5,080.3 | 2.11 | 3,871.3 | 31.23 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 7.5 | 0.00 | 11.3 | -33.40 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0.0 | 0.00 | 60.4 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,461.8 | 1.02 | 2,495.1 | -1.33 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 594.3 | 0.25 | 606.4 | -1.99 |
52 | Cotton | 23.7 | 0.01 | 22.5 | 5.12 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 8.9 | 0.00 | 4.9 | 83.17 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 25.9 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 74.7 | 0.03 | 62.1 | 20.32 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 51.2 | 0.02 | 54.9 | -6.58 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 120.9 | 0.05 | 88.9 | 35.92 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 40.5 | 0.02 | 134.0 | -69.81 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 311.6 | 0.13 | 162.4 | 91.83 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 17.9 | 0.01 | 26.3 | -31.79 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 440.7 | 0.18 | 222.3 | 98.23 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 264.8 | 0.11 | 396.6 | -33.24 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,933.0 | 1.22 | 3,207.8 | -8.57 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 681.3 | 0.28 | 633.5 | 7.55 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 2.9 | 0.00 | 42.2 | -93.11 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 12.1 | 0.01 | 26.4 | -54.25 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 99.6 | 0.04 | 207.8 | -52.07 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 253.0 | 0.10 | 296.6 | -14.72 |
69 | Ceramic products | 362.2 | 0.15 | 206.4 | 75.50 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 886.8 | 0.37 | 787.8 | 12.57 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 2,744.5 | 1.14 | 2,018.1 | 35.99 |
72 | Iron and steel | 690.4 | 0.29 | 411.1 | 67.92 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3,527.9 | 1.46 | 5,492.5 | -35.77 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 100.3 | 0.04 | 108.9 | -7.93 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 653.7 | 0.27 | 0.0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,597.5 | 0.66 | 1,733.2 | -7.83 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 10.1 | 0.00 | 47.1 | -78.48 |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 25.5 | 0.01 | 3.4 | 654.97 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 23.5 | 0.01 | 34.0 | -31.09 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,350.4 | 0.56 | 1,418.9 | -4.83 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 512.3 | 0.21 | 542.4 | -5.55 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 35,235.7 | 14.61 | 31,151.2 | 13.11 |
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 | 19,839.0 | 8.23 | 17,060.7 | 16.28 |
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 | 7,793.4 | 3.23 | 7,355.6 | 5.95 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 21,872.9 | 9.07 | 18,324.1 | 19.37 |
88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 1,448.8 | 0.60 | 624.6 | 131.96 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 2,783.7 | 1.15 | 2,290.7 | 21.52 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 4,144.6 | 1.72 | 3,901.1 | 6.24 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 762.5 | 0.32 | 673.7 | 13.17 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 27.9 | 0.01 | 103.9 | -73.10 |
93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 101.4 | 0.04 | 175.8 | -42.34 |
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 | 4,376.4 | 1.81 | 3,362.2 | 30.16 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 647.9 | 0.27 | 1,052.5 | -38.45 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,378.0 | 0.57 | 1,152.2 | 19.60 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 44.3 | 0.02 | 2.7 | 1,522.12 |
99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 24,017.8 | 9.96 | 23,733.2 | 1.20 |
US Imports from Belize
The major share of US imports from Belize in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 53.85% of US total imports from Belize (62.25% in 2012);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 38.90% of US total imports from Belize (29.01% in 2012);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.61% of US total imports from Belize (1.43% in 2012);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.30% of US total imports from Belize (2.61% in 2012).
The largest gains in US imports from Belize in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $4.2 million;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $2.3 million.
The largest declines in US imports from Belize in 2013 over the 2012 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 $33.0 million;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $3.8 million;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $2.5 million;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - a decrease of $2.4 million.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2013 (USD thousand) |
Share in total import (%) |
Value of imports in 2012 USD thousand) |
Change in 2013 over 2012 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 15.6 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 20,092.5 | 15.00 | 15,861.9 | 26.67 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 6.9 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 901.1 | 0.67 | 881.9 | 2.18 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 14,339.3 | 10.71 | 12,083.5 | 18.67 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0.0 | 0.00 | 24.4 | -100.00 |
10 | Cereals | 45.3 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | -100.00 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.9 | -100.00 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 371.9 | 0.28 | 0.0 | ∞ |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 69.4 | 0.05 | 64.4 | 7.62 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 12,617.8 | 9.42 | 16,415.6 | -23.13 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 608.0 | 0.45 | 502.2 | 21.08 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 90.0 | 0.07 | 76.6 | 17.50 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 2,935.1 | 2.19 | 3,049.9 | -3.76 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 72,115.9 | 53.85 | 105,096.5 | -31.38 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 3.3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
29 | Organic chemicals | 291.7 | 0.22 | 577.1 | -49.44 |
31 | Fertilizers | 6.9 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,270.8 | 0.95 | 3,729.2 | -65.92 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 164.5 | 0.12 | 89.8 | 83.20 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.8 | -100.00 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 4.6 | 0.00 | 16.3 | -71.70 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 10.2 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 2,158.4 | 1.61 | 2,281.4 | -5.39 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0.0 | 0.00 | 100.1 | -100.00 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0.0 | 0.00 | 31.5 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.4 | -100.00 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.6 | -100.00 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 8.1 | 0.01 | 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 | 1,334.4 | 1.00 | 1,323.9 | 0.79 |
72 | Iron and steel | 2.8 | 0.00 | 10.6 | -73.19 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 124.1 | 0.09 | 35.7 | 247.94 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 31.8 | 0.02 | 78.5 | -59.55 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 8.3 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 21.2 | 0.02 | 18.9 | 12.21 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 17.0 | 0.01 | 13.1 | 29.41 |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 2.8 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 23.0 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 7.1 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 266.4 | 0.20 | 144.8 | 84.00 |
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 | 171.7 | 0.13 | 98.0 | 75.20 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 13.5 | 0.01 | 14.8 | -9.17 |
88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 12.8 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 47.4 | 0.04 | 63.9 | -25.87 |
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 | 84.6 | 0.06 | 44.7 | 89.10 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 65.6 | 0.05 | 0.0 | ∞ |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0.0 | 0.00 | 94.0 | -100.00 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 2.1 | 0.00 | 20.4 | -89.72 |
99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 3,562.2 | 2.66 | 5,971.0 | -40.34 |