US trade (export - import) with Benin in 2013
Published or Updated: Feb 02, 2017
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Benin in 2013: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Benin
In 2013, US trade with Benin totaled $608.6 million, up 5.71% ($32.9 million) from 2012.
US exports to Benin in 2013 totaled $605.4 million, up 5.65% ($32.4 million) from 2012.
US imports from Benin in 2013 totaled $3.2 million, up 17.03% ($0.5 million) from 2012.
US trade surplus with Benin in 2013 was $602.1 million, a 5.60% increase ($31.9 million) over 2012.
Benin was the US 116th largest trading partner in 2013 (down from 114th in 2012), accounting for 0.0156% of US total trade (up from 0.0148% in 2012).
Benin was the US 95th largest export market in 2013 (down from 92nd in 2012), accounting for 0.0384% of US total exports (up from 0.0371% in 2012).
Benin was the US 184th largest supplier in 2013 (up from 186th in 2012), accounting for 0.0001% of US total imports (just as in 2012).
US Exports to Benin
The major share of US exports to Benin in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 88.73% of US total exports to Benin (84.52% in 2012);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.77% of US total exports to Benin (3.48% in 2012);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.08% of US total exports to Benin (2.47% in 2012);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.05% of US total exports to Benin (0.82% in 2012);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.39% of US total exports to Benin (7.20% in 2012).
The largest gains in US exports to Benin in 2013 over 2012 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 $39.7 million;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $11.2 million;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $9.4 million;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $7.1 million;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $3.3 million.
The largest declines in US exports to Benin 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 $38.9 million;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $3.0 million;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $2.9 million;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $2.4 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 16,149.5 | 2.67 | 6,764.7 | 138.73 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 171.9 | 0.03 | 500.2 | -65.62 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 621.5 | 0.10 | 46.4 | 1,238.29 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 925.8 | 0.15 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0.0 | 0.00 | 75.0 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 3,584.0 | 0.59 | 3,846.7 | -6.83 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 39.4 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 899.7 | 0.15 | 240.0 | 274.86 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 54.0 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 166.0 | 0.03 | 2,521.4 | -93.42 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 42.1 | 0.01 | 78.0 | -45.94 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 5,762.2 | 0.95 | 2,423.6 | 137.76 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 489.6 | 0.08 | 3,442.2 | -85.78 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,345.9 | 0.39 | 41,269.7 | -94.32 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 32.2 | 0.01 | 89.8 | -64.17 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 37.8 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 6,931.8 | 1.15 | 9,820.9 | -29.42 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 48.0 | 0.01 | 7.3 | 555.20 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,679.4 | 0.28 | 1,489.1 | 12.78 |
| 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 | 69.1 | 0.01 | 3.0 | 2,224.40 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 939.3 | 0.16 | 463.9 | 102.48 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,075.4 | 0.34 | 2,244.9 | -7.55 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 792.9 | 0.13 | 39.9 | 1,889.36 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 13.1 | 0.00 | 31.9 | -58.84 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0.0 | 0.00 | 23.0 | -100.00 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 4.3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 442.9 | 0.07 | 70.5 | 527.77 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 266.1 | 0.04 | 194.5 | 36.86 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.6 | -100.00 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 50.0 | 0.01 | 5.0 | 900.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0.0 | 0.00 | 15.0 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 44.5 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 156.0 | 0.03 | 18.0 | 766.42 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 11,796.5 | 1.95 | 4,652.4 | 153.56 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 371.9 | 0.06 | 19.4 | 1,817.22 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 6.8 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 131.19 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 15.7 | 0.00 | 12.5 | 25.60 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 54.0 | 0.01 | 440.8 | -87.74 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 14.9 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 7.3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,608.8 | 0.27 | 828.9 | 94.08 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 188.1 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 13.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 9.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,038.6 | 0.17 | 161.6 | 542.81 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 68.6 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 17,714.0 | 2.93 | 6,466.6 | 173.93 |
| 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 | 1,672.7 | 0.28 | 1,606.7 | 4.10 |
| 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 | 17.7 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 515,658.4 | 85.18 | 475,953.5 | 8.34 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 51.8 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 794.1 | 0.13 | 65.4 | 1,114.22 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,260.3 | 0.21 | 167.8 | 651.07 |
| 93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 119.0 | 0.02 | 4.5 | 2,542.86 |
| 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 | 559.9 | 0.09 | 329.0 | 70.16 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 263.5 | 0.04 | 24.8 | 962.55 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 246.0 | 0.04 | 298.2 | -17.50 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 5.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 6,974.2 | 1.15 | 6,199.5 | 12.50 |
US Imports from Benin
The major share of US imports from Benin in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 91.60% of US total imports from Benin (42.99% in 2012);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.16% of US total imports from Benin (0.08% in 2012);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.09% of US total imports from Benin (1.21% in 2012);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.00% of US total imports from Benin (1.68% in 2012).
The largest gains in US imports from Benin in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $1.8 million;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $0.0 million;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $0.0 million;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $0.0 million.
The largest declines in US imports from Benin in 2013 over the 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - a decrease of $1.2 million;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - a decrease of $0.1 million;
- Live animals (HS code 01) - a decrease of $0.1 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 $0.0 million;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $0.0 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 | 226.0 | 7.02 | 306.8 | -26.34 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0.0 | 0.00 | 45.2 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 2,668.0 | 82.83 | 823.3 | 224.08 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 44.2 | 1.37 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0.0 | 0.00 | 8.0 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 12.2 | 0.38 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 35.2 | 1.09 | 30.8 | 14.18 |
| 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 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.6 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 18.5 | 0.57 | 17.1 | 8.07 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.5 | -100.00 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.7 | -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 | 46.2 | -100.00 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 3.0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 6.1 | 0.19 | 2.3 | 169.81 |
| 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 | 7.3 | 0.23 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 24.1 | 0.75 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 127.4 | 3.95 | 1,290.4 | -90.13 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 49.1 | 1.52 | 172.4 | -71.55 |