US trade with British Indian Ocean Territory in the first nine months of 2017
Published or Updated: Apr 05, 2018
The report on US foreign trade in goods with British Indian Ocean Territory in the first nine months of 2017: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with British Indian Ocean Territory
In the first nine months of 2017, US trade with British Indian Ocean Territory was $15.7 million, down 5.36% ($0.9 million) from the first nine months of 2016.
US exports to British Indian Ocean Territory in the first nine months of 2017 totaled $7.2 million, up 63.86% ($2.8 million) from the first nine months of 2016.
US imports from British Indian Ocean Territory in the first nine months of 2017 were $8.5 million, down 30.49% ($3.7 million) from the first nine months of 2016.
US trade deficit with British Indian Ocean Territory in the first nine months of 2017 was $1.2 million, a 84.27% decrease ($6.5 million) over the first nine months of 2016.
British Indian Ocean Territory was the US 185th largest trading partner in the first nine months of 2017 (just as in the first nine months of 2016), accounting for 0.0005% of US total trade (down from 0.0006% in the first nine months of 2016).
British Indian Ocean Territory was the US 186th largest export market in the first nine months of 2017 (up from 192nd in the first nine months of 2016), accounting for 0.0006% of US total exports (up from 0.0004% in the first nine months of 2016).
British Indian Ocean Territory was the US 167th largest supplier in the first nine months of 2017 (down from 159th in the first nine months of 2016), accounting for 0.0005% of US total imports (down from 0.0008% in the first nine months of 2016).
US Exports to British Indian Ocean Territory
The major share of US exports to British Indian Ocean Territory in the first nine months of 2017 (and in the first nine months of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 37.48% of US total exports to British Indian Ocean Territory (8.68% in the first nine months of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 32.61% of US total exports to British Indian Ocean Territory (52.39% in the first nine months of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 13.18% of US total exports to British Indian Ocean Territory (2.52% in the first nine months of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.90% of US total exports to British Indian Ocean Territory (11.92% in the first nine months of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.76% of US total exports to British Indian Ocean Territory (17.04% in the first nine months of 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.41% of US total exports to British Indian Ocean Territory (0.00% in the first nine months of 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.62% of US total exports to British Indian Ocean Territory (3.09% in the first nine months of 2016).
The largest gains in US exports to British Indian Ocean Territory in the first nine months of 2017 over the first nine months of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $2,332.9 thousand;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $542.6 thousand;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $456.1 thousand;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $325.2 thousand;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $102.3 thousand;
- 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 $100.0 thousand;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $80.9 thousand;
- Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - an increase of $74.5 thousand;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $70.5 thousand;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $53.7 thousand;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $39.1 thousand;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $33.1 thousand;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $31.0 thousand;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $27.5 thousand.
The largest declines in US exports to British Indian Ocean Territory in the first nine months of 2017 over the first nine months of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $340.0 thousand;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $339.2 thousand;
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - a decrease of $246.1 thousand;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $101.6 thousand;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $97.3 thousand;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $85.4 thousand;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $62.4 thousand;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $58.9 thousand;
- Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - a decrease of $39.0 thousand;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $35.3 thousand;
- Man-made staple fibers (HS code 55) - a decrease of $28.2 thousand;
- 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 $26.1 thousand.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in first 9 months 2017 (USD thousand) |
Share in total export (%) |
Value of exports in first 9 months 2016 (USD thousand) |
Change in first 9 months 2017 over first 9 months 2016 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0.0 | 0.00 | 340.0 | -100.00 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 2.8 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 20.0 | 0.28 | 10.0 | 99.75 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 230.9 | 3.19 | 328.2 | -29.66 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0.0 | 0.00 | 8.8 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 6.9 | 0.10 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 60.8 | 0.84 | 54.6 | 11.44 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 20.8 | 0.29 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 2.6 | 0.04 | 11.7 | -77.73 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 102.3 | 1.41 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 27.6 | 0.38 | 90.0 | -69.37 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 49.4 | 0.68 | 30.8 | 60.16 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 102.0 | 1.41 | 100.8 | 1.18 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 27.5 | 0.38 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 9.0 | 0.12 | 110.6 | -91.86 |
| 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 | 26.1 | -100.00 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0.0 | 0.00 | 19.0 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 55.3 | 0.76 | 74.9 | -26.16 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 135.3 | 1.87 | 54.4 | 148.70 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 21.1 | 0.29 | 20.4 | 3.49 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 13.5 | 0.19 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 33.1 | 0.46 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 2,635.9 | 36.40 | 303.0 | 769.89 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 45.2 | 0.62 | 80.5 | -43.84 |
| 52 | Cotton | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.8 | -100.00 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 17.0 | 0.23 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 3.8 | 0.05 | 32.0 | -88.11 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 85.4 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 18.2 | 0.25 | 2.8 | 558.79 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0.0 | 0.00 | 10.5 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 2.9 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 3.0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0.0 | 0.00 | 58.9 | -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 | 8.7 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 461.0 | 6.37 | 4.9 | 9,341.12 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 39.1 | 0.54 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 325.2 | 4.49 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 95.0 | 1.31 | 24.5 | 288.15 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 39.0 | -100.00 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 34.4 | 0.48 | 17.1 | 101.89 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0.0 | 0.00 | 21.2 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.7 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,111.6 | 15.35 | 569.0 | 95.36 |
| 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 | 776.8 | 10.73 | 676.8 | 14.78 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 12.6 | 0.17 | 13.8 | -8.70 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 133.9 | 1.85 | 380.0 | -64.76 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0.0 | 0.00 | 10.0 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 326.7 | 4.51 | 665.8 | -50.94 |
| 93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.4 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 18.6 | 0.26 | 20.3 | -8.50 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 2.6 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 31.0 | 0.43 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 74.5 | 1.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 152.0 | 2.10 | 98.2 | 54.72 |
US Imports from British Indian Ocean Territory
The major share of US imports from British Indian Ocean Territory in the first nine months of 2017 (and in the first nine months of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 98.12% of US total imports from British Indian Ocean Territory (96.58% in the first nine months of 2016).
The largest gains in US imports from British Indian Ocean Territory in the first nine months of 2017 over the first nine months of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $5,606.4 thousand;
- 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 $84.8 thousand;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $48.1 thousand.
The largest declines in US imports from British Indian Ocean Territory in the first nine months of 2017 over the first nine months of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $9,103.4 thousand;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - a decrease of $394.0 thousand.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in first 9 months 2017 (USD thousand) |
Share in total import (%) |
Value of imports in first 9 months 2016 (USD thousand) |
Change in first 9 months 2017 over first 9 months 2016 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 13.4 | 0.16 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1.5 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.2 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1.0 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1.9 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.1 | -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 | 23.1 | 0.27 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.8 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 11.6 | 0.14 | 9,115.0 | -99.87 |
| 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 | 8,238.9 | 97.38 | 2,632.4 | 212.97 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 51.0 | 0.60 | 2.9 | 1,643.59 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.2 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 84.8 | 1.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 20.8 | 0.25 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 12.8 | 0.15 | 406.8 | -96.85 |