US trade (export - import) with Cocos (Keeling) Islands in 2016
Published or Updated: Apr 19, 2017
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Cocos (Keeling) Islands in 2016: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Cocos (Keeling) Islands
In 2016, US trade with Cocos (Keeling) Islands was $3.0 million, down 32.14% ($1.4 million) from 2015.
US exports to Cocos (Keeling) Islands in 2016 totaled $0.8 million, up 39.78% ($0.2 million) from 2015.
US imports from Cocos (Keeling) Islands in 2016 were $2.2 million, down 42.55% ($1.6 million) from 2015.
US trade deficit with Cocos (Keeling) Islands in 2016 was $1.4 million, a 56.47% decrease ($1.9 million) over 2015.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands was the US 211th largest trading partner in 2016 (down from 208th in 2015), accounting for 0.0001% of US total trade (just as in 2015).
Cocos (Keeling) Islands was the US 215th largest export market in 2016 (up from 217th in 2015), accounting for 0.0001% of US total exports (up from 0.0000% in 2015).
Cocos (Keeling) Islands was the US 196th largest supplier in 2016 (down from 185th in 2015), accounting for 0.0001% of US total imports (down from 0.0002% in 2015).
US Exports to Cocos (Keeling) Islands
The major share of US exports to Cocos (Keeling) Islands in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 48.40% of US total exports to Cocos (Keeling) Islands (56.11% in 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 13.03% of US total exports to Cocos (Keeling) Islands (32.28% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.18% of US total exports to Cocos (Keeling) Islands (1.17% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.57% of US total exports to Cocos (Keeling) Islands (0.00% in 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 6.41% of US total exports to Cocos (Keeling) Islands (0.00% in 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of US total exports to Cocos (Keeling) Islands (3.70% in 2015).
The largest gains in US exports to Cocos (Keeling) Islands in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - an increase of $254.6 thousand;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $73.1 thousand;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $72.2 thousand;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $50.0 thousand;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $49.3 thousand;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $37.8 thousand;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $28.5 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 $21.8 thousand;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $18.3 thousand;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $17.9 thousand;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $10.2 thousand;
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - an increase of $9.1 thousand.
The largest declines in US exports to Cocos (Keeling) Islands in 2016 over 2015 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) - a decrease of $201.7 thousand;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $180.0 thousand;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $20.6 thousand;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $6.9 thousand;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $6.5 thousand;
- Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - a decrease of $5.3 thousand.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2016 (USD thousand) |
Share in total export (%) |
Value of exports in 2015 (USD thousand) |
Change in 2016 over 2015 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 28.5 | 3.65 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0.0 | 0.00 | 180.0 | -100.00 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 73.1 | 9.38 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0.0 | 0.00 | 20.6 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.5 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 49.3 | 6.32 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 37.8 | 4.85 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.3 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 9.1 | 1.17 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 50.0 | 6.41 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 72.2 | 9.26 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 10.2 | 1.31 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 18.3 | 2.35 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 15.7 | 2.02 | 217.4 | -92.77 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 266.0 | 34.12 | 11.3 | 2,246.89 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 77.3 | 9.91 | 84.2 | -8.21 |
| 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 | 21.8 | 2.79 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 50.3 | 6.45 | 32.3 | 55.47 |
US Imports from Cocos (Keeling) Islands
The major share of US imports from Cocos (Keeling) Islands in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 78.89% of US total imports from Cocos (Keeling) Islands (79.11% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.55% of US total imports from Cocos (Keeling) Islands (1.68% in 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.00% of US total imports from Cocos (Keeling) Islands (0.37% in 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.67% of US total imports from Cocos (Keeling) Islands (3.64% in 2015).
The largest gains in US imports from Cocos (Keeling) Islands in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $53.7 thousand;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $44.3 thousand;
- Clocks and watches and parts thereof (HS code 91) - an increase of $39.6 thousand;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $21.8 thousand;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $9.4 thousand;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $7.8 thousand;
- 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 $6.7 thousand.
The largest declines in US imports from Cocos (Keeling) Islands in 2016 over the 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,254.1 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) - a decrease of $163.3 thousand;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - a decrease of $125.4 thousand;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $108.1 thousand;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $48.1 thousand;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $43.6 thousand;
- 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 $39.1 thousand;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $17.0 thousand;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $14.2 thousand;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $12.7 thousand.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2016 (USD thousand) |
Share in total import (%) |
Value of imports in 2015 USD thousand) |
Change in 2016 over 2015 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 44.3 | 2.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0.0 | 0.00 | 14.2 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 30.9 | 1.40 | 70.0 | -55.82 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 7.8 | 0.35 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2.2 | 0.10 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 22.1 | 1.00 | 0.3 | 6,633.54 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 5.5 | 0.25 | 113.6 | -95.16 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 9.5 | 0.43 | 26.5 | -64.24 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 9.4 | 0.42 | 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 | 6.7 | 0.30 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 26.7 | 1.21 | 39.4 | -32.24 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.9 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 74.0 | 3.34 | 20.2 | 265.30 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 984.1 | 44.44 | 2,238.2 | -56.03 |
| 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 | 650.4 | 29.37 | 647.0 | 0.52 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 3.0 | 0.14 | 6.7 | -54.69 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 109.6 | 4.95 | 157.6 | -30.49 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 57.8 | 2.61 | 18.2 | 216.95 |
| 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 | 24.4 | 1.10 | 187.7 | -87.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 53.7 | 2.43 | 97.3 | -44.82 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 7.4 | 0.33 | 2.1 | 246.54 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 85.2 | 3.85 | 210.6 | -59.56 |