US trade (export - import) with Dominica in 2016
Published or Updated: Apr 28, 2017
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Dominica in 2016: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Dominica
In 2016, US trade with Dominica was $53.9 million, down 21.93% ($15.1 million) from 2015.
US exports to Dominica in 2016 were $51.1 million, down 24.03% ($16.2 million) from 2015.
US imports from Dominica in 2016 totaled $2.8 million, up 59.94% ($1.0 million) from 2015.
US trade surplus with Dominica in 2016 was $48.3 million, a 26.24% decrease ($17.2 million) over 2015.
Dominica was the US 172nd largest trading partner in 2016 (down from 171st in 2015), accounting for 0.0015% of US total trade (down from 0.0018% in 2015).
Dominica was the US 158th largest export market in 2016 (down from 153rd in 2015), accounting for 0.0035% of US total exports (down from 0.0045% in 2015).
Dominica was the US 193rd largest supplier in 2016 (up from 199th in 2015), accounting for 0.0001% of US total imports (just as in 2015).
US Exports to Dominica
The major share of US exports to Dominica in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 33.80% of US total exports to Dominica (32.72% in 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 17.40% of US total exports to Dominica (18.07% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.75% of US total exports to Dominica (8.31% in 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.09% of US total exports to Dominica (4.03% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.28% of US total exports to Dominica (3.81% in 2015);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 3.72% of US total exports to Dominica (0.57% in 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.05% of US total exports to Dominica (2.02% in 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.79% of US total exports to Dominica (1.37% in 2015).
The largest gains in US exports to Dominica in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $1,521.0 thousand;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $850.6 thousand;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $516.3 thousand;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $476.2 thousand;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $313.3 thousand;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $299.3 thousand;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $271.3 thousand;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $238.2 thousand.
The largest declines in US exports to Dominica in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - a decrease of $7,138.5 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) - a decrease of $2,868.5 thousand;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $2,643.2 thousand;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $2,611.3 thousand;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,549.7 thousand;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - a decrease of $1,457.6 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 $281.5 thousand;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $278.0 thousand;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $276.4 thousand;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $254.6 thousand;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $241.6 thousand;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $216.8 thousand;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $212.0 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 $205.7 thousand;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $180.7 thousand;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $172.7 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 | 4,083.4 | 7.99 | 4,295.4 | -4.94 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 72.3 | 0.14 | 348.7 | -79.26 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 197.4 | 0.39 | 329.7 | -40.13 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.5 | -100.00 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 0.0 | 0.00 | 12.9 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 95.6 | 0.19 | 77.8 | 22.87 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 696.1 | 1.36 | 950.7 | -26.78 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 66.2 | 0.13 | 75.6 | -12.41 |
| 10 | Cereals | 53.2 | 0.10 | 75.9 | -29.87 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 8.3 | 0.02 | 40.1 | -79.27 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 61.4 | 0.12 | 59.0 | 4.23 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 16.6 | 0.03 | 11.4 | 45.80 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 45.0 | 0.09 | 2,656.3 | -98.31 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 596.9 | 1.17 | 449.4 | 32.81 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 6.6 | 0.01 | 62.9 | -89.52 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 137.7 | 0.27 | 202.6 | -32.00 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 581.8 | 1.14 | 538.9 | 7.96 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 226.4 | 0.44 | 443.2 | -48.92 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 906.2 | 1.77 | 807.6 | 12.22 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 375.2 | 0.73 | 547.9 | -31.53 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 129.8 | 0.25 | 151.1 | -14.09 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 533.6 | 1.04 | 17.3 | 2,981.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 84.5 | 0.17 | 188.8 | -55.26 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,471.9 | 2.88 | 1,172.5 | 25.53 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 72.7 | 0.14 | 354.1 | -79.48 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 128.7 | 0.25 | 113.8 | 13.11 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 217.6 | 0.43 | 278.6 | -21.89 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 76.9 | 0.15 | 71.2 | 7.96 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 566.7 | 1.11 | 718.0 | -21.07 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 574.3 | 1.12 | 816.0 | -29.61 |
| 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 | 356.5 | 0.70 | 364.8 | -2.26 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 82.3 | 0.16 | 22.6 | 264.90 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 55.0 | 0.11 | 32.0 | 71.77 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 57.7 | 0.11 | 59.7 | -3.37 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 942.0 | 1.84 | 465.8 | 102.24 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,571.3 | 5.03 | 1,720.7 | 49.43 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 811.5 | 1.59 | 573.2 | 41.56 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 70.5 | 0.14 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 43.0 | 0.08 | 89.9 | -52.11 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 17.8 | 0.03 | 86.1 | -79.33 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 2,387.3 | 4.67 | 2,074.0 | 15.10 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 403.0 | 0.79 | 359.2 | 12.21 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 324.3 | 0.63 | 276.4 | 17.31 |
| 52 | Cotton | 2.6 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 2.7 | 0.01 | 15.0 | -82.05 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 111.4 | 0.22 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 9.1 | 0.02 | 48.6 | -81.22 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 57.4 | 0.11 | 7.2 | 702.39 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 42.8 | 0.08 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 33.2 | 0.07 | 12.8 | 158.88 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 2.9 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 27.5 | 0.05 | 28.0 | -1.85 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 81.4 | 0.16 | 58.8 | 38.41 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 147.1 | 0.29 | 327.8 | -55.13 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 306.7 | 0.60 | 325.1 | -5.67 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 2.9 | 0.01 | 9.1 | -67.96 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 5.1 | 0.01 | 14.3 | -64.42 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 83.8 | 0.16 | 77.6 | 7.99 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 563.7 | 1.10 | 292.4 | 92.77 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 182.8 | 0.36 | 193.2 | -5.39 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 129.6 | 0.25 | 138.0 | -6.05 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 1,902.2 | 3.72 | 381.2 | 399.06 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 163.8 | 0.32 | 49.9 | 228.01 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,055.4 | 2.07 | 1,033.0 | 2.17 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 105.4 | 0.21 | 175.0 | -39.78 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 8.9 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 663.3 | 1.30 | 716.7 | -7.44 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 6.0 | 0.01 | 31.5 | -81.05 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 38.4 | 0.08 | 4.2 | 821.57 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 14.5 | 0.03 | 3.4 | 319.08 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 21.0 | 0.04 | 60.2 | -65.13 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 230.8 | 0.45 | 201.8 | 14.33 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 398.7 | 0.78 | 278.8 | 42.99 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 7,074.4 | 13.84 | 7,352.5 | -3.78 |
| 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 | 5,393.1 | 10.55 | 8,261.6 | -34.72 |
| 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 | 31.9 | 0.06 | 30.0 | 6.29 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,512.1 | 4.92 | 2,512.2 | -0.00 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 35.2 | 0.07 | 16.6 | 111.83 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 49.6 | 0.10 | 111.3 | -55.43 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,175.8 | 4.26 | 3,725.5 | -41.60 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 37.9 | 0.07 | 116.3 | -67.38 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 34.4 | 0.07 | 15.7 | 118.82 |
| 93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 12.5 | 0.02 | 43.9 | -71.41 |
| 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 | 1,258.7 | 2.46 | 1,464.4 | -14.05 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 126.9 | 0.25 | 2,770.2 | -95.42 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 595.3 | 1.16 | 2,052.9 | -71.00 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 5,168.3 | 10.11 | 12,306.8 | -58.00 |
US Imports from Dominica
The major share of US imports from Dominica in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 36.52% of US total imports from Dominica (38.57% in 2015);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 14.14% of US total imports from Dominica (21.44% in 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.54% of US total imports from Dominica (7.11% in 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.02% of US total imports from Dominica (7.56% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.42% of US total imports from Dominica (0.16% in 2015).
The largest gains in US imports from Dominica in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - an increase of $390.5 thousand;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $382.9 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 $123.0 thousand;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $116.3 thousand;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $94.5 thousand;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $51.9 thousand;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $33.0 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 $20.4 thousand;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $18.9 thousand.
The largest declines in US imports from Dominica in 2016 over the 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $100.6 thousand;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $62.5 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) - a decrease of $36.6 thousand;
- 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 (HS code 86) - a decrease of $16.1 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 60.8 | 2.20 | 123.3 | -50.69 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 3.5 | 0.13 | 2.8 | 25.63 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 5.1 | 0.18 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 120.7 | 4.37 | 4.4 | 2,625.13 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 3.6 | 0.13 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 18.9 | 0.68 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 557.0 | 20.18 | 556.3 | 0.12 |
| 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 | 8.7 | 0.32 | 109.3 | -92.02 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 390.5 | 14.15 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 51.9 | 1.88 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 4.0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.6 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 2.6 | 0.09 | 0.4 | 501.41 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 390.3 | 14.14 | 370.0 | 5.51 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 33.0 | 1.19 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 6.3 | 0.23 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.8 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 30.6 | 1.11 | 36.2 | -15.34 |
| 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 | 176.3 | 6.39 | 53.3 | 230.61 |
| 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 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 16.1 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 111.5 | 4.04 | 17.1 | 554.03 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 4.9 | 0.18 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 1.1 | 0.04 | 37.7 | -97.18 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 8.5 | 0.31 | 12.6 | -32.87 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 9.9 | 0.36 | 5.0 | 97.40 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 760.9 | 27.56 | 378.0 | 101.30 |