US trade (export - import) with Falkland Islands in 2017

Published or Updated: Apr 21, 2018

The report on US foreign trade in goods with Falkland Islands in 2017: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.

US Trade with Falkland Islands

In 2017, US trade with Falkland Islands was $12.3 million, down 42.48% ($9.1 million) from 2016.

US exports to Falkland Islands in 2017 were $0.5 million, down 67.53% ($1.0 million) from 2016.

US imports from Falkland Islands in 2017 were $11.8 million, down 40.61% ($8.1 million) from 2016.

US trade deficit with Falkland Islands in 2017 was $11.3 million, a 38.44% decrease ($7.1 million) over 2016.

Falkland Islands was the US 197th largest trading partner in 2017 (down from 184th in 2016), accounting for 0.0003% of US total trade (down from 0.0006% in 2016).

Falkland Islands was the US 213th largest export market in 2017 (down from 208th in 2016), accounting for 0.0000% of US total exports (down from 0.0001% in 2016).

Falkland Islands was the US 168th largest supplier in 2017 (down from 154th in 2016), accounting for 0.0005% of US total imports (down from 0.0009% in 2016).

US Exports to Falkland Islands

The major share of US exports to Falkland Islands in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 83.59% of US total exports to Falkland Islands (90.40% in 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.04% of US total exports to Falkland Islands (0.43% in 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.88% of US total exports to Falkland Islands (0.25% in 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.64% of US total exports to Falkland Islands (1.09% in 2016).

The largest gains in US exports to Falkland Islands in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $63.2 thousand;
  • Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - an increase of $21.3 thousand;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $20.9 thousand;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $5.1 thousand;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $4.5 thousand;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $4.0 thousand;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $3.1 thousand.

The largest declines in US exports to Falkland Islands in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $862.5 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 $156.1 thousand;
  • Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - a decrease of $72.1 thousand;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $16.2 thousand;
  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - a decrease of $6.1 thousand;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $5.0 thousand;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $3.8 thousand;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $2.8 thousand.
US exports to Falkland Islands in 2017 by product groups
HS
code		 Name of product group Value
of exports
in 2017
(USD thousand)		 Share
in total export
(%)		 Value
of exports
in 2016
(USD thousand)		 Change
in 2017
over 2016
(%)
29 Organic chemicals 0.0 0.00 2.8-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 24.6 5.10 3.7573.05
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4.5 0.93 0.0∞
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0.0 0.00 16.2-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 3.1 0.64 0.0∞
73 Articles of iron or steel 0.0 0.00 3.8-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4.0 0.83 0.0∞
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 5.1 1.05 0.0∞
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 22.1 4.58 884.6-97.50
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 248.1 51.45 404.2-38.62
88 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 21.3 4.43 0.0∞
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0.0 0.00 5.0-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 111.5 23.12 48.3130.89
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0.0 0.00 6.1-100.00
99 Commodities not specified according to kind 37.9 7.86 110.0-65.57

US Imports from Falkland Islands

The major share of US imports from Falkland Islands in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.50% of US total imports from Falkland Islands (98.25% in 2016).

The largest gains in US imports from Falkland Islands in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial increase.

The largest declines in US imports from Falkland Islands in 2017 over the 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $7,799.3 thousand;
  • Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - a decrease of $255.3 thousand.
US imports from Falkland Islands in 2017 by product groups
HS
code		 Name of product group Value
of imports
in 2017
(USD thousand)		 Share
in total import
(%)		 Value
of imports
in 2016
USD thousand)		 Change
in 2017
over 2016
(%)
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 11,764.2 99.48 19,563.5-39.87
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 3.1 0.03 0.0∞
39 Plastics and articles thereof 0.0 0.00 0.5-100.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 4.0 0.03 0.0∞
69 Ceramic products 3.5 0.03 0.0∞
70 Glass and glassware 0.0 0.00 6.6-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0.0 0.00 32.1-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4.7 0.04 10.4-55.14
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 8.0 0.07 0.0∞
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 10.9 0.09 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 4.1 0.03 0.7464.40
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 8.4 0.07 28.8-70.75
99 Commodities not specified according to kind 15.0 0.13 270.3-94.44
Compiled by «US-EXPORT–IMPORT» based on the statistics of the US Department of Commerce