US trade (export - import) with Falkland Islands in 2017
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.
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 | 3.7 | 573.05 |
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 | 48.3 | 130.89 |
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.
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 (%) |
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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 | 0.7 | 464.40 |
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 |