US trade (export - import) with Iran in 2017
Published or Updated: Apr 05, 2018
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Iran in 2017: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Iran
In 2017, US trade with Iran was $202.4 million, down 22.24% ($57.9 million) from 2016.
US exports to Iran in 2017 were $137.7 million, down 20.00% ($34.4 million) from 2016.
US imports from Iran in 2017 were $64.7 million, down 26.59% ($23.4 million) from 2016.
US trade surplus with Iran in 2017 was $73.0 million, a 13.09% decrease ($11.0 million) over 2016.
Iran was the US 144th largest trading partner in 2017 (down from 136th in 2016), accounting for 0.0051% of US total trade (down from 0.0070% in 2016).
Iran was the US 130th largest export market in 2017 (just as in 2016), accounting for 0.0089% of US total exports (down from 0.0118% in 2016).
Iran was the US 135th largest supplier in 2017 (down from 125th in 2016), accounting for 0.0027% of US total imports (down from 0.0039% in 2016).
US Exports to Iran
The major share of US exports to Iran in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 52.97% of US total exports to Iran (67.96% in 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 21.95% of US total exports to Iran (14.84% in 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 13.52% of US total exports to Iran (8.84% in 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.21% of US total exports to Iran (7.96% in 2016).
The largest gains in US exports to Iran in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $6,438.0 thousand;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $4,313.5 thousand;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $3,345.9 thousand;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $3,160.4 thousand;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $2,437.4 thousand;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1,302.1 thousand;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $1,289.1 thousand;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $853.0 thousand;
- Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - an increase of $746.3 thousand;
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - an increase of $572.6 thousand;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $458.7 thousand.
The largest declines in US exports to Iran in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $39,344.8 thousand;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $15,696.6 thousand;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $2,899.7 thousand;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $578.2 thousand;
- Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - a decrease of $535.0 thousand;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $452.8 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 747.7 | 0.54 | 944.9 | -20.87 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 1,314.6 | 0.95 | 25.5 | 5,063.40 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 32.0 | 0.02 | 161.5 | -80.19 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 161.7 | 0.12 | 81.8 | 97.56 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 7,535.8 | 5.47 | 6,789.5 | 10.99 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 263.0 | 0.19 | 118.7 | 121.56 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 40.6 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 107.2 | 0.08 | 259.8 | -58.73 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 36,550.6 | 26.54 | 75,895.4 | -51.84 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,940.0 | 1.41 | 17,636.6 | -89.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 21.9 | 0.02 | 75.9 | -71.10 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 4,761.2 | 3.46 | 2,323.8 | 104.89 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0.0 | 0.00 | 99.7 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 14,602.4 | 10.60 | 8,164.4 | 78.85 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 4,865.6 | 3.53 | 4,406.9 | 10.41 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 4.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 22.1 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 60.4 | 0.04 | 10.6 | 470.57 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 11,715.2 | 8.51 | 7,401.8 | 58.28 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 10,700.5 | 7.77 | 7,540.2 | 41.91 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 264.0 | 0.19 | 716.8 | -63.18 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 10.2 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 598.8 | 0.43 | 1,177.0 | -49.12 |
| 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 | 97.9 | 0.07 | 38.3 | 155.78 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 325.5 | 0.24 | 860.4 | -62.17 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 42.2 | 0.03 | 52.2 | -19.02 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 5,951.3 | 4.32 | 4,649.2 | 28.01 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 197.2 | 0.14 | 3,096.9 | -93.63 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 265.8 | 0.19 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0.0 | 0.00 | 106.0 | -100.00 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 18,386.1 | 13.35 | 15,040.2 | 22.25 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 226.7 | 0.16 | 137.2 | 65.15 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0.0 | 0.00 | 32.8 | -100.00 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 0.0 | 0.00 | 26.6 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 37.4 | 0.03 | 46.3 | -19.13 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 29.4 | 0.02 | 155.0 | -81.02 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 31.1 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 17.6 | 0.01 | 52.1 | -66.18 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 59.5 | 0.04 | 30.0 | 98.66 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 148.8 | 0.11 | 141.8 | 4.97 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 64.2 | 0.05 | 45.9 | 39.70 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 18.6 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 13.3 | 0.01 | 9.8 | 36.12 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 25.6 | 0.02 | 4.6 | 453.81 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 8.7 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,358.4 | 0.99 | 505.5 | 168.75 |
| 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 | 937.8 | 0.68 | 757.1 | 23.86 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 601.5 | 0.44 | 28.9 | 1,981.15 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 12,540.8 | 9.11 | 12,409.6 | 1.06 |
| 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 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 20.0 | -100.00 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0.0 | 0.00 | 63.9 | -100.00 |
US Imports from Iran
The major share of US imports from Iran in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 84.00% of US total imports from Iran (64.84% in 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.59% of US total imports from Iran (2.36% in 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.00% of US total imports from Iran (10.61% in 2016).
The largest gains in US imports from Iran in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $634.6 thousand;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $430.4 thousand;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $422.8 thousand;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $351.9 thousand;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $323.1 thousand;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $297.6 thousand.
The largest declines in US imports from Iran in 2017 over the 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - a decrease of $13,963.6 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 $9,350.0 thousand;
- Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - a decrease of $2,828.6 thousand;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $214.1 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 7.5 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 52.9 | 0.08 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 0.0 | 0.00 | 14.0 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 114.9 | 0.18 | 120.0 | -4.25 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,271.0 | 1.96 | 848.2 | 49.85 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 751.1 | 1.16 | 399.2 | 88.14 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 61.7 | 0.10 | 275.8 | -77.63 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 203.7 | 0.31 | 12.1 | 1,585.32 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 393.6 | 0.61 | 96.1 | 309.81 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 13.0 | 0.02 | 5.3 | 146.92 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 463.9 | 0.72 | 140.9 | 229.31 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 775.6 | 1.20 | 140.9 | 450.28 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 66.8 | 0.10 | 27.8 | 139.92 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 89.3 | 0.14 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0.0 | 0.00 | 9,350.0 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 2.3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.6 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 5.6 | 0.01 | 28.0 | -79.92 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 3.9 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 566.9 | 0.88 | 136.6 | 315.15 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 17.5 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 54,320.3 | 83.95 | 57,148.9 | -4.95 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 2.6 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 3.8 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0.6 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0.9 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2.7 | 0.00 | 0.9 | 194.49 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 4.4 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 5.1 | 0.01 | 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 | 3.6 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 8.4 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 41.1 | 0.06 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 5.8 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 3.2 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 3.3 | 0.01 | 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 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.3 | -100.00 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 5,431.8 | 8.39 | 19,395.5 | -71.99 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 6.1 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |