US trade (export - import) with Kazakhstan in 2013
Published or Updated: Feb 01, 2017
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Kazakhstan in 2013: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Kazakhstan
In 2013, US trade with Kazakhstan totaled $2,609.7 million, up 4.70% ($117.2 million) from 2012.
US exports to Kazakhstan in 2013 totaled $1,150.1 million, up 30.16% ($266.5 million) from 2012.
US imports from Kazakhstan in 2013 were $1,459.6 million, down 9.28% ($149.3 million) from 2012.
US trade deficit with Kazakhstan in 2013 was $309.4 million, a 57.33% decrease ($415.8 million) over 2012.
Kazakhstan was the US 74th largest trading partner in 2013 (up from 77th in 2012), accounting for 0.07% of US total trade (up from 0.06% in 2012).
Kazakhstan was the US 74th largest export market in 2013 (up from 80th in 2012), accounting for 0.07% of US total exports (up from 0.06% in 2012).
Kazakhstan was the US 70th largest supplier in 2013 (up from 72nd in 2012), accounting for 0.06% of US total imports (down from 0.07% in 2012).
US Exports to Kazakhstan
The major share of US exports to Kazakhstan in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 73.98% of US total exports to Kazakhstan (70.82% in 2012);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.42% of US total exports to Kazakhstan (7.89% in 2012);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.00% of US total exports to Kazakhstan (14.17% in 2012);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.08% of US total exports to Kazakhstan (4.19% in 2012).
The largest gains in US exports to Kazakhstan in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - an increase of $156.6 million;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $71.6 million;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $32.0 million;
- 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 $22.1 million;
- 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) - an increase of $13.2 million;
- Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - an increase of $10.0 million;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $8.0 million;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $4.8 million.
The largest declines in US exports to Kazakhstan in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $44.4 million;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $6.0 million;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $3.9 million.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2013 (USD thousand) |
Share in total export (%) |
Value of exports in 2012 (USD thousand) |
Change in 2013 over 2012 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 3,805.2 | 0.33 | 6,723.3 | -43.40 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 67,714.5 | 5.89 | 112,110.9 | -39.60 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 120.0 | 0.01 | 156.8 | -23.50 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 46.6 | 0.00 | 362.0 | -87.12 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 381.3 | 0.03 | 1,275.9 | -70.12 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 0.0 | 0.00 | 30.8 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 16.5 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 2,206.1 | 0.19 | 966.9 | 128.16 |
| 10 | Cereals | 65.2 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0.0 | 0.00 | 292.5 | -100.00 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,176.3 | 0.10 | 475.3 | 147.50 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 320.9 | 0.03 | 847.3 | -62.13 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.5 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 2.9 | 0.00 | 34.4 | -91.59 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 137.0 | 0.01 | 79.1 | 73.23 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 289.5 | 0.03 | 5.0 | 5,669.79 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.7 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 44.7 | 0.00 | 28.5 | 56.65 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 2,801.8 | 0.24 | 582.4 | 381.06 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 31.0 | 0.00 | 72.2 | -57.08 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 22.0 | 0.00 | 66.1 | -66.70 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 1,295.3 | 0.11 | 1,108.5 | 16.85 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 481.4 | 0.04 | 230.5 | 108.89 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 21.0 | 0.00 | 13.4 | 56.99 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 4,668.2 | 0.41 | 4,667.8 | 0.01 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 74,184.0 | 6.45 | 2,623.5 | 2,727.71 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 5,233.7 | 0.46 | 3,417.3 | 53.15 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 15,375.2 | 1.34 | 19,278.0 | -20.24 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 297.0 | 0.03 | 842.1 | -64.73 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 13,418.4 | 1.17 | 19,432.3 | -30.95 |
| 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 | 2,102.5 | 0.18 | 2,890.7 | -27.27 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 424.4 | 0.04 | 575.6 | -26.28 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 447.9 | 0.04 | 999.5 | -55.18 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 60.4 | 0.01 | 108.0 | -44.11 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 16,553.7 | 1.44 | 8,566.0 | 93.25 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 10,502.5 | 0.91 | 5,709.0 | 83.96 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 4,226.4 | 0.37 | 5,255.0 | -19.57 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.2 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 848.9 | 0.07 | 1,124.1 | -24.48 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 204.2 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 410.2 | 0.04 | 113.0 | 262.91 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 16.4 | 0.00 | 14.1 | 16.44 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 314.1 | 0.03 | 142.5 | 120.39 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 580.2 | 0.05 | 409.3 | 41.77 |
| 50 | Silk | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | -100.00 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 6.1 | 0.00 | 14.8 | -58.88 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0.0 | 0.00 | 12.6 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 150.7 | 0.01 | 35.7 | 322.60 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 7.3 | 0.00 | 206.7 | -96.49 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 27.6 | 0.00 | 14.3 | 93.63 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 571.4 | 0.05 | 619.2 | -7.72 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 0.0 | 0.00 | 30.1 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 519.1 | 0.05 | 753.6 | -31.11 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,971.0 | 0.17 | 1,953.3 | 0.91 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 139.7 | 0.01 | 145.8 | -4.16 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 549.9 | 0.05 | 182.6 | 201.15 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 161.9 | 0.01 | 68.4 | 136.76 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 130.0 | 0.01 | 94.2 | 37.99 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 526.2 | 0.05 | 546.8 | -3.77 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 263.4 | 0.02 | 215.7 | 22.10 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 1,074.9 | 0.09 | 637.8 | 68.52 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 3,047.8 | 0.26 | 2,295.0 | 32.80 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 187.9 | 0.02 | 669.8 | -71.95 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 13,475.5 | 1.17 | 13,187.1 | 2.19 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 143.8 | 0.01 | 134.9 | 6.58 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 1,310.1 | 0.11 | 2,155.1 | -39.21 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 251.6 | 0.02 | 317.9 | -20.86 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 7.4 | -100.00 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 17,879.3 | 1.55 | 7,861.4 | 127.43 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 11,787.3 | 1.02 | 10,381.8 | 13.54 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,902.8 | 0.17 | 2,332.2 | -18.41 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 333,189.0 | 28.97 | 301,199.3 | 10.62 |
| 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 | 127,061.5 | 11.05 | 104,973.4 | 21.04 |
| 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 | 70,211.5 | 6.10 | 57,007.7 | 23.16 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 70,838.5 | 6.16 | 69,961.6 | 1.25 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 208,971.1 | 18.17 | 52,326.9 | 299.36 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 479.4 | 0.04 | 1,337.3 | -64.15 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 40,087.6 | 3.49 | 38,975.9 | 2.85 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 209.3 | 0.02 | 44.0 | 375.77 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 236.2 | 0.02 | 278.3 | -15.13 |
| 93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 439.6 | 0.04 | 595.7 | -26.21 |
| 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 | 1,169.0 | 0.10 | 2,127.8 | -45.06 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 1,375.3 | 0.12 | 1,131.6 | 21.54 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 665.2 | 0.06 | 629.9 | 5.62 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 183.5 | 0.02 | 23.1 | 695.19 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 8,100.1 | 0.70 | 6,511.6 | 24.39 |
US Imports from Kazakhstan
The major share of US imports from Kazakhstan in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 74.83% of US total imports from Kazakhstan (69.09% in 2012);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 16.82% of US total imports from Kazakhstan (21.58% in 2012);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.51% of US total imports from Kazakhstan (8.68% in 2012).
The largest gains in US imports from Kazakhstan in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - an increase of $12.1 million;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $11.6 million.
The largest declines in US imports from Kazakhstan in 2013 over the 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $86.9 million;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $30.9 million;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $28.0 million;
- 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 $24.9 million;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $5.3 million.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2013 (USD thousand) |
Share in total import (%) |
Value of imports in 2012 USD thousand) |
Change in 2013 over 2012 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 595.5 | 0.04 | 1,341.6 | -55.61 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 4,812.4 | 0.33 | 1,296.1 | 271.31 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 589.2 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 8.4 | 0.00 | 10.9 | -22.72 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 11.6 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0.0 | 0.00 | 41.5 | -100.00 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 49,220.6 | 3.37 | 80,153.7 | -38.59 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,043,064.0 | 71.46 | 1,031,485.0 | 1.12 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 109,574.9 | 7.51 | 134,453.9 | -18.50 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5,268.1 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.5 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 12.0 | 0.00 | 2.3 | 416.74 |
| 52 | Cotton | 5.3 | 0.00 | 2.2 | 135.23 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 3.4 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 27.5 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 13.5 | 0.00 | 9.0 | 49.53 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.5 | -100.00 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0.7 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 157,423.2 | 10.79 | 185,420.6 | -15.10 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 286.4 | 0.02 | 6.8 | 4,082.65 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 6,081.9 | 0.42 | 8,050.5 | -24.45 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,502.9 | 0.24 | 657.3 | 432.90 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 12,118.4 | 0.83 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 66,141.9 | 4.53 | 153,024.2 | -56.78 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 385.7 | 0.03 | 157.6 | 144.75 |
| 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 | 139.2 | 0.01 | 280.7 | -50.42 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 24.9 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 44.2 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 42.3 | 0.00 | 74.5 | -43.24 |
| 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 | 0.5 | 0.00 | 12.4 | -95.61 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1,145.9 | -99.52 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 5,456.8 | 0.37 | 5,977.1 | -8.71 |