US trade (export - import) with Kiribati in 2013
Published or Updated: Feb 03, 2017
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Kiribati in 2013: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Kiribati
In 2013, US trade with Kiribati totaled $8.2 million, up 53.74% ($2.9 million) from 2012.
US exports to Kiribati in 2013 totaled $7.0 million, up 51.62% ($2.4 million) from 2012.
US imports from Kiribati in 2013 totaled $1.2 million, up 67.61% ($0.5 million) from 2012.
US trade surplus with Kiribati in 2013 was $5.8 million, a 48.73% increase ($1.9 million) over 2012.
Kiribati was the US 203rd largest trading partner in 2013 (up from 207th in 2012), accounting for 0.0002% of US total trade (up from 0.0001% in 2012).
Kiribati was the US 196th largest export market in 2013 (up from 203rd in 2012), accounting for 0.0004% of US total exports (up from 0.0003% in 2012).
Kiribati was the US 199th largest supplier in 2013 (down from 198th in 2012), accounting for 0.0001% of US total imports (up from 0.0000% in 2012).
US Exports to Kiribati
The major share of US exports to Kiribati in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 73.37% of US total exports to Kiribati (61.72% in 2012);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.98% of US total exports to Kiribati (5.98% in 2012);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.98% of US total exports to Kiribati (1.06% in 2012);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.99% of US total exports to Kiribati (0.60% in 2012);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.66% of US total exports to Kiribati (1.05% in 2012);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.36% of US total exports to Kiribati (1.85% in 2012).
The largest gains in US exports to Kiribati in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - an increase of $2,697.9 thousand;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $138.7 thousand;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $80.0 thousand;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $74.2 thousand;
- Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - an increase of $61.6 thousand;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $40.0 thousand;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $39.9 thousand;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $28.5 thousand.
The largest declines in US exports to Kiribati in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $316.9 thousand;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $205.1 thousand;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - a decrease of $130.4 thousand;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $44.1 thousand;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $37.8 thousand;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $34.0 thousand;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $31.1 thousand.
| 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 28.5 | 0.41 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0.0 | 0.00 | 44.1 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 115.2 | 1.65 | 41.0 | 180.66 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 28.2 | 0.40 | 19.4 | 45.16 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 2.6 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 18.4 | 0.26 | 22.6 | -18.52 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 3.2 | 0.05 | 10.3 | -69.40 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 3.3 | 0.05 | 14.8 | -77.58 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 20.6 | 0.30 | 34.0 | -39.31 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 57.9 | 0.83 | 89.0 | -34.99 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 20.5 | 0.29 | 13.4 | 53.31 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 25.5 | 0.36 | 35.2 | -27.54 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0.0 | 0.00 | 7.1 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 138.7 | 1.99 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 9.5 | 0.14 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 12.4 | 0.18 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 25.1 | 0.36 | 14.1 | 78.16 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 9.0 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 22.5 | 0.32 | 18.5 | 21.33 |
| 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 | 2.6 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 20.6 | 0.29 | 8.9 | 132.10 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 8.4 | 0.12 | 19.1 | -56.10 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 68.7 | 0.98 | 7.1 | 873.51 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 60.4 | 0.86 | 20.4 | 195.73 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 9.8 | 0.14 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 6.0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0.0 | 0.00 | 34.0 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 6.0 | 0.09 | 43.8 | -86.30 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.1 | -100.00 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 14.4 | 0.21 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.3 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 5.0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 378.7 | 5.42 | 298.7 | 26.77 |
| 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 | 559.1 | 8.01 | 876.1 | -36.18 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 13.3 | 0.19 | 28.3 | -53.14 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 4,084.2 | 58.48 | 1,386.3 | 194.62 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0.0 | 0.00 | 205.1 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 88.3 | 1.26 | 48.4 | 82.45 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 17.7 | 0.25 | 3.2 | 454.38 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | -100.00 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 1,110.8 | 15.91 | 1,241.2 | -10.50 |
US Imports from Kiribati
The major share of US imports from Kiribati in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 82.84% of US total imports from Kiribati (71.40% in 2012);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.48% of US total imports from Kiribati (2.80% in 2012);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.18% of US total imports from Kiribati (3.74% in 2012);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.08% of US total imports from Kiribati (3.10% in 2012).
The largest gains in US imports from Kiribati in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $490.4 thousand;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $32.6 thousand;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $21.5 thousand;
- Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - an increase of $4.5 thousand.
The largest declines in US imports from Kiribati in 2013 over the 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $22.8 thousand;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $21.3 thousand;
- Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $14.9 thousand;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $12.0 thousand;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $3.6 thousand.
| 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 | 978.9 | 82.84 | 488.5 | 100.39 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0.0 | 0.00 | 14.9 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.4 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0.0 | 0.00 | 21.3 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.6 | -100.00 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 1.0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 7.8 | 0.66 | 19.7 | -60.65 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 21.5 | 1.82 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2.1 | 0.18 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 22.8 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.6 | -100.00 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 4.5 | 0.38 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 165.9 | 14.04 | 133.3 | 24.47 |