US trade (export - import) with Mauritius in 2015
Published or Updated: Feb 18, 2017
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Mauritius in 2015: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Mauritius
In 2015, US trade with Mauritius totaled $463.7 million, up 3.84% ($17.2 million) from 2014.
US exports to Mauritius in 2015 totaled $58.5 million, up 66.00% ($23.2 million) from 2014.
US imports from Mauritius in 2015 were $405.2 million, down 1.48% ($6.1 million) from 2014.
US trade deficit with Mauritius in 2015 was $346.8 million, a 7.80% decrease ($29.3 million) over 2014.
Mauritius was the US 116th largest trading partner in 2015 (up from 123rd in 2014), accounting for 0.0122% of US total trade (up from 0.0111% in 2014).
Mauritius was the US 156th largest export market in 2015 (up from 174th in 2014), accounting for 0.0039% of US total exports (up from 0.0022% in 2014).
Mauritius was the US 92nd largest supplier in 2015 (up from 95th in 2014), accounting for 0.0176% of US total imports (up from 0.0171% in 2014).
US Exports to Mauritius
The major share of US exports to Mauritius in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 41.39% of US total exports to Mauritius (0.23% in 2014);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 27.76% of US total exports to Mauritius (54.63% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.74% of US total exports to Mauritius (11.35% in 2014);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 5.80% of US total exports to Mauritius (4.59% in 2014);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.26% of US total exports to Mauritius (9.35% in 2014);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.66% of US total exports to Mauritius (8.02% in 2014);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.69% of US total exports to Mauritius (2.56% in 2014);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.66% of US total exports to Mauritius (1.39% in 2014).
The largest gains in US exports to Mauritius in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $24.1 million;
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $1.8 million;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $1.8 million;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $0.7 million;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $0.5 million;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $0.4 million;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $0.4 million;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $0.3 million;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $0.3 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 $0.2 million;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $0.2 million.
The largest declines in US exports to Mauritius in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2.3 million;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1.2 million;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $0.9 million;
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - a decrease of $0.9 million;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $0.7 million;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $0.5 million;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $0.5 million;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $0.3 million;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $0.3 million.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2015 (USD thousand) |
Share in total export (%) |
Value of exports in 2014 (USD thousand) |
Change in 2015 over 2014 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 3.1 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 419.9 | 0.72 | 1,087.5 | -61.39 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.7 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 28.4 | 0.05 | 22.8 | 24.53 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 33.8 | 0.06 | 960.6 | -96.48 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 86.0 | 0.15 | 57.3 | 50.22 |
| 10 | Cereals | 158.3 | 0.27 | 44.4 | 256.32 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 31.1 | 0.05 | 5.0 | 518.09 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 340.5 | 0.58 | 13.7 | 2,382.39 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 42.7 | 0.07 | 15.9 | 168.47 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 39.1 | 0.07 | 22.6 | 72.56 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 25.4 | 0.04 | 8.6 | 195.39 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 8.2 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 13.0 | 0.02 | 6.0 | 116.93 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 524.2 | 0.90 | 41.7 | 1,158.19 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,280.0 | 2.19 | 902.5 | 41.82 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 27.7 | 0.05 | 69.4 | -60.13 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 11.5 | 0.02 | 29.0 | -60.24 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 68.8 | 0.12 | 15.4 | 346.95 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 24,128.4 | 41.27 | 64.8 | 37,147.27 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 91.9 | 0.16 | 12.4 | 643.64 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 118.7 | 0.20 | 181.5 | -34.58 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 221.1 | 0.38 | 311.9 | -29.11 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 60.6 | 0.10 | 49.9 | 21.34 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 270.6 | 0.46 | 559.5 | -51.63 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 830.3 | 1.42 | 791.8 | 4.87 |
| 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 | 254.4 | 0.44 | 192.6 | 32.08 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 11.8 | 0.02 | 15.1 | -21.94 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 3.5 | 0.01 | 4.8 | -26.20 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 0.0 | 0.00 | 40.9 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 527.5 | 0.90 | 581.2 | -9.23 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,076.1 | 1.84 | 960.7 | 12.01 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 473.0 | 0.81 | 294.7 | 60.52 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 9.6 | 0.02 | 29.2 | -67.09 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 15.7 | 0.03 | 21.3 | -26.34 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,173.6 | 2.01 | 1,671.9 | -29.80 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0.0 | 0.00 | 305.9 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 281.3 | 0.48 | 201.8 | 39.41 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 101.0 | 0.17 | 646.4 | -84.37 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 0.0 | 0.00 | 11.0 | -100.00 |
| 52 | Cotton | 4.6 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 40.8 | 0.07 | 8.5 | 381.52 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 46.8 | 0.08 | 114.4 | -59.07 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 51.3 | 0.09 | 63.0 | -18.51 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.5 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 50.1 | 0.09 | 45.3 | 10.73 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 6.9 | 0.01 | 3.3 | 111.70 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 22.3 | 0.04 | 88.3 | -74.79 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 67.2 | 0.11 | 106.4 | -36.84 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 46.8 | 0.08 | 29.0 | 61.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 41.5 | 0.07 | 8.5 | 389.98 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 8.0 | 0.01 | 9.0 | -10.73 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 8.6 | 0.01 | 2.9 | 194.82 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 4.2 | 0.01 | 16.7 | -74.75 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 25.4 | 0.04 | 40.7 | -37.60 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 3,388.6 | 5.80 | 1,616.0 | 109.69 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 84.5 | 0.14 | 152.8 | -44.71 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 605.7 | 1.04 | 276.0 | 119.45 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 5.4 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 103.5 | 0.18 | 181.8 | -43.09 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 11.2 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 20.2 | 0.03 | 136.7 | -85.23 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 170.3 | 0.29 | 142.9 | 19.20 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 6,757.8 | 11.56 | 9,041.7 | -25.26 |
| 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 | 4,581.7 | 7.84 | 4,360.2 | 5.08 |
| 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 | 47.1 | 0.08 | 31.5 | 49.63 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,425.9 | 2.44 | 689.9 | 106.69 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 568.9 | 0.97 | 1,464.1 | -61.15 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 706.4 | 1.21 | 265.3 | 166.27 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,144.5 | 3.67 | 3,386.3 | -36.67 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 80.5 | 0.14 | 7.3 | 1,002.94 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 14.5 | 0.02 | 67.4 | -78.53 |
| 93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 14.8 | 0.03 | 23.7 | -37.71 |
| 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 | 456.6 | 0.78 | 411.9 | 10.84 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 426.5 | 0.73 | 383.2 | 11.32 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 210.9 | 0.36 | 240.4 | -12.24 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 199.6 | 0.34 | 57.5 | 247.29 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 3,235.4 | 5.53 | 1,476.0 | 119.20 |
US Imports from Mauritius
The major share of US imports from Mauritius in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 54.73% of US total imports from Mauritius (56.11% in 2014);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 26.01% of US total imports from Mauritius (24.16% in 2014);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 15.07% of US total imports from Mauritius (15.06% in 2014);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.17% of US total imports from Mauritius (2.95% in 2014).
The largest gains in US imports from Mauritius in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $6.0 million;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $3.0 million.
The largest declines in US imports from Mauritius in 2015 over the 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $5.3 million;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $3.3 million;
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - a decrease of $2.8 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) - a decrease of $2.2 million;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $1.5 million.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2015 (USD thousand) |
Share in total import (%) |
Value of imports in 2014 USD thousand) |
Change in 2015 over 2014 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 10,949.2 | 2.70 | 11,558.6 | -5.27 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 3,264.2 | 0.81 | 2,990.5 | 9.15 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 14.2 | 0.00 | 21.4 | -33.51 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 546.2 | 0.13 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1,490.1 | -100.00 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 40,806.2 | 10.07 | 43,573.0 | -6.35 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 5,327.0 | 1.31 | 2,299.3 | 131.68 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 18.6 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 102.5 | 0.03 | 12.5 | 719.54 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 44.8 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 931.6 | 0.23 | 1,279.5 | -27.19 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0.0 | 0.00 | 7.5 | -100.00 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 9.3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 3.9 | 0.00 | 2.4 | 64.33 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 96.4 | 0.02 | 87.2 | 10.59 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 292.7 | 0.07 | 34.1 | 757.74 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 3.3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,786.5 | 0.44 | 1,689.7 | 5.73 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 7.3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 269.5 | 0.07 | 100.7 | 167.55 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 7.8 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 8.9 | 0.00 | 34.6 | -74.27 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 8.0 | 0.00 | 31.0 | -74.10 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 15.6 | 0.00 | 23.1 | -32.43 |
| 52 | Cotton | 0.0 | 0.00 | 300.7 | -100.00 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0.3 | 0.00 | 1.7 | -82.56 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 21,436.3 | 5.29 | 26,770.1 | -19.92 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 200,204.2 | 49.40 | 203,520.2 | -1.63 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 101.3 | 0.03 | 76.5 | 32.55 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 2.5 | 0.00 | 6.4 | -61.53 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 46.0 | 0.01 | 89.3 | -48.51 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 323.0 | 0.08 | 27.7 | 1,068.06 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.2 | -100.00 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 105,391.2 | 26.01 | 99,360.5 | 6.07 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 83.7 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 19.6 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 4.2 | 0.00 | 8.9 | -52.21 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 328.1 | 0.08 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 11.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 439.8 | 0.11 | 900.0 | -51.13 |
| 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 | 1,201.5 | 0.30 | 3,393.0 | -64.59 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 270.9 | 0.07 | 942.2 | -71.25 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 6,891.5 | 1.70 | 6,889.2 | 0.03 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 3.5 | 0.00 | 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 | 90.4 | 0.02 | 124.0 | -27.12 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 51.5 | 0.01 | 52.3 | -1.51 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2,307.4 | 0.57 | 1,403.1 | 64.45 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 81.7 | 0.02 | 38.0 | 114.95 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 1,443.0 | 0.36 | 2,187.5 | -34.03 |