US trade (export - import) with Moldova in 2015
Published or Updated: Mar 19, 2017
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Moldova in 2015: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Moldova
In 2015, US trade with Moldova was $62.9 million, down 13.55% ($9.9 million) from 2014.
US exports to Moldova in 2015 were $16.3 million, down 53.91% ($19.0 million) from 2014.
US imports from Moldova in 2015 totaled $46.6 million, up 24.44% ($9.2 million) from 2014.
US trade deficit with Moldova in 2015 was $30.4 million, a 1,277.16% increase ($28.2 million) over 2014.
Moldova was the US 172nd largest trading partner in 2015 (down from 170th in 2014), accounting for 0.0017% of US total trade (down from 0.0018% in 2014).
Moldova was the US 183rd largest export market in 2015 (down from 173rd in 2014), accounting for 0.0011% of US total exports (down from 0.0022% in 2014).
Moldova was the US 147th largest supplier in 2015 (just as in 2014), accounting for 0.0020% of US total imports (up from 0.0016% in 2014).
US Exports to Moldova
The major share of US exports to Moldova in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 57.71% of US total exports to Moldova (52.15% in 2014);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 15.67% of US total exports to Moldova (23.91% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.95% of US total exports to Moldova (8.76% in 2014);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.20% of US total exports to Moldova (2.57% in 2014);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.26% of US total exports to Moldova (1.30% in 2014).
The largest gains in US exports to Moldova in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 93) - an increase of $344.0 thousand;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $279.5 thousand;
- Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - an increase of $161.1 thousand;
- Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use (HS code 59) - an increase of $97.9 thousand;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $88.8 thousand;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $75.2 thousand;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $58.3 thousand;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $50.5 thousand;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $50.2 thousand.
The largest declines in US exports to Moldova in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $5,137.3 thousand;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $4,774.8 thousand;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - a decrease of $2,153.9 thousand;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $2,120.2 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 $1,013.3 thousand;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $815.8 thousand;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $714.7 thousand;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $681.4 thousand;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $510.6 thousand;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $414.5 thousand;
- 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 (HS code 94) - a decrease of $343.2 thousand;
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - a decrease of $235.0 thousand;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $206.8 thousand;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $194.6 thousand;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $170.9 thousand;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $112.4 thousand;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $106.4 thousand;
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - a decrease of $78.5 thousand;
- Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - a decrease of $70.1 thousand;
- 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 (HS code 34) - a decrease of $61.6 thousand;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $61.4 thousand;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $54.8 thousand;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $52.5 thousand;
- 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) - a decrease of $49.2 thousand.
| 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 | 1,687.0 | 10.38 | 6,824.3 | -75.28 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 298.7 | 1.84 | 1,013.3 | -70.52 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.8 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0.0 | 0.00 | 106.4 | -100.00 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 18.1 | 0.11 | 33.8 | -46.41 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 0.0 | 0.00 | 70.1 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 3.3 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 61.3 | 0.38 | 11.1 | 453.65 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 408.4 | 2.51 | 350.1 | 16.66 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 70.5 | 0.43 | 20.0 | 252.75 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 9.2 | 0.06 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 4.0 | 0.02 | 6.6 | -39.62 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 14.0 | 0.09 | 2.9 | 379.86 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 4.0 | 0.02 | 418.5 | -99.05 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 296.0 | 1.82 | 977.4 | -69.71 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 59.3 | 0.36 | 29.1 | 103.99 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 150.7 | 0.93 | 61.8 | 143.60 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 406.8 | 2.50 | 613.6 | -33.70 |
| 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 | 27.3 | 0.17 | 88.9 | -69.28 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 24.6 | 0.15 | 10.9 | 125.26 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 60.1 | 0.37 | 85.5 | -29.70 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 206.8 | 1.27 | 377.6 | -45.25 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 652.2 | 4.01 | 372.7 | 74.98 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 40.7 | 0.25 | 50.5 | -19.47 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 4.5 | 0.03 | 82.9 | -94.62 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 4.0 | 0.02 | 3.0 | 35.51 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 108.9 | 0.67 | 86.3 | 26.19 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 28.4 | 0.17 | 50.5 | -43.69 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 30.3 | 0.19 | 142.7 | -78.75 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 165.3 | 1.02 | 4.2 | 3,799.72 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.6 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 97.9 | 0.60 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 5.0 | 0.03 | 17.0 | -70.68 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 206.3 | 1.27 | 716.8 | -71.22 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 14.7 | 0.09 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 16.6 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0.0 | 0.00 | 27.6 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 19.8 | 0.12 | 68.4 | -71.03 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 62.7 | 0.39 | 124.1 | -49.47 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 25.3 | 0.16 | 74.5 | -66.07 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 4.0 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 104.0 | 0.64 | 298.6 | -65.17 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 56.2 | 0.35 | 66.5 | -15.60 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 31.0 | 0.19 | 6.8 | 354.63 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0.0 | 0.00 | 54.8 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 10.1 | 0.06 | 32.0 | -68.28 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,749.0 | 10.76 | 2,564.8 | -31.81 |
| 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 | 3,419.9 | 21.04 | 4,433.2 | -22.86 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 914.0 | 5.62 | 5,688.8 | -83.93 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 705.1 | 4.34 | 940.1 | -25.00 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 9.7 | 0.06 | 62.2 | -84.46 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,582.7 | 15.89 | 4,702.8 | -45.08 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 3.0 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 4.0 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 372.9 | 2.29 | 28.9 | 1,190.92 |
| 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 | 78.2 | 0.48 | 421.5 | -81.43 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 105.3 | 0.65 | 30.0 | 250.33 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 18.0 | 0.11 | 32.9 | -45.35 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 14.2 | 0.09 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 797.8 | 4.91 | 2,951.7 | -72.97 |
US Imports from Moldova
The major share of US imports from Moldova in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 45.12% of US total imports from Moldova (45.40% in 2014);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 28.78% of US total imports from Moldova (27.10% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.99% of US total imports from Moldova (6.02% in 2014);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.51% of US total imports from Moldova (3.17% in 2014).
The largest gains in US imports from Moldova in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $5,783.1 thousand;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $3,742.6 thousand;
- 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 (HS code 94) - an increase of $2,109.2 thousand;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,072.1 thousand.
The largest declines in US imports from Moldova in 2015 over the 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $1,821.0 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 $530.7 thousand;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $494.1 thousand;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $411.8 thousand;
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - a decrease of $312.9 thousand.
| 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 28.8 | 0.06 | 111.3 | -74.13 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 4.1 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 6,296.1 | 13.50 | 513.0 | 1,127.42 |
| 10 | Cereals | 10.6 | 0.02 | 13.3 | -20.09 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 2.9 | 0.01 | 8.3 | -65.11 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 126.6 | 0.27 | 108.2 | 17.05 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 2.5 | 0.01 | 3.5 | -29.27 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 3.8 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 28.4 | 0.06 | 43.1 | -34.08 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 139.6 | 0.30 | 38.7 | 260.76 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 954.6 | 2.05 | 939.9 | 1.57 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 379.2 | 0.81 | 348.7 | 8.74 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 13,064.3 | 28.01 | 14,885.3 | -12.23 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 3.0 | 0.01 | 4.3 | -30.56 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 60.9 | 0.13 | 140.1 | -56.54 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 12.8 | 0.03 | 3.9 | 226.65 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 3,181.1 | 6.82 | 2,109.0 | 50.83 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0.7 | 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) | 3,792.6 | 8.13 | 4,105.5 | -7.62 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 236.5 | 0.51 | 185.5 | 27.47 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 12.2 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 19.9 | 0.04 | 33.5 | -40.67 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0.5 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 4,698.3 | 10.07 | 955.7 | 391.61 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 5,150.7 | 11.04 | 5,644.8 | -8.75 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,373.2 | 2.94 | 1,377.1 | -0.28 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 2,198.4 | 4.71 | 2,174.8 | 1.09 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 1.8 | 0.00 | 4.1 | -57.62 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 88.6 | 0.19 | 66.8 | 32.57 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 16.7 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.8 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 220.8 | 0.47 | 214.7 | 2.87 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 48.8 | 0.10 | 58.9 | -17.08 |
| 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 | 73.0 | 0.16 | 603.7 | -87.91 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 18.7 | 0.04 | 19.0 | -1.93 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 95.5 | 0.20 | 507.3 | -81.17 |
| 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 | 2,916.7 | 6.25 | 807.6 | 261.18 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 821.5 | 1.76 | 936.4 | -12.27 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 19.9 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 530.7 | 1.14 | 504.0 | 5.29 |