US trade (export - import) with Montserrat in 2013
Published or Updated: Feb 03, 2017
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Montserrat in 2013: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Montserrat
In 2013, US trade with Montserrat totaled $11.3 million, up 8.60% ($0.9 million) from 2012.
US exports to Montserrat in 2013 totaled $8.6 million, up 0.59% ($0.1 million) from 2012.
US imports from Montserrat in 2013 totaled $2.7 million, up 45.39% ($0.8 million) from 2012.
US trade surplus with Montserrat in 2013 was $5.9 million, a 11.89% decrease ($0.8 million) over 2012.
Montserrat was the US 198th largest trading partner in 2013 (up from 201st in 2012), accounting for 0.0003% of US total trade (just as in 2012).
Montserrat was the US 194th largest export market in 2013 (up from 195th in 2012), accounting for 0.0005% of US total exports (down from 0.0006% in 2012).
Montserrat was the US 189th largest supplier in 2013 (up from 191st in 2012), accounting for 0.0001% of US total imports (just as in 2012).
US Exports to Montserrat
The major share of US exports to Montserrat in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 38.15% of US total exports to Montserrat (31.49% in 2012);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.62% of US total exports to Montserrat (9.84% in 2012);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.90% of US total exports to Montserrat (3.90% in 2012);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 7.56% of US total exports to Montserrat (8.99% in 2012);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.29% of US total exports to Montserrat (10.32% in 2012);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.89% of US total exports to Montserrat (1.69% in 2012);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.59% of US total exports to Montserrat (8.39% in 2012).
The largest gains in US exports to Montserrat in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $781.3 thousand;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $221.1 thousand;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $133.4 thousand;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $122.6 thousand;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $102.9 thousand;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $89.6 thousand;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $86.2 thousand;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $67.9 thousand;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $42.0 thousand;
- Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $41.0 thousand;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $36.7 thousand;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $36.0 thousand.
The largest declines in US exports to Montserrat 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 $445.0 thousand;
- Cotton (HS code 52) - a decrease of $389.9 thousand;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $177.6 thousand;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $118.9 thousand;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $116.7 thousand;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $80.1 thousand;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $79.2 thousand;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $64.6 thousand;
- Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - a decrease of $63.5 thousand;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - a decrease of $45.7 thousand;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $43.4 thousand;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $30.6 thousand;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $29.1 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 | 240.9 | 2.80 | 359.9 | -33.05 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.5 | -100.00 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0.0 | 0.00 | 8.8 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 3.2 | 0.04 | 2.7 | 16.86 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 3.6 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 5.1 | 0.06 | 7.4 | -31.32 |
| 10 | Cereals | 93.9 | 1.09 | 77.1 | 21.92 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 8.2 | 0.09 | 2.9 | 179.82 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.6 | -100.00 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.1 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 32.4 | 0.38 | 36.4 | -10.94 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 35.9 | 0.42 | 58.5 | -38.60 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 12.0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 73.3 | 0.85 | 36.6 | 100.26 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 56.0 | 0.65 | 50.4 | 11.13 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 106.9 | 1.24 | 90.2 | 18.49 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 48.0 | 0.56 | 78.6 | -38.91 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 23.4 | 0.27 | 23.4 | 0.08 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 3.4 | 0.04 | 32.5 | -89.56 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 245.9 | 2.85 | 112.5 | 118.51 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 3.8 | 0.04 | 83.0 | -95.39 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 41.1 | 0.48 | 47.1 | -12.71 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 82.3 | 0.96 | 40.3 | 104.15 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0.0 | 0.00 | 17.1 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 42.6 | 0.49 | 58.4 | -27.01 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 4.0 | 0.05 | 23.2 | -82.57 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 19.7 | 0.23 | 84.3 | -76.64 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 336.6 | 3.91 | 453.3 | -25.73 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 97.7 | 1.13 | 77.7 | 25.68 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 5.7 | 0.07 | 8.7 | -34.74 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 588.2 | 6.83 | 600.7 | -2.09 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.8 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 57.4 | 0.67 | 137.5 | -58.23 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 5.5 | 0.06 | 28.8 | -80.94 |
| 52 | Cotton | 0.0 | 0.00 | 389.9 | -100.00 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 0.0 | 0.00 | 63.5 | -100.00 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 71.6 | 0.83 | 58.5 | 22.32 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.1 | -100.00 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 5.9 | 0.07 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0.0 | 0.00 | 15.5 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 6.7 | 0.08 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 4.2 | 0.05 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 9.7 | 0.11 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 12.5 | 0.14 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0.0 | 0.00 | 177.6 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 19.4 | 0.22 | 8.9 | 117.08 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 3.5 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 3.5 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 248.7 | 2.89 | 162.5 | 53.03 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 72.3 | 0.84 | 31.3 | 131.33 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 23.5 | 0.27 | 41.5 | -43.40 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 18.8 | 0.22 | 14.6 | 28.71 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 106.2 | 1.23 | 16.6 | 540.01 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 231.5 | 2.69 | 128.6 | 80.01 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 11.3 | 0.13 | 19.9 | -43.07 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 3.0 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 160.2 | 1.86 | 124.2 | 29.02 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 12.5 | -100.00 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 8.0 | 0.09 | 7.0 | 13.39 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 131.8 | 1.53 | 9.1 | 1,340.41 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 28.4 | 0.33 | 15.9 | 78.64 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,644.4 | 19.08 | 863.1 | 90.52 |
| 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 | 969.3 | 11.25 | 1,414.3 | -31.46 |
| 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 | 3.4 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 302.5 | 3.51 | 345.9 | -12.55 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 4.2 | 0.05 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 221.1 | 2.57 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 142.3 | 1.65 | 74.4 | 91.15 |
| 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 | 149.6 | 1.74 | 168.2 | -11.04 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 6.9 | 0.08 | 3.1 | 120.40 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 16.7 | 0.19 | 62.4 | -73.22 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 1,698.7 | 19.71 | 1,681.0 | 1.05 |
US Imports from Montserrat
The major share of US imports from Montserrat in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 22.17% of US total imports from Montserrat (47.63% in 2012);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.11% of US total imports from Montserrat (6.72% in 2012);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.90% of US total imports from Montserrat (13.52% in 2012);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.00% of US total imports from Montserrat (20.13% in 2012).
The largest gains in US imports from Montserrat in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $1,717.6 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) - an increase of $161.9 thousand;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $54.9 thousand;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $36.3 thousand.
The largest declines in US imports from Montserrat in 2013 over the 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $440.7 thousand;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $375.7 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 $227.7 thousand;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $38.6 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) - a decrease of $30.8 thousand;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $13.7 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 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 375.7 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0.5 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 3.6 | 0.13 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0.8 | 0.03 | 0.5 | 39.08 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 36.3 | 1.34 | 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 | 24.6 | 0.90 | 252.3 | -90.27 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.1 | -100.00 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 114.4 | 4.22 | 59.6 | 92.07 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 24.2 | 0.89 | 62.8 | -61.52 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 130.5 | 4.81 | 144.2 | -9.48 |
| 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 | 385.7 | 14.22 | 223.9 | 72.29 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 27.2 | 1.00 | 22.0 | 23.79 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 58.0 | 2.14 | 498.7 | -88.37 |
| 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 | 30.8 | -100.00 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 1,907.2 | 70.30 | 189.5 | 906.18 |