US trade (export - import) with Mozambique in 2017
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Mozambique in 2017: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Mozambique
In 2017, US trade with Mozambique totaled $328.6 million, up 26.11% ($68.0 million) from 2016.
US exports to Mozambique in 2017 totaled $179.9 million, up 22.45% ($33.0 million) from 2016.
US imports from Mozambique in 2017 totaled $148.7 million, up 30.84% ($35.0 million) from 2016.
US trade surplus with Mozambique in 2017 was $31.2 million, a 6.17% decrease ($2.1 million) over 2016.
Mozambique was the US 127th largest trading partner in 2017 (up from 135th in 2016), accounting for 0.0083% of US total trade (up from 0.0070% in 2016).
Mozambique was the US 125th largest export market in 2017 (up from 134th in 2016), accounting for 0.0116% of US total exports (up from 0.0101% in 2016).
Mozambique was the US 113th largest supplier in 2017 (up from 119th in 2016), accounting for 0.0062% of US total imports (up from 0.0051% in 2016).
US Exports to Mozambique
The major share of US exports to Mozambique in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 36.57% of US total exports to Mozambique (36.08% in 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 32.14% of US total exports to Mozambique (38.90% in 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 17.99% of US total exports to Mozambique (16.42% in 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.01% of US total exports to Mozambique (2.37% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.10% of US total exports to Mozambique (1.69% in 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.17% of US total exports to Mozambique (2.58% in 2016).
The largest gains in US exports to Mozambique in 2017 over 2016 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) - an increase of $8.2 million;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $6.7 million;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $5.4 million;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $5.0 million;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $4.4 million;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $1.5 million;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $1.4 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 $1.3 million;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1.3 million;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1.2 million;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $0.9 million;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $0.8 million;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $0.8 million;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $0.6 million.
The largest declines in US exports to Mozambique in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $5.4 million;
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - a decrease of $1.5 million;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $0.8 million;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $0.7 million;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $0.6 million.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2017 (USD thousand) |
Share in total export (%) |
Value of exports in 2016 (USD thousand) |
Change in 2017 over 2016 (%) |
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02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 2,153.7 | 1.20 | 2,132.3 | 1.00 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 96.9 | 0.05 | 59.5 | 63.01 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 7.1 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5,429.1 | -100.00 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 97.0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | ∞ |
10 | Cereals | 10,813.1 | 6.01 | 9,960.7 | 8.56 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 2,824.1 | 1.57 | 1,457.1 | 93.81 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 35.1 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 9,613.6 | 5.34 | 4,208.9 | 128.41 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 11.7 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 6,673.7 | 3.71 | 0.0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 52.9 | 0.03 | 888.2 | -94.05 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 26.8 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 57,814.0 | 32.13 | 57,169.9 | 1.13 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 73.0 | 0.04 | 14.1 | 417.60 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 206.2 | 0.11 | 84.5 | 144.12 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 178.4 | 0.10 | 107.0 | 66.74 |
31 | Fertilizers | 20.8 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 16.7 | 0.01 | 23.1 | -27.74 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 103.1 | 0.06 | 6.9 | 1,394.56 |
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 | 33.0 | 0.02 | 78.6 | -58.03 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 210.8 | 0.12 | 6.2 | 3,277.07 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 38.2 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 38.8 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,647.8 | 0.92 | 418.5 | 293.70 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,300.2 | 0.72 | 2,042.4 | -36.34 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 5,149.3 | 2.86 | 703.5 | 631.93 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 75.1 | 0.04 | 137.2 | -45.28 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 9.9 | 0.01 | 21.8 | -54.66 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 2.5 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 185.0 | 0.10 | 0.0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 33.2 | 0.02 | 204.6 | -83.79 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 118.0 | 0.07 | 146.4 | -19.41 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 55.3 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 11.8 | 0.01 | 13.8 | -14.30 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 36.2 | 0.02 | 22.6 | 60.11 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 3,699.3 | 2.06 | 3,533.8 | 4.68 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 100.8 | 0.06 | 199.8 | -49.56 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 4.7 | 0.00 | 14.5 | -67.30 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 127.0 | 0.07 | 9.3 | 1,263.90 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 807.8 | 0.45 | 23.1 | 3,395.45 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0.0 | 0.00 | 22.8 | -100.00 |
72 | Iron and steel | 15.6 | 0.01 | 26.9 | -41.82 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,966.3 | 1.09 | 709.5 | 177.14 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,164.6 | 0.65 | 358.0 | 225.30 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,097.2 | 0.61 | 764.9 | 43.44 |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 19.8 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 736.1 | 0.41 | 573.8 | 28.29 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 581.2 | 0.32 | 46.2 | 1,156.85 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 31,538.0 | 17.53 | 26,495.2 | 19.03 |
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 | 14,962.1 | 8.31 | 6,801.4 | 119.99 |
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 | 2,113.7 | 1.17 | 849.0 | 148.97 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 4,484.4 | 2.49 | 4,026.7 | 11.37 |
88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 9,927.2 | 5.52 | 11,385.4 | -12.81 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 99.4 | 0.06 | 205.8 | -51.70 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,686.2 | 1.49 | 3,253.1 | -17.43 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 7.6 | 0.00 | 14.0 | -45.53 |
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 | 512.6 | 0.28 | 269.7 | 90.06 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 111.5 | 0.06 | 162.3 | -31.31 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 32.2 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 8.6 | 0.00 | 8.5 | 1.74 |
99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 3,375.1 | 1.88 | 1,858.0 | 81.65 |
US Imports from Mozambique
The major share of US imports from Mozambique in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 44.53% of US total imports from Mozambique (25.68% in 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 28.21% of US total imports from Mozambique (34.06% in 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 25.21% of US total imports from Mozambique (28.80% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.90% of US total imports from Mozambique (8.83% in 2016).
The largest gains in US imports from Mozambique in 2017 over 2016 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 $37.0 million;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $4.3 million;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $3.1 million;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $1.8 million.
The largest declines in US imports from Mozambique in 2017 over the 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $7.6 million;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - a decrease of $1.1 million;
- Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - a decrease of $1.1 million;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $1.0 million;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $0.8 million.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2017 (USD thousand) |
Share in total import (%) |
Value of imports in 2016 USD thousand) |
Change in 2017 over 2016 (%) |
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01 | Live animals | 169.5 | 0.11 | 85.3 | 98.81 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 3,150.4 | 2.12 | 1,302.2 | 141.93 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0.0 | 0.00 | 18.4 | -100.00 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 22,581.9 | 15.19 | 19,462.8 | 16.03 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 487.9 | 0.33 | 250.9 | 94.50 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0.0 | 0.00 | 52.3 | -100.00 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 9,396.3 | 6.32 | 10,192.6 | -7.81 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 1,185.1 | 0.80 | 1,276.0 | -7.12 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0.0 | 0.00 | 11.8 | -100.00 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 516.0 | 0.35 | 79.3 | 550.59 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 34,019.8 | 22.88 | 29,768.4 | 14.28 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 7,923.8 | 5.33 | 8,940.6 | -11.37 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 36.4 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2.3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 3.8 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 9.2 | 0.01 | 11.3 | -18.34 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1.3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 43.9 | 0.03 | 105.3 | -58.29 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 38.4 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 15.5 | 0.01 | 14.7 | 5.18 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 3.8 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 0.0 | 0.00 | 10.7 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0.0 | 0.00 | 86.5 | -100.00 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 18.5 | 0.01 | 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 | 66,210.5 | 44.53 | 29,186.2 | 126.86 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,338.4 | 0.90 | 8,893.4 | -84.95 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1,099.4 | -100.00 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 16.4 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0.0 | 0.00 | 22.1 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 109.6 | 0.07 | 200.6 | -45.35 |
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 | 85.3 | 0.06 | 115.8 | -26.40 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 4.5 | 0.00 | 12.7 | -64.45 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 54.2 | 0.04 | 84.1 | -35.62 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 71.8 | 0.05 | 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 | 150.8 | 0.10 | 66.4 | 127.21 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 26.6 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 34.4 | 0.02 | 170.5 | -79.80 |
99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 1,007.5 | 0.68 | 2,111.3 | -52.28 |