US trade (export - import) with Oman in 2017
Published or Updated: May 01, 2018
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Oman in 2017: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Oman
In 2017, US trade with Oman totaled $3,224.3 million, up 8.86% ($262.3 million) from 2016.
US exports to Oman in 2017 totaled $2,095.8 million, up 17.48% ($311.9 million) from 2016.
US imports from Oman in 2017 were $1,128.5 million, down 4.21% ($49.6 million) from 2016.
US trade surplus with Oman in 2017 was $967.3 million, a 59.68% increase ($361.5 million) over 2016.
Oman was the US 72nd largest trading partner in 2017 (down from 68th in 2016), accounting for 0.0815% of US total trade (up from 0.0800% in 2016).
Oman was the US 59th largest export market in 2017 (up from 62nd in 2016), accounting for 0.1356% of US total exports (up from 0.1228% in 2016).
Oman was the US 74th largest supplier in 2017 (down from 73rd in 2016), accounting for 0.0469% of US total imports (down from 0.0524% in 2016).
US Exports to Oman
The major share of US exports to Oman in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 70.29% of US total exports to Oman (70.34% in 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.99% of US total exports to Oman (7.12% in 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 5.09% of US total exports to Oman (1.88% in 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.18% of US total exports to Oman (3.71% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.34% of US total exports to Oman (3.70% in 2016);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.30% of US total exports to Oman (2.96% in 2016).
The largest gains in US exports to Oman in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - an increase of $354.3 million;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $72.8 million;
- Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 93) - an increase of $59.7 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 $39.3 million;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $30.9 million;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $10.4 million;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $8.1 million.
The largest declines in US exports to Oman in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $166.0 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) - a decrease of $25.5 million;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $20.8 million;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - a decrease of $16.3 million;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $14.9 million;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $10.7 million;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $8.9 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 481.3 | 0.02 | 102.9 | 367.64 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 14,212.8 | 0.68 | 11,359.4 | 25.12 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 70.7 | 0.00 | 16.5 | 328.84 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 3,501.3 | 0.17 | 2,503.3 | 39.86 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 63.5 | 0.00 | 77.1 | -17.61 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 30.5 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,892.2 | 0.09 | 1,816.8 | 4.15 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 2,882.7 | 0.14 | 1,087.5 | 165.08 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 83.0 | 0.00 | 332.5 | -75.03 |
| 10 | Cereals | 638.1 | 0.03 | 15,497.9 | -95.88 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 410.8 | 0.02 | 630.4 | -34.83 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,481.5 | 0.07 | 2,334.8 | -36.55 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 2,043.1 | 0.10 | 1,100.1 | 85.72 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 0.0 | 0.00 | 21.1 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 5,708.9 | 0.27 | 6,405.4 | -10.87 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 201.2 | 0.01 | 196.0 | 2.64 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 981.0 | 0.05 | 494.1 | 98.53 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 959.3 | 0.05 | 937.0 | 2.37 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 1,220.0 | 0.06 | 3,004.9 | -59.40 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 3,535.8 | 0.17 | 3,417.1 | 3.47 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 10,493.8 | 0.50 | 8,740.3 | 20.06 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 33,908.4 | 1.62 | 3,015.2 | 1,024.59 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 2,707.2 | 0.13 | 3,057.4 | -11.45 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 1,028.4 | 0.05 | 606.0 | 69.68 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.9 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 105,719.9 | 5.04 | 32,948.1 | 220.87 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 3,321.4 | 0.16 | 2,832.9 | 17.24 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 3,145.9 | 0.15 | 3,582.3 | -12.18 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 14,673.7 | 0.70 | 4,232.0 | 246.73 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 173.8 | 0.01 | 147.7 | 17.69 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 3,535.8 | 0.17 | 1,442.4 | 145.13 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 2,702.8 | 0.13 | 2,913.5 | -7.23 |
| 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 | 3,555.9 | 0.17 | 3,268.0 | 8.81 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 4,749.8 | 0.23 | 3,177.0 | 49.51 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 4,698.5 | 0.22 | 6,451.5 | -27.17 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 1,794.8 | 0.09 | 2,755.2 | -34.86 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 29,790.1 | 1.42 | 21,647.3 | 37.62 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 45,451.5 | 2.17 | 66,249.6 | -31.39 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 7,866.9 | 0.38 | 8,231.8 | -4.43 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 422.0 | 0.02 | 445.6 | -5.28 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 665.9 | 0.03 | 348.0 | 91.35 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,436.9 | 0.07 | 2,331.4 | -38.37 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 14.6 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 783.8 | 0.04 | 378.7 | 106.95 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,759.2 | 0.13 | 3,972.1 | -30.54 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 461.2 | 0.02 | 894.8 | -48.45 |
| 50 | Silk | 11.6 | 0.00 | 6.2 | 88.08 |
| 52 | Cotton | 126.9 | 0.01 | 69.0 | 84.07 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 27.7 | 0.00 | 81.9 | -66.22 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 292.7 | 0.01 | 169.2 | 73.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 111.8 | 0.01 | 175.6 | -36.36 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 716.4 | 0.03 | 337.0 | 112.59 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 66.0 | 0.00 | 50.5 | 30.88 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 2,122.4 | 0.10 | 1,229.9 | 72.57 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 50.3 | 0.00 | 17.8 | 182.63 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 120.4 | 0.01 | 225.8 | -46.67 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 373.6 | 0.02 | 363.4 | 2.81 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 777.6 | 0.04 | 2,948.3 | -73.63 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 439.7 | 0.02 | 65.0 | 576.55 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 1,040.2 | 0.05 | 750.2 | 38.66 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 11.1 | -100.00 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 2.7 | 0.00 | 45.9 | -94.12 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,717.9 | 0.08 | 2,282.0 | -24.72 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 1,272.6 | 0.06 | 435.7 | 192.10 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 1,204.0 | 0.06 | 923.1 | 30.44 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 27,235.7 | 1.30 | 52,729.5 | -48.35 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,839.1 | 0.09 | 1,484.9 | 23.85 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 16,493.9 | 0.79 | 20,437.6 | -19.30 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,124.4 | 0.05 | 1,080.4 | 4.08 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 1,013.7 | 0.05 | 823.1 | 23.15 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,352.4 | 0.16 | 5,198.9 | -35.52 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 17.4 | 0.00 | 23.9 | -27.16 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 295.0 | -100.00 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.5 | -100.00 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 91.1 | 0.00 | 82.5 | 10.41 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 22,310.0 | 1.06 | 31,248.6 | -28.60 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 2,764.2 | 0.13 | 5,324.4 | -48.08 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 253,033.7 | 12.07 | 263,695.6 | -4.04 |
| 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 | 149,493.2 | 7.13 | 110,218.0 | 35.63 |
| 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 | 568.7 | 0.03 | 503.3 | 12.98 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 300,759.8 | 14.35 | 466,726.1 | -35.56 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 712,000.0 | 33.97 | 357,710.4 | 99.04 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 248.5 | 0.01 | 556.0 | -55.31 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 57,048.9 | 2.72 | 55,437.5 | 2.91 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 752.5 | 0.04 | 461.0 | 63.23 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 32.7 | 0.00 | 67.4 | -51.47 |
| 93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 143,317.0 | 6.84 | 83,651.7 | 71.33 |
| 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 | 8,694.7 | 0.41 | 7,876.9 | 10.38 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 2,264.3 | 0.11 | 1,782.7 | 27.02 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 107.4 | 0.01 | 148.5 | -27.67 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 91.0 | 0.00 | 359.5 | -74.69 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 54,447.3 | 2.60 | 70,793.8 | -23.09 |
US Imports from Oman
The major share of US imports from Oman in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 31.81% of US total imports from Oman (30.36% in 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 22.73% of US total imports from Oman (42.21% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 17.23% of US total imports from Oman (7.87% in 2016);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 14.94% of US total imports from Oman (14.50% in 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 7.29% of US total imports from Oman (2.11% in 2016).
The largest gains in US imports from Oman in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $78.9 million;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $42.2 million;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $33.9 million;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $24.9 million;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $23.5 million;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $21.3 million;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $15.1 million.
The largest declines in US imports from Oman in 2017 over the 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $241.1 million;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $58.8 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 4.5 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 3,197.8 | 0.28 | 1,709.0 | 87.11 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0.0 | 0.00 | 19.1 | -100.00 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 4,901.0 | 0.43 | 2,020.3 | 142.59 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 144.0 | 0.01 | 88.4 | 62.98 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 0.0 | 0.00 | 142.9 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 68.6 | 0.01 | 106.6 | -35.57 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 88.2 | 0.01 | 73.5 | 19.98 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 2,221.9 | 0.20 | 2,101.6 | 5.72 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0.0 | 0.00 | 7.9 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 884.0 | 0.08 | 490.8 | 80.13 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 255,631.0 | 22.65 | 496,775.7 | -48.54 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 31,359.0 | 2.78 | 7,898.4 | 297.03 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 359.0 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 47,332.9 | 4.19 | 106,093.8 | -55.39 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0.0 | 0.00 | 57.3 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 3,528.8 | 0.31 | 1,089.2 | 223.99 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 0.0 | 0.00 | 44.6 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 276,430.8 | 24.50 | 242,484.1 | 14.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0.4 | 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) | 4.6 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0.0 | 0.00 | 25.6 | -100.00 |
| 52 | Cotton | 0.0 | 0.00 | 53.0 | -100.00 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 5.3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 4.6 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 31,541.6 | 2.79 | 16,392.6 | 92.41 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 50,622.0 | 4.49 | 8,467.4 | 497.85 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 53.9 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 196.5 | 0.02 | 228.3 | -13.96 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 171.8 | 0.02 | 178.0 | -3.48 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 121.6 | 0.01 | 44.6 | 172.85 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 168,605.2 | 14.94 | 170,821.6 | -1.30 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 5,236.7 | 0.46 | 3,693.0 | 41.80 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 92,118.8 | 8.16 | 70,809.3 | 30.09 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 97,041.4 | 8.60 | 18,183.3 | 433.68 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 2.9 | 0.00 | 21.9 | -86.68 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,158.5 | 0.37 | 2,091.4 | 98.84 |
| 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 | 3,536.7 | 0.31 | 2,654.6 | 33.23 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 306.7 | 0.03 | 490.9 | -37.53 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0.0 | 0.00 | 39.9 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 766.8 | 0.07 | 329.7 | 132.59 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 8.3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.8 | -100.00 |
| 93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 51.3 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 1,281.1 | 0.11 | 624.1 | 105.26 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 2.9 | 0.00 | 16.6 | -82.40 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 56.7 | 0.01 | 58.9 | -3.67 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 46,516.0 | 4.12 | 21,632.4 | 115.03 |