US trade (export - import) with Rwanda in 2017
Published or Updated: Apr 15, 2018
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Rwanda in 2017: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Rwanda
In 2017, US trade with Rwanda totaled $110.5 million, up 9.33% ($9.4 million) from 2016.
US exports to Rwanda in 2017 were $66.1 million, down 11.37% ($8.5 million) from 2016.
US imports from Rwanda in 2017 totaled $44.3 million, up 67.77% ($17.9 million) from 2016.
US trade surplus with Rwanda in 2017 was $21.8 million, a 54.77% decrease ($26.4 million) over 2016.
Rwanda was the US 162nd largest trading partner in 2017 (down from 159th in 2016), accounting for 0.0028% of US total trade (up from 0.0027% in 2016).
Rwanda was the US 156th largest export market in 2017 (down from 149th in 2016), accounting for 0.0043% of US total exports (down from 0.0051% in 2016).
Rwanda was the US 145th largest supplier in 2017 (up from 152nd in 2016), accounting for 0.0018% of US total imports (up from 0.0012% in 2016).
US Exports to Rwanda
The major share of US exports to Rwanda in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 94.71% of US total exports to Rwanda (91.10% in 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.96% of US total exports to Rwanda (5.41% in 2016).
The largest gains in US exports to Rwanda in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - an increase of $688.7 thousand;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $633.4 thousand;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $396.8 thousand;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $363.9 thousand;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $327.9 thousand.
The largest declines in US exports to Rwanda 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) - a decrease of $4,614.8 thousand;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $2,920.3 thousand;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2,099.9 thousand;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - a decrease of $657.5 thousand;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $292.8 thousand.
| 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0.0 | 0.00 | 7.0 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.7 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.6 | -100.00 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 0.0 | 0.00 | 7.3 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 28.1 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 512.1 | 0.77 | 3,432.4 | -85.08 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 13.0 | 0.02 | 207.8 | -93.73 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 3.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 539.8 | 0.82 | 143.0 | 277.50 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 880.6 | 1.33 | 247.2 | 256.28 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 6.3 | 0.01 | 3.7 | 66.99 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0.0 | 0.00 | 15.1 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 109.3 | 0.17 | 147.4 | -25.88 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 156.6 | 0.24 | 73.5 | 112.94 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 21.7 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.7 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 3.2 | 0.00 | 4.0 | -20.31 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 51.0 | 0.08 | 92.2 | -44.71 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0.0 | 0.00 | 15.5 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 112.4 | 0.17 | 223.4 | -49.69 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 16.6 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 5.5 | 0.01 | 11.4 | -51.66 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0.0 | 0.00 | 21.0 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 9.8 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 77.3 | 0.12 | 370.1 | -79.11 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 14.7 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 64.9 | 0.10 | 25.7 | 152.05 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 55.7 | 0.08 | 42.7 | 30.39 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 14.1 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,962.3 | 4.48 | 5,062.2 | -41.48 |
| 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 | 1,801.8 | 2.72 | 6,416.6 | -71.92 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 625.3 | 0.95 | 261.4 | 139.21 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 55,574.1 | 84.02 | 54,885.5 | 1.25 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,680.3 | 2.54 | 1,352.4 | 24.25 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 3.1 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 61.1 | 0.09 | 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 | 71.0 | 0.11 | 228.5 | -68.92 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 48.4 | 0.07 | 30.1 | 61.03 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 58.5 | 0.09 | 58.8 | -0.54 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.7 | -100.00 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 559.3 | 0.85 | 1,216.8 | -54.03 |
US Imports from Rwanda
The major share of US imports from Rwanda in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 50.36% of US total imports from Rwanda (78.58% in 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 40.00% of US total imports from Rwanda (10.76% in 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.42% of US total imports from Rwanda (1.76% in 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.72% of US total imports from Rwanda (4.05% in 2016).
The largest gains in US imports from Rwanda in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $14,893.6 thousand;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $2,463.0 thousand;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $1,055.9 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 $228.9 thousand;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $222.6 thousand;
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - an increase of $215.5 thousand;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $204.7 thousand;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $183.4 thousand;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $152.6 thousand.
The largest declines in US imports from Rwanda in 2017 over the 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - a decrease of $1,283.9 thousand;
- Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork (HS code 46) - a decrease of $313.3 thousand.
| 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 8.6 | 0.02 | 10.4 | -17.67 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 443.2 | 1.00 | 238.6 | 85.79 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 20,817.5 | 46.94 | 18,354.5 | 13.42 |
| 10 | Cereals | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.1 | -100.00 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 243.9 | 0.55 | 21.2 | 1,048.74 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 817.5 | 1.84 | 2,101.4 | -61.10 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 3.6 | 0.01 | 19.4 | -81.41 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0.0 | 0.00 | 12.5 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0.0 | 0.00 | 8.7 | -100.00 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 17,738.1 | 40.00 | 2,844.5 | 523.58 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 19.2 | 0.04 | 17.0 | 12.68 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,207.2 | 2.72 | 991.7 | 21.73 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 7.6 | 0.02 | 2.2 | 253.00 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 649.8 | 1.47 | 963.0 | -32.53 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 103.2 | 0.23 | 104.3 | -1.09 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0.3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,509.3 | 3.40 | 453.4 | 232.92 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1.9 | 0.00 | 1.1 | 68.22 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 3.6 | 0.01 | 9.1 | -60.86 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 9.3 | 0.02 | 57.9 | -83.94 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 6.7 | 0.02 | 85.9 | -92.21 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3.2 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.6 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 183.4 | 0.41 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 250.1 | 0.56 | 21.2 | 1,077.92 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 10.6 | 0.02 | 3.7 | 185.32 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 60.3 | 0.14 | 5.2 | 1,052.13 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 248.3 | 0.56 | 95.7 | 159.43 |