US trade (export - import) with the Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2015
Published or Updated: Feb 22, 2017
The report on US foreign trade in goods with the Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2015: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with the Saint Kitts and Nevis
In 2015, US trade with the Saint Kitts and Nevis was $207.7 million, down 14.30% ($34.7 million) from 2014.
US exports to the Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2015 were $149.8 million, down 18.86% ($34.8 million) from 2014.
US imports from the Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2015 totaled $57.9 million, up 0.24% ($0.1 million) from 2014.
US trade surplus with the Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2015 was $91.8 million, a 27.56% decrease ($34.9 million) over 2014.
The Saint Kitts and Nevis was the US 141st largest trading partner in 2015 (down from 139th in 2014), accounting for 0.0055% of US total trade (down from 0.0060% in 2014).
The Saint Kitts and Nevis was the US 131st largest export market in 2015 (just as in 2014), accounting for 0.0100% of US total exports (down from 0.0114% in 2014).
The Saint Kitts and Nevis was the US 138th largest supplier in 2015 (up from 139th in 2014), accounting for 0.0025% of US total imports (up from 0.0024% in 2014).
US Exports to the Saint Kitts and Nevis
The major share of US exports to the Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 33.95% of US total exports to the Saint Kitts and Nevis (30.26% in 2014);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 12.86% of US total exports to the Saint Kitts and Nevis (8.64% in 2014);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 8.84% of US total exports to the Saint Kitts and Nevis (6.87% in 2014);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.92% of US total exports to the Saint Kitts and Nevis (6.79% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.74% of US total exports to the Saint Kitts and Nevis (5.16% in 2014);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.13% of US total exports to the Saint Kitts and Nevis (4.24% in 2014);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.24% of US total exports to the Saint Kitts and Nevis (1.86% in 2014);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.57% of US total exports to the Saint Kitts and Nevis (17.37% in 2014).
The largest gains in US exports to the Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $0.9 million;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $0.7 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) - an increase of $0.6 million;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $0.5 million;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $0.5 million;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $0.5 million;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $0.5 million.
The largest declines in US exports to the Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2015 over 2014 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 $29.7 million;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - a decrease of $3.3 million;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2.3 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) - a decrease of $1.6 million;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1.1 million;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $1.0 million.
| 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 10.3 | 0.01 | 9.8 | 5.63 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 5,414.7 | 3.62 | 5,433.6 | -0.35 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 1,183.8 | 0.79 | 670.5 | 76.55 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 780.0 | 0.52 | 679.1 | 14.86 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 100.9 | 0.07 | 3.5 | 2,824.23 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 648.5 | 0.43 | 571.0 | 13.56 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 329.8 | 0.22 | 248.0 | 33.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 262.7 | 0.18 | 182.6 | 43.88 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 361.7 | 0.24 | 307.8 | 17.52 |
| 10 | Cereals | 465.7 | 0.31 | 383.4 | 21.48 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 82.9 | 0.06 | 58.2 | 42.34 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 77.9 | 0.05 | 66.8 | 16.60 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 135.1 | 0.09 | 126.4 | 6.81 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 3.8 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 265.0 | 0.18 | 291.9 | -9.21 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 691.5 | 0.46 | 657.3 | 5.20 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 182.6 | 0.12 | 178.9 | 2.11 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 126.1 | 0.08 | 106.9 | 17.98 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 1,450.6 | 0.97 | 1,120.0 | 29.52 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 1,204.0 | 0.80 | 715.3 | 68.33 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,823.0 | 1.22 | 1,318.1 | 38.30 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 2,546.4 | 1.70 | 1,854.4 | 37.31 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 956.3 | 0.64 | 814.4 | 17.42 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 159.1 | 0.11 | 151.8 | 4.85 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 714.1 | 0.48 | 741.0 | -3.63 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.8 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,644.2 | 1.10 | 31,323.1 | -94.75 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 134.7 | 0.09 | 163.4 | -17.57 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 180.4 | 0.12 | 129.5 | 39.33 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 751.9 | 0.50 | 1,150.8 | -34.67 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 94.2 | 0.06 | 67.4 | 39.76 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 970.1 | 0.65 | 889.8 | 9.02 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,257.5 | 0.84 | 1,035.4 | 21.45 |
| 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 | 1,281.3 | 0.86 | 912.3 | 40.45 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 122.4 | 0.08 | 155.3 | -21.23 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 65.4 | 0.04 | 34.2 | 91.01 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 14.7 | 0.01 | 32.4 | -54.67 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 884.3 | 0.59 | 811.0 | 9.04 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 3,279.5 | 2.19 | 3,251.9 | 0.85 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,061.5 | 0.71 | 898.2 | 18.19 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.3 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 383.2 | 0.26 | 180.7 | 112.07 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 29.4 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 6,366.0 | 4.25 | 6,520.7 | -2.37 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 2.8 | 0.00 | 5.8 | -52.44 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,069.7 | 0.71 | 849.7 | 25.89 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 241.7 | 0.16 | 444.0 | -45.57 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 73.2 | 0.05 | 147.6 | -50.40 |
| 52 | Cotton | 11.0 | 0.01 | 10.2 | 8.37 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 19.6 | 0.01 | 8.6 | 127.27 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 71.3 | 0.05 | 39.2 | 81.70 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 35.2 | 0.02 | 3.4 | 947.92 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 166.5 | 0.11 | 65.3 | 155.10 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 50.2 | 0.03 | 36.2 | 38.55 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 152.7 | 0.10 | 184.7 | -17.32 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 41.7 | 0.03 | 14.2 | 194.30 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 515.2 | 0.34 | 693.0 | -25.66 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 477.8 | 0.32 | 287.8 | 65.98 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 677.1 | 0.45 | 837.3 | -19.14 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 911.7 | 0.61 | 951.7 | -4.20 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 51.6 | 0.03 | 57.1 | -9.66 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 53.4 | 0.04 | 51.6 | 3.45 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 47.3 | 0.03 | 51.2 | -7.60 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,104.8 | 0.74 | 1,171.8 | -5.72 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 766.2 | 0.51 | 655.7 | 16.86 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 600.8 | 0.40 | 633.3 | -5.13 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 13,245.4 | 8.84 | 12,685.6 | 4.41 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,039.2 | 0.69 | 1,294.0 | -19.70 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 5,486.3 | 3.66 | 6,596.6 | -16.83 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,092.3 | 0.73 | 1,061.7 | 2.88 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 4.8 | 0.00 | 43.1 | -88.80 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 2,644.2 | 1.77 | 1,695.1 | 55.99 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 11.9 | 0.01 | 23.4 | -49.11 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 4.4 | 0.00 | 51.8 | -91.58 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 413.7 | 0.28 | 424.7 | -2.59 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,168.3 | 0.78 | 1,338.4 | -12.71 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 15,362.0 | 10.26 | 17,708.0 | -13.25 |
| 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 | 25,724.6 | 17.18 | 27,298.6 | -5.77 |
| 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 | 43.2 | 0.03 | 404.1 | -89.31 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 6,613.7 | 4.42 | 7,585.9 | -12.82 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 165.7 | 0.11 | 231.0 | -28.26 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 315.9 | 0.21 | 483.7 | -34.68 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,623.0 | 1.75 | 2,141.9 | 22.46 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 1,939.6 | 1.30 | 2,012.9 | -3.64 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 98.5 | 0.07 | 129.4 | -23.88 |
| 93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 28.9 | 0.02 | 61.9 | -53.27 |
| 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 | 6,288.9 | 4.20 | 6,502.3 | -3.28 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 866.7 | 0.58 | 1,228.5 | -29.45 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 426.4 | 0.28 | 413.6 | 3.07 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 95.5 | 0.06 | 23.5 | 307.45 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 18,430.7 | 12.31 | 21,682.9 | -15.00 |
US Imports from the Saint Kitts and Nevis
The major share of US imports from the Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 73.60% of US total imports from the Saint Kitts and Nevis (77.39% in 2014);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.68% of US total imports from the Saint Kitts and Nevis (2.46% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.03% of US total imports from the Saint Kitts and Nevis (1.79% in 2014).
The largest gains in US imports from the Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $3.6 million;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $2.5 million.
The largest declines in US imports from the Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2015 over the 2014 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 $4.6 million;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1.0 million;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $0.4 million.
| 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 307.5 | 0.53 | 420.0 | -26.79 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 80.0 | 0.14 | 75.0 | 6.65 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 28.2 | 0.05 | 17.7 | 59.49 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 557.7 | 0.96 | 909.1 | -38.66 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0.0 | 0.00 | 982.4 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 19.7 | 0.03 | 37.5 | -47.48 |
| 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 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.5 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 11.5 | -100.00 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 4.4 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.5 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 129.4 | 0.22 | 174.6 | -25.88 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 5.7 | 0.01 | 0.3 | 1,698.74 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 9.6 | 0.02 | 10.7 | -10.23 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.4 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 19.9 | 0.03 | 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 | 101.9 | 0.18 | 61.1 | 66.78 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 24.1 | 0.04 | 93.3 | -74.19 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 61.3 | 0.11 | 52.3 | 17.29 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 61.8 | 0.11 | 83.8 | -26.20 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 222.8 | 0.38 | 173.6 | 28.35 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 6.4 | 0.01 | 12.4 | -48.26 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 150.7 | 0.26 | 33.8 | 345.87 |
| 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 | 39,959.4 | 68.98 | 44,542.5 | -10.29 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 5.4 | 0.01 | 85.0 | -93.65 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,520.2 | 4.35 | 64.5 | 3,805.86 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 50.2 | 0.09 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 8.9 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 432.5 | 0.75 | 446.7 | -3.18 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 135.6 | 0.23 | 21.0 | 545.52 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 13,026.2 | 22.49 | 9,475.5 | 37.47 |