US trade (export - import) with Saint Vincent and Grenadines in 2017
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Saint Vincent and Grenadines in 2017: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Saint Vincent and Grenadines
In 2017, US trade with Saint Vincent and Grenadines was $86.5 million, down 11.92% ($11.7 million) from 2016.
US exports to Saint Vincent and Grenadines in 2017 were $81.3 million, down 14.40% ($13.7 million) from 2016.
US imports from Saint Vincent and Grenadines in 2017 totaled $5.3 million, up 59.47% ($2.0 million) from 2016.
US trade surplus with Saint Vincent and Grenadines in 2017 was $76.0 million, a 17.06% decrease ($15.6 million) over 2016.
Saint Vincent and Grenadines was the US 168th largest trading partner in 2017 (down from 161st in 2016), accounting for 0.0022% of US total trade (down from 0.0027% in 2016).
Saint Vincent and Grenadines was the US 148th largest export market in 2017 (down from 142nd in 2016), accounting for 0.0053% of US total exports (down from 0.0065% in 2016).
Saint Vincent and Grenadines was the US 183rd largest supplier in 2017 (up from 190th in 2016), accounting for 0.0002% of US total imports (up from 0.0001% in 2016).
US Exports to Saint Vincent and Grenadines
The major share of US exports to Saint Vincent and Grenadines in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 32.77% of US total exports to Saint Vincent and Grenadines (27.39% in 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 26.94% of US total exports to Saint Vincent and Grenadines (33.28% in 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.92% of US total exports to Saint Vincent and Grenadines (8.44% in 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 7.62% of US total exports to Saint Vincent and Grenadines (7.13% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.52% of US total exports to Saint Vincent and Grenadines (3.51% in 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.70% of US total exports to Saint Vincent and Grenadines (1.20% in 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.59% of US total exports to Saint Vincent and Grenadines (4.01% in 2016).
The largest gains in US exports to Saint Vincent and Grenadines in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $1,244.9 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 $508.3 thousand;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $377.8 thousand;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $301.5 thousand;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $298.4 thousand.
The largest declines in US exports to Saint Vincent and Grenadines in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $7,619.6 thousand;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2,574.6 thousand;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $2,374.6 thousand;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $653.1 thousand;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $619.7 thousand;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $524.3 thousand;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $344.7 thousand;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $307.3 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 $304.0 thousand;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $289.0 thousand;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - a decrease of $268.0 thousand;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $245.2 thousand;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $243.9 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 8.6 | 0.01 | 19.1 | -55.27 |
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 9,009.6 | 11.08 | 7,764.6 | 16.03 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 474.3 | 0.58 | 356.6 | 33.02 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 339.2 | 0.42 | 376.3 | -9.84 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0.0 | 0.00 | 7.5 | -100.00 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 575.1 | 0.71 | 495.8 | 16.00 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 484.3 | 0.60 | 619.8 | -21.85 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 265.8 | 0.33 | 333.3 | -20.25 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 13.4 | 0.02 | 5.4 | 147.74 |
10 | Cereals | 10,113.1 | 12.44 | 10,185.3 | -0.71 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 158.1 | 0.19 | 184.5 | -14.31 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 107.8 | 0.13 | 53.2 | 102.53 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 4.6 | 0.01 | 16.6 | -72.53 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 139.4 | 0.17 | 220.6 | -36.81 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 545.9 | 0.67 | 587.4 | -7.08 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 104.2 | 0.13 | 58.1 | 79.31 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 222.6 | 0.27 | 36.0 | 519.00 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 747.6 | 0.92 | 658.4 | 13.55 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 447.2 | 0.55 | 754.5 | -40.73 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,065.2 | 1.31 | 1,409.9 | -24.45 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 544.5 | 0.67 | 406.5 | 33.94 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 1,261.3 | 1.55 | 1,162.4 | 8.51 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 7.5 | 0.01 | 296.5 | -97.46 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 58.9 | 0.07 | 146.2 | -59.68 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 0.0 | 0.00 | 53.4 | -100.00 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,231.5 | 1.52 | 3,606.1 | -65.85 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 78.9 | 0.10 | 52.9 | 49.18 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 111.3 | 0.14 | 174.1 | -36.08 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 493.0 | 0.61 | 567.6 | -13.14 |
31 | Fertilizers | 53.1 | 0.07 | 44.8 | 18.54 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 449.3 | 0.55 | 456.8 | -1.63 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,331.0 | 1.64 | 1,984.1 | -32.92 |
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 | 621.1 | 0.76 | 728.3 | -14.72 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 44.2 | 0.05 | 47.5 | -7.09 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 11.3 | 0.01 | 13.7 | -17.37 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 3.7 | 0.00 | 48.2 | -92.27 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 385.6 | 0.47 | 579.7 | -33.49 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,338.3 | 2.88 | 2,862.6 | -18.32 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 520.2 | 0.64 | 450.8 | 15.39 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 3.4 | 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) | 79.3 | 0.10 | 60.3 | 31.39 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 4,273.9 | 5.26 | 4,893.5 | -12.66 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.2 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,566.2 | 1.93 | 1,620.9 | -3.37 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 349.9 | 0.43 | 252.8 | 38.40 |
52 | Cotton | 86.7 | 0.11 | 16.4 | 429.87 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 18.0 | 0.02 | 16.0 | 12.58 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 5.7 | 0.01 | 3.2 | 78.84 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 11.9 | 0.01 | 15.3 | -22.07 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 59.0 | 0.07 | 15.9 | 271.81 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 59.2 | 0.07 | 87.8 | -32.53 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 6.8 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 23.2 | 0.03 | 52.0 | -55.40 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 24.4 | 0.03 | 19.3 | 26.19 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 110.9 | 0.14 | 137.4 | -19.30 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 184.1 | 0.23 | 199.4 | -7.67 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 402.1 | 0.49 | 103.8 | 287.57 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 254.5 | 0.31 | 371.8 | -31.55 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 26.7 | -100.00 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 13.2 | 0.02 | 20.9 | -36.89 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 120.8 | 0.15 | 52.8 | 128.79 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 599.2 | 0.74 | 568.8 | 5.35 |
69 | Ceramic products | 159.7 | 0.20 | 226.7 | -29.56 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 263.9 | 0.32 | 106.6 | 147.58 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 26.2 | 0.03 | 26.1 | 0.56 |
72 | Iron and steel | 241.3 | 0.30 | 112.1 | 115.17 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,055.5 | 1.30 | 1,300.7 | -18.85 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 296.2 | 0.36 | 198.3 | 49.39 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 3.4 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 389.9 | 0.48 | 461.7 | -15.54 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 12.2 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 3.8 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 18.5 | 0.02 | 2.7 | 574.31 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 704.2 | 0.87 | 326.4 | 115.74 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 945.4 | 1.16 | 931.7 | 1.47 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 7,295.6 | 8.98 | 9,870.2 | -26.08 |
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 | 7,788.5 | 9.58 | 7,280.3 | 6.98 |
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 | 30.9 | 0.04 | 211.5 | -85.40 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 3,882.3 | 4.78 | 3,751.9 | 3.48 |
88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 987.9 | 1.22 | 923.9 | 6.93 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 285.3 | 0.35 | 7,904.9 | -96.39 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,631.1 | 2.01 | 1,658.6 | -1.66 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 19.1 | 0.02 | 40.4 | -52.68 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 8.4 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 43.3 | 0.05 | 63.8 | -32.10 |
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 | 1,591.2 | 1.96 | 1,895.3 | -16.04 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 196.0 | 0.24 | 439.9 | -55.45 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 670.3 | 0.82 | 368.8 | 81.74 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 10.2 | 0.01 | 122.0 | -91.68 |
99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 10,101.3 | 12.43 | 10,369.4 | -2.59 |
US Imports from Saint Vincent and Grenadines
The major share of US imports from Saint Vincent and Grenadines in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 53.48% of US total imports from Saint Vincent and Grenadines (39.82% in 2016);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 6.32% of US total imports from Saint Vincent and Grenadines (7.49% in 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.92% of US total imports from Saint Vincent and Grenadines (11.92% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.47% of US total imports from Saint Vincent and Grenadines (1.87% in 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.44% of US total imports from Saint Vincent and Grenadines (0.38% in 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.22% of US total imports from Saint Vincent and Grenadines (1.29% in 2016).
The largest gains in US imports from Saint Vincent and Grenadines in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $1,034.3 thousand;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $284.7 thousand;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $188.3 thousand;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $117.5 thousand;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $110.1 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) - an increase of $85.5 thousand;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $75.8 thousand;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $63.9 thousand;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $53.4 thousand;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $49.5 thousand;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $39.6 thousand;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $32.2 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 $27.9 thousand.
The largest declines in US imports from Saint Vincent and Grenadines in 2017 over the 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 $75.0 thousand;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $52.2 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 $22.8 thousand;
- Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - a decrease of $21.4 thousand;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $16.1 thousand;
- Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - a decrease of $16.0 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 2,190.6 | 41.61 | 1,156.3 | 89.44 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 121.7 | 2.31 | 68.2 | 78.30 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 284.7 | 5.41 | 0.0 | ∞ |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 117.5 | 2.23 | 0.0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 101.2 | 1.92 | 89.9 | 12.60 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.5 | -100.00 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 5.9 | 0.11 | 1.2 | 393.75 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 29.2 | 0.55 | 1.3 | 2,089.42 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 75.8 | 1.44 | 0.0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0.0 | 0.00 | 9.0 | -100.00 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.6 | -100.00 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 0.0 | 0.00 | 16.0 | -100.00 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.9 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0.6 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 49.5 | 0.94 | 0.0 | ∞ |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 13.4 | 0.26 | 25.7 | -47.80 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0.5 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 39.6 | 0.75 | 0.0 | ∞ |
70 | Glass and glassware | 32.2 | 0.61 | 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 | 332.7 | 6.32 | 247.3 | 34.56 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3.5 | 0.07 | 0.0 | ∞ |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 143.8 | 2.73 | 33.8 | 325.99 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 82.2 | 1.56 | 18.3 | 348.96 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 5.8 | 0.11 | 9.7 | -40.09 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 24.8 | 0.47 | 77.1 | -67.80 |
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 | 207.8 | 3.95 | 282.8 | -26.52 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 8.7 | 0.16 | 0.0 | ∞ |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 17.6 | 0.33 | 33.8 | -47.79 |
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 | 102.4 | 1.95 | 125.2 | -18.21 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 85.5 | 1.62 | 76.2 | 12.15 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0.0 | 0.00 | 21.4 | -100.00 |
99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 1,187.4 | 22.55 | 999.1 | 18.85 |