US trade with Togo in the first nine months of 2017
Published or Updated: May 03, 2018
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Togo in the first nine months of 2017: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Togo
In the first nine months of 2017, US trade with Togo totaled $335.0 million, up 160.17% ($206.2 million) from the first nine months of 2016.
US exports to Togo in the first nine months of 2017 totaled $323.8 million, up 168.89% ($203.4 million) from the first nine months of 2016.
US imports from Togo in the first nine months of 2017 totaled $11.2 million, up 34.25% ($2.9 million) from the first nine months of 2016.
US trade surplus with Togo in the first nine months of 2017 was $312.6 million, a 178.92% increase ($200.5 million) over the first nine months of 2016.
Togo was the US 116th largest trading partner in the first nine months of 2017 (up from 147th in the first nine months of 2016), accounting for 0.0115% of US total trade (up from 0.0049% in the first nine months of 2016).
Togo was the US 99th largest export market in the first nine months of 2017 (up from 129th in the first nine months of 2016), accounting for 0.0284% of US total exports (up from 0.0114% in the first nine months of 2016).
Togo was the US 157th largest supplier in the first nine months of 2017 (up from 168th in the first nine months of 2016), accounting for 0.0006% of US total imports (up from 0.0005% in the first nine months of 2016).
US Exports to Togo
The major share of US exports to Togo in the first nine months of 2017 (and in the first nine months of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 83.87% of US total exports to Togo (58.97% in the first nine months of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.95% of US total exports to Togo (17.66% in the first nine months of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.07% of US total exports to Togo (12.73% in the first nine months of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.71% of US total exports to Togo (7.31% in the first nine months of 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.33% of US total exports to Togo (2.04% in the first nine months of 2016).
The largest gains in US exports to Togo in the first nine months of 2017 over the first nine months of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $200.5 million;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $7.7 million;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $2.8 million;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $1.3 million.
The largest declines in US exports to Togo in the first nine months of 2017 over the first nine months of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $3.4 million;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $3.0 million;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $1.4 million.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in first 9 months 2017 (USD thousand) |
Share in total export (%) |
Value of exports in first 9 months 2016 (USD thousand) |
Change in first 9 months 2017 over first 9 months 2016 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 344.4 | 0.11 | 606.6 | -43.23 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 106.8 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,042.1 | 0.32 | 1,158.9 | -10.08 |
| 10 | Cereals | 1,615.3 | 0.50 | 4,967.7 | -67.48 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,099.5 | 0.34 | 1,890.4 | -41.84 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 1,712.2 | 0.53 | 2,510.4 | -31.79 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 6,800.6 | 2.10 | 4,002.9 | 69.89 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 341.8 | 0.11 | 168.3 | 103.06 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 93.6 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 28.9 | 0.01 | 18.3 | 58.07 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 37.4 | 0.01 | 18.6 | 101.21 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 271,513.7 | 83.86 | 70,985.5 | 282.49 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0.0 | 0.00 | 313.2 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 378.0 | 0.12 | 60.1 | 528.67 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 5.9 | 0.00 | 8.7 | -32.48 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 29.7 | 0.01 | 21.5 | 38.29 |
| 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 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 10.0 | -15.00 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0.0 | 0.00 | 8.8 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 64.1 | 0.02 | 75.5 | -15.10 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 8,051.1 | 2.49 | 8,021.9 | 0.36 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 236.8 | 0.07 | 285.2 | -16.97 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 27.9 | 0.01 | 3.9 | 615.21 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 23.7 | 0.01 | 26.8 | -11.45 |
| 52 | Cotton | 0.0 | 0.00 | 22.3 | -100.00 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 0.0 | 0.00 | 37.0 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 21.1 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 4.5 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 18.6 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 22.2 | 0.01 | 68.7 | -67.74 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 658.5 | 0.20 | 2,060.7 | -68.05 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 355.8 | 0.11 | 249.1 | 42.84 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 3.0 | 0.00 | 14.0 | -78.66 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 6.9 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 68.4 | 0.02 | 50.0 | 36.73 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 355.5 | 0.11 | 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 | 55.0 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 21.4 | 0.01 | 68.1 | -68.53 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.8 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 4.2 | 0.00 | 7.0 | -40.36 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 46.2 | 0.01 | 35.3 | 30.95 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.9 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,264.5 | 0.39 | 4,218.9 | -70.03 |
| 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 | 300.7 | 0.09 | 624.0 | -51.81 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 23,657.3 | 7.31 | 15,998.1 | 47.88 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 141.1 | 0.04 | 53.6 | 163.13 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 96.9 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 277.7 | 0.09 | 372.5 | -25.46 |
| 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 | 496.4 | 0.15 | 370.8 | 33.87 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 5.5 | 0.00 | 16.8 | -67.33 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 37.6 | 0.01 | 8.5 | 342.88 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 2,295.7 | 0.71 | 964.1 | 138.12 |
US Imports from Togo
The major share of US imports from Togo in the first nine months of 2017 (and in the first nine months of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 56.68% of US total imports from Togo (61.73% in the first nine months of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 30.36% of US total imports from Togo (22.70% in the first nine months of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.61% of US total imports from Togo (10.41% in the first nine months of 2016).
The largest gains in US imports from Togo in the first nine months of 2017 over the first nine months of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair (HS code 67) - an increase of $1.2 million;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $0.8 million;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $0.3 million;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $0.2 million;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $0.2 million;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $0.1 million;
- Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $0.1 million;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $0.0 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 $0.0 million;
- 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 (HS code 34) - an increase of $0.0 million.
The largest declines in US imports from Togo in the first nine months of 2017 over the first nine months of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - a decrease of $0.1 million;
- Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork (HS code 46) - a decrease of $0.1 million;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $0.0 million.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in first 9 months 2017 (USD thousand) |
Share in total import (%) |
Value of imports in first 9 months 2016 (USD thousand) |
Change in first 9 months 2017 over first 9 months 2016 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 492.7 | 4.40 | 409.5 | 20.32 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 5.4 | 0.05 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 125.2 | 1.12 | 98.0 | 27.73 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,721.1 | 15.36 | 913.8 | 88.35 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2.3 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 236.9 | 2.12 | 114.7 | 106.60 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 297.2 | 2.65 | 12.7 | 2,245.92 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 464.6 | 4.15 | 309.7 | 50.01 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 3.8 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 10.0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 42.1 | 0.38 | 23.6 | 78.29 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0.0 | 0.00 | 12.4 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.3 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 14.0 | 0.13 | 52.3 | -73.16 |
| 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 | 837.0 | 7.47 | 799.3 | 4.72 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1.1 | 0.01 | 12.6 | -91.41 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0.5 | 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) | 40.1 | 0.36 | 142.8 | -71.95 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 9.8 | 0.09 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 9.4 | 0.08 | 75.2 | -87.53 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.8 | -100.00 |
| 52 | Cotton | 5.4 | 0.05 | 2.7 | 100.56 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 3.3 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0.8 | 0.01 | 2.6 | -70.02 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 37.6 | 0.34 | 34.0 | 10.45 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2.8 | 0.02 | 1.1 | 152.28 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 2.1 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 1.5 | 0.01 | 10.9 | -86.11 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 6,296.2 | 56.21 | 5,099.7 | 23.46 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 17.3 | 0.15 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 27.9 | 0.25 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 7.9 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 38.3 | 0.34 | 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 | 40.1 | 0.36 | 2.3 | 1,659.89 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.3 | -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 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 10.3 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 2.9 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | -100.00 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 412.6 | 3.68 | 176.5 | 133.71 |