US trade (export - import) with Turkmenistan in 2016
Published or Updated: Apr 17, 2017
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Turkmenistan in 2016: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Turkmenistan
In 2016, US trade with Turkmenistan was $125.3 million, down 10.36% ($14.5 million) from 2015.
US exports to Turkmenistan in 2016 totaled $106.4 million, up 31.99% ($25.8 million) from 2015.
US imports from Turkmenistan in 2016 were $18.9 million, down 68.03% ($40.3 million) from 2015.
US trade surplus with Turkmenistan in 2016 was $87.4 million, a 308.76% increase ($66.0 million) over 2015.
Turkmenistan was the US 154th largest trading partner in 2016 (down from 150th in 2015), accounting for 0.0034% of US total trade (down from 0.0037% in 2015).
Turkmenistan was the US 140th largest export market in 2016 (up from 148th in 2015), accounting for 0.0073% of US total exports (up from 0.0054% in 2015).
Turkmenistan was the US 155th largest supplier in 2016 (down from 137th in 2015), accounting for 0.0008% of US total imports (down from 0.0026% in 2015).
US Exports to Turkmenistan
The major share of US exports to Turkmenistan in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 80.82% of US total exports to Turkmenistan (75.04% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.38% of US total exports to Turkmenistan (9.33% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.66% of US total exports to Turkmenistan (3.66% in 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.27% of US total exports to Turkmenistan (0.82% in 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.26% of US total exports to Turkmenistan (8.37% in 2015).
The largest gains in US exports to Turkmenistan in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - an increase of $53,480.9 thousand;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $7,088.1 thousand;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,020.5 thousand;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $981.3 thousand;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $688.6 thousand;
- Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - an increase of $532.0 thousand.
The largest declines in US exports to Turkmenistan in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $12,410.9 thousand;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $10,808.6 thousand;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $5,534.2 thousand;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $4,072.2 thousand;
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - a decrease of $1,443.8 thousand;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $798.9 thousand;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $681.4 thousand;
- 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 (HS code 86) - a decrease of $524.1 thousand;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $437.4 thousand;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $328.3 thousand.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2016 (USD thousand) |
Share in total export (%) |
Value of exports in 2015 (USD thousand) |
Change in 2016 over 2015 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 1,132.7 | 1.06 | 6,666.9 | -83.01 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 146.5 | 0.14 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 64.2 | 0.06 | 57.3 | 12.07 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 0.0 | 0.00 | 18.5 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,351.0 | 1.27 | 662.4 | 103.95 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 33.0 | 0.03 | 361.3 | -90.87 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 108.3 | 0.10 | 236.1 | -54.16 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 30.5 | 0.03 | 3.7 | 723.08 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0.0 | 0.00 | 139.5 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 232.3 | 0.22 | 241.4 | -3.76 |
| 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 | 153.2 | 0.14 | 270.3 | -43.33 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 207.8 | 0.20 | 1,651.7 | -87.42 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 4,207.4 | 3.96 | 3,226.1 | 30.42 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 384.6 | 0.36 | 343.8 | 11.89 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 365.1 | 0.34 | 1,046.5 | -65.11 |
| 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 | 2.6 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 12.2 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 74.2 | 0.07 | 328.4 | -77.41 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 7.7 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 48.6 | 0.05 | 174.1 | -72.12 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 18.7 | 0.02 | 13.7 | 36.41 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 5.3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2.9 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0.0 | 0.00 | 10.9 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 32.7 | 0.03 | 7.6 | 332.57 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0.0 | 0.00 | 103.4 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 6.6 | 0.01 | 2.7 | 142.95 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 54.6 | 0.05 | 18.3 | 198.02 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0.0 | 0.00 | 798.9 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,022.4 | 1.90 | 1,001.9 | 101.86 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 10.9 | 0.01 | 8.0 | 36.76 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 84.7 | 0.08 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 87.2 | 0.08 | 65.0 | 34.24 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 9.5 | 0.01 | 13.1 | -27.60 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 564.7 | 0.53 | 1,002.0 | -43.65 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 51.8 | 0.05 | 62.2 | -16.67 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 20,624.8 | 19.39 | 33,035.7 | -37.57 |
| 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 | 5,175.7 | 4.87 | 5,343.6 | -3.14 |
| 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 | 5.8 | 0.01 | 529.9 | -98.91 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,448.7 | 1.36 | 5,520.9 | -73.76 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 54,675.5 | 51.40 | 1,194.6 | 4,476.85 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 4,041.2 | 3.80 | 14,849.8 | -72.79 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 24.1 | -100.00 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0.0 | 0.00 | 233.7 | -100.00 |
| 93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 8.9 | -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 | 204.4 | 0.19 | 310.6 | -34.20 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 114.8 | 0.11 | 34.0 | 237.12 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 14.3 | 0.01 | 29.6 | -51.60 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 532.0 | 0.50 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 8,019.5 | 7.54 | 931.4 | 761.03 |
US Imports from Turkmenistan
The major share of US imports from Turkmenistan in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 60.07% of US total imports from Turkmenistan (20.54% in 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 25.10% of US total imports from Turkmenistan (76.60% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.08% of US total imports from Turkmenistan (1.25% in 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.95% of US total imports from Turkmenistan (0.92% in 2015).
The largest gains in US imports from Turkmenistan in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cotton (HS code 52) - an increase of $1,529.3 thousand;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $582.3 thousand;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $422.6 thousand;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $134.5 thousand;
- Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - an increase of $58.5 thousand.
The largest declines in US imports from Turkmenistan in 2016 over the 2015 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 $40,593.4 thousand;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $2,286.2 thousand.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2016 (USD thousand) |
Share in total import (%) |
Value of imports in 2015 USD thousand) |
Change in 2016 over 2015 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0.0 | 0.00 | 53.5 | -100.00 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 582.3 | 3.08 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 543.5 | 2.87 | 485.1 | 12.06 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.7 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 4,750.6 | 25.10 | 45,344.0 | -89.52 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,147.7 | 6.06 | 725.0 | 58.29 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0.0 | 0.00 | 16.7 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 3.5 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 52 | Cotton | 6,741.3 | 35.62 | 5,212.0 | 29.34 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 2.6 | 0.01 | 1.8 | 48.93 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 9.4 | 0.05 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 387.0 | 2.04 | 427.3 | -9.42 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.6 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 4,228.6 | 22.34 | 6,514.8 | -35.09 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.3 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3.2 | 0.02 | 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 | 13.0 | 0.07 | 2.3 | 461.88 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 205.0 | 1.08 | 225.0 | -8.86 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 308.9 | 1.63 | 174.4 | 77.10 |