US trade (export - import) with Vanuatu in 2014
Published or Updated: Feb 09, 2017
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Vanuatu in 2014: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Vanuatu
In 2014, US trade with Vanuatu was $29.1 million, down 25.40% ($9.9 million) from 2013.
US exports to Vanuatu in 2014 were $21.2 million, down 38.48% ($13.3 million) from 2013.
US imports from Vanuatu in 2014 totaled $7.9 million, up 74.72% ($3.4 million) from 2013.
US trade surplus with Vanuatu in 2014 was $13.3 million, a 55.51% decrease ($16.6 million) over 2013.
Vanuatu was the US 183rd largest trading partner in 2014 (down from 180th in 2013), accounting for 0.0007% of US total trade (down from 0.0010% in 2013).
Vanuatu was the US 184th largest export market in 2014 (down from 172nd in 2013), accounting for 0.0013% of US total exports (down from 0.0022% in 2013).
Vanuatu was the US 172nd largest supplier in 2014 (up from 177th in 2013), accounting for 0.0003% of US total imports (up from 0.0002% in 2013).
US Exports to Vanuatu
The major share of US exports to Vanuatu in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 22.28% of US total exports to Vanuatu (15.03% in 2013);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.25% of US total exports to Vanuatu (22.89% in 2013);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.58% of US total exports to Vanuatu (1.16% in 2013);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.17% of US total exports to Vanuatu (1.45% in 2013).
The largest gains in US exports to Vanuatu in 2014 over 2013 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) - an increase of $375.3 thousand;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $261.1 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) - an increase of $232.4 thousand;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $186.5 thousand;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $141.7 thousand;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $104.4 thousand;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $82.2 thousand.
The largest declines in US exports to Vanuatu in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - a decrease of $5,851.7 thousand;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $5,830.9 thousand;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,325.1 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 $689.0 thousand;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $454.7 thousand;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $143.1 thousand;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $111.4 thousand;
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - a decrease of $96.2 thousand.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2014 (USD thousand) |
Share in total export (%) |
Value of exports in 2013 (USD thousand) |
Change in 2014 over 2013 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 4.4 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0.0 | 0.00 | 8.0 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 0.0 | 0.00 | 454.7 | -100.00 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 3.8 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 15.7 | 0.07 | 8.7 | 80.92 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 3.9 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0.0 | 0.00 | 14.7 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 7.7 | 0.04 | 12.5 | -38.81 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0.0 | 0.00 | 27.0 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 280.7 | 1.33 | 220.1 | 27.54 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 256.0 | 1.21 | 69.6 | 268.09 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 61.0 | 0.29 | 28.7 | 112.37 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 160.5 | 0.76 | 56.1 | 186.10 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 25.0 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0.0 | 0.00 | 7.9 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 5.8 | 0.03 | 32.2 | -82.02 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 7.8 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.5 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 11.5 | 0.05 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 6.5 | 0.03 | 8.0 | -18.46 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 24.2 | 0.11 | 53.4 | -54.71 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 37.5 | 0.18 | 148.9 | -74.79 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 2.9 | 0.01 | 2.7 | 7.56 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0.0 | 0.00 | 12.8 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,826.4 | 8.62 | 7,657.3 | -76.15 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 7.1 | 0.03 | 12.2 | -41.85 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | -100.00 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 9.9 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 41.6 | 0.20 | 184.7 | -77.49 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 85.0 | 0.40 | 2.8 | 2,968.59 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,279.8 | 10.76 | 3,604.9 | -36.76 |
| 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 | 1,100.7 | 5.20 | 725.4 | 51.73 |
| 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 | 232.4 | 1.10 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 327.0 | 1.54 | 185.2 | 76.51 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 256.4 | 1.21 | 352.6 | -27.29 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 392.5 | 1.85 | 131.4 | 198.64 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 131.4 | 0.62 | 177.3 | -25.92 |
| 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 | 5,030.4 | 23.74 | 5,719.4 | -12.05 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 8.8 | 0.04 | 38.1 | -76.97 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 5.9 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 8,578.4 | 40.49 | 14,430.0 | -40.55 |
US Imports from Vanuatu
The major share of US imports from Vanuatu in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 91.18% of US total imports from Vanuatu (52.30% in 2013);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.03% of US total imports from Vanuatu (1.17% in 2013).
The largest gains in US imports from Vanuatu in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $4,608.6 thousand;
- Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - an increase of $280.8 thousand;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $149.3 thousand;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $146.5 thousand;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $41.2 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 $28.9 thousand.
The largest declines in US imports from Vanuatu in 2014 over the 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - a decrease of $1,699.8 thousand;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $121.8 thousand;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $49.9 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) - a decrease of $39.7 thousand.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2014 (USD thousand) |
Share in total import (%) |
Value of imports in 2013 USD thousand) |
Change in 2014 over 2013 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 5,031.4 | 63.97 | 422.8 | 1,089.99 |
| 10 | Cereals | 146.5 | 1.86 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,788.5 | 22.74 | 1,747.3 | 2.36 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 2.5 | 0.03 | 9.4 | -73.40 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 193.6 | 2.46 | 44.3 | 337.39 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 8.9 | 0.11 | 130.7 | -93.16 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 4.2 | 0.05 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 24.3 | 0.31 | 2.7 | 801.74 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 7.9 | 0.10 | 5.2 | 54.25 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 2.6 | 0.03 | 52.5 | -94.99 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 3.4 | 0.04 | 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 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 39.7 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.7 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 28.9 | 0.37 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 320.0 | 4.07 | 39.2 | 716.20 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 302.6 | 3.85 | 2,002.3 | -84.89 |