US trade (export - import) with Vanuatu in 2017
Published or Updated: Apr 11, 2018
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Vanuatu in 2017: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Vanuatu
In 2017, US trade with Vanuatu was $13.7 million, down 0.95% ($0.1 million) from 2016.
US exports to Vanuatu in 2017 totaled $7.9 million, up 0.57% ($0.0 million) from 2016.
US imports from Vanuatu in 2017 were $5.8 million, down 2.95% ($0.2 million) from 2016.
US trade surplus with Vanuatu in 2017 was $2.1 million, a 11.66% increase ($0.2 million) over 2016.
Vanuatu was the US 192nd largest trading partner in 2017 (down from 191st in 2016), accounting for 0.0003% of US total trade (down from 0.0004% in 2016).
Vanuatu was the US 193rd largest export market in 2017 (down from 191st in 2016), accounting for 0.0005% of US total exports (just as in 2016).
Vanuatu was the US 180th largest supplier in 2017 (down from 179th in 2016), accounting for 0.0002% of US total imports (down from 0.0003% in 2016).
US Exports to Vanuatu
The major share of US exports to Vanuatu in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 46.96% of US total exports to Vanuatu (23.18% in 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.30% of US total exports to Vanuatu (11.46% in 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.54% of US total exports to Vanuatu (0.47% in 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.10% of US total exports to Vanuatu (0.41% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.06% of US total exports to Vanuatu (17.34% in 2016).
The largest gains in US exports to Vanuatu in 2017 over 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) - an increase of $826.5 thousand;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $597.7 thousand;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $534.1 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 $190.1 thousand;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $132.1 thousand;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $54.5 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) - an increase of $48.2 thousand;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $44.3 thousand;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $30.4 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 $30.0 thousand;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $25.8 thousand.
The largest declines in US exports to Vanuatu in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $686.5 thousand;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - a decrease of $599.7 thousand;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $584.8 thousand;
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - a decrease of $260.9 thousand;
- Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - a decrease of $170.3 thousand;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $41.8 thousand;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $31.1 thousand;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $29.8 thousand;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $29.0 thousand;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $24.6 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 2.8 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 20.2 | 0.26 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 132.1 | 1.67 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 28.9 | 0.37 | 3.2 | 818.70 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 6.5 | 0.08 | 13.2 | -50.70 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 10.3 | 0.13 | 20.4 | -49.80 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 87.0 | 1.10 | 32.5 | 167.69 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 30.0 | 0.38 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 348.2 | 4.41 | 390.0 | -10.72 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.8 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 266.1 | 3.37 | 235.8 | 12.88 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0.0 | 0.00 | 170.3 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 5.5 | 0.07 | 30.1 | -81.73 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 84.4 | 1.07 | 40.1 | 110.43 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 31.1 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 3.2 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.1 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 3.3 | 0.04 | 9.4 | -64.57 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 4.5 | 0.06 | 34.3 | -87.02 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 4.5 | 0.06 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 4.1 | 0.05 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 27.5 | 0.35 | 43.7 | -37.04 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 6.5 | 0.08 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.6 | -100.00 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 8.2 | 0.10 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.4 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 13.5 | 0.17 | 700.0 | -98.06 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 14.4 | 0.18 | 3.7 | 294.36 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 7.8 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 55.5 | 0.70 | 640.3 | -91.33 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.9 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,383.8 | 17.53 | 786.1 | 76.04 |
| 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 | 1,208.1 | 15.30 | 381.7 | 216.56 |
| 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 | 250.0 | 3.17 | 59.9 | 317.36 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 669.8 | 8.48 | 135.6 | 393.77 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 125.1 | 1.58 | 386.0 | -67.60 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 17.0 | 0.22 | 3.3 | 415.15 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 53.8 | 0.68 | 67.4 | -20.13 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.3 | -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 | 51.3 | 0.65 | 3.2 | 1,522.98 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 13.6 | 0.17 | 42.6 | -68.16 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 2,955.3 | 37.43 | 3,555.1 | -16.87 |
US Imports from Vanuatu
The major share of US imports from Vanuatu in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 90.09% of US total imports from Vanuatu (65.83% in 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.16% of US total imports from Vanuatu (1.97% in 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.93% of US total imports from Vanuatu (0.01% in 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.00% of US total imports from Vanuatu (26.40% in 2016).
The largest gains in US imports from Vanuatu 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 $923.4 thousand;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $243.3 thousand;
- Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - an increase of $153.9 thousand;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $147.5 thousand;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $106.9 thousand;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $50.8 thousand.
The largest declines in US imports from Vanuatu 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 $1,341.0 thousand;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $220.1 thousand;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - a decrease of $161.7 thousand;
- Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - a decrease of $44.2 thousand;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $27.3 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 | 1,721.2 | 29.76 | 797.8 | 115.74 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 153.9 | 2.66 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 11.9 | 0.20 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 3,172.7 | 54.85 | 3,122.0 | 1.63 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 151.2 | 2.61 | 3.7 | 3,962.40 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 7.4 | 0.13 | 5.4 | 36.51 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.6 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 356.1 | 6.16 | 112.9 | 215.54 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0.0 | 0.00 | 27.3 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.5 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 106.9 | 1.85 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 4.6 | 0.08 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 220.1 | -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 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1,341.0 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 12.3 | -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 | 30.3 | 0.52 | 38.6 | -21.56 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 2.7 | 0.05 | 46.9 | -94.23 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 65.1 | 1.13 | 226.9 | -71.29 |