US trade (export - import) with Vanuatu in 2018
Published or Updated: Jun 18, 2019
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Vanuatu in 2018: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Vanuatu
In 2018, US trade with Vanuatu totaled $17.7 million, up 29.21% ($4.0 million) from 2017.
US exports to Vanuatu in 2018 totaled $10.3 million, up 30.66% ($2.4 million) from 2017.
US imports from Vanuatu in 2018 totaled $7.4 million, up 27.24% ($1.6 million) from 2017.
US trade surplus with Vanuatu in 2018 was $3.0 million, a 40.05% increase ($0.8 million) over 2017.
Vanuatu was the US 195th largest trading partner in 2018 (down from 192nd in 2017), accounting for 0.0004% of US total trade (up from 0.0003% in 2017).
Vanuatu was the US 193rd largest export market in 2018 (just as in 2017), accounting for 0.0006% of US total exports (up from 0.0005% in 2017).
Vanuatu was the US 178th largest supplier in 2018 (up from 180th in 2017), accounting for 0.0003% of US total imports (up from 0.0002% in 2017).
US Exports to Vanuatu
The major share of US exports to Vanuatu in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 48.06% of US total exports to Vanuatu (46.96% in 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.50% of US total exports to Vanuatu (9.30% in 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.25% of US total exports to Vanuatu (1.06% in 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.36% of US total exports to Vanuatu (2.54% in 2017);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.08% of US total exports to Vanuatu (0.60% in 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of US total exports to Vanuatu (1.10% in 2017).
The largest gains in US exports to Vanuatu in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,615.9 thousand;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $1,099.0 thousand;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $463.5 thousand;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $123.1 thousand;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $98.6 thousand;
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - an increase of $95.7 thousand;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $61.2 thousand.
The largest declines in US exports to Vanuatu in 2018 over 2017 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 $855.4 thousand;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $145.0 thousand;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $132.1 thousand;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $87.0 thousand;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $59.0 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 $53.1 thousand.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2018 (USD thousand) |
Share in total export (%) |
Value of exports in 2017 (USD thousand) |
Change in 2018 over 2017 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.8 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 14.3 | 0.14 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 81.4 | 0.79 | 20.2 | 303.16 |
| 10 | Cereals | 0.0 | 0.00 | 132.1 | -100.00 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 3.8 | 0.04 | 28.9 | -86.84 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 7.5 | 0.07 | 6.5 | 15.54 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 18.5 | 0.18 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 14.8 | 0.14 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0.0 | 0.00 | 10.3 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0.0 | 0.00 | 87.0 | -100.00 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 9.0 | 0.09 | 30.0 | -70.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 98.6 | 0.96 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 203.1 | 1.97 | 348.2 | -41.66 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 292.5 | 2.84 | 266.1 | 9.90 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 10.0 | 0.10 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 22.0 | 0.21 | 5.5 | 300.73 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 25.4 | 0.25 | 84.4 | -69.89 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 10.0 | 0.10 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 14.7 | 0.14 | 3.2 | 357.85 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 3.2 | 0.03 | 3.3 | -2.86 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 17.0 | 0.16 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 5.9 | 0.06 | 4.5 | 32.74 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 3.9 | 0.04 | 4.5 | -12.17 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 20.2 | 0.20 | 4.1 | 387.40 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 55.3 | 0.54 | 27.5 | 101.00 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 8.8 | 0.09 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.5 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 10.4 | 0.10 | 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 | 19.6 | 0.19 | 8.2 | 139.45 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 136.7 | 1.32 | 13.5 | 908.93 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 14.4 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 82.7 | 0.80 | 55.5 | 49.07 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 12.9 | 0.13 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,999.8 | 29.08 | 1,383.8 | 116.77 |
| 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 | 352.8 | 3.42 | 1,208.1 | -70.80 |
| 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 | 196.9 | 1.91 | 250.0 | -21.25 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,133.3 | 10.99 | 669.8 | 69.20 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 220.7 | 2.14 | 125.1 | 76.52 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0.0 | 0.00 | 17.0 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 54.6 | 0.53 | 53.8 | 1.50 |
| 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 | 65.9 | 0.64 | 51.3 | 28.30 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 35.4 | 0.34 | 13.6 | 160.99 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 4,054.4 | 39.30 | 2,955.3 | 37.19 |
US Imports from Vanuatu
The major share of US imports from Vanuatu in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 91.55% of US total imports from Vanuatu (90.09% in 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.93% of US total imports from Vanuatu (6.16% in 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.06% of US total imports from Vanuatu (0.00% in 2017);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.00% of US total imports from Vanuatu (1.93% in 2017).
The largest gains in US imports from Vanuatu in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $1,959.9 thousand;
- Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - an increase of $75.0 thousand;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $42.2 thousand;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $36.2 thousand;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $35.5 thousand.
The largest declines in US imports from Vanuatu in 2018 over the 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $250.1 thousand;
- Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $153.9 thousand;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $106.9 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 $30.3 thousand.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2018 (USD thousand) |
Share in total import (%) |
Value of imports in 2017 USD thousand) |
Change in 2018 over 2017 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 1,471.0 | 19.99 | 1,721.2 | -14.53 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0.0 | 0.00 | 153.9 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 4.6 | 0.06 | 11.9 | -61.42 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 5,132.6 | 69.74 | 3,172.7 | 61.77 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 129.2 | 1.76 | 151.2 | -14.56 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0.0 | 0.00 | 7.4 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 358.0 | 4.86 | 356.1 | 0.52 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 5.1 | 0.07 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0.0 | 0.00 | 106.9 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.6 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 42.2 | 0.57 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 35.5 | 0.48 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 30.3 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 2.1 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 77.7 | 1.06 | 2.7 | 2,769.04 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 101.4 | 1.38 | 65.1 | 55.65 |