US trade with Zambia in the first half of 2017
Published or Updated: Oct 19, 2017
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Zambia in the first half of 2017: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Zambia
In the first half of 2017, US trade with Zambia totaled $65.9 million, up 4.04% ($2.6 million) from the first half of 2016.
US exports to Zambia in the first half of 2017 were $30.2 million, down 37.63% ($18.2 million) from the first half of 2016.
US imports from Zambia in the first half of 2017 totaled $35.7 million, up 139.29% ($20.8 million) from the first half of 2016.
US trade balance with Zambia went from a surplus of $33.5 million in the first half of 2016, to a deficit of $5.5 million in the first half of 2017.
Zambia was the US 154th largest trading partner in the first half of 2017 (down from 152nd in the first half of 2016), accounting for 0.0034% of US total trade (down from 0.0035% in the first half of 2016).
Zambia was the US 157th largest export market in the first half of 2017 (down from 135th in the first half of 2016), accounting for 0.0040% of US total exports (down from 0.0068% in the first half of 2016).
Zambia was the US 131st largest supplier in the first half of 2017 (up from 148th in the first half of 2016), accounting for 0.0031% of US total imports (up from 0.0014% in the first half of 2016).
US Exports to Zambia
The major share of US exports to Zambia in the first half of 2017 (and in the first half of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 53.43% of US total exports to Zambia (73.85% in the first half of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 22.14% of US total exports to Zambia (10.58% in the first half of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.36% of US total exports to Zambia (2.24% in the first half of 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 4.53% of US total exports to Zambia (0.94% in the first half of 2016).
The largest gains in US exports to Zambia in the first half of 2017 over the first half of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $1,263.7 thousand;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $783.0 thousand;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $686.4 thousand;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $286.1 thousand;
- Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 93) - an increase of $195.8 thousand;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $162.0 thousand;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $153.3 thousand;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $143.1 thousand.
The largest declines in US exports to Zambia in the first half of 2017 over the first half of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $13,881.1 thousand;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $3,581.3 thousand;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $1,222.5 thousand;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $543.3 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) - a decrease of $345.6 thousand;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $241.8 thousand;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $174.5 thousand;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $105.4 thousand.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in first-half 2017 (USD thousand) |
Share in total export (%) |
Value of exports in first-half 2016 (USD thousand) |
Change in first-half 2017 over first-half 2016 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 19.7 | 0.07 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0.0 | 0.00 | 11.7 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0.0 | 0.00 | 105.4 | -100.00 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 104.7 | 0.35 | 54.8 | 90.99 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0.0 | 0.00 | 32.4 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 85.7 | 0.28 | 87.8 | -2.42 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 51.1 | 0.17 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 12.5 | 0.04 | 27.7 | -55.03 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 330.2 | 1.09 | 571.9 | -42.27 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 19.5 | 0.06 | 28.2 | -31.06 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 205.5 | 0.68 | 62.4 | 229.47 |
| 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 | 149.0 | 0.49 | 217.9 | -31.61 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 3.1 | 0.01 | 6.0 | -48.50 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.2 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 632.9 | 2.10 | 471.0 | 34.39 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 665.4 | 2.20 | 379.3 | 75.42 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 4,617.9 | 15.29 | 3,354.2 | 37.68 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 85.7 | 0.28 | 7.7 | 1,011.35 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 10.6 | 0.04 | 75.6 | -85.98 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 96.2 | 0.32 | 62.6 | 53.78 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 2.8 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 3.0 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0.0 | 0.00 | 10.6 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 162.0 | 0.54 | 8.7 | 1,770.96 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 194.2 | 0.64 | 131.9 | 47.24 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 899.8 | 2.98 | 116.8 | 670.57 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 108.0 | 0.36 | 178.8 | -39.59 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 10.9 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 8.4 | 0.03 | 5.2 | 60.34 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0.0 | 0.00 | 9.1 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 13.8 | 0.05 | 2.5 | 450.68 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 44.8 | 0.15 | 56.8 | -21.04 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 369.5 | 1.22 | 544.0 | -32.07 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.6 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 15.0 | 0.05 | 12.4 | 21.35 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.5 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,141.2 | 3.78 | 454.9 | 150.89 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 48.2 | 0.16 | 5.1 | 851.90 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 10,945.1 | 36.23 | 14,526.3 | -24.65 |
| 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 | 1,531.0 | 5.07 | 1,876.6 | -18.42 |
| 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 | 23.9 | 0.08 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,257.7 | 7.47 | 16,138.9 | -86.01 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 484.4 | 1.60 | 564.7 | -14.22 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 29.3 | 0.10 | 1,251.7 | -97.66 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 868.0 | 2.87 | 1,411.3 | -38.49 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.2 | -100.00 |
| 93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 273.7 | 0.91 | 77.9 | 251.26 |
| 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 | 118.5 | 0.39 | 68.9 | 72.13 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 3.9 | 0.01 | 4.0 | -1.58 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 21.4 | 0.07 | 109.4 | -80.45 |
US Imports from Zambia
The major share of US imports from Zambia in the first half of 2017 (and in the first half of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 78.26% of US total imports from Zambia (55.84% in the first half of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 18.61% of US total imports from Zambia (37.89% in the first half of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.95% of US total imports from Zambia (0.83% in the first half of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.06% of US total imports from Zambia (1.44% in the first half of 2016).
The largest gains in US imports from Zambia in the first half of 2017 over the first half of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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) - an increase of $19,617.5 thousand;
- Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - an increase of $993.0 thousand;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $421.4 thousand.
The largest declines in US imports from Zambia in the first half of 2017 over the first half of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $207.2 thousand.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in first-half 2017 (USD thousand) |
Share in total import (%) |
Value of imports in first-half 2016 (USD thousand) |
Change in first-half 2017 over first-half 2016 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0.0 | 0.00 | 21.8 | -100.00 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 123.1 | 0.34 | 25.1 | 390.60 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 25.9 | 0.07 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 488.7 | 1.37 | 67.3 | 625.99 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 46.0 | 0.13 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.3 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 11.6 | 0.03 | 4.1 | 181.69 |
| 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 | 7.0 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0.0 | 0.00 | 18.6 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 12.9 | 0.04 | 3.5 | 265.06 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 19.4 | 0.05 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1.8 | 0.01 | 2.4 | -22.41 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 86.8 | 0.24 | 6.7 | 1,194.35 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 27,952.0 | 78.26 | 8,334.5 | 235.38 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 6,647.9 | 18.61 | 5,655.0 | 17.56 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 7.3 | 0.02 | 214.5 | -96.59 |
| 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 | 10.6 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 3.5 | 0.01 | 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 | 4.8 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 22.0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 14.8 | 0.04 | 53.9 | -72.53 |