List of the largest trading partners of the United States
| Rank | Country/District | Imports |
|---|
| - | World | 2,341,963 |
| - | European Union | 434,633 |
| 1 | China | 505,470 |
| 2 | Canada | 299,319 |
Year-to-Date Imports
| Rank | Country | Percent of Total Imports |
|---|
| --- | Total, All Countries | 100.0% |
| --- | Total, Top 15 Countries | 79.4% |
| 1 | China | 18.3% |
| 2 | Mexico | 13.9% |
The United States continues to import food from China, including $4.6 billion worth in 2017 alone. Top imports include fruits and vegetables, snack foods, spices and tea. In 2019, for example, the U.S. imported $89 million worth of tea and $300 million worth of apple juice. Do you know where your vitamin C comes from?
U.S. trade with other nations is worth $4.9 trillion per year. China, Canada and Mexico are the country's largest trading partners, accounting for nearly $1.9 trillion worth of imports and exports.
Also shown is each import country's percentage of total American exports.
- Canada: US$292.4 billion (17.8% of total US exports)
- Mexico: $256.4 billion (15.6%)
- China: $106.6 billion (6.5%)
- Japan: $74.7 billion (4.5%)
- United Kingdom: $69.2 billion (4.2%)
- Germany: $60.3 billion (3.7%)
- South Korea: $56.9 billion (3.5%)
The top export categories (2-digit HS) in 2018 were: machinery ($4.5 billion), vehicles ($3.5 billion), optical and medical instruments ($2.3 billion), electrical machinery ($2.2 billion), and aircraft ($2.2 billion).
- The top five sources of U.S. crude oil imports by share of total crude oil imports in 2019 were.
- Canada56%
- Mexico9%
- Saudi Arabia7%
- Iraq5%
- Colombia5%
Searchable List of China's Most Valuable Export Products
| Rank | China's Export Product | 2019 Value (US$) |
|---|
| 1 | Phone system devices including smartphones | $224,069,819,000 |
| 2 | Computers, optical readers | $148,463,426,000 |
| 3 | Integrated circuits/microassemblies | $102,187,884,000 |
| 4 | Processed petroleum oils | $38,345,208,000 |
Its top imports are integrated circuits ($207B), crude petroleum ($144B), iron ore ($59B), cars ($46.8B) and gold ($40.3B).
The largest manufacturing industries in the United States by revenue include petroleum, steel, automobiles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, and mining. A large portion of U.S. industrial output, the United States leads the world in airplane manufacturing.
China's Top Trading Partners
- United States: US$418.6 billion (16.8% of China's total exports)
- Hong Kong: $279.6 billion (11.2%)
- Japan: $143.2 billion (5.7%)
- South Korea: $111 billion (4.4%)
- Vietnam: $98 billion (3.9%)
- Germany: $79.7 billion (3.2%)
- India: $74.9 billion (3%)
- Netherlands: $73.9 billion (3%)
U.S. goods imports from China totaled $539.5 billion in 2018, up 6.7% ($34.0 billion) from 2017, and up 59.7% from 2008. U.S. imports from are up 427% from 2001 (pre-WTO accession). U.S. imports from China account for 21.2% of overall U.S. imports in 2018.
The top five destination countries of U.S. total gross petroleum exports, export volume, and share of total petroleum exports in 2019 were
- Mexico—1.19 MMb/d—14%
- Canada—1.04 MMb/d—12%
- Japan—0.58 MMb/d—7%
- South Korea—0.56 MMb/d—7%
- Brazil—0.47 MMb/d—6%
List of largest trading partners of China
| No. | Country / Region | Imports |
|---|
| Total | 1,843.7 |
| 1 | United States | 153.9 |
| 2 | European Union | 197.9 |
| 3 | Japan | 165.8 |
Several laws specifically prohibit trade with certain countries:
- Cuban Assets Control Regulations of 1963.
- Cuban Democracy Act of 1992.
- Helms–Burton Act of 1996 (Cuba)
- Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996.
- Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (Cuba)
- Iran Freedom and Support Act of 2006.
U.S.-Russia Trade FactsRussia is currently our 26th largest goods trading partner with $28.0 billion in total (two way) goods trade during 2019. Goods exports totaled $5.8 billion; goods imports totaled $22.3 billion. The U.S. goods trade deficit with Russia was $16.5 billion in 2019.
Top 15
- Japan: US$39.9 billion (22.2% of total US imported cars)
- Mexico: $38.1 billion (21.2%)
- Canada: $37.8 billion (21.1%)
- Germany: $18.1 billion (10.1%)
- South Korea: $16.3 billion (9.1%)
- United Kingdom: $9.9 billion (5.5%)
- Slovakia: $3.9 billion (2.2%)
- Italy: $3.5 billion (1.9%)
China is the single largest source of mineral commodities for the United States, particularly for resources like rare earth elements, germanium, and industrial diamonds. In fact, of the 47 mineral commodities that the United States is more than 50 percent reliant on foreign sources, 24 came in part from China.
The U.S. imports thousands of products from China ranging from TVs and cell phones to clothing and handbags to industrial chemicals and rare metals.
America's Top Trading Partners
- Canada: US$300 billion (18% of total US exports)
- Mexico: $265 billion (16%)
- China: $120 billion (7.4%)
- Japan: $75.2 billion (4.6%)
- United Kingdom: $66.3 billion (4.1%)
- Germany: $57.3 billion (3.5%)
- South Korea: $56.5 billion (3.5%)
- Netherlands: $48.7 billion (3.0%)
Just 8% of exported goods are foods, feeds, and beverages ($131 billion). The big three are soybeans ($20 billion), meat and poultry ($20 billion), and corn ($9 billion). Food exports are falling since many countries don't like U.S. food processing standards.
