This page displays a table with United States Imports By Category in U.S. dollars, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.



United States Imports By Category Value Year
Electrical, electronic equipment $463.36B 2023
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $459.20B 2023
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $381.04B 2023
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $266.59B 2023
Pharmaceutical products $177.85B 2023
Commodities not specified according to kind $124.98B 2023
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $118.32B 2023
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $85.49B 2023
Plastics $72.35B 2023
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $69.01B 2023
Organic chemicals $66.59B 2023
Articles of iron or steel $53.26B 2023
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $45.24B 2023
Toys, games, sports requisites $44.45B 2023
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $36.35B 2023
Rubbers $34.84B 2023
Iron and steel $33.16B 2023
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $30.96B 2023
Aircraft, spacecraft $30.16B 2023
Aluminum $28.30B 2023
Miscellaneous chemical products $26.91B 2023
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $26.79B 2023
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $24.22B 2023
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $24.02B 2023
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $21.14B 2023
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $20.09B 2023
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $19.19B 2023
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $17.31B 2023
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $16.83B 2023
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $15.65B 2023
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $15.44B 2023
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $14.97B 2023
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $14.84B 2023
Copper $14.53B 2023
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $13.92B 2023
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $13.57B 2023
Meat and edible meat offal $12.45B 2023
Miscellaneous edible preparations $11.93B 2023
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $10.99B 2023
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $10.56B 2023
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $10.46B 2023
Fertilizers $9.82B 2023
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $9.76B 2023
Glass and glassware $9.22B 2023
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $8.02B 2023
Ceramic products $7.96B 2023
Clocks and watches $7.10B 2023
Sugars and sugar confectionery $6.94B 2023
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $6.81B 2023
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $6.37B 2023
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $6.19B 2023
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $5.81B 2023
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $5.12B 2023
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $5.07B 2023
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $4.92B 2023
Nickel $4.43B 2023
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $4.39B 2023
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $4.38B 2023
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $4.06B 2023
Live animals $4.06B 2023
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $4.05B 2023
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $4.00B 2023
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $3.97B 2023
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $3.68B 2023
Cereals $3.59B 2023
Ores slag and ash $3.48B 2023
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $3.43B 2023
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $3.19B 2023
Headgear and $3.15B 2023
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $3.01B 2023
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $2.99B 2023
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $2.99B 2023
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $2.83B 2023
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $2.79B 2023
Zinc $2.64B 2023
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $2.54B 2023
Manmade filaments $2.02B 2023
Manmade staple fibers $1.71B 2023
Lac, gums, resins $1.62B 2023
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $1.62B 2023
Photographic or cinematographic goods $1.41B 2023
Lead $1.30B 2023
Products of animal origin $1.24B 2023
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $1.19B 2023
Tin $888.89M 2023
Knitted or crocheted fabric $886.59M 2023
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $818.59M 2023
Cotton $815.34M 2023
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $632.52M 2023
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $609.48M 2023
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $466.04M 2023
Cork and articles of cork $308.71M 2023
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $250.77M 2023
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $244.54M 2023
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $161.66M 2023
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $159.23M 2023
Silk $59.16M 2023




united states Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade -84.36 -70.79 1.95 -101.91 USD Billion [+]
Current Account to GDP -3.00 -3.80 0.20 -6.00 percent of GDP [+]
Current Account -266.80 -241.00 9.96 -291.82 USD Billion [+]
Imports 352.31 341.98 352.31 0.58 USD Billion [+]
Exports 267.95 271.19 271.19 0.77 USD Billion [+]
External Debt 26467035.00 25984649.00 26467035.00 6570168.00 USD Million [+]
Terms of Trade 107.85 108.50 165.48 89.99 points [+]
Capital Flows 398400.00 75900.00 398400.00 -194622.00 USD Million [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 77854.00 73571.00 78814.00 -9988.00 USD Million [+]
Net Long-term TIC Flows 216100.00 108800.00 261938.00 -134889.00 USD Million [+]
Gold Reserves 8133.46 8133.46 8149.05 8133.46 Tonnes [+]
Crude Oil Production 13401.00 13206.00 13401.00 1097.00 BBL/D/1K [+]
Auto Exports 69.10 59.30 131.07 11.38 Thousand [+]
Current Account Services 73.92 73.71 78.59 -0.52 USD Billion [+]
Current Account Goods -297.15 -276.95 3.03 -332.00 USD Billion [+]
Weekly Crude Oil Production 13400.00 13500.00 13500.00 3813.00 Thousand Barrels Per Day [+]
Oil Exports 8391.00 9681.00 11664.04 0.00 USD Million [+]
Weapons Sales 11287.00 15592.00 15883.00 1388.00 SIPRI TIV Million [+]
Tourism Revenues 21480.00 21065.00 21660.00 3835.00 USD Million [+]
Tourist Arrivals 7527819.00 6899661.00 8418370.00 248486.00 [+]
Terrorism Index 4.14 4.80 7.39 3.70 Points [+]
Goods Trade Balance -108230.00 -94218.00 1492.20 -120723.00 USD Million [+]