Top US Exports to the World
World’s richest country the USA finished third in exporting last year. America shipped $1.287 trillion worth of goods around the globe, led by the top 10 items in the adjacent drop-down list.
Top 10 US Exports to Japan

America’s exports to Japan amounted to
$65.1 billion or 5.1% of overall US exports.

  1. Civilian aircraft … $5.2 billion
  2. Corn … $3.9 billion
  3. Medicinal equipment … $2.8 billion
  4. Other industrial machines … $2.4 billion
  5. Meat and poultry … $2.1 billion
  6. Pharmaceutical preparations … $1.9 billion
  7. Telecommunications … $1.8 billion
  8. Organic chemicals … $1.74 billion
  9. Other household items … $1.69 billion
10. Semiconductors … $1.63 billion
Top 10 US Exports to China

America’s exports to China amounted to
$69.7 billion or 5.4% of overall US exports.

  1. Soybeans … $7.3 billion
  2. Semiconductors … $6.5 billion
  3. Civilian aircraft … $3.9 billion
  4. Plastic materials … $3.1 billion
  5. Other industrial machines … $2.8 billion
  6. Copper … $2.4 billion
  7. Pulpwood … $2.2 billion
  8. Aluminum … $1.94 billion
  9. Steelmaking materials … $1.91 billion
10. Organic chemicals … $1.8 billion
Top 10 US Exports to Germany

America’s exports to Germany amounted to $54.5 billion or 4.2% of overall US exports.

  1. Passenger cars … $8.5 billion
  2. Pharmaceutical preparations … $5.6 billion
  3. Civilian aircraft … $5.4 billion
  4. Medicinal equipment … $2.5 billion
  5. Semiconductors … $1.9 billion
  6. Other industrial equipment … $1.6 billion
  7. Other chemicals … $1.5 billion
  8. Precious metals not gold … $1.4 billion
  9. Testing instruments … $1.4 billion
10. Telecommunications … $1.3 billion
Top 10 US Exports to France

America’s exports to France amounted to
$28.8 billion or 2.2% of overall US exports.

  1. Civilian aircraft … $7.2 billion
  2. Pharmaceutical preparations … $2.5 billion
  3. Collectibles (art, stamps) … $1.2 billion
  4. Medicinal equipment … $1.18 billion
  5. Other industrial machines … $823.1 million
  6. Fuel oil … $752.8 million
  7. Other chemicals … $729.6 million
  8. Organic chemicals … $698 million
  9. Telecommunications … $696.1 million
10. Computer accessories … $622.6 million
Top 10 US Exports to UK

America’s exports to UK amounted to
$53.6 billion or 4.2% of overall US exports.

  1. Civilian aircraft … $6 billion
  2. Non-monetary gold … $5.3 billion
  3. Pharmaceutical preparations … $4 billion
  4. Collectibles (art, stamps) … $2.6 billion
  5. Precious metals not gold … $1.9 billion
  6. Telecommunications … $1.5 billion
  7. Medicinal equipment … $1.3 billion
  8. Passenger cars … $1.13 billion
  9. Computer accessories … $1.12 billion
10. Electric apparatus … $1.05 billion
Top 10 US Exports to Italy

America’s exports to Italy amounted to $15.5 billion or 1.2% of overall US exports.

  1. Pharmaceutical preparations … $1.3 billion
  2. Precious metals not gold … $1.2 billion
  3. Civilian aircraft … $954 million
  4. Medicinal equipment … $657.4 million
  5. Industrial engines … $540.3 million
  6. Other petroleum products … $514.6 million
  7. Pulpwood … $469.8 million
  8. Other industrial machines … $417 million
  9. Telecommunications … $392.5 million
10. Fuel oil … $371.4 million

Top 10 US Exports to Russia

America’s exports to Russia amounted to
$9.3 billion or 0.7% of overall US exports.

  1. Meat and poultry … $1.4 billion
  2. Passenger cars … $995.7 million
  3. Agricultural equipment … $639.9 million
  4. Civilian aircraft … $544.3 million
  5. Oilfield equipment … $458.7 million
  6. Trucks and buses … $368.1 million
  7. Excavating machinery … $291.3 million
  8. Toiletries and cosmetics … $232.5 million
  9. Materials handling equipment … $217.2 million
10. Generators … $213.7 million
Top 10 US Exports to Spain

America’s exports to Spain amounted to
$12.2 billion or 0.9% of overall US exports.

  1. Pharmaceutical preparations … $2.2 billion
  2. Fuel oil … $990.2 million
  3. Civilian aircraft … $799.5 million
  4. Organic chemicals … $487.7 million
  5. Medicinal equipment … $408.9 million
  6. Nuts … $407.6 million
  7. Barley, oats, sorghum … $279.1 million
  8. Soybeans … $269.2 million
  9. Telecommunications … $248.6 million
10. Other petroleum products … $217.1 million
Top 10 US Exports to Brazil

America’s exports to Brazil amounted to
$32.3 billion or 2.5% of overall US exports.

  1. Civilian aircraft … $5.5 billion
  2. Organic chemicals … $2 billion
  3. Computer accessories … $1.8 billion
  4. Plastic materials … $1.5 billion
  5. Telecommunications … $1.2 billion
  6. Fertilizers … $1.1 billion
  7. Semiconductors … $876.8 million
  8. Coal … $862.6 million
  9. Pharmaceut. preparations … $775.9 million
10. Other petroleum products … $772.9 million
Top 10 US Exports to Canada

America’s exports to Canada amounted to $261.2 billion or 20.3% of overall US exports.

  1. Automotive accessories … $20.4 billion
  2. Passenger cars … $14.7 billion
  3. Trucks and buses … $10.8 billion
  4. Other industrial machines … $7.7 billion
  5. Civilian aircraft … $6.7 billion
  6. Electric apparatus … $6.3 billion
  7. Engines and parts … $6.1 billion
  8. Other petroleum products … $6 billion
  9. Plastic materials … $5.9 billion
10. Iron, steel products … $5.6 billion
Top 10 US Exports to India

America’s exports to India amounted to $17.7 billion or 1.4% of overall US exports.

  1. Chemical fertilizers … $3.1 billion
  2. Civilian aircraft … $1.7 billion
  3. Diamonds … $1.7 billion
  4. Telecommunications … $652.1 million
  5. Other petroleum products … $581 million
  6. Non-monetary gold … $500.5 million
  7. Organic chemicals … $487.6 million
  8. Other industrial machines … $443.2 million
  9. Other chemicals … $411.3 million
10. Steelmaking materials … $372.3 million
Top 10 US Exports to Mexico

America’s exports to Mexico amounted to
$151.2 billion or 11.8% of overall US exports.

  1. Automotive accessories … $10 billion
  2. Electric apparatus … $8.9 billion
  3. Other petroleum products … $6.9 billion
  4. Plastic materials … $5.7 billion
  5. Computer accessories … $5.3 billion
  6. Other industrial supplies … $5.2 billion
  7. Semiconductors … $4.7 billion
  8. Finished metal shapes … $4.69 billion
  9. Telecommunications … $4.4 billion
10. Organic chemicals … $4.1 billion
Top 10 US Exports to Australia

America’s exports to Australia amounted to
$22.2 billion or 1.7% of overall US exports.

  1. Civilian aircraft … $1.2 billion
  2. Excavating machinery … $1.1 billion
  3. Materials handling equipment … $1 billion
  4. Medicinal equipment … $905.4 million
  5. Pharmaceutical preparations … $814 million
  6. Passenger cars … $692.9 million
  7. Telecommunications … $684 million
  8. Chemical fertilizers … $663 million
  9. Other industrial machines … $612.8 million
10. Other household goods … $534.6 million
Top 10 US Exports to South Korea

America’s exports to South Korea amounted to $34.7 billion or 2.7% of overall US exports.

  1. Semiconductors … $3.1 billion
  2. Other industrial machines … $2.4 billion
  3. Corn … $2.2 billion
  4. Organic chemicals … $1.5 billion
  5. Civilian aircraft … $1.3 billion
  6. Steelmaking materials … $1.3 billion
  7. Testing instruments … $977.4 million
  8. Other petroleum products … $941.9 million
  9. Telecommunications … $791.2 million
10. Electric apparatus … $744.6 million
Top 10 US Exports to Netherlands

America’s exports to the Netherlands amounted to $39.7 billion or 3.1% of overall US exports.

  1. Pharmaceutical preparations … $4.8 billion
  2. Fuel oil … $4.5 billion
  3. Organic chemicals … $3.2 billion
  4. Telecommunications … $2.5 billion
  5. Medicinal equipment … $2.3 billion
  6. Civilian aircraft $1.8 billion
  7. Other household goods … $1.74 billion
  8. Computer accessories … $1.72 billion
  9. Plastic materials … $920.4 million
10. Other chemicals … $872.8 million
Top 10 US Exports to Turkey

America’s exports to Turkey amounted to
$10 billion or 0.8% of overall US exports.

  1. Steelmaking materials … $2 billion
  2. Civilian aircraft … $1 billion
  3. Fuel oil … $814.9 million
  4. Raw cotton … $536.5 million
  5. Coal … $382.5 million
  6. Military parts … $337.9 million
  7. Organic chemicals … $259 million
  8. Plastic materials … $231.3 million
  9. Soybeans … $214.1 million
10. Base agricultural products … $210.8 million
Top 10 US Exports to Poland

America’s exports to Poland amounted to
$4.1 billion or 0.3% of overall US exports.

  1. Military aircraft … $1.1 billion
  2. Passenger cars … $309.6 million
  3. Coal … $247.7 million
  4. Civilian aircraft … $143.5 million
  5. Telecommunications … $126.8 million
  6. Pharmaceutical preparations … $112.4 million
  7. Pulpwood … $92.1 million
  8. Other industrial machines … $91.5 million
  9. Medicinal equipment … $86.7 million
10. Military parts … $68.5 million
Top 10 US Exports to Indonesia

America’s exports to Indonesia amounted to
$5.6 billion or 0.4% of overall US exports.

  1. Soybeans … $626 million
  2. Civilian aircraft … $534.1 million
  3. Raw cotton … $454.6 million
  4. Wheat … $364 million
  5. Other chemicals … $244 million
  6. Dairy products and eggs … $200.8 million
  7. Steelmaking materials … $178.7 million
  8. Organic chemicals … $148.5 million
  9. Plastic materials … $142.6 million
10. Animal feeds … $133.9 million
Top 10 US Exports to Belgium

America’s exports to Belgium amounted to
$28.9 billion or 2.25% of overall US exports.

  1. Organic chemicals … $3.2 billion
  2. Pharmaceutical preparations … $2.9 billion
  3. Diamonds … $2.6 billion
  4. Medicinal equipment … $2.1 billion
  5. Plastic materials … $1.7 billion
  6. Other chemicals … $1.4 billion
  7. Civilian aircraft … $716.7 million
  8. Other industrial machines … $687.6 million
  9. Fuel oil … $587.6 million
10. Materials handling equipment … $559 million
Top 10 US Exports to Switzerland

America’s exports to Switzerland amounted to
$22 billion or 1.7% of overall US exports.

  1. Gold … $8.5 billion
  2. Pharmaceutical preparations … $2.5 billion
  3. Non-gold precious metals … $1.8 billion
  4. Collectibles (art, stamps) … $1.5 billion
  5. Civilian aircraft … $1.1 billion
  6. Diamonds … $888.7 million
  7. Jewelry … $720.1 million
  8. Other household goods … $589.8 million
  9. Medicinal equipment … $353.9 million
10. Organic chemicals … $273.6 million
Fastest-Growing US Exports 2008
To the left are the top 25 exports with the highest percentage gains shipped to all US trade partners.
Top 10 US Exports to Sweden

America’s exports to Sweden amounted to
$5 billion or 0.39% of overall US exports.

  1. Other household goods … $472.2 million
  2. Civilian aircraft … $321 million
  3. Telecommunications … $238.5 million
  4. Other vehicle parts … $199.2 million
  5. Fuel oil … $178.7 million
  6. Semiconductors … $159.7 million
  7. Medicinal equipment … $158.2 million
  8. Passenger cars … $154.2 million
  9. Pharmaceutical preparations … $148.2 million
10. Industrial engines … $129.1 million
Top 10 US Exports to Saudi Arabia

America’s exports to Saudi Arabia amounted to
$12.5 billion or 0.97% of overall US exports.

  1. Passenger cars … $3.3 billion
  2. Industrial engines … $1.1 billion
  3. Oilfield equipment … $540.6 million
  4. Other industrial machines … $523.5 million
  5. Electric apparatus … $330 million
  6. Civilian aircraft … $315.4 million
  7. Excavating machinery … $308.3 million
  8. Military parts … $292.6 million
  9. Other chemicals … $266.4 million
10. Generators … $244.7 million
Top 10 US Exports to Norway

America’s exports to Norway amounted to
$3.3 billion or 0.26% of overall US exports.

  1. Civilian aircraft … $423.7 million
  2. Other nonferrous metals … $217.9 million
  3. Oilfield equipment … $204.6 million
  4. Testing instruments … $172.7 million
  5. Industrial engines … $168.5 million
  6. Telecommunications … $141.3 million
  7. Other industrial machines … $134.5 million
  8. Medicinal equipment… $93.4 million
  9. Passenger cars … $92.8 million
10. Electric apparatus … $78 million
Top 10 US Exports to Austria

America’s exports to Austria amounted to
$2.65 billion or 0.21% of overall US exports.

  1. Pharmaceutical preparations … $383.4 million
  2. Civilian aircraft … $348.3 million
  3. Other vehicle parts … $303.6 million
  4. Medicinal equipment … $104.7 million
  5. Other industrial supplies … $78.1 million
  6. Unmanufactured agricultural … $72.4 million
  7. Electric apparatus … $65.7 million
  8. Other industrial machines … $64.1 million
  9. Inorganic chemicals … $57.6 million
10. Passenger cars … $54 million
Top 10 US Exports to Taiwan

America’s exports to Taiwan amounted to
$24.9 billion or 1.94% of overall US exports.

  1. Semiconductors … $5.1 billion
  2. Other industrial machines … $2.6 billion
  3. Steelmaking materials … $1.2 billion
  4. Organic chemicals … $1.17 billion
  5. Civilian aircraft … $1.1 billion
  6. Soybeans… $957.9 million
  7. Corn … $833.3 million
  8. Testing instuments … $737.7 million
  9. Plastic materials … $542.3 million
10. Other chemicals … $508.4 million