Top US Imports from the World
America is the world’s richest country and largest importer. In 2008, the US bought $2.104 trillion worth of imported products led by the top 10 items in the adjacent drop-down list.
Top 10 US Imports from Japan
Japan’s exports to America amounted to
$41.4 billion or 6.6% of overall US imports.
1. Passenger cars … US$41.4 billion
2. Automotive accessories … $8.8 billion
3. Computer accessories … $6.7 billion
4. Other industrial machinery … $6.5 billion
5. Electric apparatus … $3.9 billion
6. Engines and parts … $3.6 billion
7. Semiconductors … $3.5 billion
8. Machine tools … $3.3 billion
9. Telecommunications … $2.7 billion
10. Other medical equipment … $2.5 billion
Top 10 US Imports from China
China’s exports to America amounted to
$337.8 billion or 16.1% of overall US imports.
1. Sporting goods and toys … $29.2 billion
2. Other household goods … $27.5 billion
3. Computer accessories … $27 billion
4. Computers … $25 billion
5. Non-cotton apparel … $15.3 billion
6. Video equipment (DVD) … $15.1 billion
7. Telecommunications … $14.5 billion
8. Cotton apparel … $13.4 billion
9. Furniture, household items … $13.3 billion
10. Footwear … $11.6 billion
Top 10 US Imports from Germany
Germany’s exports to America amounted to $97.5 billion or 4.6% of overall US imports.
1. Passenger cars … $18.5 billion
2. Medicinal preparations … $9.3 billion
3. Other industrial machinery … $4.7 billion
4. Other medical equipment … $4.3 billion
5. Automotive accessories … $3.9 billion
6. Engines and parts … $3 billion
7. Industrial generators … $2.7 billion
8. Electric apparatus … $2.3 billion
9. Testing instruments … $2 billion
10. Industrial organic chemicals … $1.97 billion
Top 10 US Imports from France
France’s exports to America amounted to
$44 billion or 2.1% of overall US imports.
1. Medicinal preparations … $5.7 billion
2. Civilian aircraft engines … $4.2 billion
3. Complete civilian aircraft … $3.9 billion
4. Other petroleum products … $3.3 billion
5. Collectibles (artwork, stamps) … $2.1 billion
6. Non-wine alcohol beverages … $1.55 billion
7. Toiletries and cosmetics … $1.53 billion
8. Wine … $1.46 billion
9. Civilian aircraft parts … $1.1 billion
10. Automotive accessories … $980.3 million
Top 10 US Imports from UK
UK’s exports to America amounted to
$58.6 billion or 2.8% of overall US imports.
1. Medicinal preparations … $11 billion
2. Other petroleum products … $4.7 billion
3. Passenger cars … $4.7 billion
4. Crude oil … $2.6 billion
5. Civilian aircraft engines … $2.1 billion
6. Collectibles (artwork, stamps) … $1.8 billion
7. Industrial generators … $1.47 billion
8. Civilian aircraft parts … $1.45 billion
9. Precious metals not gold … $1.43 billion
10. Nuclear fuels … $1.37 billion
Top 10 US Imports from Italy
Italy’s exports to America amounted to
$36.1 billion or 1.7% of overall US imports.
1. Medicinal preparations … $2.5 billion
2. Other petroleum products … $2.1 billion
3. Other industrial machinery … $2 billion
4. Wine … $1.34 billion
5. Other household goods … $1.31 billion
6. Industrial generators … $1.1 billion
7. Footwear … $1.08 billion
8. Passenger cars … $906 million
9. Furniture, household items … $778.5 million
10. Jewelry … $690.6 million
Top 10 US Imports from Russia
Russia’s exports to America amounted to
$26.8 billion or 1.3% of overall US imports.
1. Fuel oil … $9.7 billion
2. Crude oil … $3.8 billion
3. Other petroleum products … $2.4 billion
4. Fertilizers and pesticides … $1.9 billion
5. Non-gold precious metals … $1.3 billion
6. Liquified petroleum gases … $1.1 billion
7. Aluminum … $957.7 million
8. Nuclear fuels … $883.8 million
9. Steelmaking materials … $784.8 million
10. Semi-finished iron, steel … $746.4 million
Top 10 US Imports from Spain
Spain’s exports to America amounted to
$11.1 billion or 0.5% of overall US imports.
1. Other petroleum products … $1.6 billion
2. Medicinal preparations … $1.1 billion
3. Generators … $873.7 million
4. Other industrial machinery … $395.2 million
5. Fuel oil … $314.5 million
6. Industrial organic chemicals … $306.5 million
7. Vegetables … $302.4 million
8. Wine … $286.9 million
9. Collectibles (art, stamps) … $271.4 million
10. Iron and steel products … $248.9 million
Top 10 US Imports from Brazil
Brazil’s exports to America amounted to
$30.5 billion or 1.4% of overall US imports.
1. Crude oil … $7.9 billion
2. Steelmaking material … $2.5 billion
3. Complete civilian aircraft … $2.2 billion
4. Semi-finished iron, steel … $962.4 million
5. Pulpwood … $857.7 million
6. Engines and parts … $761.4 million
7. Green coffee … $724.3 million
8. Other petroleum products … $703.1 million
9. Industrial generators … $694 million
10. Automotive accessories … $679.7 million
Top 10 US Imports from Canada
Canada’s exports to America amounted to $339.5 billion or 16.1% of overall US imports.
1. Crude oil … $62.7 billion
2. Passenger cars … $31.4 billion
3. Natural gas … $30.7 billion
4. Automotive accessories … $12.1 billion
5. Other petroleum products … $8.7 billion
6. Aluminum … $7.6 billion
7. Fuel oil … $6.7 billion
8. Plastic materials … $5.8 billion
9. Trucks and buses … $5.7 billion
10. Fertilizers and pesticides … $5.2 billion
Top 10 US Imports from India
India’s exports to America amounted to
$25.7 billion or 1.2% of overall US imports.
1. Diamonds … $3.9 billion
2. Cotton apparel … $3.7 billion
3. Medicinal preparations … $2 billion
4. Jewelry … $1.5 billion
5. Oilfield equipment … $890.2 million
6. Semi-finished iron, steel … $695 million
7. Industrial organic chemicals … $671.2 million
8. Tobacco, waxes and oils … $599.9 million
9. Other industrial machinery … $597.5 million
10. Floor coverings … $568.3 million
Top 10 US Imports from Mexico
Mexico’s exports to America amounted to
$215.9 billion or 10.3% of overall US imports.
1. Crude oil … $37.1 billion
2. Automotive accessories … $20.4 billion
3. Video equipment (DVD) … $18.6 billion
4. Passenger cars … $13.9 billion
5. Trucks and buses … $8.4 billion
6. Electric apparatus … $8.1 billion
7. Telecommunications … $7.3 billion
8. Other household goods … $7.2 billion
9. Engines and engine parts … $5.1 billion
10. Household appliances … $4.6 billion
Top 10 US Imports from Australia
Australia’s exports to America amounted to
$10.6 billion or 0.5% of overall US imports.
1. Meat and poultry … $1.2 billion
2. Crude oil … $984.4 million
3. Passenger cars … $863.6 million
4. Wine … $702.8 million
5. Semi-finished iron, steel … $493.7 million
6. Nickel … $467.3 million
7. Other medical equipment ... $466.2 million
8. Pharmaceutical preparations … $424.3 million
9. Industrial inorganic chemicals … $355.4 million
10. Finished metal shapes … $308.6 million
Top 10 US Imports from South Korea
South Korea’s exports to America amounted to $48.1 billion or 2.3% of overall US imports.
1. Other household goods … $8.6 billion
2. Passenger cars … $7.4 billion
3. Other petroleum products … $2.8 billion
4. Semiconductors … $2.64 billion
5. Automotive accessories … $2.61 billion
6. Computer accessories … $2.4 billion
7. Household appliances … $1.6 billion
8. Telecommunications … $1.3 billion
9. Other industrial machinery … $1.1 billion
10. Semi-finished iron, steel … $1.1 billion
Top 10 US Imports from Netherlands
Netherlands’ exports to America amounted to
$21.1 billion or 1% of overall US imports.
1. Other petroleum products … $5.1 billion
2. Other industrial machinery … $1.2 billion
3. Nuculear fuels … $1.07 billion
4. Wine … $1.06 billion
5. Other medical equipment … $738.8 million
6. Fuel oil … $666.2 million
7. Industrial organic chemicals … $557 million
8. Medicinal preparations … $504.6 million
9. Materials handling equipment … $370 million
10. Semi-finished iron, steel … $355.9 million
Top 10 US Imports from Turkey
Turkey’s exports to America amounted to
$4.6 billion or 0.2% of overall US imports.
1. Semi-finished iron, steel … $592.3 million
2. Cotton apparel … $414.8 million
3. Cement, sand and stone … $357.5 million
4. Other petroleum products … $213.4 million
5. Jewelry … $206.3 million
6. Non-cotton apparel … $175.1 million
7. Cloth, fabrics and thread … $149.7 million
8. Finished metal shapes … $128.9 million
9. Oilfield equipment … $123.2 million
10. Civilian aircraft engines … $122.3 million
Top 10 US Imports from Poland
Poland’s exports to America amounted to
$2.6 billion or 0.1% of overall US imports.
1. Electric apparatus … $207.2 million
2. Furniture, household items … $195 million
3. Other industrial machinery … $165.3 million
4. Civilian aircraft engines … $129.9 million
5. Automotive accessories … $80.3 million
6. Other medical equipment … $75.6 million
7. Testing instruments … $74.2 million
8. Non-wine alcohol beverages … $72.5 million
9. Writing and art supplies … $69.1 million
10. Glass, porcelain, chinaware … $66.9 million
Top 10 US Imports from Indonesia
Indonesia’s exports to America amounted to $15.8 billion or 0.75% of overall US imports.
1. Cotton apparel … $2.4 billion
2. Natural rubber … $1.7 billion
3. Non-cotton apparel … $1.4 billion
4. Fish and shellfish … $1.1 billion
5. Furniture, household items … $587.7 million
6. Crude oil … $579.1 million
7. Sporting apparel … $471.7 million
8. Computer accessories … $462.2 million
9. Industrial organic chemicals … $425 million
10. Video equipment (DVD) … $346.3 million
Top 10 US Imports from Belgium
Belgium’s exports to America amounted to
$17.3 billion or 0.82% of overall US imports.
1. Diamonds … $3.3 billion
2. Medicinal preparations … $3.3 billion
3. Fuel oil … $2.1 billion
4. Other petroleum products … $1.1 billion
5. Passenger cars … $701.4 million
6. Industrial chemicals … $463.7 million
7. Non-gold precious metals … $382.9 million
8. Other industrial machinery … $353.8 million
9. Plastic materials… $234.7 million
10. Semi-finished iron, steel … $222.5 million
Top 10 US Imports from Switzerland
Switzerland’s exports to America amounted to
$17.8 billion or 0.85% of overall US imports.
1. Medicinal preparations … $4 billion
2. Jewelry … $2.5 billion
3. Other household goods… $863.9 million
4. Other medical equipment … $848.2 million
5. Other industrial machinery … $547.3 million
6. Finished metal shapes … $519.4 million
7. Soft drinks and coffee … $495.6 million
8. Electric apparatus … $467.6 million
9. Machine tools … $455.7 million
10. Industrial chemicals … $405.8 million
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Top 10 US Imports from Sweden
Sweden’s exports to America amounted to
$12.5 billion or 0.59% of overall US imports.
1. Medicinal preparations … $1.7 billion
2. Passenger cars … $1.5 billion
3. Telecommunications … $712.8 million
4. Semifinished iron, steel … $664.5 million
5. Other petroleum products … $545.7 million
6. Other industrial machinery … $525 million
7. Materials handling equipment … $475.5 million
8. Other medical equipment … $462.5 million
9. Alcoholic beverages not wine … $410 million
10. Service industry machinery … $298.1 million
Top 10 US Imports from Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s exports to America amounted to
$54.7 billion or 2.6% of overall US imports.
1. Crude oil … $53.2 billion
2. Other petroleum products … $756.4 million
3. Fertilizers and pesticides … $249.7 million
4. Industrial chemicals … $228 million
5. Fuel oil … $63.3 million
6. Liquified petroleum gases … $19.4 million
7. Aluminum … $18.3 million
8. Synthetic cloth… $15.7 million
9. Textile industrial supplies … $13.3 million
10. Rugs … $12 million
Top 10 US Imports from Norway
Norway’s exports to America amounted to
$8.5 billion or 0.4% of overall US imports.
1. Passenger cars … $1.4 billion
2. Medicinal preparations … $889.2 million
3. Oilfield equipment … $345 million
4. Soft drinks and coffee … $331.3 million
5. Materials handling equipment … $291 million
6. Other industrial machines … $279.5 million
7. Numismatic coins … $259.3 million
8. Engines and parts … $225.4 million
9. Generators … $220.3 million
10. Excavating machinery … $183,8 million
Top 10 US Imports from Austria
Sweden’s exports to America amounted to
$8.46 billion or 0.4% of overall US imports.
1. Passenger cars … $1.4 billion
2. Medicinal preparations … $889.2 million
3. Oilfield equipment … $345 million
4. Soft drinks and coffee … $331.3 million
5. Materials handling equipment … $290,8 million
6. Other industrial machinery … $279.5 million
7. Numismatic coins … $259.3 million
8. Generators … $225.4 million
9. Excavating machinery … $183.8 million
10. Other vehicle parts … $167.4 million
Top 10 US Imports from Taiwan
Taiwan's exports to America amounted to
$36.2 billion or 1.73% of overall US imports.
1. Semiconductors … $4.5 billion
2. Telecommunications … $2.8 billion
3. Other household items … $2.5 billion
4. Computer accessories … $2.4 billion
5. Video playing equipment … $1.81 billion
6. Other vehicle parts … $1.8 billion
7. Advanced iron and steel … $1.6 billion
8. Electric apparatus … $1.4 billion
9. Toys and sporting goods … $1.35 billion
10. Other industrial machinery … $1.1 billion
