United States of America
Trade information
Key trading partners
Imports by origin
China 18.4%
EU 16.6%
Canada 14.1%
Mexico 11.7%
Japan 5.9%
Other 33.3%
Source: WTO, September 2012
Exports by destination
Canada 19.0%
EU 18.2%
Mexico 13.4%
China 7.0%
Japan 4.5%
Other 37.9%
USA imports exports
Bank accounts
Resident companies can hold local currency
(USD) bank accounts outside the USA.
Resident companies can hold foreign
currency bank accounts within and outside
the USA. However, foreign currency accounts
are not widely available in the USA.
Non-resident companies can hold local
currency bank accounts within and outside
the USA.
Non-resident companies can hold foreign
currency bank accounts in the USA.
Principal exports
Transistors, aircraft, motor vehicle and parts,
computers, telecommunications and defence
equipment, organic chemicals, cars, medicines
and grains.
Import/Export Documentation
Commercial invoice (with complete
description of goods to be imported),
customs declaration, bill of lading, packing
list and, sometimes, a certificate of origin
and consular invoice.
Licences
Imports
Animals and animal products, plants,
alcoholic beverages, fruits, vegetables, meat
and dairy products.
Licences with quotas: textiles, clothing,
tobacco, wheat, animal feed and sugar-
based products.
Exports
Livestock, poultry, dairy products, software
and technology.
Exports of ammunition for military use
require a licence issued by the Office of
Defence Trade Controls in the Department
of State.