United Arab Emirates
Foreign Trade
Between USA and United Arab Emirates

Waterborne foreign imports from United Arab Emirates to the United States in 2015 totaled $1,593,298,588. Exports to United Arab Emirates in 2015 were $9,301,463,465.

Information about foreign trade between United Arab Emirates and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from United Arab Emirates represented 76.4% of all vessel imports, $1,217,228,136 versus $1,593,298,588.

By weight, container cargo imports from United Arab Emirates represented 28.0% of all vessel shippments, 460,451,328 (kg) versus 1,642,131,723 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $1,593,298,588  $9,301,463,465
2014  $2,027,755,441  $9,123,065,465
2013  $1,485,010,531  $11,239,939,715
2012  $1,348,913,890  $9,174,959,591
2011  $1,658,327,466  $7,286,787,271
2010  $794,771,432  $6,173,361,981
2009  $1,119,149,453  $5,567,690,946
2008  $847,195,790  $7,422,941,732
2007  $962,826,351  $5,098,621,722
2006  $1,014,100,732  $3,825,798,453
2005  $1,112,759,365  $2,917,246,159
2004  $889,359,950  $2,309,825,125
2003  $903,325,306  $1,618,666,599


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $1,217,228,136  $5,251,339,721
2014  $1,086,869,215  $5,140,535,456
2013  $1,053,704,430  $4,801,225,492
2012  $1,076,576,115  $4,380,645,782
2011  $1,247,088,202  $3,767,217,361
2010  $644,524,712  $3,277,640,129
2009  $394,157,985  $3,052,592,132
2008  $628,996,765  $3,117,244,476
2007  $682,665,702  $2,175,083,630
2006  $731,617,541  $1,610,985,154
2005  $632,935,836  $1,197,733,287
2004  $524,955,799  $1,030,464,123
2003  $481,963,277  $789,938,046


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  1,642,131,723  2,497,087,056
2014  1,938,693,898  2,797,081,897
2013  1,063,100,834  3,506,884,361
2012  739,192,771  2,542,751,636
2011  1,012,604,423  3,021,951,073
2010  679,076,004  2,467,410,511
2009  2,070,331,556  2,885,926,445
2008  496,299,342  1,864,138,347
2007  741,354,784  1,554,192,122
2006  767,697,859  1,197,951,981
2005  1,209,428,618  1,075,276,242
2004  1,138,075,343  1,077,659,765
2003  1,563,167,359  791,606,215


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  460,451,328  1,313,453,400
2014  460,451,328  1,309,144,206
2013  484,572,575  1,239,787,435
2012  446,566,292  1,211,071,473
2011  520,388,698  1,086,159,780
2010  322,175,266  1,120,121,980
2009  200,992,034  1,235,514,098
2008  236,973,398  877,348,779
2007  239,283,551  606,200,661
2006  281,916,073  447,585,797
2005  306,633,901  468,305,717
2004  209,804,375  417,891,375
2003  198,051,691  332,708,396


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov