Brazil
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Brazil

Waterborne foreign imports from Brazil to the United States in 2015 totaled $20,448,875,457. Exports to Brazil in 2015 were $17,554,050,067.

Information about foreign trade between Brazil and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Brazil represented 51.3% of all vessel imports, $10,497,009,183 versus $20,448,875,457.

By weight, container cargo imports from Brazil represented 17.5% of all vessel shippments, 6,041,273,701 (kg) versus 34,550,366,804 (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  $20,448,875,457  $17,554,050,067
2014  $24,297,953,716  $25,637,045,076
2013  $22,596,284,670  $26,304,326,210
2012  $27,792,798,732  $24,975,728,289
2011  $27,845,139,721  $24,807,166,398
2010  $20,876,548,845  $18,641,028,420
2009  $17,334,747,008  $12,222,130,652
2008  $25,975,563,766  $16,795,448,518
2007  $21,839,984,470  $11,294,632,943
2006  $22,524,722,057  $8,802,052,142
2005  $19,664,565,565  $7,514,872,785
2004  $16,152,347,014  $6,904,400,438
2003  $12,866,023,008  $5,701,995,763


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $10,497,009,183  $9,289,397,494
2014  $11,218,997,122  $11,671,921,926
2013  $10,074,830,041  $11,829,998,643
2012  $11,097,189,895  $10,602,676,093
2011  $10,986,096,178  $11,301,118,274
2010  $9,137,046,468  $9,462,918,644
2009  $7,616,923,998  $6,565,646,371
2008  $10,721,679,605  $8,797,600,324
2007  $11,253,018,666  $6,662,116,776
2006  $11,727,403,075  $5,205,041,336
2005  $10,559,674,842  $4,319,614,977
2004  $9,058,915,765  $3,912,758,745
2003  $7,519,431,697  $3,302,343,620


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  34,550,366,804  24,434,095,657
2014  31,523,394,142  30,520,770,336
2013  27,834,795,813  30,615,475,804
2012  31,631,188,340  25,454,351,965
2011  31,106,558,061  26,602,437,596
2010  28,777,718,763  23,733,966,673
2009  28,681,008,621  16,951,439,164
2008  32,998,008,518  18,294,191,884
2007  32,318,871,197  14,491,483,424
2006  35,944,777,607  10,850,555,513
2005  35,474,016,293  9,702,594,786
2004  35,081,810,446  9,761,348,721
2003  28,924,378,183  9,229,530,243


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  6,041,273,701  3,860,186,941
2014  6,041,273,701  3,889,724,742
2013  4,855,030,700  3,418,046,191
2012  4,737,628,223  3,297,762,320
2011  4,493,278,505  3,469,403,644
2010  4,755,841,336  2,889,537,975
2009  4,043,729,208  2,109,138,765
2008  5,291,354,510  2,655,045,089
2007  6,870,352,110  2,140,937,713
2006  7,676,014,273  1,606,948,894
2005  7,002,809,415  1,373,544,719
2004  7,185,708,779  1,489,437,927
2003  6,710,013,644  1,334,823,702


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