Canada
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Canada

Waterborne foreign imports from Canada to the United States in 2015 totaled $15,178,036,569. Exports to Canada in 2015 were $12,744,647,852.

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

The value of container cargo imported from Canada represented 3.1% of all vessel imports, $476,450,651 versus $15,178,036,569.

By weight, container cargo imports from Canada represented 2.8% of all vessel shippments, 1,451,335,533 (kg) versus 52,407,253,333 (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  $15,178,036,569  $12,744,647,852
2014  $20,848,678,165  $17,323,271,769
2013  $23,363,067,028  $12,694,404,683
2012  $23,768,019,011  $8,270,772,320
2011  $24,069,258,751  $8,333,637,969
2010  $20,762,252,339  $5,907,036,007
2009  $15,237,952,997  $4,320,493,660
2008  $24,323,001,835  $7,621,185,024
2007  $19,177,912,802  $5,606,929,369
2006  $16,088,000,983  $4,931,808,382
2005  $13,892,551,824  $4,252,838,880
2004  $10,502,735,636  $3,054,180,636
2003  $8,309,327,406  $2,560,737,579


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $476,450,651   
2014  $474,855,745   
2013  $911,769,315   
2012  $1,068,992,492   
2011  $1,011,506,503   
2010  $677,153,041   
2009  $450,450,520   
2008  $483,682,911   
2007  $568,860,600  $44,844
2006  $434,666,538  $1,470,497
2005  $488,507,153  $10,186
2004  $570,265,328  $1,943,837
2003  $664,533,574  $114,333


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  52,407,253,333  42,405,298,130
2014  49,599,071,888  39,256,503,444
2013  49,943,026,450  27,453,632,661
2012  50,511,424,131  22,486,198,122
2011  53,018,222,920  23,669,738,220
2010  56,200,758,736  27,069,078,759
2009  54,856,888,089  21,605,515,853
2008  64,220,329,337  39,696,689,305
2007  69,223,390,448  31,970,924,465
2006  69,620,102,513  32,360,138,162
2005  71,358,266,582  35,374,186,134
2004  68,134,639,833  31,550,866,366
2003  65,920,719,441  32,648,532,387


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  1,451,335,533   
2014  1,451,335,533   
2013  1,832,476,482   
2012  2,135,974,080   
2011  2,099,017,923   
2010  1,536,191,383   
2009  1,772,722,496   
2008  2,677,578,317   
2007  3,798,855,010  18,726
2006  2,421,257,490  10,306,679
2005  3,831,190,164  3,175
2004  2,265,019,064  8,023,517
2003  4,072,417,332  96,152


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